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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...back the lever of the alarm-clock which had been set for seven. With a wistful look at the calmly sleeping Barry, he clambered out of bed. Bob was brushing his hair when Barry lazily opened one eye. "Lo," he said. "Got to go?" "If I get home to breakfast, I have," said Bob. "You know Fathers rule." "Sorry you cant stay. See you this afternoon, though," and with a prodigious yawn, Barry buried his curly mop once more in the pillow. As Bob North entered the park on his short cut home that spring morning, he was going over in memory the plays he had recently witnessed, unaware that he was on his way to a more thrilling drama, of which he was to be sole spectator, a drama whose setting was to be the springing green of tree and shrub, with the arching blue of the sky as canopy and the lilt of singing birds as orchestra. As far as eye could see, the park was deserted, and Bob had that peculiar feeling of isolation and solemnity that comes to one who in the early hours of the day finds himself alone in the great out-of-door world. He purposely took the path which led to the Lincoln statue, in which he was so keenly interested, and as he stood before it in the spring sunshine, more than ever its noble simplicity stirred his boyish heart. It seemed to him that he was face to face with a friend whose friendship was warmly personal and yet reached out to all humanity, one whose presence was both inspiration and benediction. "It s almost as if we had been having a little talk," thought Bob. As he turned into one of the paths which branched from the main driveway, the sound of wheels made him pause. He wondered, with some curiosity, who like himself was so early a visitor in the park....
| ISBN-13 | 9781153166188 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153166186 |
| Weight | 1.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.05 In |
| List Price | $38.23 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 470 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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