Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 530
nd shout, And the sun is never still On the school-room window-sill, And the sky just sparkles blue — I wonder why he cant — dont you ? I wonder how — it s stranger yet —Though a little girl may getAll her lessons learned, nor stir,Looking straight ahead of her,Turning neither left nor right,Those… … R.K What would you do, said the little key,To the teak-wood box, except for me ? The teak-wood box gave a gentle creakTo the little key; but it did not speak. I believe, said the key, that I willhideIn the crack, down there by the chimney-side, Just so this proud old box may seeHow little it s…
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