Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 205
hechanges in the key and the antics of the nimblekey-hole, that he did not care much whether thedoor opened or not. He waited until he had seenthe truant key-hole take its place again, and thenhe took the silver key back to the other key-hole.As soon as he approached it the key leaped out ofhis… … the key-hole would do now. But there was nowno key-hole. It had disappeared entirely. Bob stood off and looked at the place where ithad been, let his jaw drop a little in surprise anddisappointment, and came out slowly with this:Well, I never, in all my born d days ! He thought best now to take the…
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