Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 24
A LITTLE GENTLEMAN. I know a well-bred little boy who never says I cant; He never says Dont want to, or You ve got to, or You shant; He never says I 11 tell mama! or calls his playmates mean. A lad more careful of his speech I m sure was never seen! He s never ungrammatical—he never mentions aint;A… … Oh, Dorothy ! called Jim, from his room. But above the clash of the duelists rapierson her page Dorothy was not able to hear, andshe only crammed the book deeper into thecushions of the lounge and said, Oo-oo-oo ! in a shiver of excitement. Presently he called again : Dearest cousin! Her eyes…
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