Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 357
it all began, my dears, And thats how it all began. — Big Barn Stories. HAT do you think shed do if she caughtus ? We oughtnt to have it, you know,said Maisie. Beat me, and lock you up in yourbedroom, Dick answered, without hesi-tation. Have you got the cartridges ? Yes; theyre in my pocket, but… … Maisie 301 hand in her pocket and her chin in the air. Dick fol-lowed with a small pin-fire revolver. The children had discovered that their lives wouldbe unendurable without pistol-practice. After muchforethought and self-denial, Dick had saved sevenshillings and sixpence, the price of a…
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