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under the Lilacs
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by
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Louisa May Alcott
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Contents
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I ..y a MYSTERIOUS DOG II .
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1 I 2 ..y
2 ..y 3 a
3 a 4 MYSTERIOUS
4 MYSTERIOUS 5 DOG
5 DOG 6 II
6 II 7 .

WHERE THEY FOUND HIS MASTER III .
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1 WHERE 2 THEY
2 THEY 3 FOUND
3 FOUND 4 HIS
4 HIS 5 MASTER
5 MASTER 6 III
6 III 7 .

BEN IV .
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1 BEN 2 IV
2 IV 3 .

HIS STORY V BEN GETS A PLACE VI .
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1 HIS 2 STORY
2 STORY 3 V
3 V 4 BEN
4 BEN 5 GETS
5 GETS 6 A
6 A 7 PLACE
7 PLACE 8 VI
8 VI 9 .

a CIRCULATING LIBRARY VII .
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1 a 2 CIRCULATING
2 CIRCULATING 3 LIBRARY
3 LIBRARY 4 VII
4 VII 5 .

NEW FRIENDS TROT IN VIII .
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1 NEW 2 FRIENDS
2 FRIENDS 3 TROT
3 TROT 4 IN
4 IN 5 VIII
5 VIII 6 .

MISS CELIA'S MAN IX .
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1 MISS 2 CELIA'S
2 CELIA'S 3 MAN
3 MAN 4 IX
4 IX 5 .

a HAPPY TEA X . a HEAVY TROUBLE XI .
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1 a 2 HAPPY
2 HAPPY 3 TEA
3 TEA 4 X
4 X 5 .
5 . 6 a
6 a 7 HEAVY
7 HEAVY 8 TROUBLE
8 TROUBLE 9 XI
9 XI 10 .

SUNDAY XII .
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1 SUNDAY 2 XII
2 XII 3 .

GOOD TIMES XIII .
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1 GOOD 2 TIMES
2 TIMES 3 XIII
3 XIII 4 .

SOMEBODY RUNS AWAY XIV .
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1 SOMEBODY 2 RUNS
2 RUNS 3 AWAY
3 AWAY 4 XIV
4 XIV 5 .

SOMEBODY GETS LOST XV .
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1 SOMEBODY 2 GETS
2 GETS 3 LOST
3 LOST 4 XV
4 XV 5 .

BEN'S RIDE XVI .
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1 BEN'S 2 RIDE
2 RIDE 3 XVI
3 XVI 4 .

DETECTIVE THORNTON XVII .
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1 DETECTIVE 2 THORNTON
2 THORNTON 3 XVII
3 XVII 4 .

BETTY'S BRAVERY XVIII .
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1 BETTY'S 2 BRAVERY
2 BRAVERY 3 XVIII
3 XVIII 4 .

BOWS AND ARROWS XIX .
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1 BOWS 2 AND
2 AND 3 ARROWS
3 ARROWS 4 XIX
4 XIX 5 .

SPEAKING PIECES XX .
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1 SPEAKING 2 PIECES
2 PIECES 3 XX
3 XX 4 .

BEN'S BIRTHDAY XXI .
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1 BEN'S 2 BIRTHDAY
2 BIRTHDAY 3 XXI
3 XXI 4 .

CUPID'S LAST APPEARANCE XXII .
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1 CUPID'S 2 LAST
2 LAST 3 APPEARANCE
3 APPEARANCE 4 XXII
4 XXII 5 .

a BOY'S BARGAIN XXIII .
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1 a 2 BOY'S
2 BOY'S 3 BARGAIN
3 BARGAIN 4 XXIII
4 XXIII 5 .

SOMEBODY COMES XXIV .
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1 SOMEBODY 2 COMES
2 COMES 3 XXIV
3 XXIV 4 .

THE GREAT GATE IS OPENED
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1 THE 2 GREAT
2 GREAT 3 GATE
3 GATE 4 IS
4 IS 5 OPENED

UNDER THE LILACS
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1 UNDER 2 THE
2 THE 3 LILACS

CHAPTER I
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1 CHAPTER 2 I

a MYSTERIOUS DOG
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1 a 2 MYSTERIOUS
2 MYSTERIOUS 3 DOG

the elm-tree avenue was all overgrown , the great gate was never unlocked , and the old house had been shut up for several years .
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1 the 2 elm-tree
2 elm-tree 3 avenue
3 avenue 4 was
4 was 5 all
5 all 6 overgrown
6 overgrown 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 great
9 great 10 gate
10 gate 11 was
11 was 12 never
12 never 13 unlocked
13 unlocked 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 the
16 the 17 old
17 old 18 house
18 house 19 had
19 had 20 been
20 been 21 shut
21 shut 22 up
22 up 23 for
23 for 24 several
24 several 25 years
25 years 26 .

all sorts of neglected flowers and wild weeds grew between their stems , covering the walls of this summer parlor with the prettiest tapestry .
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1 all 2 sorts
2 sorts 3 of
3 of 4 neglected
4 neglected 5 flowers
5 flowers 6 and
6 and 7 wild
7 wild 8 weeds
8 weeds 9 grew
9 grew 10 between
10 between 11 their
11 their 12 stems
12 stems 13 ,
13 , 14 covering
14 covering 15 the
15 the 16 walls
16 walls 17 of
17 of 18 this
18 this 19 summer
19 summer 20 parlor
20 parlor 21 with
21 with 22 the
22 the 23 prettiest
23 prettiest 24 tapestry
24 tapestry 25 .

there was another interesting feature of the scene which would have puzzled any but those well acquainted with the manners and customs of dolls .
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1 there 2 was
2 was 3 another
3 another 4 interesting
4 interesting 5 feature
5 feature 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 scene
8 scene 9 which
9 which 10 would
10 would 11 have
11 have 12 puzzled
12 puzzled 13 any
13 any 14 but
14 but 15 those
15 those 16 well
16 well 17 acquainted
17 acquainted 18 with
18 with 19 the
19 the 20 manners
20 manners 21 and
21 and 22 customs
22 customs 23 of
23 of 24 dolls
24 dolls 25 .

a fourteenth rag baby , with a china head , hung by her neck from the rusty knocker in the middle of the door .
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1 a 2 fourteenth
2 fourteenth 3 rag
3 rag 4 baby
4 baby 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 china
8 china 9 head
9 head 10 ,
10 , 11 hung
11 hung 12 by
12 by 13 her
13 her 14 neck
14 neck 15 from
15 from 16 the
16 the 17 rusty
17 rusty 18 knocker
18 knocker 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 middle
21 middle 22 of
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 door
24 door 25 .

was she a criminal , the sight of whose execution threw them flat upon their backs in speechless horror ?
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1 was 2 she
2 she 3 a
3 a 4 criminal
4 criminal 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 sight
7 sight 8 of
8 of 9 whose
9 whose 10 execution
10 execution 11 threw
11 threw 12 them
12 them 13 flat
13 flat 14 upon
14 upon 15 their
15 their 16 backs
16 backs 17 in
17 in 18 speechless
18 speechless 19 horror
19 horror 20 ?

or was she an idol , to be adored in that humble posture ?
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1 or 2 was
2 was 3 she
3 she 4 an
4 an 5 idol
5 idol 6 ,
6 , 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 adored
9 adored 10 in
10 in 11 that
11 that 12 humble
12 humble 13 posture
13 posture 14 ?

neither , my friends .
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1 neither 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 friends
4 friends 5 .

they looked like twins , but were not , for Bab was a year older than Betty , though only an inch taller .
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1 they 2 looked
2 looked 3 like
3 like 4 twins
4 twins 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 were
7 were 8 not
8 not 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 was
12 was 13 a
13 a 14 year
14 year 15 older
15 older 16 than
16 than 17 Betty
17 Betty 18 ,
18 , 19 though
19 though 20 only
20 only 21 an
21 an 22 inch
22 inch 23 taller
23 taller 24 .

" very nice ; but my Belinda beats them all .
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1 " 2 very
2 very 3 nice
3 nice 4 ;
4 ; 5 but
5 but 6 my
6 my 7 Belinda
7 Belinda 8 beats
8 beats 9 them
9 them 10 all
10 all 11 .

I do think she is the splendidest child that ever was ! "
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1 I 2 do
2 do 3 think
3 think 4 she
4 she 5 is
5 is 6 the
6 the 7 splendidest
7 splendidest 8 child
8 child 9 that
9 that 10 ever
10 ever 11 was
11 was 12 !
12 ! 13 "

and Betty set down the basket to run and embrace the suspended darling , just then kicking up her heels with joyful abandon .
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1 and 2 Betty
2 Betty 3 set
3 set 4 down
4 down 5 the
5 the 6 basket
6 basket 7 to
7 to 8 run
8 run 9 and
9 and 10 embrace
10 embrace 11 the
11 the 12 suspended
12 suspended 13 darling
13 darling 14 ,
14 , 15 just
15 just 16 then
16 then 17 kicking
17 kicking 18 up
18 up 19 her
19 her 20 heels
20 heels 21 with
21 with 22 joyful
22 joyful 23 abandon
23 abandon 24 .

" the cake can be cooling while we fix the children .
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 cake
3 cake 4 can
4 can 5 be
5 be 6 cooling
6 cooling 7 while
7 while 8 we
8 we 9 fix
9 fix 10 the
10 the 11 children
11 children 12 .

" leave some smell for me ! " commanded Betty , running back to get her fair share of the spicy fragrance .
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1 " 2 leave
2 leave 3 some
3 some 4 smell
4 smell 5 for
5 for 6 me
6 me 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 commanded
9 commanded 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 ,
11 , 12 running
12 running 13 back
13 back 14 to
14 to 15 get
15 get 16 her
16 her 17 fair
17 fair 18 share
18 share 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 spicy
21 spicy 22 fragrance
22 fragrance 23 .

" Ma let me put it on the very last minute , and it baked so hard I couldn't pick it off .
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1 " 2 Ma
2 Ma 3 let
3 let 4 me
4 me 5 put
5 put 6 it
6 it 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 very
9 very 10 last
10 last 11 minute
11 minute 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 it
14 it 15 baked
15 baked 16 so
16 so 17 hard
17 hard 18 I
18 I 19 couldn't
19 couldn't 20 pick
20 pick 21 it
21 it 22 off
22 off 23 .

this arduous task accomplished , the fond mammas stepped back to enjoy the spectacle , which , I assure you , was an impressive one .
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1 this 2 arduous
2 arduous 3 task
3 task 4 accomplished
4 accomplished 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 fond
7 fond 8 mammas
8 mammas 9 stepped
9 stepped 10 back
10 back 11 to
11 to 12 enjoy
12 enjoy 13 the
13 the 14 spectacle
14 spectacle 15 ,
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 ,
17 , 18 I
18 I 19 assure
19 assure 20 you
20 you 21 ,
21 , 22 was
22 was 23 an
23 an 24 impressive
24 impressive 25 one
25 one 26 .

Belinda sat with great dignity at the head , her hands genteelly holding a pink cambric pocket-handkerchief in her lap .
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1 Belinda 2 sat
2 sat 3 with
3 with 4 great
4 great 5 dignity
5 dignity 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 head
8 head 9 ,
9 , 10 her
10 her 11 hands
11 hands 12 genteelly
12 genteelly 13 holding
13 holding 14 a
14 a 15 pink
15 pink 16 cambric
16 cambric 17 pocket-handkerchief
17 pocket-handkerchief 18 in
18 in 19 her
19 her 20 lap
20 lap 21 .

" they will like to see us get tea .
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1 " 2 they
2 they 3 will
3 will 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 us
7 us 8 get
8 get 9 tea
9 tea 10 .

did you forget the buns ? " inquired Betty , anxiously .
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1 did 2 you
2 you 3 forget
3 forget 4 the
4 the 5 buns
5 buns 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 inquired
8 inquired 9 Betty
9 Betty 10 ,
10 , 11 anxiously
11 anxiously 12 .

" no ; got them in my pocket . "
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 got
4 got 5 them
5 them 6 in
6 in 7 my
7 my 8 pocket
8 pocket 9 .
9 . 10 "

and Bab produced from that chaotic cupboard two rather stale and crumbly ones , saved from lunch for the fete .
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1 and 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 produced
3 produced 4 from
4 from 5 that
5 that 6 chaotic
6 chaotic 7 cupboard
7 cupboard 8 two
8 two 9 rather
9 rather 10 stale
10 stale 11 and
11 and 12 crumbly
12 crumbly 13 ones
13 ones 14 ,
14 , 15 saved
15 saved 16 from
16 from 17 lunch
17 lunch 18 for
18 for 19 the
19 the 20 fete
20 fete 21 .

these were cut up and arranged in plates , forming a graceful circle around the cake , still in its basket .
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1 these 2 were
2 were 3 cut
3 cut 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 arranged
6 arranged 7 in
7 in 8 plates
8 plates 9 ,
9 , 10 forming
10 forming 11 a
11 a 12 graceful
12 graceful 13 circle
13 circle 14 around
14 around 15 the
15 the 16 cake
16 cake 17 ,
17 , 18 still
18 still 19 in
19 in 20 its
20 its 21 basket
21 basket 22 .

" Ma couldn't spare much milk , so we must mix water with it .
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1 " 2 Ma
2 Ma 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 spare
4 spare 5 much
5 much 6 milk
6 milk 7 ,
7 , 8 so
8 so 9 we
9 we 10 must
10 must 11 mix
11 mix 12 water
12 water 13 with
13 with 14 it
14 it 15 .

strong tea isn't good for children , she says . "
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1 strong 2 tea
2 tea 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 good
4 good 5 for
5 for 6 children
6 children 7 ,
7 , 8 she
8 she 9 says
9 says 10 .
10 . 11 "

and Bab contentedly surveyed the gill of skim-milk which was to satisfy the thirst of the company .
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1 and 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 contentedly
3 contentedly 4 surveyed
4 surveyed 5 the
5 the 6 gill
6 gill 7 of
7 of 8 skim-milk
8 skim-milk 9 which
9 which 10 was
10 was 11 to
11 to 12 satisfy
12 satisfy 13 the
13 the 14 thirst
14 thirst 15 of
15 of 16 the
16 the 17 company
17 company 18 .

Bab went and sat beside her , looking idly down the walk toward the gate , where a fine cobweb shone in the afternoon sun .
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1 Bab 2 went
2 went 3 and
3 and 4 sat
4 sat 5 beside
5 beside 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 looking
8 looking 9 idly
9 idly 10 down
10 down 11 the
11 the 12 walk
12 walk 13 toward
13 toward 14 the
14 the 15 gate
15 gate 16 ,
16 , 17 where
17 where 18 a
18 a 19 fine
19 fine 20 cobweb
20 cobweb 21 shone
21 shone 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 afternoon
24 afternoon 25 sun
25 sun 26 .

you know she wouldn't take us in the fall , cause we had whooping-cough , and it was damp there .
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1 you 2 know
2 know 3 she
3 she 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 take
5 take 6 us
6 us 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 fall
9 fall 10 ,
10 , 11 cause
11 cause 12 we
12 we 13 had
13 had 14 whooping-cough
14 whooping-cough 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 it
17 it 18 was
18 was 19 damp
19 damp 20 there
20 there 21 .

now we shall see all the nice things ; won't it be fun ? " observed Bab , after a pause .
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1 now 2 we
2 we 3 shall
3 shall 4 see
4 see 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 nice
7 nice 8 things
8 things 9 ;
9 ; 10 won't
10 won't 11 it
11 it 12 be
12 be 13 fun
13 fun 14 ?
14 ? 15 "
15 " 16 observed
16 observed 17 Bab
17 Bab 18 ,
18 , 19 after
19 after 20 a
20 a 21 pause
21 pause 22 .

" yes , indeed !
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 !

Ma says there 's lots of books in one room , and I can look at ' em while she goes round .
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1 Ma 2 says
2 says 3 there
3 there 4 's
4 's 5 lots
5 lots 6 of
6 of 7 books
7 books 8 in
8 in 9 one
9 one 10 room
10 room 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 can
14 can 15 look
15 look 16 at
16 at 17 '
17 ' 18 em
18 em 19 while
19 while 20 she
20 she 21 goes
21 goes 22 round
22 round 23 .

" I 'd rather see the old spinning-wheel up garret , and the big pictures , and the queer clothes in the blue chest .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 rather
4 rather 5 see
5 see 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 spinning-wheel
8 spinning-wheel 9 up
9 up 10 garret
10 garret 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 14 big
14 big 15 pictures
15 pictures 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 the
18 the 19 queer
19 queer 20 clothes
20 clothes 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 blue
23 blue 24 chest
24 chest 25 .

it makes me mad to have them all shut up there , when we might have such fun with them .
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1 it 2 makes
2 makes 3 me
3 me 4 mad
4 mad 5 to
5 to 6 have
6 have 7 them
7 them 8 all
8 all 9 shut
9 shut 10 up
10 up 11 there
11 there 12 ,
12 , 13 when
13 when 14 we
14 we 15 might
15 might 16 have
16 have 17 such
17 such 18 fun
18 fun 19 with
19 with 20 them
20 them 21 .

I 'd just like to bang that old door down ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 just
3 just 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 bang
6 bang 7 that
7 that 8 old
8 old 9 door
9 door 10 down
10 down 11 !
11 ! 12 "

and Bab twisted round to give it a thump with her boots .
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1 and 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 twisted
3 twisted 4 round
4 round 5 to
5 to 6 give
6 give 7 it
7 it 8 a
8 a 9 thump
9 thump 10 with
10 with 11 her
11 her 12 boots
12 boots 13 .

" I didn't laugh . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 laugh
4 laugh 5 .
5 . 6 "

" you did !
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 did
3 did 4 !

don't you suppose I know what laughing is ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 suppose
3 suppose 4 I
4 I 5 know
5 know 6 what
6 what 7 laughing
7 laughing 8 is
8 is 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" I guess I know I didn't . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 I
4 I 5 know
5 know 6 I
6 I 7 didn't
7 didn't 8 .
8 . 9 "

" you did laugh !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 did
3 did 4 laugh
4 laugh 5 !

how darst you tell such a fib ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 darst
2 darst 3 you
3 you 4 tell
4 tell 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 fib
7 fib 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" if you say that again I 'll take Belinda and go right home ; then what will you do ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 say
4 say 5 that
5 that 6 again
6 again 7 I
7 I 8 'll
8 'll 9 take
9 take 10 Belinda
10 Belinda 11 and
11 and 12 go
12 go 13 right
13 right 14 home
14 home 15 ;
15 ; 16 then
16 then 17 what
17 what 18 will
18 will 19 you
19 you 20 do
20 do 21 ?
21 ? 22 "

" I 'll eat up the cake . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 eat
4 eat 5 up
5 up 6 the
6 the 7 cake
7 cake 8 .
8 . 9 "

" no , you won't !
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 won't
5 won't 6 !

this awful threat calmed Bab 's anger at once , and she hastened to introduce a safer subject .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 awful
2 awful 3 threat
3 threat 4 calmed
4 calmed 5 Bab
5 Bab 6 's
6 's 7 anger
7 anger 8 at
8 at 9 once
9 once 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 she
12 she 13 hastened
13 hastened 14 to
14 to 15 introduce
15 introduce 16 a
16 a 17 safer
17 safer 18 subject
18 subject 19 .

" never mind ; don't let's fight before the children .
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 ;
4 ; 5 don't
5 don't 6 let's
6 let's 7 fight
7 fight 8 before
8 before 9 the
9 the 10 children
10 children 11 .

