Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 · Boston : Hall and Locks · leaf 121
him; she had been cry-ing bitterly and lamenting hishard fate, for she concludedthat through his rashness hehad come to some sad end. Jack was impatient to show his hen and inform hismother how valuable it was. And now, mother, saidJack, I have brought home that which will quicklymake us rich, and… … Jack and the Bean-Stalk 89 For some months Jack and his mother lived happilytogether, but by and by he began to grow restive as heremembered the fairys commands. He feared that if hedelayed she would put her threats into execution and sohe longed to climb the bean-stalk and ]3ay the giantanother…
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