Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 649
n of my pocketssatisfied me that coal-tar was capable of becom-ing liquid, and, if I needed further evidence, thesable rivulets that began to meander down thesides of my face gave ample corroboration of thefact. I tried to take off my hat, but it would notcome. I looked down at my new trousers with… … l LOOKED DOWN AT MY NEW TROUSERS WITH DISMAY. at that moment I regarded as one of those inve;tions of the devil, to entrap little boys, of whichhad often been warned, but to which I had givtno heed. If it was a trap, I was certainly cauglii,there was no doubt of that. But I was not withosome pluck,…
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