Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 57
of yel-low tow full of widows peaks and cow-licks.As soon as possibleI sprang from thenursery, first downto the front door,where black Frebun stood in white cotton gloves, and a pointed,woolly tuft like a steeple on the top of his head. Then I spedthrough the two drawing-rooms which were being… … THE MIDDLE CHAMBER. 53 room, where the wood fire had fallen down, then round by the thirdstory stairs, down the upper hall and into the middle chamber.Here I stopped, breathless. The company had, indeed, appearedin the shape of two old goodies who made it a point to arriveon the notch of time, and…
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