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The water-babies : a fairy tale for land-baby (1894)

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Sambourne, Linley, ill · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 44

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o a thick cover of rhododendrons, and foundhimself at once caught in a trap. The boughs laid A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 33 hold of his legs and arms, poked him in his face andhis stomach, made him shut his eyes tight (thoughthat was no great loss, for he could not see at best ayard before his… … if he had been a nobleman at Eton, and over the facetoo (which is not fair swishing, as all brave boys willagree); and the lawyers tripped him up, and tore hisshins as if they had sharks teeth—which lawyers arelikely enough to have. 1 must get out of this, thought Tom, or I shallstay here till…

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