" I suppose the coach will be all dust and rats and spiders , but I don't care .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 suppose
3 suppose 4 the
4 the 5 coach
5 coach 6 will
6 will 7 be
7 be 8 all
8 all 9 dust
9 dust 10 and
10 and 11 rats
11 rats 12 and
12 and 13 spiders
13 spiders 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 I
16 I 17 don't
17 don't 18 care
18 care 19 .

you and the dolls can be the passengers , and I shall sit up in front drive . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 4 dolls
4 dolls 5 can
5 can 6 be
6 be 7 the
7 the 8 passengers
8 passengers 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 shall
12 shall 13 sit
13 sit 14 up
14 up 15 in
15 in 16 front
16 front 17 drive
17 drive 18 .
18 . 19 "

" you always do .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 always
3 always 4 do
4 do 5 .

alas , for the faith of these too confiding mammas !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 alas
1 alas 2 ,
2 , 3 for
3 for 4 the
4 the 5 faith
5 faith 6 of
6 of 7 these
7 these 8 too
8 too 9 confiding
9 confiding 10 mammas
10 mammas 11 !

they were gone about five minutes , and when they returned a sight met their astonished eyes which produced a simultaneous shriek of horror .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 were
2 were 3 gone
3 gone 4 about
4 about 5 five
5 five 6 minutes
6 minutes 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 when
9 when 10 they
10 they 11 returned
11 returned 12 a
12 a 13 sight
13 sight 14 met
14 met 15 their
15 their 16 astonished
16 astonished 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 which
18 which 19 produced
19 produced 20 a
20 a 21 simultaneous
21 simultaneous 22 shriek
22 shriek 23 of
23 of 24 horror
24 horror 25 .

flat upon their faces lay the fourteen dolls , and the cake , the cherished cake , was gone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 flat
1 flat 2 upon
2 upon 3 their
3 their 4 faces
4 faces 5 lay
5 lay 6 the
6 the 7 fourteen
7 fourteen 8 dolls
8 dolls 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 cake
12 cake 13 ,
13 , 14 the
14 the 15 cherished
15 cherished 16 cake
16 cake 17 ,
17 , 18 was
18 was 19 gone
19 gone 20 .

for an instant the little girls could only stand motionless , gazing at the dreadful scene .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 for
1 for 2 an
2 an 3 instant
3 instant 4 the
4 the 5 little
5 little 6 girls
6 girls 7 could
7 could 8 only
8 only 9 stand
9 stand 10 motionless
10 motionless 11 ,
11 , 12 gazing
12 gazing 13 at
13 at 14 the
14 the 15 dreadful
15 dreadful 16 scene
16 scene 17 .

then Bab cast her water-pail wildly away , and , doubling up her fist , cried out fiercely ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 cast
3 cast 4 her
4 her 5 water-pail
5 water-pail 6 wildly
6 wildly 7 away
7 away 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 doubling
11 doubling 12 up
12 up 13 her
13 her 14 fist
14 fist 15 ,
15 , 16 cried
16 cried 17 out
17 out 18 fiercely
18 fiercely 19 ,

" it was that Sally !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 that
4 that 5 Sally
5 Sally 6 !

she said she 'd pay me for slapping her when she pinched little Mary Ann , and now she has .
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1 she 2 said
2 said 3 she
3 she 4 'd
4 'd 5 pay
5 pay 6 me
6 me 7 for
7 for 8 slapping
8 slapping 9 her
9 her 10 when
10 when 11 she
11 she 12 pinched
12 pinched 13 little
13 little 14 Mary
14 Mary 15 Ann
15 Ann 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 now
18 now 19 she
19 she 20 has
20 has 21 .

I 'll give it to her !
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 give
3 give 4 it
4 it 5 to
5 to 6 her
6 her 7 !

you run that way .
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1 you 2 run
2 run 3 that
3 that 4 way
4 way 5 .

I 'll run this .
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 run
3 run 4 this
4 this 5 .

Quick ! quick ! "
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1 Quick 2 !
2 ! 3 quick
3 quick 4 !
4 ! 5 "

round the house they went , and met with a crash at the back door , but no sign of the thief appeared .
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1 round 2 the
2 the 3 house
3 house 4 they
4 they 5 went
5 went 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 met
8 met 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 crash
11 crash 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 back
14 back 15 door
15 door 16 ,
16 , 17 but
17 but 18 no
18 no 19 sign
19 sign 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 thief
22 thief 23 appeared
23 appeared 24 .

" In the lane ! " shouted Bab .
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1 " 2 In
2 In 3 the
3 the 4 lane
4 lane 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 shouted
7 shouted 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 .

" Whish , go away ! " commanded Bab .
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1 " 2 Whish
2 Whish 3 ,
3 , 4 go
4 go 5 away
5 away 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 commanded
8 commanded 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 .

" Scat ! " meekly quavered Betty .
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1 " 2 Scat
2 Scat 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 meekly
5 meekly 6 quavered
6 quavered 7 Betty
7 Betty 8 .

to their great relief , the poodle gave several more inquiring barks , and then vanished as suddenly as he appeared .
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1 to 2 their
2 their 3 great
3 great 4 relief
4 relief 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 poodle
7 poodle 8 gave
8 gave 9 several
9 several 10 more
10 more 11 inquiring
11 inquiring 12 barks
12 barks 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 then
15 then 16 vanished
16 vanished 17 as
17 as 18 suddenly
18 suddenly 19 as
19 as 20 he
20 he 21 appeared
21 appeared 22 .

" where do you s'pose he came from ? " asked Betty , stopping to rest on a big stone .
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 s'pose
5 s'pose 6 he
6 he 7 came
7 came 8 from
8 from 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 stopping
14 stopping 15 to
15 to 16 rest
16 rest 17 on
17 on 18 a
18 a 19 big
19 big 20 stone
20 stone 21 .

" oh , dear , yes !
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 ,
5 , 6 yes
6 yes 7 !

" the party 's all spoilt , so we may as well go home ; and Bab mournfully led the way back .
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 party
3 party 4 's
4 's 5 all
5 all 6 spoilt
6 spoilt 7 ,
7 , 8 so
8 so 9 we
9 we 10 may
10 may 11 as
11 as 12 well
12 well 13 go
13 go 14 home
14 home 15 ;
15 ; 16 and
16 and 17 Bab
17 Bab 18 mournfully
18 mournfully 19 led
19 led 20 the
20 the 21 way
21 way 22 back
22 back 23 .

Betty puckered up her face to cry , but burst out laughing in spite of her woe .
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1 Betty 2 puckered
2 puckered 3 up
3 up 4 her
4 her 5 face
5 face 6 to
6 to 7 cry
7 cry 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 burst
10 burst 11 out
11 out 12 laughing
12 laughing 13 in
13 in 14 spite
14 spite 15 of
15 of 16 her
16 her 17 woe
17 woe 18 .

" it was so funny to see him spin round and walk on his head !
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 so
4 so 5 funny
5 funny 6 to
6 to 7 see
7 see 8 him
8 him 9 spin
9 spin 10 round
10 round 11 and
11 and 12 walk
12 walk 13 on
13 on 14 his
14 his 15 head
15 head 16 !

I wish he 'd do it all over again ; don't you ? "
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1 I 2 wish
2 wish 3 he
3 he 4 'd
4 'd 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 all
7 all 8 over
8 over 9 again
9 again 10 ;
10 ; 11 don't
11 don't 12 you
12 you 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" yes : but I hate him just the same .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 :
3 : 4 but
4 but 5 I
5 I 6 hate
6 hate 7 him
7 him 8 just
8 just 9 the
9 the 10 same
10 same 11 .

" what is it ? oh , what is it ? " cried Betty , all ready to run away if any new terror appeared .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 oh
6 oh 7 ,
7 , 8 what
8 what 9 is
9 is 10 it
10 it 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 14 Betty
14 Betty 15 ,
15 , 16 all
16 all 17 ready
17 ready 18 to
18 to 19 run
19 run 20 away
20 away 21 if
21 if 22 any
22 any 23 new
23 new 24 terror
24 terror 25 appeared
25 appeared 26 .

" look ! there ! it 's come back ! " said Bab in an awe-stricken whisper , pointing to the table .
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1 " 2 look
2 look 3 !
3 ! 4 there
4 there 5 !
5 ! 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 come
8 come 9 back
9 back 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 in
14 in 15 an
15 an 16 awe-stricken
16 awe-stricken 17 whisper
17 whisper 18 ,
18 , 19 pointing
19 pointing 20 to
20 to 21 the
21 the 22 table
22 table 23 .

CHAPTER II
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1 CHAPTER 2 II

WHERE THEY FOUND HIS MASTER
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1 WHERE 2 THEY
2 THEY 3 FOUND
3 FOUND 4 HIS
4 HIS 5 MASTER

" the dog didn't eat it ! "
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 dog
3 dog 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 eat
5 eat 6 it
6 it 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" Sally didn't take it ! "
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1 " 2 Sally
2 Sally 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 take
4 take 5 it
5 it 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" how do you know ? "
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 know
5 know 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" she never would have put it back . "
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 never
3 never 4 would
4 would 5 have
5 have 6 put
6 put 7 it
7 it 8 back
8 back 9 .
9 . 10 "

" who did ? "
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1 " 2 who
2 who 3 did
3 did 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" can't tell , but I forgive ' em . "
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1 " 2 can't
2 can't 3 tell
3 tell 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 I
6 I 7 forgive
7 forgive 8 '
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 .
10 . 11 "

" or mine either , " coughed Betty , choking over a raisin that wouldn't go down in a hurry .
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1 " 2 or
2 or 3 mine
3 mine 4 either
4 either 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 coughed
7 coughed 8 Betty
8 Betty 9 ,
9 , 10 choking
10 choking 11 over
11 over 12 a
12 a 13 raisin
13 raisin 14 that
14 that 15 wouldn't
15 wouldn't 16 go
16 go 17 down
17 down 18 in
18 in 19 a
19 a 20 hurry
20 hurry 21 .

" that will be splendid .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 .

my poor Linda was knocked right over on her nose .
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1 my 2 poor
2 poor 3 Linda
3 Linda 4 was
4 was 5 knocked
5 knocked 6 right
6 right 7 over
7 over 8 on
8 on 9 her
9 her 10 nose
10 nose 11 .

" she 'll have croup to-night as sure as the world .
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 'll
3 'll 4 have
4 have 5 croup
5 croup 6 to-night
6 to-night 7 as
7 as 8 sure
8 sure 9 as
9 as 10 the
10 the 11 world
11 world 12 .

" P'r'aps she will , but you needn't begin to sneeze yet awhile .
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1 " 2 P'r'aps
2 P'r'aps 3 she
3 she 4 will
4 will 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 you
7 you 8 needn't
8 needn't 9 begin
9 begin 10 to
10 to 11 sneeze
11 sneeze 12 yet
12 yet 13 awhile
13 awhile 14 .

" I didn't sneeze !
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 sneeze
4 sneeze 5 !

" then who did ?
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 who
3 who 4 did
4 did 5 ?

a yellow-bird sat swinging and chirping on the tall lilac-bush , but no other living thing was in sight .
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1 a 2 yellow-bird
2 yellow-bird 3 sat
3 sat 4 swinging
4 swinging 5 and
5 and 6 chirping
6 chirping 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 tall
9 tall 10 lilac-bush
10 lilac-bush 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 13 no
13 no 14 other
14 other 15 living
15 living 16 thing
16 thing 17 was
17 was 18 in
18 in 19 sight
19 sight 20 .

" birds don't sneeze , do they ? " asked Betty , eying little Goldy suspiciously .
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1 " 2 birds
2 birds 3 don't
3 don't 4 sneeze
4 sneeze 5 ,
5 , 6 do
6 do 7 they
7 they 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Betty
11 Betty 12 ,
12 , 13 eying
13 eying 14 little
14 little 15 Goldy
15 Goldy 16 suspiciously
16 suspiciously 17 .

" you goose ! of course they don't . "
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 goose
3 goose 4 !
4 ! 5 of
5 of 6 course
6 course 7 they
7 they 8 don't
8 don't 9 .
9 . 10 "

" well .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 .

I should just like to know who is laughing and sneezing round here .
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1 I 2 should
2 should 3 just
3 just 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 who
7 who 8 is
8 is 9 laughing
9 laughing 10 and
10 and 11 sneezing
11 sneezing 12 round
12 round 13 here
13 here 14 .

may be it is the dog , " suggested Betty looking relieved .
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1 may 2 be
2 be 3 it
3 it 4 is
4 is 5 the
5 the 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 suggested
9 suggested 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 looking
11 looking 12 relieved
12 relieved 13 .

" I never heard of a dog 's laughing , except Mother Hubbard 's .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 never
3 never 4 heard
4 heard 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 dog
7 dog 8 's
8 's 9 laughing
9 laughing 10 ,
10 , 11 except
11 except 12 Mother
12 Mother 13 Hubbard
13 Hubbard 14 's
14 's 15 .

this is such a queer one , may be he can , though .
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1 this 2 is
2 is 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 queer
5 queer 6 one
6 one 7 ,
7 , 8 may
8 may 9 be
9 be 10 he
10 he 11 can
11 can 12 ,
12 , 13 though
13 though 14 .

" I know where I ' m going to , " said Betty , piling the dolls into her apron with more haste than care .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 where
4 where 5 I
5 I 6 '
6 ' 7 m
7 m 8 going
8 going 9 to
9 to 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Betty
13 Betty 14 ,
14 , 15 piling
15 piling 16 the
16 the 17 dolls
17 dolls 18 into
18 into 19 her
19 her 20 apron
20 apron 21 with
21 with 22 more
22 more 23 haste
23 haste 24 than
24 than 25 care
25 care 26 .

" I 'm going right straight home to tell Ma all about it .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 going
4 going 5 right
5 right 6 straight
6 straight 7 home
7 home 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 10 Ma
10 Ma 11 all
11 all 12 about
12 about 13 it
13 it 14 .

I don't like such actions , and I ' m afraid to stay . "
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 like
3 like 4 such
4 such 5 actions
5 actions 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 '
9 ' 10 m
10 m 11 afraid
11 afraid 12 to
12 to 13 stay
13 stay 14 .
14 . 15 "

" oh , Bab , just see !
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 ,
5 , 6 just
6 just 7 see
7 see 8 !

here 's the very ones we wanted .
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1 here 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 very
4 very 5 ones
5 ones 6 we
6 we 7 wanted
7 wanted 8 .

" we 'll have a grand rummage Monday , and find out what is going on over there , " was all she said .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 have
4 have 5 a
5 a 6 grand
6 grand 7 rummage
7 rummage 8 Monday
8 Monday 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 find
11 find 12 out
12 out 13 what
13 what 14 is
14 is 15 going
15 going 16 on
16 on 17 over
17 over 18 there
18 there 19 ,
19 , 20 "
20 " 21 was
21 was 22 all
22 all 23 she
23 she 24 said
24 said 25 .

the cake transaction remained a riddle , for Sally Folsom solemnly declared that she was playing tag in Mamie Snow 's barn at that identical time .
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1 the 2 cake
2 cake 3 transaction
3 transaction 4 remained
4 remained 5 a
5 a 6 riddle
6 riddle 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 Sally
9 Sally 10 Folsom
10 Folsom 11 solemnly
11 solemnly 12 declared
12 declared 13 that
13 that 14 she
14 she 15 was
15 was 16 playing
16 playing 17 tag
17 tag 18 in
18 in 19 Mamie
19 Mamie 20 Snow
20 Snow 21 's
21 's 22 barn
22 barn 23 at
23 at 24 that
24 that 25 identical
25 identical 26 time
26 time 27 .

no one had been near the old house but the two children , and no one could throw any light upon that singular affair .
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1 no 2 one
2 one 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 near
5 near 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 house
8 house 9 but
9 but 10 the
10 the 11 two
11 two 12 children
12 children 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 no
15 no 16 one
16 one 17 could
17 could 18 throw
18 throw 19 any
19 any 20 light
20 light 21 upon
21 upon 22 that
22 that 23 singular
23 singular 24 affair
24 affair 25 .

at afternoon recess , which the girls had first , Bab nearly dislocated every joint of her little body trying to imitate the poodle 's antics .
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1 at 2 afternoon
2 afternoon 3 recess
3 recess 4 ,
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 the
6 the 7 girls
7 girls 8 had
8 had 9 first
9 first 10 ,
10 , 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 nearly
12 nearly 13 dislocated
13 dislocated 14 every
14 every 15 joint
15 joint 16 of
16 of 17 her
17 her 18 little
18 little 19 body
19 body 20 trying
20 trying 21 to
21 to 22 imitate
22 imitate 23 the
23 the 24 poodle
24 poodle 25 's
25 's 26 antics
26 antics 27 .

" my gracious , there he is this very minute ! " cried Betty , who sat on a little wood-pile near the door .
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1 " 2 my
2 my 3 gracious
3 gracious 4 ,
4 , 5 there
5 there 6 he
6 he 7 is
7 is 8 this
8 this 9 very
9 very 10 minute
10 minute 11 !
11 ! 12 "
12 " 13 cried
13 cried 14 Betty
14 Betty 15 ,
15 , 16 who
16 who 17 sat
17 sat 18 on
18 on 19 a
19 a 20 little
20 little 21 wood-pile
21 wood-pile 22 near
22 near 23 the
23 the 24 door
24 door 25 .

" the poor thing is starved ; let him eat all he wants , and we won't touch him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 poor
3 poor 4 thing
4 thing 5 is
5 is 6 starved
6 starved 7 ;
7 ; 8 let
8 let 9 him
9 him 10 eat
10 eat 11 all
11 all 12 he
12 he 13 wants
13 wants 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 we
16 we 17 won't
17 won't 18 touch
18 touch 19 him
19 him 20 .
20 . 21 "

" never mind , dears , I 'll get you another pail , if he doesn't bring it back as he did before .
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 mind
3 mind 4 ,
4 , 5 dears
5 dears 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 'll
8 'll 9 get
9 get 10 you
10 you 11 another
11 another 12 pail
12 pail 13 ,
13 , 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 doesn't
16 doesn't 17 bring
17 bring 18 it
18 it 19 back
19 back 20 as
20 as 21 he
21 he 22 did
22 did 23 before
23 before 24 .

as it is too wet for you to play out , you shall go and see the old coach-house as I promised .
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1 as 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 too
4 too 5 wet
5 wet 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 to
8 to 9 play
9 play 10 out
10 out 11 ,
11 , 12 you
12 you 13 shall
13 shall 14 go
14 go 15 and
15 and 16 see
16 see 17 the
17 the 18 old
18 old 19 coach-house
19 coach-house 20 as
20 as 21 I
21 I 22 promised
22 promised 23 .

keep on your rubbers and come along . "
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1 keep 2 on
2 on 3 your
3 your 4 rubbers
4 rubbers 5 and
5 and 6 come
6 come 7 along
7 along 8 .
8 . 9 "

CHAPTER III
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1 CHAPTER 2 III

BEN
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" please , ' m , my name is Ben Brown , and I 'm travellin ' . "
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1 " 2 please
2 please 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 ,
6 , 7 my
7 my 8 name
8 name 9 is
9 is 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 Brown
11 Brown 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 'm
15 'm 16 travellin
16 travellin 17 '
17 ' 18 .
18 . 19 "

" where are you going ? "
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 going
5 going 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" Anywheres to get work . "
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1 " 2 Anywheres
2 Anywheres 3 to
3 to 4 get
4 get 5 work
5 work 6 .
6 . 7 "

" what sort of work can you do ? "
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 sort
3 sort 4 of
4 of 5 work
5 work 6 can
6 can 7 you
7 you 8 do
8 do 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" all kinds .
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1 " 2 all
2 all 3 kinds
3 kinds 4 .

I 'm used to horses . "
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1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 used
3 used 4 to
4 to 5 horses
5 horses 6 .
6 . 7 "

" bless me ! such a little chap as you ?
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1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 me
3 me 4 !
4 ! 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 chap
8 chap 9 as
9 as 10 you
10 you 11 ?

I 'm ready for ' em . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 ready
3 ready 4 for
4 for 5 '
5 ' 6 em
6 em 7 .
7 . 8 "

the last words seemed to bolt out against his will as if the woman 's sympathy irresistibly won the child 's confidence .
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1 the 2 last
2 last 3 words
3 words 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 to
5 to 6 bolt
6 bolt 7 out
7 out 8 against
8 against 9 his
9 his 10 will
10 will 11 as
11 as 12 if
12 if 13 the
13 the 14 woman
14 woman 15 's
15 's 16 sympathy
16 sympathy 17 irresistibly
17 irresistibly 18 won
18 won 19 the
19 the 20 child
20 child 21 's
21 's 22 confidence
22 confidence 23 .

" then I don't blame you .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 I
3 I 4 don't
4 don't 5 blame
5 blame 6 you
6 you 7 .

but how did you get here ? "
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1 but 2 how
2 how 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 get
5 get 6 here
6 here 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

but the gate was locked , and I was so discouraged , I jest laid down outside and give up . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 gate
3 gate 4 was
4 was 5 locked
5 locked 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 was
9 was 10 so
10 so 11 discouraged
11 discouraged 12 ,
12 , 13 I
13 I 14 jest
14 jest 15 laid
15 laid 16 down
16 down 17 outside
17 outside 18 and
18 and 19 give
19 give 20 up
20 up 21 .
21 . 22 "

" poor little soul , I don't wonder , " said Mrs Moss , while the children looked deeply interested at mention of their gate .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 poor
2 poor 3 little
3 little 4 soul
4 soul 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 don't
7 don't 8 wonder
8 wonder 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Mrs
12 Mrs 13 Moss
13 Moss 14 ,
14 , 15 while
15 while 16 the
16 the 17 children
17 children 18 looked
18 looked 19 deeply
19 deeply 20 interested
20 interested 21 at
21 at 22 mention
22 mention 23 of
23 of 24 their
24 their 25 gate
25 gate 26 .

" while I was restin ' I heard some one come along inside , and I peeked , and saw them little girls playin ' .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 while
2 while 3 I
3 I 4 was
4 was 5 restin
5 restin 6 '
6 ' 7 I
7 I 8 heard
8 heard 9 some
9 some 10 one
10 one 11 come
11 come 12 along
12 along 13 inside
13 inside 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 I
16 I 17 peeked
17 peeked 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 saw
20 saw 21 them
21 them 22 little
22 little 23 girls
23 girls 24 playin
24 playin 25 '
25 ' 26 .

" and you made him put it back ? " cried Bab .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 made
4 made 5 him
5 him 6 put
6 put 7 it
7 it 8 back
8 back 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 cried
11 cried 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 .

" no ; I did it myself .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 I
4 I 5 did
5 did 6 it
6 it 7 myself
7 myself 8 .

" and you laughed ? " asked Bab .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 laughed
4 laughed 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 .

