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The water-babies : a fairy tale for a land-baby (1895)

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 · New York : Thomas Y. Crowell · leaf 268

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up chimney No. 345, he said from in-side. So the young gentleman had better go on tothe roof. Tom looked up at the enormous wall which seemedat least ninety miles high, and wondered how heshould ever get up; but when he hinted that to thetruncheon it settled the matter in a moment. For itwhisked… … Attention! Mr. Grimes, here is a gentleman come to see you. — Page 249. A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY. 249 Very good, it said. Come along; but it willbe of no use. He is the most unremorseful, hard-hearted, foul-mouthed fellow I have in charge ; andthinks about nothing but beer and pipes, which…

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