Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 177
edof the afternoon. When he arrived atthe farm, he gave thehouse a wide berth andwent at once to theorchard. It was gettingquite dark by the timehe reached there, andhe did not relish beingalone and so near the woods at this time of night. But he had comefor a certain definite purpose and he was… … THEN, as gently as he could, he removed the eggs from his handkerchief AND CAREFULLY LAID THEM, ONE BY ONE, BACK INTO THE NEST. he said to himself, but Id hate to have ithappen, on the birds account. Luckily he reached the nest without mishap,for a second time frightening the mother birdaway as he…
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