" yes . "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 .
3 . 4 "

" and sneezed ? " added Betty .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 sneezed
3 sneezed 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 added
6 added 7 Betty
7 Betty 8 .

" yes . "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 .
3 . 4 "

" and threw down the roses ? " cried both .
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1 " 2 and
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4 down 5 the
5 the 6 roses
6 roses 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 both
10 both 11 .

" yes ; and you liked ' em , didn't you ? "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ;
3 ; 4 and
4 and 5 you
5 you 6 liked
6 liked 7 '
7 ' 8 em
8 em 9 ,
9 , 10 didn't
10 didn't 11 you
11 you 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" Course we did !
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4 did 5 !

what made you hide ? " said Bab .
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1 what 2 made
2 made 3 you
3 you 4 hide
4 hide 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 .

" how came you here ? " demanded Mrs Moss , suddenly remembering her responsibility .
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 came
3 came 4 you
4 you 5 here
5 here 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 demanded
8 demanded 9 Mrs
9 Mrs 10 Moss
10 Moss 11 ,
11 , 12 suddenly
12 suddenly 13 remembering
13 remembering 14 her
14 her 15 responsibility
15 responsibility 16 .

" I heard ' em talk about a little winder and a shed , and when they 'd gone I found it and come in .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 heard
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4 ' 5 em
5 em 6 talk
6 talk 7 about
7 about 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 winder
10 winder 11 and
11 and 12 a
12 a 13 shed
13 shed 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 when
16 when 17 they
17 they 18 'd
18 'd 19 gone
19 gone 20 I
20 I 21 found
21 found 22 it
22 it 23 and
23 and 24 come
24 come 25 in
25 in 26 .

the glass was broke , and I only pulled the nail out .
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1 the 2 glass
2 glass 3 was
3 was 4 broke
4 broke 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 only
8 only 9 pulled
9 pulled 10 the
10 the 11 nail
11 nail 12 out
12 out 13 .

I haven't done a mite of harm sleepin ' here two nights .
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1 I 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 done
3 done 4 a
4 a 5 mite
5 mite 6 of
6 of 7 harm
7 harm 8 sleepin
8 sleepin 9 '
9 ' 10 here
10 here 11 two
11 two 12 nights
12 nights 13 .

I was so tuckered out I couldn't go on nohow , though I tried a Sunday . "
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1 I 2 was
2 was 3 so
3 so 4 tuckered
4 tuckered 5 out
5 out 6 I
6 I 7 couldn't
7 couldn't 8 go
8 go 9 on
9 on 10 nohow
10 nohow 11 ,
11 , 12 though
12 though 13 I
13 I 14 tried
14 tried 15 a
15 a 16 Sunday
16 Sunday 17 .
17 . 18 "

" and came back again ?
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 came
3 came 4 back
4 back 5 again
5 again 6 ?

" no , ma'am , and I dunno as I care .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 ma'am
4 ma'am 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 dunno
8 dunno 9 as
9 as 10 I
10 I 11 care
11 care 12 .

" you 're very kind , ma'am , I 'll be glad to work for you .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 very
4 very 5 kind
5 kind 6 ,
6 , 7 ma'am
7 ma'am 8 ,
8 , 9 I
9 I 10 'll
10 'll 11 be
11 be 12 glad
12 glad 13 to
13 to 14 work
14 work 15 for
15 for 16 you
16 you 17 .

ain't you got a horse I can see to ? " asked the boy , eagerly .
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1 ain't 2 you
2 you 3 got
3 got 4 a
4 a 5 horse
5 horse 6 I
6 I 7 can
7 can 8 see
8 see 9 to
9 to 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 asked
12 asked 13 the
13 the 14 boy
14 boy 15 ,
15 , 16 eagerly
16 eagerly 17 .

" nothing but hens and a cat . "
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1 " 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 but
3 but 4 hens
4 hens 5 and
5 and 6 a
6 a 7 cat
7 cat 8 .
8 . 9 "

" come right along , child .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 right
3 right 4 along
4 along 5 ,
5 , 6 child
6 child 7 .

run on , girls , and put the rest of the broth to warming , and fill the kettle .
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1 run 2 on
2 on 3 ,
3 , 4 girls
4 girls 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 put
7 put 8 the
8 the 9 rest
9 rest 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 broth
12 broth 13 to
13 to 14 warming
14 warming 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 fill
17 fill 18 the
18 the 19 kettle
19 kettle 20 .

" I 'm awful shabby , but I ain't dirty .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 awful
4 awful 5 shabby
5 shabby 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 I
8 I 9 ain't
9 ain't 10 dirty
10 dirty 11 .

" put out your tongue . "
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2 put 3 out
3 out 4 your
4 your 5 tongue
5 tongue 6 .
6 . 7 "

he did so , but took it in again to say quickly ,
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2 did 3 so
3 so 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 took
6 took 7 it
7 it 8 in
8 in 9 again
9 again 10 to
10 to 11 say
11 say 12 quickly
12 quickly 13 ,

Mrs Moss took the hint , and bade the boy follow her at once and bring his " things " with him .
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1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 took
3 took 4 the
4 the 5 hint
5 hint 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 bade
8 bade 9 the
9 the 10 boy
10 boy 11 follow
11 follow 12 her
12 her 13 at
13 at 14 once
14 once 15 and
15 and 16 bring
16 bring 17 his
17 his 18 "
18 " 19 things
19 things 20 "
20 " 21 with
21 with 22 him
22 him 23 .

" I ain't got any .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 got
4 got 5 any
5 any 6 .

some big fellers took away my bundle , else I wouldn't look so bad .
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1 some 2 big
2 big 3 fellers
3 fellers 4 took
4 took 5 away
5 away 6 my
6 my 7 bundle
7 bundle 8 ,
8 , 9 else
9 else 10 I
10 I 11 wouldn't
11 wouldn't 12 look
12 look 13 so
13 so 14 bad
14 bad 15 .

there 's only this .
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2 's 3 only
3 only 4 this
4 this 5 .

" that 's soon done ; it 's mine , and you 're welcome to the bits your queer dog ran off with .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 soon
4 soon 5 done
5 done 6 ;
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 's
8 's 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 you
12 you 13 're
13 're 14 welcome
14 welcome 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 bits
17 bits 18 your
18 your 19 queer
19 queer 20 dog
20 dog 21 ran
21 ran 22 off
22 off 23 with
23 with 24 .

come along , I must lock up , " and Mrs Moss clanked her keys suggestively .
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1 come 2 along
2 along 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 must
5 must 6 lock
6 lock 7 up
7 up 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 and
10 and 11 Mrs
11 Mrs 12 Moss
12 Moss 13 clanked
13 clanked 14 her
14 her 15 keys
15 keys 16 suggestively
16 suggestively 17 .

while the new-comers were thus happily employed , Mrs Moss beckoned the little girls out of the room , and gave them both an errand .
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1 while 2 the
2 the 3 new-comers
3 new-comers 4 were
4 were 5 thus
5 thus 6 happily
6 happily 7 employed
7 employed 8 ,
8 , 9 Mrs
9 Mrs 10 Moss
10 Moss 11 beckoned
11 beckoned 12 the
12 the 13 little
13 little 14 girls
14 girls 15 out
15 out 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 room
18 room 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 gave
21 gave 22 them
22 them 23 both
23 both 24 an
24 an 25 errand
25 errand 26 .

any shoes , or a hat , or socks , would come handy , for the poor dear hasn't a whole thread on him . "
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1 any 2 shoes
2 shoes 3 ,
3 , 4 or
4 or 5 a
5 a 6 hat
6 hat 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 socks
9 socks 10 ,
10 , 11 would
11 would 12 come
12 come 13 handy
13 handy 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 poor
17 poor 18 dear
18 dear 19 hasn't
19 hasn't 20 a
20 a 21 whole
21 whole 22 thread
22 thread 23 on
23 on 24 him
24 him 25 .
25 . 26 "

" Gracious ! how could you do it ? " asked Bab , looking as if she thought there was magic about .
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1 " 2 Gracious
2 Gracious 3 !
3 ! 4 how
4 how 5 could
5 could 6 you
6 you 7 do
7 do 8 it
8 it 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 looking
14 looking 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 she
17 she 18 thought
18 thought 19 there
19 there 20 was
20 was 21 magic
21 magic 22 about
22 about 23 .

" yes , ' m .
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2 yes 3 ,
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4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 .

" if they abused you , of course I wouldn't .
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4 abused 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 of
7 of 8 course
8 course 9 I
9 I 10 wouldn't
10 wouldn't 11 .

tell the truth , and I 'll stand by you .
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1 tell 2 the
2 the 3 truth
3 truth 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 I
6 I 7 'll
7 'll 8 stand
8 stand 9 by
9 by 10 you
10 you 11 .

Girls , you go for the milk . "
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1 Girls 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 go
4 go 5 for
5 for 6 the
6 the 7 milk
7 milk 8 .
8 . 9 "

" oh , Ma , do let us stay !
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2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Ma
4 Ma 5 ,
5 , 6 do
6 do 7 let
7 let 8 us
8 us 9 stay
9 stay 10 !

" I don't mind ' em , " said Ben handsomely .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 mind
4 mind 5 '
5 ' 6 em
6 em 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 handsomely
11 handsomely 12 .

" very well , only hold your tongues .
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3 well 4 ,
4 , 5 only
5 only 6 hold
6 hold 7 your
7 your 8 tongues
8 tongues 9 .

CHAPTER IV
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1 CHAPTER 2 IV

HIS STORY
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1 HIS 2 STORY

" we 've been to one !
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2 we 3 've
3 've 4 been
4 been 5 to
5 to 6 one
6 one 7 !

it was splendid ! "
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1 it 2 was
2 was 3 splendid
3 splendid 4 !
4 ! 5 "

" how came you there ? " asked Mrs Moss , rather disturbed at the news .
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 came
3 came 4 you
4 you 5 there
5 there 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 Mrs
9 Mrs 10 Moss
10 Moss 11 ,
11 , 12 rather
12 rather 13 disturbed
13 disturbed 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 news
16 news 17 .

" why , my father was the ' Wild Hunter of the Plains . '
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2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 father
5 father 6 was
6 was 7 the
7 the 8 '
8 ' 9 Wild
9 Wild 10 Hunter
10 Hunter 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 Plains
13 Plains 14 .
14 . 15 '

didn't you ever see or hear of him ? " said Ben , as if surprised at her ignorance .
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1 didn't 2 you
2 you 3 ever
3 ever 4 see
4 see 5 or
5 or 6 hear
6 hear 7 of
7 of 8 him
8 him 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 surprised
16 surprised 17 at
17 at 18 her
18 her 19 ignorance
19 ignorance 20 .

" didn't you see him ? " demanded Ben , turning to the little girls .
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1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 you
3 you 4 see
4 see 5 him
5 him 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 demanded
8 demanded 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 turning
11 turning 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 little
14 little 15 girls
15 girls 16 .

was he any of them ? " answered Betty , innocently .
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1 was 2 he
2 he 3 any
3 any 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 answered
8 answered 9 Betty
9 Betty 10 ,
10 , 11 innocently
11 innocently 12 .

" pooh ! he didn't belong to that lot .
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1 " 2 pooh
2 pooh 3 !
3 ! 4 he
4 he 5 didn't
5 didn't 6 belong
6 belong 7 to
7 to 8 that
8 that 9 lot
9 lot 10 .

" is he dead ? " asked Mrs Moss .
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1 " 2 is
2 is 3 he
3 he 4 dead
4 dead 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Mrs
8 Mrs 9 Moss
9 Moss 10 .

" I don't know .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 .

wish I did , " and poor Ben gave a gulp as if something rose in his throat and choked him .
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1 wish 2 I
2 I 3 did
3 did 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 and
6 and 7 poor
7 poor 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 gave
9 gave 10 a
10 a 11 gulp
11 gulp 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 something
14 something 15 rose
15 rose 16 in
16 in 17 his
17 his 18 throat
18 throat 19 and
19 and 20 choked
20 choked 21 him
21 him 22 .

" yes , ma'am .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 ma'am
4 ma'am 5 .

I will , thank y' , " and with an effort the boy steadied his voice and plunged into the middle of his story .
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1 I 2 will
2 will 3 ,
3 , 4 thank
4 thank 5 y'
5 y' 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 with
9 with 10 an
10 an 11 effort
11 effort 12 the
12 the 13 boy
13 boy 14 steadied
14 steadied 15 his
15 his 16 voice
16 voice 17 and
17 and 18 plunged
18 plunged 19 into
19 into 20 the
20 the 21 middle
21 middle 22 of
22 of 23 his
23 his 24 story
24 story 25 .

" father was always good to me , and I liked bein ' with him after granny died .
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1 " 2 father
2 father 3 was
3 was 4 always
4 always 5 good
5 good 6 to
6 to 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 liked
11 liked 12 bein
12 bein 13 '
13 ' 14 with
14 with 15 him
15 him 16 after
16 after 17 granny
17 granny 18 died
18 died 19 .

I lived with her till I was seven ; then father took me , and I was trained for rider .
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1 I 2 lived
2 lived 3 with
3 with 4 her
4 her 5 till
5 till 6 I
6 I 7 was
7 was 8 seven
8 seven 9 ;
9 ; 10 then
10 then 11 father
11 father 12 took
12 took 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 I
16 I 17 was
17 was 18 trained
18 trained 19 for
19 for 20 rider
20 rider 21 .

" oh , weren't you scared to pieces ? " asked Betty , quaking at the mere thought .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 weren't
4 weren't 5 you
5 you 6 scared
6 scared 7 to
7 to 8 pieces
8 pieces 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 quaking
14 quaking 15 at
15 at 16 the
16 the 17 mere
17 mere 18 thought
18 thought 19 .

" not a bit .
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2 not 3 a
3 a 4 bit
4 bit 5 .

I liked it . "
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1 I 2 liked
2 liked 3 it
3 it 4 .
4 . 5 "

" so should I ! " cried Bab enthusiastically .
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 should
3 should 4 I
4 I 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 enthusiastically
9 enthusiastically 10 .

" what 's hanny bells and neroes ? " demanded Betty .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 hanny
4 hanny 5 bells
5 bells 6 and
6 and 7 neroes
7 neroes 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 Betty
11 Betty 12 .

" big elephants .
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1 " 2 big
2 big 3 elephants
3 elephants 4 .

" didn't any one take your part ? " asked Mrs Moss .
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1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 any
3 any 4 one
4 one 5 take
5 take 6 your
6 your 7 part
7 part 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Mrs
11 Mrs 12 Moss
12 Moss 13 .

" yes , ' m , ' most all the ladies did ; they were very good to me , ' specially ' Melia .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 ,
6 , 7 '
7 ' 8 most
8 most 9 all
9 all 10 the
10 the 11 ladies
11 ladies 12 did
12 did 13 ;
13 ; 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 16 very
16 very 17 good
17 good 18 to
18 to 19 me
19 me 20 ,
20 , 21 '
21 ' 22 specially
22 specially 23 '
23 ' 24 Melia
24 Melia 25 .

" Buck had five of ' em , cross old fellers , and he showed ' em off .
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1 " 2 Buck
2 Buck 3 had
3 had 4 five
4 five 5 of
5 of 6 '
6 ' 7 em
7 em 8 ,
8 , 9 cross
9 cross 10 old
10 old 11 fellers
11 fellers 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 showed
15 showed 16 '
16 ' 17 em
17 em 18 off
18 off 19 .

" who was Miss St John ? " asked Mrs Moss , rather confused by the sudden introduction of new names and people .
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1 " 2 who
2 who 3 was
3 was 4 Miss
4 Miss 5 St
5 St 6 John
6 John 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 Mrs
10 Mrs 11 Moss
11 Moss 12 ,
12 , 13 rather
13 rather 14 confused
14 confused 15 by
15 by 16 the
16 the 17 sudden
17 sudden 18 introduction
18 introduction 19 of
19 of 20 new
20 new 21 names
21 names 22 and
22 and 23 people
23 people 24 .

" why she was ' Melia , Mrs Smithers , the ringmaster 's wife .
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 she
3 she 4 was
4 was 5 '
5 ' 6 Melia
6 Melia 7 ,
7 , 8 Mrs
8 Mrs 9 Smithers
9 Smithers 10 ,
10 , 11 the
11 the 12 ringmaster
12 ringmaster 13 's
13 's 14 wife
14 wife 15 .

his name wasn't Montgomery any more'n hers was St . John .
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1 his 2 name
2 name 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 Montgomery
4 Montgomery 5 any
5 any 6 more'n
6 more'n 7 hers
7 hers 8 was
8 was 9 St
9 St 10 .
10 . 11 John
11 John 12 .

they all change ' em to something fine on the bills , you know .
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1 they 2 all
2 all 3 change
3 change 4 '
4 ' 5 em
5 em 6 to
6 to 7 something
7 something 8 fine
8 fine 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 bills
11 bills 12 ,
12 , 13 you
13 you 14 know
14 know 15 .

he told me he was goin ' to a great ridin ' school in New York and when he was fixed he 'd send for me .
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1 he 2 told
2 told 3 me
3 me 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 goin
6 goin 7 '
7 ' 8 to
8 to 9 a
9 a 10 great
10 great 11 ridin
11 ridin 12 '
12 ' 13 school
13 school 14 in
14 in 15 New
15 New 16 York
16 York 17 and
17 and 18 when
18 when 19 he
19 he 20 was
20 was 21 fixed
21 fixed 22 he
22 he 23 'd
23 'd 24 send
24 send 25 for
25 for 26 me
26 me 27 .

I was to stay in the museum and help Pedro with the trick business .
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1 I 2 was
2 was 3 to
3 to 4 stay
4 stay 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 museum
7 museum 8 and
8 and 9 help
9 help 10 Pedro
10 Pedro 11 with
11 with 12 the
12 the 13 trick
13 trick 14 business
14 business 15 .

but father didn't send for me , and I began to have horrid times .
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1 but 2 father
2 father 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 send
4 send 5 for
5 for 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 have
12 have 13 horrid
13 horrid 14 times
14 times 15 .

if it hadn't been for ' Melia and Sancho I would have cut away long before I did . "
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1 if 2 it
2 it 3 hadn't
3 hadn't 4 been
4 been 5 for
5 for 6 '
6 ' 7 Melia
7 Melia 8 and
8 and 9 Sancho
9 Sancho 10 I
10 I 11 would
11 would 12 have
12 have 13 cut
13 cut 14 away
14 away 15 long
15 long 16 before
16 before 17 I
17 I 18 did
18 did 19 .
19 . 20 "

" what did you have to do ? "
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 have
5 have 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" Lots of things , for times was dull and I was smart .
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1 " 2 Lots
2 Lots 3 of
3 of 4 things
4 things 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 times
7 times 8 was
8 was 9 dull
9 dull 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 was
12 was 13 smart
13 smart 14 .

Smithers said so , any way , and I had to tumble up lively when he gave the word .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Smithers
1 Smithers 2 said
2 said 3 so
3 so 4 ,
4 , 5 any
5 any 6 way
6 way 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 had
10 had 11 to
11 to 12 tumble
12 tumble 13 up
13 up 14 lively
14 lively 15 when
15 when 16 he
16 he 17 gave
17 gave 18 the
18 the 19 word
19 word 20 .

I didn't mind doin ' tricks or showin ' off Sancho , for father trained him , and he always did well with me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 doin
4 doin 5 '
5 ' 6 tricks
6 tricks 7 or
7 or 8 showin
8 showin 9 '
9 ' 10 off
10 off 11 Sancho
11 Sancho 12 ,
12 , 13 for
13 for 14 father
14 father 15 trained
15 trained 16 him
16 him 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 he
19 he 20 always
20 always 21 did
21 did 22 well
22 well 23 with
23 with 24 me
24 me 25 .

but they wanted me to drink gin to keep me small , and I wouldn't , ' cause father didn't like that kind of thing .
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1 but 2 they
2 they 3 wanted
3 wanted 4 me
4 me 5 to
5 to 6 drink
6 drink 7 gin
7 gin 8 to
8 to 9 keep
9 keep 10 me
10 me 11 small
11 small 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 wouldn't
15 wouldn't 16 ,
16 , 17 '
17 ' 18 cause
18 cause 19 father
19 father 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 like
21 like 22 that
22 that 23 kind
23 kind 24 of
24 of 25 thing
25 thing 26 .

" what a brute that man must have been !
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 brute
4 brute 5 that
5 that 6 man
6 man 7 must
7 must 8 have
8 have 9 been
9 been 10 !

why didn't ' Melia put a stop to it ? " asked Mrs Moss , indignantly .
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1 why 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 '
3 ' 4 Melia
4 Melia 5 put
5 put 6 a
6 a 7 stop
7 stop 8 to
8 to 9 it
9 it 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 asked
12 asked 13 Mrs
13 Mrs 14 Moss
14 Moss 15 ,
15 , 16 indignantly
16 indignantly 17 .

