Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 352
e than the enjoyment of tuneand harmony. So far as I know, no othermember of its family ever interested itself inmy playing. Perhaps the others even desertedthe fireplace and left my little friend alone. As time passed I grew very fond of this tinymouse. Sometimes during the day I pushedbits of… … tack beneath the edge to give it air. Itdid not enjoy its captivity, and at last suc-ceeded in overturning its prison. Sometimesit would scratch itself with its hind foot orwith its tiny teeth in a manner that was as in-teresting as it was amusing. The moment I began playing, however, all antics…
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