Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 126
, asit happened, had not yet beenread to his daughter; and, asher father prepared to read, henoticed that she settled her-self on her stool at hermothers feet,and elaborate-ly smoothed 113 on, and Cecie listened. When he had finishedshe surprised him by saying nothing. She satquite still, and… … her pinafore out be-fore her, as she waswont to do on greatoccasions: for no occa-sion was so great to Cecieas the first reading of anew fairy tale. He did not stop tothink. It did not occur to him precisely what exactly, you know, but it is quite alive.the result of reading that particular story…
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