" she died , ma'am , and then there was no one left but Sanch ; so I run away . "
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 died
3 died 4 ,
4 , 5 ma'am
5 ma'am 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 then
8 then 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 no
11 no 12 one
12 one 13 left
13 left 14 but
14 but 15 Sanch
15 Sanch 16 ;
16 ; 17 so
17 so 18 I
18 I 19 run
19 run 20 away
20 away 21 .
21 . 22 "

" what did you mean to do ? "
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

but I 'd have starved if it hadn't been for Sanch .
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1 but 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 have
4 have 5 starved
5 starved 6 if
6 if 7 it
7 it 8 hadn't
8 hadn't 9 been
9 been 10 for
10 for 11 Sanch
11 Sanch 12 .

I left him tied up when I ran off , for fear they 'd say I stole him .
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1 I 2 left
2 left 3 him
3 him 4 tied
4 tied 5 up
5 up 6 when
6 when 7 I
7 I 8 ran
8 ran 9 off
9 off 10 ,
10 , 11 for
11 for 12 fear
12 fear 13 they
13 they 14 'd
14 'd 15 say
15 say 16 I
16 I 17 stole
17 stole 18 him
18 him 19 .

he belongs to father , and I hated to leave him ; but I did .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 belongs
2 belongs 3 to
3 to 4 father
4 father 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 hated
8 hated 9 to
9 to 10 leave
10 leave 11 him
11 him 12 ;
12 ; 13 but
13 but 14 I
14 I 15 did
15 did 16 .

I hooked it one dark night , and never thought I 'd see him ag'in .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 hooked
2 hooked 3 it
3 it 4 one
4 one 5 dark
5 dark 6 night
6 night 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 never
9 never 10 thought
10 thought 11 I
11 I 12 'd
12 'd 13 see
13 see 14 him
14 him 15 ag'in
15 ag'in 16 .

" cheer up , little master ; fathers may vanish and friends die , but I never will desert you . "
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1 " 2 cheer
2 cheer 3 up
3 up 4 ,
4 , 5 little
5 little 6 master
6 master 7 ;
7 ; 8 fathers
8 fathers 9 may
9 may 10 vanish
10 vanish 11 and
11 and 12 friends
12 friends 13 die
13 die 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 I
16 I 17 never
17 never 18 will
18 will 19 desert
19 desert 20 you
20 you 21 .
21 . 22 "

" if I can find something for you to do , would you like to stay here awhile ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 I
3 I 4 can
4 can 5 find
5 find 6 something
6 something 7 for
7 for 8 you
8 you 9 to
9 to 10 do
10 do 11 ,
11 , 12 would
12 would 13 you
13 you 14 like
14 like 15 to
15 to 16 stay
16 stay 17 here
17 here 18 awhile
18 awhile 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

" well , I 'll step over to the Squire 's to-morrow to see what he says .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'll
5 'll 6 step
6 step 7 over
7 over 8 to
8 to 9 the
9 the 10 Squire
10 Squire 11 's
11 's 12 to-morrow
12 to-morrow 13 to
13 to 14 see
14 see 15 what
15 what 16 he
16 he 17 says
17 says 18 .

shouldn't wonder if he 'd take you for a chore-boy , if you are as smart as you say .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 shouldn't
1 shouldn't 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 if
3 if 4 he
4 he 5 'd
5 'd 6 take
6 take 7 you
7 you 8 for
8 for 9 a
9 a 10 chore-boy
10 chore-boy 11 ,
11 , 12 if
12 if 13 you
13 you 14 are
14 are 15 as
15 as 16 smart
16 smart 17 as
17 as 18 you
18 you 19 say
19 say 20 .

he always has one in the summer , and I haven't seen any round yet .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 always
2 always 3 has
3 has 4 one
4 one 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 summer
7 summer 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 haven't
11 haven't 12 seen
12 seen 13 any
13 any 14 round
14 round 15 yet
15 yet 16 .

can you drive cows ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can
1 can 2 you
2 you 3 drive
3 drive 4 cows
4 cows 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" I guess I will , ma'am , " answered Ben , with sudden meekness , remembering the trials from which he had escaped .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 I
4 I 5 will
5 will 6 ,
6 , 7 ma'am
7 ma'am 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 answered
10 answered 11 Ben
11 Ben 12 ,
12 , 13 with
13 with 14 sudden
14 sudden 15 meekness
15 meekness 16 ,
16 , 17 remembering
17 remembering 18 the
18 the 19 trials
19 trials 20 from
20 from 21 which
21 which 22 he
22 he 23 had
23 had 24 escaped
24 escaped 25 .

very soon after this , he was sent off for a good night 's sleep in the back bedroom , with Sancho to watch over him .
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1 very 2 soon
2 soon 3 after
3 after 4 this
4 this 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 sent
8 sent 9 off
9 off 10 for
10 for 11 a
11 a 12 good
12 good 13 night
13 night 14 's
14 's 15 sleep
15 sleep 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 back
18 back 19 bedroom
19 bedroom 20 ,
20 , 21 with
21 with 22 Sancho
22 Sancho 23 to
23 to 24 watch
24 watch 25 over
25 over 26 him
26 him 27 .

CHAPTER V
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1 CHAPTER 2 V

BEN GETS A PLACE
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1 BEN 2 GETS
2 GETS 3 A
3 A 4 PLACE

" did you rest well ? " asked Mrs Moss , nodding at him , fork in hand .
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1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 rest
4 rest 5 well
5 well 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 Mrs
9 Mrs 10 Moss
10 Moss 11 ,
11 , 12 nodding
12 nodding 13 at
13 at 14 him
14 him 15 ,
15 , 16 fork
16 fork 17 in
17 in 18 hand
18 hand 19 .

" guess I did !
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1 " 2 guess
2 guess 3 I
3 I 4 did
4 did 5 !

never saw such a bed .
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1 never 2 saw
2 saw 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 bed
5 bed 6 .

" fat ain't allowed in our profession , ma'am .
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1 " 2 fat
2 fat 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 allowed
4 allowed 5 in
5 in 6 our
6 our 7 profession
7 profession 8 ,
8 , 9 ma'am
9 ma'am 10 .

the thinner the better for tight-ropes and tumblin ' ; likewise bareback ridin ' and spry jugglin ' .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 thinner
2 thinner 3 the
3 the 4 better
4 better 5 for
5 for 6 tight-ropes
6 tight-ropes 7 and
7 and 8 tumblin
8 tumblin 9 '
9 ' 10 ;
10 ; 11 likewise
11 likewise 12 bareback
12 bareback 13 ridin
13 ridin 14 '
14 ' 15 and
15 and 16 spry
16 spry 17 jugglin
17 jugglin 18 '
18 ' 19 .

muscle 's the thing , and there you are . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 muscle
1 muscle 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 thing
4 thing 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 there
7 there 8 you
8 you 9 are
9 are 10 .
10 . 11 "

glad to see him in such good spirits , she pointed to the well outside , saying pleasantly ,
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1 glad 2 to
2 to 3 see
3 see 4 him
4 him 5 in
5 in 6 such
6 such 7 good
7 good 8 spirits
8 spirits 9 ,
9 , 10 she
10 she 11 pointed
11 pointed 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 well
14 well 15 outside
15 outside 16 ,
16 , 17 saying
17 saying 18 pleasantly
18 pleasantly 19 ,

" well , then , just try your muscle by bringing in some fresh water . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 just
6 just 7 try
7 try 8 your
8 your 9 muscle
9 muscle 10 by
10 by 11 bringing
11 bringing 12 in
12 in 13 some
13 some 14 fresh
14 fresh 15 water
15 water 16 .
16 . 17 "

" just the nicest place that ever was .
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1 " 2 just
2 just 3 the
3 the 4 nicest
4 nicest 5 place
5 place 6 that
6 that 7 ever
7 ever 8 was
8 was 9 .

" Mike lets me ride the white one to water when the judge isn't round .
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1 " 2 Mike
2 Mike 3 lets
3 lets 4 me
4 me 5 ride
5 ride 6 the
6 the 7 white
7 white 8 one
8 one 9 to
9 to 10 water
10 water 11 when
11 when 12 the
12 the 13 judge
13 judge 14 isn't
14 isn't 15 round
15 round 16 .

it 's such fun to go jouncing down the lane and back .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 such
3 such 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 jouncing
7 jouncing 8 down
8 down 9 the
9 the 10 lane
10 lane 11 and
11 and 12 back
12 back 13 .

I do love horses ! " cried Bab , bobbing up and down on the blue bench to imitate the motion of white Jenny .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 do
2 do 3 love
3 love 4 horses
4 horses 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 ,
9 , 10 bobbing
10 bobbing 11 up
11 up 12 and
12 and 13 down
13 down 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 blue
16 blue 17 bench
17 bench 18 to
18 to 19 imitate
19 imitate 20 the
20 the 21 motion
21 motion 22 of
22 of 23 white
23 white 24 Jenny
24 Jenny 25 .

" don't you be scared , child .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 be
4 be 5 scared
5 scared 6 ,
6 , 7 child
7 child 8 .

" Good-morning , ma'am .
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1 " 2 Good-morning
2 Good-morning 3 ,
3 , 4 ma'am
4 ma'am 5 .

what 's the matter now ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 matter
4 matter 5 now
5 now 6 ?

young tramp been stealing your chickens ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 young
1 young 2 tramp
2 tramp 3 been
3 been 4 stealing
4 stealing 5 your
5 your 6 chickens
6 chickens 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" oh , dear no , sir ! " exclaimed Mrs Moss , as if shocked at the idea .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 no
5 no 6 ,
6 , 7 sir
7 sir 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 exclaimed
10 exclaimed 11 Mrs
11 Mrs 12 Moss
12 Moss 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 shocked
16 shocked 17 at
17 at 18 the
18 the 19 idea
19 idea 20 .

" ' Most any thing , sir , to get my livin ' . "
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Most
3 Most 4 any
4 any 5 thing
5 thing 6 ,
6 , 7 sir
7 sir 8 ,
8 , 9 to
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 my
11 my 12 livin
12 livin 13 '
13 ' 14 .
14 . 15 "

" can you weed ? "
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1 " 2 can
2 can 3 you
3 you 4 weed
4 weed 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" never did , but I can learn , sir . "
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 did
3 did 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 I
6 I 7 can
7 can 8 learn
8 learn 9 ,
9 , 10 sir
10 sir 11 .
11 . 12 "

" pull up all the beets and leave the pigweed , hey ?
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1 " 2 pull
2 pull 3 up
3 up 4 all
4 all 5 the
5 the 6 beets
6 beets 7 and
7 and 8 leave
8 leave 9 the
9 the 10 pigweed
10 pigweed 11 ,
11 , 12 hey
12 hey 13 ?

can you pick strawberries ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can
1 can 2 you
2 you 3 pick
3 pick 4 strawberries
4 strawberries 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" never tried any thing but eatin ' ' em , sir , "
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 tried
3 tried 4 any
4 any 5 thing
5 thing 6 but
6 but 7 eatin
7 eatin 8 '
8 ' 9 '
9 ' 10 em
10 em 11 ,
11 , 12 sir
12 sir 13 ,
13 , 14 "

" not likely to forget that part of the job .
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 likely
3 likely 4 to
4 to 5 forget
5 forget 6 that
6 that 7 part
7 part 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 job
10 job 11 .

can you ride a horse to plow ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can
1 can 2 you
2 you 3 ride
3 ride 4 a
4 a 5 horse
5 horse 6 to
6 to 7 plow
7 plow 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" no antics allowed .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 antics
3 antics 4 allowed
4 allowed 5 .

my horse is a fine fellow , and I 'm very particular about him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 horse
2 horse 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 fine
5 fine 6 fellow
6 fellow 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 'm
10 'm 11 very
11 very 12 particular
12 particular 13 about
13 about 14 him
14 him 15 .
15 . 16 "

" I 'm too fond of horses to hurt ' em , Sir .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 too
4 too 5 fond
5 fond 6 of
6 of 7 horses
7 horses 8 to
8 to 9 hurt
9 hurt 10 '
10 ' 11 em
11 em 12 ,
12 , 13 Sir
13 Sir 14 .

as for ridin ' , I ain't afraid of any thing on four legs .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 as
1 as 2 for
2 for 3 ridin
3 ridin 4 '
4 ' 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 ain't
7 ain't 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 of
9 of 10 any
10 any 11 thing
11 thing 12 on
12 on 13 four
13 four 14 legs
14 legs 15 .

the King of Morocco used to kick and bite like fun , but I could manage him first-rate . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 King
2 King 3 of
3 of 4 Morocco
4 Morocco 5 used
5 used 6 to
6 to 7 kick
7 kick 8 and
8 and 9 bite
9 bite 10 like
10 like 11 fun
11 fun 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 I
14 I 15 could
15 could 16 manage
16 manage 17 him
17 him 18 first-rate
18 first-rate 19 .
19 . 20 "

" then you 'd be able to drive cows to pasture , perhaps ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 you
3 you 4 'd
4 'd 5 be
5 be 6 able
6 able 7 to
7 to 8 drive
8 drive 9 cows
9 cows 10 to
10 to 11 pasture
11 pasture 12 ,
12 , 13 perhaps
13 perhaps 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" I 've drove elephants and camels , ostriches and grizzly bears , and mules , and six yellow ponies all to oncet .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 drove
4 drove 5 elephants
5 elephants 6 and
6 and 7 camels
7 camels 8 ,
8 , 9 ostriches
9 ostriches 10 and
10 and 11 grizzly
11 grizzly 12 bears
12 bears 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 mules
15 mules 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 six
18 six 19 yellow
19 yellow 20 ponies
20 ponies 21 all
21 all 22 to
22 to 23 oncet
23 oncet 24 .

" don't raise elephants and camels much round here .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 raise
3 raise 4 elephants
4 elephants 5 and
5 and 6 camels
6 camels 7 much
7 much 8 round
8 round 9 here
9 here 10 .

bears used to be plenty , but folks got tired of them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 bears
1 bears 2 used
2 used 3 to
3 to 4 be
4 be 5 plenty
5 plenty 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 folks
8 folks 9 got
9 got 10 tired
10 tired 11 of
11 of 12 them
12 them 13 .

mules are numerous , but we have the two-legged kind ; and as a general thing prefer Shanghae fowls to ostriches . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 mules
1 mules 2 are
2 are 3 numerous
3 numerous 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 we
6 we 7 have
7 have 8 the
8 the 9 two-legged
9 two-legged 10 kind
10 kind 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 general
15 general 16 thing
16 thing 17 prefer
17 prefer 18 Shanghae
18 Shanghae 19 fowls
19 fowls 20 to
20 to 21 ostriches
21 ostriches 22 .
22 . 23 "

as they stopped , the Squire tapped on the window behind him , saying , with an attempt at the former gruffness ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 as
1 as 2 they
2 they 3 stopped
3 stopped 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 Squire
6 Squire 7 tapped
7 tapped 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 window
10 window 11 behind
11 behind 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 saying
14 saying 15 ,
15 , 16 with
16 with 17 an
17 an 18 attempt
18 attempt 19 at
19 at 20 the
20 the 21 former
21 former 22 gruffness
22 gruffness 23 ,

" we 'll try you on cows awhile .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 try
4 try 5 you
5 you 6 on
6 on 7 cows
7 cows 8 awhile
8 awhile 9 .

my man will show you where to drive them , and give you some odd jobs through the day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 man
2 man 3 will
3 will 4 show
4 show 5 you
5 you 6 where
6 where 7 to
7 to 8 drive
8 drive 9 them
9 them 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 give
12 give 13 you
13 you 14 some
14 some 15 odd
15 odd 16 jobs
16 jobs 17 through
17 through 18 the
18 the 19 day
19 day 20 .

I 'll see what you are good for , and send you word to-night , Mrs Moss .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 see
3 see 4 what
4 what 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 good
7 good 8 for
8 for 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 send
11 send 12 you
12 you 13 word
13 word 14 to-night
14 to-night 15 ,
15 , 16 Mrs
16 Mrs 17 Moss
17 Moss 18 .

the boy can sleep at your house , can't he ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 boy
2 boy 3 can
3 can 4 sleep
4 sleep 5 at
5 at 6 your
6 your 7 house
7 house 8 ,
8 , 9 can't
9 can't 10 he
10 he 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" yes , indeed , sir .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 .

he can go on doing it , and come up to his work just as well as not .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 can
2 can 3 go
3 go 4 on
4 on 5 doing
5 doing 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 come
9 come 10 up
10 up 11 to
11 to 12 his
12 his 13 work
13 work 14 just
14 just 15 as
15 as 16 well
16 well 17 as
17 as 18 not
18 not 19 .

I can see to him then , and he won't be a care to any one , " said Mrs Moss , heartily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 can
2 can 3 see
3 see 4 to
4 to 5 him
5 him 6 then
6 then 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 won't
10 won't 11 be
11 be 12 a
12 a 13 care
13 care 14 to
14 to 15 any
15 any 16 one
16 one 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Mrs
20 Mrs 21 Moss
21 Moss 22 ,
22 , 23 heartily
23 heartily 24 .

" Thanky ' , sir .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Thanky
2 Thanky 3 '
3 ' 4 ,
4 , 5 sir
5 sir 6 .

I will , sir .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 will
2 will 3 ,
3 , 4 sir
4 sir 5 .

here a red-headed Irishman came to the door , and stood eying the boy with small favor while the Squire gave his orders .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 here
1 here 2 a
2 a 3 red-headed
3 red-headed 4 Irishman
4 Irishman 5 came
5 came 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 door
8 door 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 stood
11 stood 12 eying
12 eying 13 the
13 the 14 boy
14 boy 15 with
15 with 16 small
16 small 17 favor
17 favor 18 while
18 while 19 the
19 the 20 Squire
20 Squire 21 gave
21 gave 22 his
22 his 23 orders
23 orders 24 .

" Pat , this lad wants work .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Pat
2 Pat 3 ,
3 , 4 this
4 this 5 lad
5 lad 6 wants
6 wants 7 work
7 work 8 .

he 's to take the cows and go for them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 to
3 to 4 take
4 take 5 the
5 the 6 cows
6 cows 7 and
7 and 8 go
8 go 9 for
9 for 10 them
10 them 11 .

give him any light jobs you have , and let me know if he 's good for any thing . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 give
1 give 2 him
2 him 3 any
3 any 4 light
4 light 5 jobs
5 jobs 6 you
6 you 7 have
7 have 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 let
10 let 11 me
11 me 12 know
12 know 13 if
13 if 14 he
14 he 15 's
15 's 16 good
16 good 17 for
17 for 18 any
18 any 19 thing
19 thing 20 .
20 . 21 "

" yis , your honor .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yis
2 yis 3 ,
3 , 4 your
4 your 5 honor
5 honor 6 .

" he 'll nip ye , if ye go botherin ' that way .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 'll
3 'll 4 nip
4 nip 5 ye
5 ye 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 ye
8 ye 9 go
9 go 10 botherin
10 botherin 11 '
11 ' 12 that
12 that 13 way
13 way 14 .

" I ain't afraid !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 !

you won't hurt me , will you , old feller ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 won't
2 won't 3 hurt
3 hurt 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 will
6 will 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 old
9 old 10 feller
10 feller 11 ?

the Squire saw it all from the open window , and suspecting from Pat 's face that trouble was brewing , called out ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 Squire
2 Squire 3 saw
3 saw 4 it
4 it 5 all
5 all 6 from
6 from 7 the
7 the 8 open
8 open 9 window
9 window 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 suspecting
12 suspecting 13 from
13 from 14 Pat
14 Pat 15 's
15 's 16 face
16 face 17 that
17 that 18 trouble
18 trouble 19 was
19 was 20 brewing
20 brewing 21 ,
21 , 22 called
22 called 23 out
23 out 24 ,

" let the lad harness Duke , if he can .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 let
2 let 3 the
3 the 4 lad
4 lad 5 harness
5 harness 6 Duke
6 Duke 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 he
9 he 10 can
10 can 11 .

I 'm going out directly , and he may as well try that as any thing . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 going
3 going 4 out
4 out 5 directly
5 directly 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 may
9 may 10 as
10 as 11 well
11 well 12 try
12 try 13 that
13 that 14 as
14 as 15 any
15 any 16 thing
16 thing 17 .
17 . 18 "

CHAPTER VI
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1 CHAPTER 2 VI

a CIRCULATING LIBRARY
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1 a 2 CIRCULATING
2 CIRCULATING 3 LIBRARY

" I wish they 'd come .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wish
3 wish 4 they
4 they 5 'd
5 'd 6 come
6 come 7 .

he 's the dearest dog I ever saw ! " answered Bab , who was fonder of animals than her sister .
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1 he 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 dearest
4 dearest 5 dog
5 dog 6 I
6 I 7 ever
7 ever 8 saw
8 saw 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 answered
11 answered 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 who
14 who 15 was
15 was 16 fonder
16 fonder 17 of
17 of 18 animals
18 animals 19 than
19 than 20 her
20 her 21 sister
21 sister 22 .

