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Recollections of Auton house : a book for children (1881)

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 25

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DEBORAH. EBORAII, or, as we called her, Deb-rah, was a little brunette woman,weighing; about one hundred and o o twelve pounds, but every one ofthose pounds was a good one.Her whole life was a vicariousone. She no more thought ofneglecting her daily duty thanshe did of omitting to wash our faces;… … AUTON NURSERY. 21 were, what she used to call, A sight to behold, the grime beinglackered on. Deborahs career was one prolonged exhibition ofself-sacrifice. See how much she did for us, and how very little forherself! For our sakes she kept in that nursery from morning till nightfor over a…

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