Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 106
ll luck, then, dear Dame Mistletoe,answered the little jester slowly. You havehit it at once. Our young Ethelred, of Char-lock castle, has been lost, and though this bethe third day of his missing, not one word hasbeen learned of his whereabouts. His father isdaft with grief; his mother pining; his… … PERCHANCE, MISTRESS BERTHA, YOU MAY BRING HIM TO HIS FEE! IN A BETTER SPIRIT, IF YOU BUT TRY IT. M i s 11etoepushed backher chair witha show of im-patience, andset straight,though needlessly, the high, steeple-crownedhead-dress which she wore indoors and out,and looked hard at her small visitor.…
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