" please to locate , gentlemen ; please to locate .
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1 " 2 please
2 please 3 to
3 to 4 locate
4 locate 5 ,
5 , 6 gentlemen
6 gentlemen 7 ;
7 ; 8 please
8 please 9 to
9 to 10 locate
10 locate 11 .

pronounced by all beholders the most remarkable youthful progidy agoin ' .
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1 pronounced 2 by
2 by 3 all
3 all 4 beholders
4 beholders 5 the
5 the 6 most
6 most 7 remarkable
7 remarkable 8 youthful
8 youthful 9 progidy
9 progidy 10 agoin
10 agoin 11 '
11 ' 12 .

hooray ! here we are ! "
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1 hooray 2 !
2 ! 3 here
3 here 4 we
4 we 5 are
5 are 6 !
6 ! 7 "

" come down and tell what you did up at the Squire 's .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 down
3 down 4 and
4 and 5 tell
5 tell 6 what
6 what 7 you
7 you 8 did
8 did 9 up
9 up 10 at
10 at 11 the
11 the 12 Squire
12 Squire 13 's
13 's 14 .

was he cross ?
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1 was 2 he
2 he 3 cross
3 cross 4 ?

did you have to work hard ?
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1 did 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 work
5 work 6 hard
6 hard 7 ?

do you like it ? " asked Bab , when the noise had subsided .
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1 do 2 you
2 you 3 like
3 like 4 it
4 it 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 ,
9 , 10 when
10 when 11 the
11 the 12 noise
12 noise 13 had
13 had 14 subsided
14 subsided 15 .

" I did all sorts of jobs .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 did
3 did 4 all
4 all 5 sorts
5 sorts 6 of
6 of 7 jobs
7 jobs 8 .

the old gentleman wasn't cross ; he gave me a dime , and I like him first-rate .
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1 the 2 old
2 old 3 gentleman
3 gentleman 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 cross
5 cross 6 ;
6 ; 7 he
7 he 8 gave
8 gave 9 me
9 me 10 a
10 a 11 dime
11 dime 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 like
15 like 16 him
16 him 17 first-rate
17 first-rate 18 .

but I just hate ' Carrots ; ' he swears at a feller , and fired a stick of wood at me .
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1 but 2 I
2 I 3 just
3 just 4 hate
4 hate 5 '
5 ' 6 Carrots
6 Carrots 7 ;
7 ; 8 '
8 ' 9 he
9 he 10 swears
10 swears 11 at
11 at 12 a
12 a 13 feller
13 feller 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 fired
16 fired 17 a
17 a 18 stick
18 stick 19 of
19 of 20 wood
20 wood 21 at
21 at 22 me
22 me 23 .

guess I 'll pay him off when I get a chance . "
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1 guess 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 pay
4 pay 5 him
5 him 6 off
6 off 7 when
7 when 8 I
8 I 9 get
9 get 10 a
10 a 11 chance
11 chance 12 .
12 . 13 "

" look here , tell me about this , will you ?
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1 " 2 look
2 look 3 here
3 here 4 ,
4 , 5 tell
5 tell 6 me
6 me 7 about
7 about 8 this
8 this 9 ,
9 , 10 will
10 will 11 you
11 you 12 ?

what are these chaps up to ?
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1 what 2 are
2 are 3 these
3 these 4 chaps
4 chaps 5 up
5 up 6 to
6 to 7 ?

the ink has spoilt all but the picture and this bit of reading .
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1 the 2 ink
2 ink 3 has
3 has 4 spoilt
4 spoilt 5 all
5 all 6 but
6 but 7 the
7 the 8 picture
8 picture 9 and
9 and 10 this
10 this 11 bit
11 bit 12 of
12 of 13 reading
13 reading 14 .

I want to know what it means .
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1 I 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 it
6 it 7 means
7 means 8 .

take it to ' em , Sanch . "
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1 take 2 it
2 it 3 to
3 to 4 '
4 ' 5 em
5 em 6 ,
6 , 7 Sanch
7 Sanch 8 .
8 . 9 "

Bab and Betty picked it up and read it aloud in unison , while Ben leaned from his perch to listen and learn .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bab
1 Bab 2 and
2 and 3 Betty
3 Betty 4 picked
4 picked 5 it
5 it 6 up
6 up 7 and
7 and 8 read
8 read 9 it
9 it 10 aloud
10 aloud 11 in
11 in 12 unison
12 unison 13 ,
13 , 14 while
14 while 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 leaned
16 leaned 17 from
17 from 18 his
18 his 19 perch
19 perch 20 to
20 to 21 listen
21 listen 22 and
22 and 23 learn
23 learn 24 .

" ' When day dawned , land was visible .
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 When
3 When 4 day
4 day 5 dawned
5 dawned 6 ,
6 , 7 land
7 land 8 was
8 was 9 visible
9 visible 10 .

a pleasant land it was .
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1 a 2 pleasant
2 pleasant 3 land
3 land 4 it
4 it 5 was
5 was 6 .

there were gay flowers , and tall trees with leaves and fruit , such as they had never seen before .
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1 there 2 were
2 were 3 gay
3 gay 4 flowers
4 flowers 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 tall
7 tall 8 trees
8 trees 9 with
9 with 10 leaves
10 leaves 11 and
11 and 12 fruit
12 fruit 13 ,
13 , 14 such
14 such 15 as
15 as 16 they
16 they 17 had
17 had 18 never
18 never 19 seen
19 seen 20 before
20 before 21 .

on the shore were unclad copper-colored men , gazing with wonder at the Spanish ships .
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1 on 2 the
2 the 3 shore
3 shore 4 were
4 were 5 unclad
5 unclad 6 copper-colored
6 copper-colored 7 men
7 men 8 ,
8 , 9 gazing
9 gazing 10 with
10 with 11 wonder
11 wonder 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 Spanish
14 Spanish 15 ships
15 ships 16 .

" why , that 's Columbus finding San Salvador .
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 's
5 's 6 Columbus
6 Columbus 7 finding
7 finding 8 San
8 San 9 Salvador
9 Salvador 10 .

" no , I don't .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 don't
5 don't 6 .

who was he any way ?
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1 who 2 was
2 was 3 he
3 he 4 any
4 any 5 way
5 way 6 ?

" I don't care a bit for your quackin ' boss , whoever he is .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 care
4 care 5 a
5 a 6 bit
6 bit 7 for
7 for 8 your
8 your 9 quackin
9 quackin 10 '
10 ' 11 boss
11 boss 12 ,
12 , 13 whoever
13 whoever 14 he
14 he 15 is
15 is 16 .

tell about this fine feller with the ships ; I like him , " persisted Ben .
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1 tell 2 about
2 about 3 this
3 this 4 fine
4 fine 5 feller
5 feller 6 with
6 with 7 the
7 the 8 ships
8 ships 9 ;
9 ; 10 I
10 I 11 like
11 like 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 persisted
15 persisted 16 Ben
16 Ben 17 .

" I 'd like to read some more .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 read
6 read 7 some
7 some 8 more
8 more 9 .

would my ten cents buy a book ? " asked Ben , anxious to learn a little since Bab laughed at him .
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1 would 2 my
2 my 3 ten
3 ten 4 cents
4 cents 5 buy
5 buy 6 a
6 a 7 book
7 book 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Ben
11 Ben 12 ,
12 , 13 anxious
13 anxious 14 to
14 to 15 learn
15 learn 16 a
16 a 17 little
17 little 18 since
18 since 19 Bab
19 Bab 20 laughed
20 laughed 21 at
21 at 22 him
22 him 23 .

" no , indeed !
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 !

" I do get my history in the evening , but you could have it mornings before school . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 do
3 do 4 get
4 get 5 my
5 my 6 history
6 history 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 evening
9 evening 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 you
12 you 13 could
13 could 14 have
14 have 15 it
15 it 16 mornings
16 mornings 17 before
17 before 18 school
18 school 19 .
19 . 20 "

" I shall have to go off early , so there won't be any chance .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 have
4 have 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 off
7 off 8 early
8 early 9 ,
9 , 10 so
10 so 11 there
11 there 12 won't
12 won't 13 be
13 be 14 any
14 any 15 chance
15 chance 16 .

yes , there will , I'LL tell you how to do it .
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1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 will
4 will 5 ,
5 , 6 I'LL
6 I'LL 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
8 you 9 how
9 how 10 to
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 it
12 it 13 .

let me read while I drive up the cows .
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1 let 2 me
2 me 3 read
3 read 4 while
4 while 5 I
5 I 6 drive
6 drive 7 up
7 up 8 the
8 the 9 cows
9 cows 10 .

Squire likes ' em to eat slow along the road , so 's to keep the grass short and save mowin ' .
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1 Squire 2 likes
2 likes 3 '
3 ' 4 em
4 em 5 to
5 to 6 eat
6 eat 7 slow
7 slow 8 along
8 along 9 the
9 the 10 road
10 road 11 ,
11 , 12 so
12 so 13 's
13 's 14 to
14 to 15 keep
15 keep 16 the
16 the 17 grass
17 grass 18 short
18 short 19 and
19 and 20 save
20 save 21 mowin
21 mowin 22 '
22 ' 23 .

Pat said so , and I could do history instead of loafin ' round ! " cried Ben full of this bright idea .
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1 Pat 2 said
2 said 3 so
3 so 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 I
6 I 7 could
7 could 8 do
8 do 9 history
9 history 10 instead
10 instead 11 of
11 of 12 loafin
12 loafin 13 '
13 ' 14 round
14 round 15 !
15 ! 16 "
16 " 17 cried
17 cried 18 Ben
18 Ben 19 full
19 full 20 of
20 of 21 this
21 this 22 bright
22 bright 23 idea
23 idea 24 .

" how will I get my book back in time to recite ? " asked Bab , prudently .
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 will
3 will 4 I
4 I 5 get
5 get 6 my
6 my 7 book
7 book 8 back
8 back 9 in
9 in 10 time
10 time 11 to
11 to 12 recite
12 recite 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 16 Bab
16 Bab 17 ,
17 , 18 prudently
18 prudently 19 .

" oh , I 'll leave it on the window-sill , or put it inside the door as I go back .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'll
5 'll 6 leave
6 leave 7 it
7 it 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 window-sill
10 window-sill 11 ,
11 , 12 or
12 or 13 put
13 put 14 it
14 it 15 inside
15 inside 16 the
16 the 17 door
17 door 18 as
18 as 19 I
19 I 20 go
20 go 21 back
21 back 22 .

I 'll be real careful , and just as soon as I earn enough , I 'll buy you a new one and take the old one .
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 be
3 be 4 real
4 real 5 careful
5 careful 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 just
8 just 9 as
9 as 10 soon
10 soon 11 as
11 as 12 I
12 I 13 earn
13 earn 14 enough
14 enough 15 ,
15 , 16 I
16 I 17 'll
17 'll 18 buy
18 buy 19 you
19 you 20 a
20 a 21 new
21 new 22 one
22 one 23 and
23 and 24 take
24 take 25 the
25 the 26 old
26 old 27 one
27 one 28 .

Will you ? "
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1 Will 2 you
2 you 3 ?
3 ? 4 "

" yes ; but I 'll tell you a nicer way to do .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ;
3 ; 4 but
4 but 5 I
5 I 6 'll
6 'll 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
8 you 9 a
9 a 10 nicer
10 nicer 11 way
11 way 12 to
12 to 13 do
13 do 14 .

you put it in my cubby-house , right at the corner of the wall nearest the big maple .
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1 you 2 put
2 put 3 it
3 it 4 in
4 in 5 my
5 my 6 cubby-house
6 cubby-house 7 ,
7 , 8 right
8 right 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 corner
11 corner 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 wall
14 wall 15 nearest
15 nearest 16 the
16 the 17 big
17 big 18 maple
18 maple 19 .

you 'll find a cunning place between the roots that stick up under the flat stone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 a
4 a 5 cunning
5 cunning 6 place
6 place 7 between
7 between 8 the
8 the 9 roots
9 roots 10 that
10 that 11 stick
11 stick 12 up
12 up 13 under
13 under 14 the
14 the 15 flat
15 flat 16 stone
16 stone 17 .

that 's my closet , and I keep things there .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 's
2 's 3 my
3 my 4 closet
4 closet 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 keep
8 keep 9 things
9 things 10 there
10 there 11 .

it 's the best cubby of all , and we take turns to have it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 the
3 the 4 best
4 best 5 cubby
5 cubby 6 of
6 of 7 all
7 all 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 take
11 take 12 turns
12 turns 13 to
13 to 14 have
14 have 15 it
15 it 16 .
16 . 17 "

" I 'll find it , and that 'll be a first-rate place , " said Ben , much gratified .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 find
4 find 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 that
8 that 9 'll
9 'll 10 be
10 be 11 a
11 a 12 first-rate
12 first-rate 13 place
13 place 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 ,
18 , 19 much
19 much 20 gratified
20 gratified 21 .

" I could put my reading-book in sometimes , if you 'd like it .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 could
3 could 4 put
4 put 5 my
5 my 6 reading-book
6 reading-book 7 in
7 in 8 sometimes
8 sometimes 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 you
11 you 12 'd
12 'd 13 like
13 like 14 it
14 it 15 .

" I'd like a ' rithmetic better .
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1 " 2 I'd
2 I'd 3 like
3 like 4 a
4 a 5 '
5 ' 6 rithmetic
6 rithmetic 7 better
7 better 8 .

" I 'll teach you that .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 teach
4 teach 5 you
5 you 6 that
6 that 7 .

Betty doesn't know much about sums .
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1 Betty 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 know
3 know 4 much
4 much 5 about
5 about 6 sums
6 sums 7 .

but she spells splendidly , and is always at the head of her class .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 spells
3 spells 4 splendidly
4 splendidly 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 is
7 is 8 always
8 always 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 head
11 head 12 of
12 of 13 her
13 her 14 class
14 class 15 .

" I never went to school , so that 's the reason I ain't smart .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 never
3 never 4 went
4 went 5 to
5 to 6 school
6 school 7 ,
7 , 8 so
8 so 9 that
9 that 10 's
10 's 11 the
11 the 12 reason
12 reason 13 I
13 I 14 ain't
14 ain't 15 smart
15 smart 16 .

I can write , though , better ' n some of the boys up at school .
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1 I 2 can
2 can 3 write
3 write 4 ,
4 , 5 though
5 though 6 ,
6 , 7 better
7 better 8 '
8 ' 9 n
9 n 10 some
10 some 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 boys
13 boys 14 up
14 up 15 at
15 at 16 school
16 school 17 .

I saw lots of names on the shed door .
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1 I 2 saw
2 saw 3 lots
3 lots 4 of
4 of 5 names
5 names 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 shed
8 shed 9 door
9 door 10 .

" those are beautiful !
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1 " 2 those
2 those 3 are
3 are 4 beautiful
4 beautiful 5 !

I can't make such curly ones .
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1 I 2 can't
2 can't 3 make
3 make 4 such
4 such 5 curly
5 curly 6 ones
6 ones 7 .

who taught you to do it ? " asked Bab , as she and Betty walked up and down admiring them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 who
1 who 2 taught
2 taught 3 you
3 you 4 to
4 to 5 do
5 do 6 it
6 it 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 Bab
10 Bab 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 she
13 she 14 and
14 and 15 Betty
15 Betty 16 walked
16 walked 17 up
17 up 18 and
18 and 19 down
19 down 20 admiring
20 admiring 21 them
21 them 22 .

" horse blankets , " answered Ben , soberly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 horse
2 horse 3 blankets
3 blankets 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 answered
6 answered 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 soberly
9 soberly 10 .

" what ! " cried both girls , stopping to stare .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 cried
5 cried 6 both
6 both 7 girls
7 girls 8 ,
8 , 9 stopping
9 stopping 10 to
10 to 11 stare
11 stare 12 .

" our horses all had their names on their blankets , and I used to copy ' em .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 our
2 our 3 horses
3 horses 4 all
4 all 5 had
5 had 6 their
6 their 7 names
7 names 8 on
8 on 9 their
9 their 10 blankets
10 blankets 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 used
14 used 15 to
15 to 16 copy
16 copy 17 '
17 ' 18 em
18 em 19 .

the wagons had signs , and I learned to read that way after father taught me my letters off the red and yellow posters .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 wagons
2 wagons 3 had
3 had 4 signs
4 signs 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 learned
8 learned 9 to
9 to 10 read
10 read 11 that
11 that 12 way
12 way 13 after
13 after 14 father
14 father 15 taught
15 taught 16 me
16 me 17 my
17 my 18 letters
18 letters 19 off
19 off 20 the
20 the 21 red
21 red 22 and
22 and 23 yellow
23 yellow 24 posters
24 posters 25 .

First word I knew was lion , ' cause I was always goin ' to see old Jubal in his cage .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 First
1 First 2 word
2 word 3 I
3 I 4 knew
4 knew 5 was
5 was 6 lion
6 lion 7 ,
7 , 8 '
8 ' 9 cause
9 cause 10 I
10 I 11 was
11 was 12 always
12 always 13 goin
13 goin 14 '
14 ' 15 to
15 to 16 see
16 see 17 old
17 old 18 Jubal
18 Jubal 19 in
19 in 20 his
20 his 21 cage
21 cage 22 .

father was real proud when I read it right off .
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1 father 2 was
2 was 3 real
3 real 4 proud
4 proud 5 when
5 when 6 I
6 I 7 read
7 read 8 it
8 it 9 right
9 right 10 off
10 off 11 .

I can draw one , too . "
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1 I 2 can
2 can 3 draw
3 draw 4 one
4 one 5 ,
5 , 6 too
6 too 7 .
7 . 8 "

CHAPTER VII
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1 CHAPTER 2 VII

NEW FRIENDS TROT IN
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1 NEW 2 FRIENDS
2 FRIENDS 3 TROT
3 TROT 4 IN

at " the First Settlements " he had to stop , for the schoolhouse was reached , and the book must be returned .
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1 at 2 "
2 " 3 the
3 the 4 First
4 First 5 Settlements
5 Settlements 6 "
6 " 7 he
7 he 8 had
8 had 9 to
9 to 10 stop
10 stop 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 schoolhouse
14 schoolhouse 15 was
15 was 16 reached
16 reached 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 the
19 the 20 book
20 book 21 must
21 must 22 be
22 be 23 returned
23 returned 24 .

they told their mother , however , and she gave them leave to lend their books and encourage Ben to love learning all they could .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 told
2 told 3 their
3 their 4 mother
4 mother 5 ,
5 , 6 however
6 however 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 gave
10 gave 11 them
11 them 12 leave
12 leave 13 to
13 to 14 lend
14 lend 15 their
15 their 16 books
16 books 17 and
17 and 18 encourage
18 encourage 19 Ben
19 Ben 20 to
20 to 21 love
21 love 22 learning
22 learning 23 all
23 all 24 they
24 they 25 could
25 could 26 .

she also proposed that they should drop patch-work , and help her make some blue shirts for Ben .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 also
2 also 3 proposed
3 proposed 4 that
4 that 5 they
5 they 6 should
6 should 7 drop
7 drop 8 patch-work
8 patch-work 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 help
11 help 12 her
12 her 13 make
13 make 14 some
14 some 15 blue
15 blue 16 shirts
16 shirts 17 for
17 for 18 Ben
18 Ben 19 .

but the little girls tried him with all they Possessed , and he was mortified to find how ignorant he was .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 girls
4 girls 5 tried
5 tried 6 him
6 him 7 with
7 with 8 all
8 all 9 they
9 they 10 Possessed
10 Possessed 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 mortified
15 mortified 16 to
16 to 17 find
17 find 18 how
18 how 19 ignorant
19 ignorant 20 he
20 he 21 was
21 was 22 .

now he saw nothing before him but days of patient and very uninteresting labor .
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1 now 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 before
5 before 6 him
6 him 7 but
7 but 8 days
8 days 9 of
9 of 10 patient
10 patient 11 and
11 and 12 very
12 very 13 uninteresting
13 uninteresting 14 labor
14 labor 15 .

on the other hand , he was not obliged to stay a minute longer unless he liked .
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1 on 2 the
2 the 3 other
3 other 4 hand
4 hand 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 not
8 not 9 obliged
9 obliged 10 to
10 to 11 stay
11 stay 12 a
12 a 13 minute
13 minute 14 longer
14 longer 15 unless
15 unless 16 he
16 he 17 liked
17 liked 18 .

while he paused to think of this , something happened which kept him from doing what he would have been sure to regret afterward .
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1 while 2 he
2 he 3 paused
3 paused 4 to
4 to 5 think
5 think 6 of
6 of 7 this
7 this 8 ,
8 , 9 something
9 something 10 happened
10 happened 11 which
11 which 12 kept
12 kept 13 him
13 him 14 from
14 from 15 doing
15 doing 16 what
16 what 17 he
17 he 18 would
18 would 19 have
19 have 20 been
20 been 21 sure
21 sure 22 to
22 to 23 regret
23 regret 24 afterward
24 afterward 25 .

" now , Chevalita , if you have got a stone in your foot , I shall have to get off and take it out .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 Chevalita
4 Chevalita 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 you
7 you 8 have
8 have 9 got
9 got 10 a
10 a 11 stone
11 stone 12 in
12 in 13 your
13 your 14 foot
14 foot 15 ,
15 , 16 I
16 I 17 shall
17 shall 18 have
18 have 19 to
19 to 20 get
20 get 21 off
21 off 22 and
22 and 23 take
23 take 24 it
24 it 25 out
25 out 26 .

why don't you look where you step , and save me all this trouble ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 look
4 look 5 where
5 where 6 you
6 you 7 step
7 step 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 save
10 save 11 me
11 me 12 all
12 all 13 this
13 this 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" I wish you would .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wish
3 wish 4 you
4 you 5 would
5 would 6 .

