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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Wave, come over me again '?And tfe6.next time he showed no fear. What was the name of the boy, mamma, and who were his father and mother ? ' I cannot tell you their names, my dear; but I can tell you that the boy is son to the greatest general, the greatest hero in England. The greatest hero?Oh then I know w.ho he is, mamma. When they came to Mrs. Wheeler's cottage, Frank's father went into a field, near the house, with the old woman's son, to look at a fine crop of oats; and Frank's mother took him into the house, where they found Mrs. Wheelergetting ready her grandson's supper. She stopped doing what she was about, when she saw Frank and his mother. Shelooked glad to see themr and said? ' You are welcome, madam?you're welcome, master; be pleased to sit down. Then she set a chair for madam, and a little stool for master, and she swept the hearth quite clean; and she called to a little girl, of about six years old, who was in the room, and bid her run to the garden, and gather some strawberries, and bring them in for Frank. Frank thanked this good natured old woman; but he said? I did not come to beg strawbei- ries; and, though I love strawberries very much, I do not wish to have any of yours, because I believe you have but very few for yourself.?What ITvant you to do for me is to show me how you make rush candles. That I will, with pleasure, master, said Mrs. Wheeler. But, Mrs. Wheeler, first finish what you were about, when we came in, said Frank's mother? I believe you were getting ready your supper. It is George's, my grandson's supper, madam. Then it is not fair, that your George should lose his supper, because ray Frank wants to see rushlights made, said Frank's mother, smiling. That is true, said Frank. And ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217779562 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217779565 |
| Weight | 0.34 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 96 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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