Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 48
threw the fire-irons down,with a noise as of ten thou-sand tin kettles tied to tenthousand mad dogs tails. Up jumped the littlewhite lady in her bed, and, seeing Tom, screamed asshrill as any peacock. In rushed a stout old nursefrom the next room, and seeing Tom likewise, made upher mind that he… … THE WATER-BABIES time, and out of them too, what is more; and he wouldhave been ashamed to face his friends for ever if he hadbeen stupid enough to be caught by an old woman;so he doubled under the good ladys arm, across theroom, and out of the window in a moment. He did not need to drop out,…
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