" that was nicely done , and I 'm much obliged .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 4 nicely
4 nicely 5 done
5 done 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'm
9 'm 10 much
10 much 11 obliged
11 obliged 12 .

" no , ma'am ; I 'm new in these parts , and I only know where Squire Morris and Mrs Moss live . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 ma'am
4 ma'am 5 ;
5 ; 6 I
6 I 7 'm
7 'm 8 new
8 new 9 in
9 in 10 these
10 these 11 parts
11 parts 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 only
15 only 16 know
16 know 17 where
17 where 18 Squire
18 Squire 19 Morris
19 Morris 20 and
20 and 21 Mrs
21 Mrs 22 Moss
22 Moss 23 live
23 live 24 .
24 . 25 "

" I want to see both of them , so suppose you show me the way .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 both
6 both 7 of
7 of 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 so
10 so 11 suppose
11 suppose 12 you
12 you 13 show
13 show 14 me
14 me 15 the
15 the 16 way
16 way 17 .

it 's a real pretty place ; Bab and Betty play there , and so do I . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 real
4 real 5 pretty
5 pretty 6 place
6 place 7 ;
7 ; 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 and
9 and 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 play
11 play 12 there
12 there 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 so
15 so 16 do
16 do 17 I
17 I 18 .
18 . 19 "

" tell me all about it .
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1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 .

are Bab and Betty your sisters ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 are
1 are 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 and
3 and 4 Betty
4 Betty 5 your
5 your 6 sisters
6 sisters 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

at the school-house corner he stopped and said , spreading his arms like a sign-post ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 at
1 at 2 the
2 the 3 school-house
3 school-house 4 corner
4 corner 5 he
5 he 6 stopped
6 stopped 7 and
7 and 8 said
8 said 9 ,
9 , 10 spreading
10 spreading 11 his
11 his 12 arms
12 arms 13 like
13 like 14 a
14 a 15 sign-post
15 sign-post 16 ,

" that 's the way to the Laylocks , and this is the way to the Squire 's . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 Laylocks
8 Laylocks 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 this
11 this 12 is
12 is 13 the
13 the 14 way
14 way 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 Squire
17 Squire 18 's
18 's 19 .
19 . 20 "

I won't say good-by , because I shall see you again . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 won't
2 won't 3 say
3 say 4 good-by
4 good-by 5 ,
5 , 6 because
6 because 7 I
7 I 8 shall
8 shall 9 see
9 see 10 you
10 you 11 again
11 again 12 .
12 . 13 "

when dinner was over , Ben 's industrious fit left him , and he leisurely trundled his barrow to and fro till the guest departed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 dinner
2 dinner 3 was
3 was 4 over
4 over 5 ,
5 , 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 's
7 's 8 industrious
8 industrious 9 fit
9 fit 10 left
10 left 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 leisurely
15 leisurely 16 trundled
16 trundled 17 his
17 his 18 barrow
18 barrow 19 to
19 to 20 and
20 and 21 fro
21 fro 22 till
22 till 23 the
23 the 24 guest
24 guest 25 departed
25 departed 26 .

leaning down , Miss Celia slipped a new quarter into his hand , saying ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 leaning
1 leaning 2 down
2 down 3 ,
3 , 4 Miss
4 Miss 5 Celia
5 Celia 6 slipped
6 slipped 7 a
7 a 8 new
8 new 9 quarter
9 quarter 10 into
10 into 11 his
11 his 12 hand
12 hand 13 ,
13 , 14 saying
14 saying 15 ,

" Lita wants me to give you this for taking the stone out of her foot . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Lita
2 Lita 3 wants
3 wants 4 me
4 me 5 to
5 to 6 give
6 give 7 you
7 you 8 this
8 this 9 for
9 for 10 taking
10 taking 11 the
11 the 12 stone
12 stone 13 out
13 out 14 of
14 of 15 her
15 her 16 foot
16 foot 17 .
17 . 18 "

" the Squire says you know a good deal about horses , so I suppose you understand the Houyhnhnm language ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 Squire
3 Squire 4 says
4 says 5 you
5 you 6 know
6 know 7 a
7 a 8 good
8 good 9 deal
9 deal 10 about
10 about 11 horses
11 horses 12 ,
12 , 13 so
13 so 14 I
14 I 15 suppose
15 suppose 16 you
16 you 17 understand
17 understand 18 the
18 the 19 Houyhnhnm
19 Houyhnhnm 20 language
20 language 21 ?

" no , miss , I never went to school . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 miss
4 miss 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 never
7 never 8 went
8 went 9 to
9 to 10 school
10 school 11 .
11 . 12 "

" that is not taught there .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 not
4 not 5 taught
5 taught 6 there
6 there 7 .

I 'll bring you a book all about it when I come back .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 bring
3 bring 4 you
4 you 5 a
5 a 6 book
6 book 7 all
7 all 8 about
8 about 9 it
9 it 10 when
10 when 11 I
11 I 12 come
12 come 13 back
13 back 14 .

Mr Gulliver went to the horse-country and heard the dear things speak their own tongue . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mr
1 Mr 2 Gulliver
2 Gulliver 3 went
3 went 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 horse-country
6 horse-country 7 and
7 and 8 heard
8 heard 9 the
9 the 10 dear
10 dear 11 things
11 things 12 speak
12 speak 13 their
13 their 14 own
14 own 15 tongue
15 tongue 16 .
16 . 17 "

" my father has been on the prairies , where there 's lots of wild ones , but he didn't hear ' em speak .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 father
3 father 4 has
4 has 5 been
5 been 6 on
6 on 7 the
7 the 8 prairies
8 prairies 9 ,
9 , 10 where
10 where 11 there
11 there 12 's
12 's 13 lots
13 lots 14 of
14 of 15 wild
15 wild 16 ones
16 ones 17 ,
17 , 18 but
18 but 19 he
19 he 20 didn't
20 didn't 21 hear
21 hear 22 '
22 ' 23 em
23 em 24 speak
24 speak 25 .

I know what they want without talkin ' , " answered Ben , suspecting a joke , but not exactly seeing what it was .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 know
2 know 3 what
3 what 4 they
4 they 5 want
5 want 6 without
6 without 7 talkin
7 talkin 8 '
8 ' 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 answered
11 answered 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 ,
13 , 14 suspecting
14 suspecting 15 a
15 a 16 joke
16 joke 17 ,
17 , 18 but
18 but 19 not
19 not 20 exactly
20 exactly 21 seeing
21 seeing 22 what
22 what 23 it
23 it 24 was
24 was 25 .

" I don't doubt it , but I won't forget the book .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 doubt
4 doubt 5 it
5 it 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 I
8 I 9 won't
9 won't 10 forget
10 forget 11 the
11 the 12 book
12 book 13 .

" if she only had a red habit and a streamin ' white feather , she 'd look as fine as ' Melia used to .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 she
3 she 4 only
4 only 5 had
5 had 6 a
6 a 7 red
7 red 8 habit
8 habit 9 and
9 and 10 a
10 a 11 streamin
11 streamin 12 '
12 ' 13 white
13 white 14 feather
14 feather 15 ,
15 , 16 she
16 she 17 'd
17 'd 18 look
18 look 19 as
19 as 20 fine
20 fine 21 as
21 as 22 '
22 ' 23 Melia
23 Melia 24 used
24 used 25 to
25 to 26 .

she is ' most as kind and rides ' most as well .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 is
2 is 3 '
3 ' 4 most
4 most 5 as
5 as 6 kind
6 kind 7 and
7 and 8 rides
8 rides 9 '
9 ' 10 most
10 most 11 as
11 as 12 well
12 well 13 .

wonder where she 's goin ' to .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 wonder
1 wonder 2 where
2 where 3 she
3 she 4 's
4 's 5 goin
5 goin 6 '
6 ' 7 to
7 to 8 .

in the afternoon the lady was gone , the old house all open , and their mother sweeping , airing , in great spirits .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 in
1 in 2 the
2 the 3 afternoon
3 afternoon 4 the
4 the 5 lady
5 lady 6 was
6 was 7 gone
7 gone 8 ,
8 , 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 house
11 house 12 all
12 all 13 open
13 open 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 their
16 their 17 mother
17 mother 18 sweeping
18 sweeping 19 ,
19 , 20 airing
20 airing 21 ,
21 , 22 in
22 in 23 great
23 great 24 spirits
24 spirits 25 .

here Ben found them , and was at once overwhelmed with a burst of news which excited him as much as it did them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 here
1 here 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 found
3 found 4 them
4 them 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 was
7 was 8 at
8 at 9 once
9 once 10 overwhelmed
10 overwhelmed 11 with
11 with 12 a
12 a 13 burst
13 burst 14 of
14 of 15 news
15 news 16 which
16 which 17 excited
17 excited 18 him
18 him 19 as
19 as 20 much
20 much 21 as
21 as 22 it
22 it 23 did
23 did 24 them
24 them 25 .

Miss Celia owned the house , was coming to liver there , and things were to be made ready as soon as possible .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 owned
3 owned 4 the
4 the 5 house
5 house 6 ,
6 , 7 was
7 was 8 coming
8 coming 9 to
9 to 10 liver
10 liver 11 there
11 there 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 things
14 things 15 were
15 were 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 made
18 made 19 ready
19 ready 20 as
20 as 21 soon
21 soon 22 as
22 as 23 possible
23 possible 24 .

" I 'm in such a hurry to see the peacocks and hear them scream .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 in
4 in 5 such
5 such 6 a
6 a 7 hurry
7 hurry 8 to
8 to 9 see
9 see 10 the
10 the 11 peacocks
11 peacocks 12 and
12 and 13 hear
13 hear 14 them
14 them 15 scream
15 scream 16 .

" is a faytun a kind of a bird ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 faytun
4 faytun 5 a
5 a 6 kind
6 kind 7 of
7 of 8 a
8 a 9 bird
9 bird 10 ?

I heard her say she could keep it in the coach-house , " asked Betty , inquiringly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 heard
2 heard 3 her
3 her 4 say
4 say 5 she
5 she 6 could
6 could 7 keep
7 keep 8 it
8 it 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 coach-house
11 coach-house 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 asked
14 asked 15 Betty
15 Betty 16 ,
16 , 17 inquiringly
17 inquiringly 18 .

" it 's a little carriage , " and Ben rolled in the grass , much tickled at poor Betty 's ignorance .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 carriage
6 carriage 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 and
9 and 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 rolled
11 rolled 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 grass
14 grass 15 ,
15 , 16 much
16 much 17 tickled
17 tickled 18 at
18 at 19 poor
19 poor 20 Betty
20 Betty 21 's
21 's 22 ignorance
22 ignorance 23 .

" of course it is .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 .

" you can't tell me much about carriages .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 can't
3 can't 4 tell
4 tell 5 me
5 me 6 much
6 much 7 about
7 about 8 carriages
8 carriages 9 .

but what I want to know is where Lita will stay ? " said Ben .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 what
2 what 3 I
3 I 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 is
7 is 8 where
8 where 9 Lita
9 Lita 10 will
10 will 11 stay
11 stay 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 .

" oh , she 's to be up at the Squire 's till things are fixed , and you are to bring her down .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 she
4 she 5 's
5 's 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 up
8 up 9 at
9 at 10 the
10 the 11 Squire
11 Squire 12 's
12 's 13 till
13 till 14 things
14 things 15 are
15 are 16 fixed
16 fixed 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 you
19 you 20 are
20 are 21 to
21 to 22 bring
22 bring 23 her
23 her 24 down
24 down 25 .

Squire came and told Ma all about it , and said you were a boy to be trusted , for he had tried you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Squire
1 Squire 2 came
2 came 3 and
3 and 4 told
4 told 5 Ma
5 Ma 6 all
6 all 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 said
11 said 12 you
12 you 13 were
13 were 14 a
14 a 15 boy
15 boy 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 trusted
18 trusted 19 ,
19 , 20 for
20 for 21 he
21 he 22 had
22 had 23 tried
23 tried 24 you
24 you 25 .
25 . 26 "

" won't it be fine to have the house open all the time ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 won't
2 won't 3 it
3 it 4 be
4 be 5 fine
5 fine 6 to
6 to 7 have
7 have 8 the
8 the 9 house
9 house 10 open
10 open 11 all
11 all 12 the
12 the 13 time
13 time 14 ?

we can run over and see the pictures and books whenever we like .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 can
2 can 3 run
3 run 4 over
4 over 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 the
7 the 8 pictures
8 pictures 9 and
9 and 10 books
10 books 11 whenever
11 whenever 12 we
12 we 13 like
13 like 14 .

" not unless you are invited , " answered their mother , locking the front door behind her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 unless
3 unless 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 invited
6 invited 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 answered
9 answered 10 their
10 their 11 mother
11 mother 12 ,
12 , 13 locking
13 locking 14 the
14 the 15 front
15 front 16 door
16 door 17 behind
17 behind 18 her
18 her 19 .

" you 'd better begin to pick up your duds right away , for she won't want them cluttering round her front yard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'd
3 'd 4 better
4 better 5 begin
5 begin 6 to
6 to 7 pick
7 pick 8 up
8 up 9 your
9 your 10 duds
10 duds 11 right
11 right 12 away
12 away 13 ,
13 , 14 for
14 for 15 she
15 she 16 won't
16 won't 17 want
17 want 18 them
18 them 19 cluttering
19 cluttering 20 round
20 round 21 her
21 her 22 front
22 front 23 yard
23 yard 24 .

if you are not too tired , Ben , you might rake round a little while I shut the blinds .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 if
1 if 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 not
4 not 5 too
5 too 6 tired
6 tired 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ,
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 might
11 might 12 rake
12 rake 13 round
13 round 14 a
14 a 15 little
15 little 16 while
16 while 17 I
17 I 18 shut
18 shut 19 the
19 the 20 blinds
20 blinds 21 .

I want things to look nice and tidy . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 want
2 want 3 things
3 things 4 to
4 to 5 look
5 look 6 nice
6 nice 7 and
7 and 8 tidy
8 tidy 9 .
9 . 10 "

" whatever shall we do !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 whatever
2 whatever 3 shall
3 shall 4 we
4 we 5 do
5 do 6 !

our attic is so hot and the shed so small , and the yard always full of hens or clothes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 our
1 our 2 attic
2 attic 3 is
3 is 4 so
4 so 5 hot
5 hot 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 shed
8 shed 9 so
9 so 10 small
10 small 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 14 yard
14 yard 15 always
15 always 16 full
16 full 17 of
17 of 18 hens
18 hens 19 or
19 or 20 clothes
20 clothes 21 .

we shall have to pack all our things away , and never play any more , " said Bab , tragically .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 shall
2 shall 3 have
3 have 4 to
4 to 5 pack
5 pack 6 all
6 all 7 our
7 our 8 things
8 things 9 away
9 away 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 never
12 never 13 play
13 play 14 any
14 any 15 more
15 more 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 19 Bab
19 Bab 20 ,
20 , 21 tragically
21 tragically 22 .

" he won't have any time .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 won't
3 won't 4 have
4 have 5 any
5 any 6 time
6 time 7 .

boys don't care for baby-houses , " returned Bab , collecting her homeless goods and chattels with a dismal face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 boys
1 boys 2 don't
2 don't 3 care
3 care 4 for
4 for 5 baby-houses
5 baby-houses 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 returned
8 returned 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 ,
10 , 11 collecting
11 collecting 12 her
12 her 13 homeless
13 homeless 14 goods
14 goods 15 and
15 and 16 chattels
16 chattels 17 with
17 with 18 a
18 a 19 dismal
19 dismal 20 face
20 face 21 .

CHAPTER VIII
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1 CHAPTER 2 VIII

MISS CELIA'S MAN
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 MISS
1 MISS 2 CELIA'S
2 CELIA'S 3 MAN

Ben was not too tired , and the clearing-up began that very night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 was
2 was 3 not
3 not 4 too
4 too 5 tired
5 tired 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 clearing-up
9 clearing-up 10 began
10 began 11 that
11 that 12 very
12 very 13 night
13 night 14 .

the children were much disappointed , but were appeased by a promise that they should all go to pay their respects in the morning .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 children
2 children 3 were
3 were 4 much
4 much 5 disappointed
5 disappointed 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 were
8 were 9 appeased
9 appeased 10 by
10 by 11 a
11 a 12 promise
12 promise 13 that
13 that 14 they
14 they 15 should
15 should 16 all
16 all 17 go
17 go 18 to
18 to 19 pay
19 pay 20 their
20 their 21 respects
21 respects 22 in
22 in 23 the
23 the 24 morning
24 morning 25 .

" she 's all right , miss , Lita is ; and I can bring her over any minute you say . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 she
2 she 3 's
3 's 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 ,
6 , 7 miss
7 miss 8 ,
8 , 9 Lita
9 Lita 10 is
10 is 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 can
14 can 15 bring
15 bring 16 her
16 her 17 over
17 over 18 any
18 any 19 minute
19 minute 20 you
20 you 21 say
21 say 22 .
22 . 23 "

" I shall want her at four o'clock .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 want
4 want 5 her
5 her 6 at
6 at 7 four
7 four 8 o'clock
8 o'clock 9 .

" I want to thank you for helping put things in such nice order .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 thank
5 thank 6 you
6 you 7 for
7 for 8 helping
8 helping 9 put
9 put 10 things
10 things 11 in
11 in 12 such
12 such 13 nice
13 nice 14 order
14 order 15 .

I see signs of busy hands and feet both inside the house and all about the grounds , and I am very much obliged . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 see
2 see 3 signs
3 signs 4 of
4 of 5 busy
5 busy 6 hands
6 hands 7 and
7 and 8 feet
8 feet 9 both
9 both 10 inside
10 inside 11 the
11 the 12 house
12 house 13 and
13 and 14 all
14 all 15 about
15 about 16 the
16 the 17 grounds
17 grounds 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 I
20 I 21 am
21 am 22 very
22 very 23 much
23 much 24 obliged
24 obliged 25 .
25 . 26 "

" I raked the beds , " said Ben , proudly eying the neat ovals and circles .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 raked
3 raked 4 the
4 the 5 beds
5 beds 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 proudly
11 proudly 12 eying
12 eying 13 the
13 the 14 neat
14 neat 15 ovals
15 ovals 16 and
16 and 17 circles
17 circles 18 .

Miss Celia guessed the meaning of that sigh , and made haste to turn it into a smile by asking anxiously ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 guessed
3 guessed 4 the
4 the 5 meaning
5 meaning 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 sigh
8 sigh 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 made
11 made 12 haste
12 haste 13 to
13 to 14 turn
14 turn 15 it
15 it 16 into
16 into 17 a
17 a 18 smile
18 smile 19 by
19 by 20 asking
20 asking 21 anxiously
21 anxiously 22 ,

" what has become of the playthings ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 has
3 has 4 become
4 become 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 playthings
7 playthings 8 ?

I don't see them anywhere . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 see
3 see 4 them
4 them 5 anywhere
5 anywhere 6 .
6 . 7 "

" Ma said you wouldn't want our duds round , so we took them all home , " answered Betty , with a wistful face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Ma
2 Ma 3 said
3 said 4 you
4 you 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 want
6 want 7 our
7 our 8 duds
8 duds 9 round
9 round 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 we
12 we 13 took
13 took 14 them
14 them 15 all
15 all 16 home
16 home 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 answered
19 answered 20 Betty
20 Betty 21 ,
21 , 22 with
22 with 23 a
23 a 24 wistful
24 wistful 25 face
25 face 26 .

" but I do want them round .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 I
3 I 4 do
4 do 5 want
5 want 6 them
6 them 7 round
7 round 8 .

I like dolls and toys almost as much as ever , and quite miss the little ' duds ' from porch and path .
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1 I 2 like
2 like 3 dolls
3 dolls 4 and
4 and 5 toys
5 toys 6 almost
6 almost 7 as
7 as 8 much
8 much 9 as
9 as 10 ever
10 ever 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 quite
13 quite 14 miss
14 miss 15 the
15 the 16 little
16 little 17 '
17 ' 18 duds
18 duds 19 '
19 ' 20 from
20 from 21 porch
21 porch 22 and
22 and 23 path
23 path 24 .

suppose you come to tea with me to-night and bring some of them back ?
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1 suppose 2 you
2 you 3 come
3 come 4 to
4 to 5 tea
5 tea 6 with
6 with 7 me
7 me 8 to-night
8 to-night 9 and
9 and 10 bring
10 bring 11 some
11 some 12 of
12 of 13 them
13 them 14 back
14 back 15 ?

I should be very sorry to rob you of your pleasant play-place . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 should
2 should 3 be
3 be 4 very
4 very 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 to
6 to 7 rob
7 rob 8 you
8 you 9 of
9 of 10 your
10 your 11 pleasant
11 pleasant 12 play-place
12 play-place 13 .
13 . 14 "

" oh , yes , ' m , we 'd love to come ! and we 'll bring our best things . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 yes
4 yes 5 ,
5 , 6 '
6 ' 7 m
7 m 8 ,
8 , 9 we
9 we 10 'd
10 'd 11 love
11 love 12 to
12 to 13 come
13 come 14 !
14 ! 15 and
15 and 16 we
16 we 17 'll
17 'll 18 bring
18 bring 19 our
19 our 20 best
20 best 21 things
21 things 22 .
22 . 23 "

" bring what you like , and I 'll hunt up my toys , too .
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1 " 2 bring
2 bring 3 what
3 what 4 you
4 you 5 like
5 like 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'll
9 'll 10 hunt
10 hunt 11 up
11 up 12 my
12 my 13 toys
13 toys 14 ,
14 , 15 too
15 too 16 .

