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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 41

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ot home, just toshow his mother how well they fitted him and how far superior they were to anything he orany of the boys had ever had before, and howhigh the heels were and how bright and shinythe toes. And Pinkey was doubly proud ofthem on account of the squeak that accom-panied each step. Before… … PINKEY ADMIRES HIS PATENT-LEATHERS. As he lay in bed that night, reciting his ad-dress over and over, and making his gestures inthe darkness, he pictured the envy of the othersas they saw him in his new shoes mount theplatform to declaim his welcome. He had saidnothing to any one about the shoes…

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