Stories from old-fashioned children's books brought together and introduced to the reader (1900)
Tuer, Andrew White, 1838-1900 · London : The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd. · leaf 293
come in now with me and taste them, my wife and I arejust going to dinner. That the old man did very willingly;and if one can judge by the quantity that was eaten, theyproved excellent, for of all that great load that Tom had gotin his apron there barely remained enough to feed onelittle pig. 2/3 8… … Mr. and Mrs. Vincent were sitting in the drawing-room(it was Mrs. Vincents birthday) when their son George, aboy about ten years old, entered with a book in his hand,and making a graceful bow, thus addressed his mother :— My dear mamma, this is prize day with us at school, andmy master awarded one…
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