" thank you , miss .
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1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 miss
5 miss 6 .

I told them you 'd be willing they should come sometimes .
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1 I 2 told
2 told 3 them
3 them 4 you
4 you 5 'd
5 'd 6 be
6 be 7 willing
7 willing 8 they
8 they 9 should
9 should 10 come
10 come 11 sometimes
11 sometimes 12 .

" so do I , " echoed Miss Celia , heartily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 do
3 do 4 I
4 I 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 echoed
7 echoed 8 Miss
8 Miss 9 Celia
9 Celia 10 ,
10 , 11 heartily
11 heartily 12 .

grandpa lived here then , and we had fine times ; but now they are all gone except us two . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 grandpa
1 grandpa 2 lived
2 lived 3 here
3 here 4 then
4 then 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 had
8 had 9 fine
9 fine 10 times
10 times 11 ;
11 ; 12 but
12 but 13 now
13 now 14 they
14 they 15 are
15 are 16 all
16 all 17 gone
17 gone 18 except
18 except 19 us
19 us 20 two
20 two 21 .
21 . 22 "

" so I will ! and you shall be my little sisters .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 I
3 I 4 will
4 will 5 !
5 ! 6 and
6 and 7 you
7 you 8 shall
8 shall 9 be
9 be 10 my
10 my 11 little
11 little 12 sisters
12 sisters 13 .

Bab gave a satisfied nod , and fell to examining the rings upon the white hand that held her own .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bab
1 Bab 2 gave
2 gave 3 a
3 a 4 satisfied
4 satisfied 5 nod
5 nod 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 fell
8 fell 9 to
9 to 10 examining
10 examining 11 the
11 the 12 rings
12 rings 13 upon
13 upon 14 the
14 the 15 white
15 white 16 hand
16 hand 17 that
17 that 18 held
18 held 19 her
19 her 20 own
20 own 21 .

can't we wear our Sunday frocks ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can't
1 can't 2 we
2 we 3 wear
3 wear 4 our
4 our 5 Sunday
5 Sunday 6 frocks
6 frocks 7 ?

a splendid new net for Lita .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 a
1 a 2 splendid
2 splendid 3 new
3 new 4 net
4 net 5 for
5 for 6 Lita
6 Lita 7 .

and she likes dolls .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 she
2 she 3 likes
3 likes 4 dolls
4 dolls 5 .

goody , goody , won't it be fun ! "
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1 goody 2 ,
2 , 3 goody
3 goody 4 ,
4 , 5 won't
5 won't 6 it
6 it 7 be
7 be 8 fun
8 fun 9 !
9 ! 10 "

" no , Ben , the great gate is not to be opened till next October .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 great
7 great 8 gate
8 gate 9 is
9 is 10 not
10 not 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 opened
13 opened 14 till
14 till 15 next
15 next 16 October
16 October 17 .

but she did not start , even when Ben had shaken out the new duster and laid it neatly over her knees .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 she
2 she 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 start
5 start 6 ,
6 , 7 even
7 even 8 when
8 when 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 had
10 had 11 shaken
11 shaken 12 out
12 out 13 the
13 the 14 new
14 new 15 duster
15 duster 16 and
16 and 17 laid
17 laid 18 it
18 it 19 neatly
19 neatly 20 over
20 over 21 her
21 her 22 knees
22 knees 23 .

" isn't it all right now ? " asked the boy , anxiously .
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1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 right
5 right 6 now
6 now 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 the
10 the 11 boy
11 boy 12 ,
12 , 13 anxiously
13 anxiously 14 .

" not quite ; I need one thing more .
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 quite
3 quite 4 ;
4 ; 5 I
5 I 6 need
6 need 7 one
7 one 8 thing
8 thing 9 more
9 more 10 .

" no , miss , I don't see " he began , much mortified to think he had forgotten any thing .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 miss
4 miss 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 don't
7 don't 8 see
8 see 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 began
11 began 12 ,
12 , 13 much
13 much 14 mortified
14 mortified 15 to
15 to 16 think
16 think 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 forgotten
19 forgotten 20 any
20 any 21 thing
21 thing 22 .

he grew red with pleasure , but stammered , as he hesitated , looking down at his bare feet and blue shirt ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 grew
2 grew 3 red
3 red 4 with
4 with 5 pleasure
5 pleasure 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 stammered
8 stammered 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 he
11 he 12 hesitated
12 hesitated 13 ,
13 , 14 looking
14 looking 15 down
15 down 16 at
16 at 17 his
17 his 18 bare
18 bare 19 feet
19 feet 20 and
20 and 21 blue
21 blue 22 shirt
22 shirt 23 ,

" I ain't fit , miss ; and I haven't got any other clothes . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 fit
4 fit 5 ,
5 , 6 miss
6 miss 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 haven't
10 haven't 11 got
11 got 12 any
12 any 13 other
13 other 14 clothes
14 clothes 15 .
15 . 16 "

up with you , Ben , my man , and let us be off , or we shall be late for our party . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 up
1 up 2 with
2 with 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 ,
6 , 7 my
7 my 8 man
8 man 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 let
11 let 12 us
12 us 13 be
13 be 14 off
14 off 15 ,
15 , 16 or
16 or 17 we
17 we 18 shall
18 shall 19 be
19 be 20 late
20 late 21 for
21 for 22 our
22 our 23 party
23 party 24 .
24 . 25 "

" my brother has been ill , and I have brought him here to get well .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 brother
3 brother 4 has
4 has 5 been
5 been 6 ill
6 ill 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 have
10 have 11 brought
11 brought 12 him
12 him 13 here
13 here 14 to
14 to 15 get
15 get 16 well
16 well 17 .

I want to do all sorts of things to amuse him , and I think you can help me in many ways .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 do
4 do 5 all
5 all 6 sorts
6 sorts 7 of
7 of 8 things
8 things 9 to
9 to 10 amuse
10 amuse 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 think
15 think 16 you
16 you 17 can
17 can 18 help
18 help 19 me
19 me 20 in
20 in 21 many
21 many 22 ways
22 ways 23 .

would you like to work for me instead of the Squire ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 would
1 would 2 you
2 you 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 work
5 work 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 instead
8 instead 9 of
9 of 10 the
10 the 11 Squire
11 Squire 12 ?

that will be one thing you can do .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 one
4 one 5 thing
5 thing 6 you
6 you 7 can
7 can 8 do
8 do 9 .

another is to take care of his pets till he is able to do it himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 another
1 another 2 is
2 is 3 to
3 to 4 take
4 take 5 care
5 care 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 pets
8 pets 9 till
9 till 10 he
10 he 11 is
11 is 12 able
12 able 13 to
13 to 14 do
14 do 15 it
15 it 16 himself
16 himself 17 .

then you can tell him your adventures , and talk to him as only a boy can talk to a boy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 you
2 you 3 can
3 can 4 tell
4 tell 5 him
5 him 6 your
6 your 7 adventures
7 adventures 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 talk
10 talk 11 to
11 to 12 him
12 him 13 as
13 as 14 only
14 only 15 a
15 a 16 boy
16 boy 17 can
17 can 18 talk
18 talk 19 to
19 to 20 a
20 a 21 boy
21 boy 22 .

how does that sort of work look to you ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 does
2 does 3 that
3 that 4 sort
4 sort 5 of
5 of 6 work
6 work 7 look
7 look 8 to
8 to 9 you
9 you 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" First-rate !
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1 " 2 First-rate
2 First-rate 3 !

Miss Celia laughed , and rather damped his ardor by her next words .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 laughed
3 laughed 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 rather
6 rather 7 damped
7 damped 8 his
8 his 9 ardor
9 ardor 10 by
10 by 11 her
11 her 12 next
12 next 13 words
13 words 14 .

" I don't know what Thorny would say to hear you call him ' little . '
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 Thorny
6 Thorny 7 would
7 would 8 say
8 say 9 to
9 to 10 hear
10 hear 11 you
11 you 12 call
12 call 13 him
13 him 14 '
14 ' 15 little
15 little 16 .
16 . 17 '

he is fourteen , and appears to get taller and taller every day .
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1 he 2 is
2 is 3 fourteen
3 fourteen 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 appears
6 appears 7 to
7 to 8 get
8 get 9 taller
9 taller 10 and
10 and 11 taller
11 taller 12 every
12 every 13 day
13 day 14 .

" I 'm used to that .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 used
4 used 5 to
5 to 6 that
6 that 7 .

you shall be well fed and clothed , kindly treated and honestly paid , if you like to stay with me . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 shall
2 shall 3 be
3 be 4 well
4 well 5 fed
5 fed 6 and
6 and 7 clothed
7 clothed 8 ,
8 , 9 kindly
9 kindly 10 treated
10 treated 11 and
11 and 12 honestly
12 honestly 13 paid
13 paid 14 ,
14 , 15 if
15 if 16 you
16 you 17 like
17 like 18 to
18 to 19 stay
19 stay 20 with
20 with 21 me
21 me 22 .
22 . 23 "

" I know I shall like it till father comes , anyway .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 I
4 I 5 shall
5 shall 6 like
6 like 7 it
7 it 8 till
8 till 9 father
9 father 10 comes
10 comes 11 ,
11 , 12 anyway
12 anyway 13 .

Squire wrote to Smithers right off , but hasn't got any answer yet .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Squire
1 Squire 2 wrote
2 wrote 3 to
3 to 4 Smithers
4 Smithers 5 right
5 right 6 off
6 off 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 hasn't
9 hasn't 10 got
10 got 11 any
11 any 12 answer
12 answer 13 yet
13 yet 14 .

he was also allowed to drive home , while his new mistress read her letters .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 was
2 was 3 also
3 also 4 allowed
4 allowed 5 to
5 to 6 drive
6 drive 7 home
7 home 8 ,
8 , 9 while
9 while 10 his
10 his 11 new
11 new 12 mistress
12 mistress 13 read
13 read 14 her
14 her 15 letters
15 letters 16 .

one particularly long one , with a queer stamp on the envelope , she read twice , never speaking a word till they got back .
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1 one 2 particularly
2 particularly 3 long
3 long 4 one
4 one 5 ,
5 , 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 queer
8 queer 9 stamp
9 stamp 10 on
10 on 11 the
11 the 12 envelope
12 envelope 13 ,
13 , 14 she
14 she 15 read
15 read 16 twice
16 twice 17 ,
17 , 18 never
18 never 19 speaking
19 speaking 20 a
20 a 21 word
21 word 22 till
22 till 23 they
23 they 24 got
24 got 25 back
25 back 26 .

then Ben was sent off with Lita and the Squire 's letters , promising to get his chores done in time for tea .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 was
3 was 4 sent
4 sent 5 off
5 off 6 with
6 with 7 Lita
7 Lita 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 Squire
10 Squire 11 's
11 's 12 letters
12 letters 13 ,
13 , 14 promising
14 promising 15 to
15 to 16 get
16 get 17 his
17 his 18 chores
18 chores 19 done
19 done 20 in
20 in 21 time
21 time 22 for
22 for 23 tea
23 tea 24 .

CHAPTER IX
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1 CHAPTER 2 IX

a HAPPY TEA
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 a
1 a 2 HAPPY
2 HAPPY 3 TEA

" isn't it perfectly lovely ? " whispered Betty , who had never seen any thing like it before .
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1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 it
3 it 4 perfectly
4 perfectly 5 lovely
5 lovely 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 whispered
8 whispered 9 Betty
9 Betty 10 ,
10 , 11 who
11 who 12 had
12 had 13 never
13 never 14 seen
14 seen 15 any
15 any 16 thing
16 thing 17 like
17 like 18 it
18 it 19 before
19 before 20 .

" I just wish Sally could see us now , " answered Bab , who had not yet forgiven her enemy .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 just
3 just 4 wish
4 wish 5 Sally
5 Sally 6 could
6 could 7 see
7 see 8 us
8 us 9 now
9 now 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 answered
12 answered 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 ,
14 , 15 who
15 who 16 had
16 had 17 not
17 not 18 yet
18 yet 19 forgiven
19 forgiven 20 her
20 her 21 enemy
21 enemy 22 .

" if they make a noise , I 'll go in .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 they
3 they 4 make
4 make 5 a
5 a 6 noise
6 noise 7 ,
7 , 8 I
8 I 9 'll
9 'll 10 go
10 go 11 in
11 in 12 .

don't see what you asked them for . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 see
2 see 3 what
3 what 4 you
4 you 5 asked
5 asked 6 them
6 them 7 for
7 for 8 .
8 . 9 "

" to amuse you , dear .
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1 " 2 to
2 to 3 amuse
3 amuse 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 dear
6 dear 7 .

I am all ready , however , and we will sit down at once .
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1 I 2 am
2 am 3 all
3 all 4 ready
4 ready 5 ,
5 , 6 however
6 however 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 we
9 we 10 will
10 will 11 sit
11 sit 12 down
12 down 13 at
13 at 14 once
14 once 15 .

this is my brother Thornton , and we are all going to be very good friends by-and-by .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 is
2 is 3 my
3 my 4 brother
4 brother 5 Thornton
5 Thornton 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 we
8 we 9 are
9 are 10 all
10 all 11 going
11 going 12 to
12 to 13 be
13 be 14 very
14 very 15 good
15 good 16 friends
16 friends 17 by-and-by
17 by-and-by 18 .

here ' s the droll dog , Thorny ; isn't he nice and curly ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 here
1 here 2 '
2 ' 3 s
3 s 4 the
4 the 5 droll
5 droll 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 Thorny
8 Thorny 9 ;
9 ; 10 isn't
10 isn't 11 he
11 he 12 nice
12 nice 13 and
13 and 14 curly
14 curly 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" what a wise old fellow he is !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 wise
4 wise 5 old
5 old 6 fellow
6 fellow 7 he
7 he 8 is
8 is 9 !

it seems as if he could almost speak , doesn't it ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 could
6 could 7 almost
7 almost 8 speak
8 speak 9 ,
9 , 10 doesn't
10 doesn't 11 it
11 it 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" he can .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 can
3 can 4 .

say ' How do you do , ' Sanch , " commanded Ben , relenting at once , for he saw admiration in Thorny 's face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 say
1 say 2 '
2 ' 3 How
3 How 4 do
4 do 5 you
5 you 6 do
6 do 7 ,
7 , 8 '
8 ' 9 Sanch
9 Sanch 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 commanded
12 commanded 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 ,
14 , 15 relenting
15 relenting 16 at
16 at 17 once
17 once 18 ,
18 , 19 for
19 for 20 he
20 he 21 saw
21 saw 22 admiration
22 admiration 23 in
23 in 24 Thorny
24 Thorny 25 's
25 's 26 face
26 face 27 .

at last , a moment came when temptation proved too strong for him .
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1 at 2 last
2 last 3 ,
3 , 4 a
4 a 5 moment
5 moment 6 came
6 came 7 when
7 when 8 temptation
8 temptation 9 proved
9 proved 10 too
10 too 11 strong
11 strong 12 for
12 for 13 him
13 him 14 .

Thorny forgot both sulks and shyness after that , and suddenly began to talk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 both
3 both 4 sulks
4 sulks 5 and
5 and 6 shyness
6 shyness 7 after
7 after 8 that
8 that 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 suddenly
11 suddenly 12 began
12 began 13 to
13 to 14 talk
14 talk 15 .

a small boy was suddenly discovered standing in the path behind them , regarding the company with an air of solemn interest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 a
1 a 2 small
2 small 3 boy
3 boy 4 was
4 was 5 suddenly
5 suddenly 6 discovered
6 discovered 7 standing
7 standing 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 path
10 path 11 behind
11 behind 12 them
12 them 13 ,
13 , 14 regarding
14 regarding 15 the
15 the 16 company
16 company 17 with
17 with 18 an
18 an 19 air
19 air 20 of
20 of 21 solemn
21 solemn 22 interest
22 interest 23 .

before Miss Celia could speak , the stranger calmly announced his mission .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 before
1 before 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 could
4 could 5 speak
5 speak 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 stranger
8 stranger 9 calmly
9 calmly 10 announced
10 announced 11 his
11 his 12 mission
12 mission 13 .

" I have come to see the peacocks . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 have
3 have 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 the
7 the 8 peacocks
8 peacocks 9 .
9 . 10 "

" you shall presently " began Miss Celia , but got no further , for the child added , coming a step nearer ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 shall
3 shall 4 presently
4 presently 5 "
5 " 6 began
6 began 7 Miss
7 Miss 8 Celia
8 Celia 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 got
11 got 12 no
12 no 13 further
13 further 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 16 the
16 the 17 child
17 child 18 added
18 added 19 ,
19 , 20 coming
20 coming 21 a
21 a 22 step
22 step 23 nearer
23 nearer 24 ,

" and the wabbits . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 4 wabbits
4 wabbits 5 .
5 . 6 "

" yes , but first won't you "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 first
5 first 6 won't
6 won't 7 you
7 you 8 "

" and the curly dog , " continued the small voice , as another step brought the resolute young personage nearer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 4 curly
4 curly 5 dog
5 dog 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 continued
8 continued 9 the
9 the 10 small
10 small 11 voice
11 voice 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 another
14 another 15 step
15 step 16 brought
16 brought 17 the
17 the 18 resolute
18 resolute 19 young
19 young 20 personage
20 personage 21 nearer
21 nearer 22 .

" there he is . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 .
5 . 6 "

a pause , a long look ; then a new demand with the same solemn tone , the same advance .
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1 a 2 pause
2 pause 3 ,
3 , 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 look
6 look 7 ;
7 ; 8 then
8 then 9 a
9 a 10 new
10 new 11 demand
11 demand 12 with
12 with 13 the
13 the 14 same
14 same 15 solemn
15 solemn 16 tone
16 tone 17 ,
17 , 18 the
18 the 19 same
19 same 20 advance
20 advance 21 .

" I wish to hear the donkey bray . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wish
3 wish 4 to
4 to 5 hear
5 hear 6 the
6 the 7 donkey
7 donkey 8 bray
8 bray 9 .
9 . 10 "

" certainly , if he will . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 certainly
2 certainly 3 ,
3 , 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 will
6 will 7 .
7 . 8 "

" and the peacocks scream . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 the
3 the 4 peacocks
4 peacocks 5 scream
5 scream 6 .
6 . 7 "

" any thing more , sir ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 any
2 any 3 thing
3 thing 4 more
4 more 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" I will have some of that . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 will
3 will 4 have
4 have 5 some
5 some 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 .
8 . 9 "

" I am papa 's boy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 am
3 am 4 papa
4 papa 5 's
5 's 6 boy
6 boy 7 .

he makes a paper .
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1 he 2 makes
2 makes 3 a
3 a 4 paper
4 paper 5 .

I help him a great deal . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 help
2 help 3 him
3 him 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 deal
6 deal 7 .
7 . 8 "

" what is his name ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 is
3 is 4 his
4 his 5 name
5 name 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" Mr Barlow .
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1 " 2 Mr
2 Mr 3 Barlow
3 Barlow 4 .

we live in Springfield , " volunteered the new guest , unbending a trifle , thanks to the charms of the cake .
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1 we 2 live
2 live 3 in
3 in 4 Springfield
4 Springfield 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 volunteered
7 volunteered 8 the
8 the 9 new
9 new 10 guest
10 guest 11 ,
11 , 12 unbending
12 unbending 13 a
13 a 14 trifle
14 trifle 15 ,
15 , 16 thanks
16 thanks 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 charms
19 charms 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 cake
22 cake 23 .

" have you a mamma , dear ? "
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1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 a
4 a 5 mamma
5 mamma 6 ,
6 , 7 dear
7 dear 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" she takes naps .
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 takes
3 takes 4 naps
4 naps 5 .

I go to walk then . "
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1 I 2 go
2 go 3 to
3 to 4 walk
4 walk 5 then
5 then 6 .
6 . 7 "

" without leave , I suspect .
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1 " 2 without
2 without 3 leave
3 leave 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 suspect
6 suspect 7 .

have you no brothers or sisters to go with you ? " asked Miss Celia , wondering where the little runaway belonged .
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1 have 2 you
2 you 3 no
3 no 4 brothers
4 brothers 5 or
5 or 6 sisters
6 sisters 7 to
7 to 8 go
8 go 9 with
9 with 10 you
10 you 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 Miss
14 Miss 15 Celia
15 Celia 16 ,
16 , 17 wondering
17 wondering 18 where
18 where 19 the
19 the 20 little
20 little 21 runaway
21 runaway 22 belonged
22 belonged 23 .

" I have two brothers , Thomas Merton Barlow and Harry Sanford Barlow .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 have
3 have 4 two
4 two 5 brothers
5 brothers 6 ,
6 , 7 Thomas
7 Thomas 8 Merton
8 Merton 9 Barlow
9 Barlow 10 and
10 and 11 Harry
11 Harry 12 Sanford
12 Sanford 13 Barlow
13 Barlow 14 .

