Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 156
Then she wrote in despair to some Eels,And begged them to drop in to meals ;But the Eels left their cardsWith their coldest regards,And took to what went for theirheels. … Cried the Crocodile then, in disgust, My motives they seem to mistrust. Their suspicions are base! Since they dont know their place, —I suppose if I must starve, I must/
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