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The water-babies (1916)

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 226

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of it stood quite up above her eyebrows;and under her arm she carried a great birch-rod. In-deed, she was so ugly that Tom was tempted to makefaces at her: but did not; for he did not admire thelook of the birch-rod under her arm. And she looked at the children one by one, andseemed very much… … bullseyes, sea-toffee; and tothe very best of all she gavesea-ices, made out of sea-cowscream, which never melt underwater. And, if you dont quitebelieve me, then just think—What is more cheap andplentiful than sea-rock? Thenwhy should there not be sea-toffee as well? And every onecan find…

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