Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 582
ng to find what the com-motion means, I attempt to openthe door and peek in. My greet-ing is a crash of bean-bags againstthe door, and the laughter becomeslouder if possible. That room isa sight to behold! Books and toysare thrown wildly about, and onone side the floor is strewn with allkinds of… … The makers of all this confusionare only four small boys, now en-gaged in a wild bean-bag fight.Out of the hubbub can be distin-guished such cries as Here, Pe-ter! Now to me, Tiny, andLook out for the globes! asone missile shoots perilously nearthe chandelier. Over in her cornerby the window, my…
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