Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 693
bit afraid, really andtruly ? she whispered — not one single bit ? Jimmie looked steadily and solemnly at her, then his usual merry smile overspread hisround face. Of course not, he said. Pirates neverare. I was nt half as frightened as by that talkwith father in the library just now. And as a… … One day a dove met a crow in the top of atall sycamore-tree. For whom are you in mourning? asked thesilly dove, regarding the crows black plumage. For my coat, replied the crow; it sdyed ! Which only shows that a flippant answer issometimes well suited to a foolish question.
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