I am Alfred Tennyson Barlow .
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1 I 2 am
2 am 3 Alfred
3 Alfred 4 Tennyson
4 Tennyson 5 Barlow
5 Barlow 6 .

we don't have any girls in our house , only Bridget . "
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1 we 2 don't
2 don't 3 have
3 have 4 any
4 any 5 girls
5 girls 6 in
6 in 7 our
7 our 8 house
8 house 9 ,
9 , 10 only
10 only 11 Bridget
11 Bridget 12 .
12 . 13 "

" don't you go to school ? "
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 go
4 go 5 to
5 to 6 school
6 school 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" the boys do .
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 boys
3 boys 4 do
4 do 5 .

I don't learn any Greeks and Latins yet .
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 learn
3 learn 4 any
4 any 5 Greeks
5 Greeks 6 and
6 and 7 Latins
7 Latins 8 yet
8 yet 9 .

I dig , and read to mamma , and make poetrys for her . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 dig
2 dig 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 read
5 read 6 to
6 to 7 mamma
7 mamma 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 make
10 make 11 poetrys
11 poetrys 12 for
12 for 13 her
13 her 14 .
14 . 15 "

" couldn't you make some for me ?
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1 " 2 couldn't
2 couldn't 3 you
3 you 4 make
4 make 5 some
5 some 6 for
6 for 7 me
7 me 8 ?

I 'm very fond of poetrys , " proposed Miss Celia , seeing that this prattle amused the children .
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1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 very
3 very 4 fond
4 fond 5 of
5 of 6 poetrys
6 poetrys 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 proposed
9 proposed 10 Miss
10 Miss 11 Celia
11 Celia 12 ,
12 , 13 seeing
13 seeing 14 that
14 that 15 this
15 this 16 prattle
16 prattle 17 amused
17 amused 18 the
18 the 19 children
19 children 20 .

" I guess I couldn't make any now ; I made some coming along .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 I
4 I 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 make
6 make 7 any
7 any 8 now
8 now 9 ;
9 ; 10 I
10 I 11 made
11 made 12 some
12 some 13 coming
13 coming 14 along
14 along 15 .

I will say it to you . "
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1 I 2 will
2 will 3 say
3 say 4 it
4 it 5 to
5 to 6 you
6 you 7 .
7 . 8 "

and , crossing his short legs , the inspired babe half said , half sung the following poem : ( @number@ )
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1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 crossing
3 crossing 4 his
4 his 5 short
5 short 6 legs
6 legs 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 inspired
9 inspired 10 babe
10 babe 11 half
11 half 12 said
12 said 13 ,
13 , 14 half
14 half 15 sung
15 sung 16 the
16 the 17 following
17 following 18 poem
18 poem 19 :
19 : 20 (
20 ( 21 @number@
21 @number@ 22 )

( @number@ ) these lines were actually composed by a six-year old child .
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1 ( 2 @number@
2 @number@ 3 )
3 ) 4 these
4 these 5 lines
5 lines 6 were
6 were 7 actually
7 actually 8 composed
8 composed 9 by
9 by 10 a
10 a 11 six-year
11 six-year 12 old
12 old 13 child
13 child 14 .

" that 's all of that one .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 all
4 all 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 one
7 one 8 .

I made another one when I digged after the turtle .
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1 I 2 made
2 made 3 another
3 another 4 one
4 one 5 when
5 when 6 I
6 I 7 digged
7 digged 8 after
8 after 9 the
9 the 10 turtle
10 turtle 11 .

I will say that .
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1 I 2 will
2 will 3 say
3 say 4 that
4 that 5 .

sweet , sweet days are passing O'er my happy home .
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1 sweet 2 ,
2 , 3 sweet
3 sweet 4 days
4 days 5 are
5 are 6 passing
6 passing 7 O'er
7 O'er 8 my
8 my 9 happy
9 happy 10 home
10 home 11 .

passing on swift wings through the valley of life .
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1 passing 2 on
2 on 3 swift
3 swift 4 wings
4 wings 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 valley
7 valley 8 of
8 of 9 life
9 life 10 .

cold are the days when winter comes again .
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1 cold 2 are
2 are 3 the
3 the 4 days
4 days 5 when
5 when 6 winter
6 winter 7 comes
7 comes 8 again
8 again 9 .

" it comes out of my head .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 comes
3 comes 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 my
6 my 7 head
7 head 8 .

I make lots of them , " began the imperturbable one , yielding more and more to the social influences of the hour .
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1 I 2 make
2 make 3 lots
3 lots 4 of
4 of 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 began
8 began 9 the
9 the 10 imperturbable
10 imperturbable 11 one
11 one 12 ,
12 , 13 yielding
13 yielding 14 more
14 more 15 and
15 and 16 more
16 more 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 social
19 social 20 influences
20 influences 21 of
21 of 22 the
22 the 23 hour
23 hour 24 .

" is that the way peacocks scream ? "
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1 " 2 is
2 is 3 that
3 that 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 peacocks
6 peacocks 7 scream
7 scream 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

the children were in fits of laughter , and Miss Celia could hardly make herself heard as she answered merrily ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 children
2 children 3 were
3 were 4 in
4 in 5 fits
5 fits 6 of
6 of 7 laughter
7 laughter 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 Miss
10 Miss 11 Celia
11 Celia 12 could
12 could 13 hardly
13 hardly 14 make
14 make 15 herself
15 herself 16 heard
16 heard 17 as
17 as 18 she
18 she 19 answered
19 answered 20 merrily
20 merrily 21 ,

" no , dear ; that is the donkey asking you to come and see him : will you go ?
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 ;
5 ; 6 that
6 that 7 is
7 is 8 the
8 the 9 donkey
9 donkey 10 asking
10 asking 11 you
11 you 12 to
12 to 13 come
13 come 14 and
14 and 15 see
15 see 16 him
16 him 17 :
17 : 18 will
18 will 19 you
19 you 20 go
20 go 21 ?

" I guess I couldn't stop now .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 I
4 I 5 couldn't
5 couldn't 6 stop
6 stop 7 now
7 now 8 .

Mamma might want me . "
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1 Mamma 2 might
2 might 3 want
3 want 4 me
4 me 5 .
5 . 6 "

and , without another word , the discomfited poet precipitately retired , leaving his cherished sticks behind him .
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1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 without
3 without 4 another
4 another 5 word
5 word 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 discomfited
8 discomfited 9 poet
9 poet 10 precipitately
10 precipitately 11 retired
11 retired 12 ,
12 , 13 leaving
13 leaving 14 his
14 his 15 cherished
15 cherished 16 sticks
16 sticks 17 behind
17 behind 18 him
18 him 19 .

at sight of that , Betty stretched out her arms to receive it with a cry of delight .
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1 at 2 sight
2 sight 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 Betty
6 Betty 7 stretched
7 stretched 8 out
8 out 9 her
9 her 10 arms
10 arms 11 to
11 to 12 receive
12 receive 13 it
13 it 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 cry
16 cry 17 of
17 of 18 delight
18 delight 19 .

Thorny poked about to find a certain curious puzzle which he could put together without a mistake after long study .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 poked
2 poked 3 about
3 about 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 a
6 a 7 certain
7 certain 8 curious
8 curious 9 puzzle
9 puzzle 10 which
10 which 11 he
11 he 12 could
12 could 13 put
13 put 14 together
14 together 15 without
15 without 16 a
16 a 17 mistake
17 mistake 18 after
18 after 19 long
19 long 20 study
20 study 21 .

" he looks as if he knew them , " said Thorny , amused at the dog 's eager whine and scratch .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 looks
3 looks 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 knew
7 knew 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Thorny
12 Thorny 13 ,
13 , 14 amused
14 amused 15 at
15 at 16 the
16 the 17 dog
17 dog 18 's
18 's 19 eager
19 eager 20 whine
20 whine 21 and
21 and 22 scratch
22 scratch 23 .

" he does .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 does
3 does 4 .

" isn't that clever ?
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1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 that
3 that 4 clever
4 clever 5 ?

can he do any more ? " cried Thorny , delighted .
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1 can 2 he
2 he 3 do
3 do 4 any
4 any 5 more
5 more 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 ,
10 , 11 delighted
11 delighted 12 .

" he has been carefully trained .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 been
4 been 5 carefully
5 carefully 6 trained
6 trained 7 .

do you know how it was done ? " she asked , when Sancho lay down to rest and be caressed by the children .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 do
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 how
4 how 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 done
7 done 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 she
10 she 11 asked
11 asked 12 ,
12 , 13 when
13 when 14 Sancho
14 Sancho 15 lay
15 lay 16 down
16 down 17 to
17 to 18 rest
18 rest 19 and
19 and 20 be
20 be 21 caressed
21 caressed 22 by
22 by 23 the
23 the 24 children
24 children 25 .

" no , ' m , father did it when I was a little chap , and never told me how .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 ,
6 , 7 father
7 father 8 did
8 did 9 it
9 it 10 when
10 when 11 I
11 I 12 was
12 was 13 a
13 a 14 little
14 little 15 chap
15 chap 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 never
18 never 19 told
19 told 20 me
20 me 21 how
21 how 22 .

I used to help teach him to dance , and that was easy enough , he is so smart .
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1 I 2 used
2 used 3 to
3 to 4 help
4 help 5 teach
5 teach 6 him
6 him 7 to
7 to 8 dance
8 dance 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 that
11 that 12 was
12 was 13 easy
13 easy 14 enough
14 enough 15 ,
15 , 16 he
16 he 17 is
17 is 18 so
18 so 19 smart
19 smart 20 .

I can't do half the tricks , but I 'm goin ' to learn when father comes back .
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1 I 2 can't
2 can't 3 do
3 do 4 half
4 half 5 the
5 the 6 tricks
6 tricks 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 I
9 I 10 'm
10 'm 11 goin
11 goin 12 '
12 ' 13 to
13 to 14 learn
14 learn 15 when
15 when 16 father
16 father 17 comes
17 comes 18 back
18 back 19 .

he 'd rather have me show off Sanch than ride , till I 'm older . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 'd
2 'd 3 rather
3 rather 4 have
4 have 5 me
5 me 6 show
6 show 7 off
7 off 8 Sanch
8 Sanch 9 than
9 than 10 ride
10 ride 11 ,
11 , 12 till
12 till 13 I
13 I 14 'm
14 'm 15 older
15 older 16 .
16 . 17 "

" I invited the two dogs to dine and spend the evening ; and they came with their master , who was a Frenchman .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 invited
3 invited 4 the
4 the 5 two
5 two 6 dogs
6 dogs 7 to
7 to 8 dine
8 dine 9 and
9 and 10 spend
10 spend 11 the
11 the 12 evening
12 evening 13 ;
13 ; 14 and
14 and 15 they
15 they 16 came
16 came 17 with
17 with 18 their
18 their 19 master
19 master 20 ,
20 , 21 who
21 who 22 was
22 was 23 a
23 a 24 Frenchman
24 Frenchman 25 .

he had been a teacher in a deaf and dumb school , and thought he would try the same plan with dogs .
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1 he 2 had
2 had 3 been
3 been 4 a
4 a 5 teacher
5 teacher 6 in
6 in 7 a
7 a 8 deaf
8 deaf 9 and
9 and 10 dumb
10 dumb 11 school
11 school 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 thought
14 thought 15 he
15 he 16 would
16 would 17 try
17 try 18 the
18 the 19 same
19 same 20 plan
20 plan 21 with
21 with 22 dogs
22 dogs 23 .

he had also been a conjurer , and now was supported by Blanche and her daughter Lyda .
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1 he 2 had
2 had 3 also
3 also 4 been
4 been 5 a
5 a 6 conjurer
6 conjurer 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 now
9 now 10 was
10 was 11 supported
11 supported 12 by
12 by 13 Blanche
13 Blanche 14 and
14 and 15 her
15 her 16 daughter
16 daughter 17 Lyda
17 Lyda 18 .

so a table was arranged with a lamp on it , and round the table were laid the letters of the alphabet painted on cards .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 a
2 a 3 table
3 table 4 was
4 was 5 arranged
5 arranged 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 lamp
8 lamp 9 on
9 on 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 round
13 round 14 the
14 the 15 table
15 table 16 were
16 were 17 laid
17 laid 18 the
18 the 19 letters
19 letters 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 alphabet
22 alphabet 23 painted
23 painted 24 on
24 on 25 cards
25 cards 26 .

some one wrote pferd , the German for horse , on a slate .
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1 some 2 one
2 one 3 wrote
3 wrote 4 pferd
4 pferd 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 German
7 German 8 for
8 for 9 horse
9 horse 10 ,
10 , 11 on
11 on 12 a
12 a 13 slate
13 slate 14 .

Blanche looked at it and pretended to read it , putting by the slate with her paw when she had done .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Blanche
1 Blanche 2 looked
2 looked 3 at
3 at 4 it
4 it 5 and
5 and 6 pretended
6 pretended 7 to
7 to 8 read
8 read 9 it
9 it 10 ,
10 , 11 putting
11 putting 12 by
12 by 13 the
13 the 14 slate
14 slate 15 with
15 with 16 her
16 her 17 paw
17 paw 18 when
18 when 19 she
19 she 20 had
20 had 21 done
21 done 22 .

' Now give us the French for that word , ' said the man ; and she instantly brought CHEVAL .
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1 ' 2 Now
2 Now 3 give
3 give 4 us
4 us 5 the
5 the 6 French
6 French 7 for
7 for 8 that
8 that 9 word
9 word 10 ,
10 , 11 '
11 ' 12 said
12 said 13 the
13 the 14 man
14 man 15 ;
15 ; 16 and
16 and 17 she
17 she 18 instantly
18 instantly 19 brought
19 brought 20 CHEVAL
20 CHEVAL 21 .

' Now , as you are at an Englishman 's house , give it to us in English ; ' and she brought me HORSE .
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1 ' 2 Now
2 Now 3 ,
3 , 4 as
4 as 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 at
7 at 8 an
8 an 9 Englishman
9 Englishman 10 's
10 's 11 house
11 house 12 ,
12 , 13 give
13 give 14 it
14 it 15 to
15 to 16 us
16 us 17 in
17 in 18 English
18 English 19 ;
19 ; 20 '
20 ' 21 and
21 and 22 she
22 she 23 brought
23 brought 24 me
24 me 25 HORSE
25 HORSE 26 .

then we spelt some words wrong , and she corrected them with wonderful accuracy .
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1 then 2 we
2 we 3 spelt
3 spelt 4 some
4 some 5 words
5 words 6 wrong
6 wrong 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 corrected
10 corrected 11 them
11 them 12 with
12 with 13 wonderful
13 wonderful 14 accuracy
14 accuracy 15 .

" then Lyda took her place on the table , and did sums on the slate with a set of figures .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 Lyda
3 Lyda 4 took
4 took 5 her
5 her 6 place
6 place 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 table
9 table 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 did
12 did 13 sums
13 sums 14 on
14 on 15 the
15 the 16 slate
16 slate 17 with
17 with 18 a
18 a 19 set
19 set 20 of
20 of 21 figures
21 figures 22 .

also mental arithmetic , which was very pretty .
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1 also 2 mental
2 mental 3 arithmetic
3 arithmetic 4 ,
4 , 5 which
5 which 6 was
6 was 7 very
7 very 8 pretty
8 pretty 9 .

' Now , Lyda , ' said her master , ' I want to see if you understand division .
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1 ' 2 Now
2 Now 3 ,
3 , 4 Lyda
4 Lyda 5 ,
5 , 6 '
6 ' 7 said
7 said 8 her
8 her 9 master
9 master 10 ,
10 , 11 '
11 ' 12 I
12 I 13 want
13 want 14 to
14 to 15 see
15 see 16 if
16 if 17 you
17 you 18 understand
18 understand 19 division
19 division 20 .

Lyda very decidedly replied to this with a cipher .
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1 Lyda 2 very
2 very 3 decidedly
3 decidedly 4 replied
4 replied 5 to
5 to 6 this
6 this 7 with
7 with 8 a
8 a 9 cipher
9 cipher 10 .

' But , suppose you divided your sugar with me , how many lumps would you give me ? '
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1 ' 2 But
2 But 3 ,
3 , 4 suppose
4 suppose 5 you
5 you 6 divided
6 divided 7 your
7 your 8 sugar
8 sugar 9 with
9 with 10 me
10 me 11 ,
11 , 12 how
12 how 13 many
13 many 14 lumps
14 lumps 15 would
15 would 16 you
16 you 17 give
17 give 18 me
18 me 19 ?
19 ? 20 '

Lyda took up the figure five and politely presented it to her master . "
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1 Lyda 2 took
2 took 3 up
3 up 4 the
4 the 5 figure
5 figure 6 five
6 five 7 and
7 and 8 politely
8 politely 9 presented
9 presented 10 it
10 it 11 to
11 to 12 her
12 her 13 master
13 master 14 .
14 . 15 "

" wasn't she smart ?
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1 " 2 wasn't
2 wasn't 3 she
3 she 4 smart
4 smart 5 ?

Sanch can't do that , " exclaimed Ben , forced to own that the French doggie beat his cherished pet .
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1 Sanch 2 can't
2 can't 3 do
3 do 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 exclaimed
7 exclaimed 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ,
9 , 10 forced
10 forced 11 to
11 to 12 own
12 own 13 that
13 that 14 the
14 the 15 French
15 French 16 doggie
16 doggie 17 beat
17 beat 18 his
18 his 19 cherished
19 cherished 20 pet
20 pet 21 .

" he is not too old to learn .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 not
4 not 5 too
5 too 6 old
6 old 7 to
7 to 8 learn
8 learn 9 .

" oh , yes !
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 yes
4 yes 5 !

what else did they do ? "
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1 what 2 else
2 else 3 did
3 did 4 they
4 they 5 do
5 do 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

Lyda was beaten , and hid under the sofa , evidently feeling very badly about it .
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1 Lyda 2 was
2 was 3 beaten
3 beaten 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 hid
6 hid 7 under
7 under 8 the
8 the 9 sofa
9 sofa 10 ,
10 , 11 evidently
11 evidently 12 feeling
12 feeling 13 very
13 very 14 badly
14 badly 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 .

" wouldn't I have liked to see ' em and find out how they were taught !
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1 " 2 wouldn't
2 wouldn't 3 I
3 I 4 have
4 have 5 liked
5 liked 6 to
6 to 7 see
7 see 8 '
8 ' 9 em
9 em 10 and
10 and 11 find
11 find 12 out
12 out 13 how
13 how 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 16 taught
16 taught 17 !

CHAPTER X
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1 CHAPTER 2 X

a HEAVY TROUBLE
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1 a 2 HEAVY
2 HEAVY 3 TROUBLE

" thank you , ma'am , that 's a tip-top book , ' specially the pictures .
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1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 ma'am
5 ma'am 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 8 's
8 's 9 a
9 a 10 tip-top
10 tip-top 11 book
11 book 12 ,
12 , 13 '
13 ' 14 specially
14 specially 15 the
15 the 16 pictures
16 pictures 17 .

" ain't that black one a beauty ?
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1 " 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 that
3 that 4 black
4 black 5 one
5 one 6 a
6 a 7 beauty
7 beauty 8 ?

" you may take a turn round my field on Lita any day .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 may
3 may 4 take
4 take 5 a
5 a 6 turn
6 turn 7 round
7 round 8 my
8 my 9 field
9 field 10 on
10 on 11 Lita
11 Lita 12 any
12 any 13 day
13 day 14 .

" needn't wait for that .
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1 " 2 needn't
2 needn't 3 wait
3 wait 4 for
4 for 5 that
5 that 6 .

I 'd rather ride bareback .
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1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 rather
3 rather 4 ride
4 ride 5 bareback
5 bareback 6 .

" no ; I brought the book , but in the hurry of my tea-party forgot to unpack it .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 I
4 I 5 brought
5 brought 6 the
6 the 7 book
7 book 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 hurry
12 hurry 13 of
13 of 14 my
14 my 15 tea-party
15 tea-party 16 forgot
16 forgot 17 to
17 to 18 unpack
18 unpack 19 it
19 it 20 .

I 'll hunt it up to-night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 hunt
3 hunt 4 it
4 it 5 up
5 up 6 to-night
6 to-night 7 .

remind me , Thorny . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 remind
1 remind 2 me
2 me 3 ,
3 , 4 Thorny
4 Thorny 5 .
5 . 6 "

" there , now , I 've forgotten something , too !
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1 " 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 've
7 've 8 forgotten
8 forgotten 9 something
9 something 10 ,
10 , 11 too
11 too 12 !

Squire sent you a letter ; and I 'm having such a jolly time , I never thought of it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Squire
1 Squire 2 sent
2 sent 3 you
3 you 4 a
4 a 5 letter
5 letter 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'm
9 'm 10 having
10 having 11 such
11 such 12 a
12 a 13 jolly
13 jolly 14 time
14 time 15 ,
15 , 16 I
16 I 17 never
17 never 18 thought
18 thought 19 of
19 of 20 it
20 it 21 .
21 . 22 "

" what heaps she knows !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 heaps
3 heaps 4 she
4 she 5 knows
5 knows 6 !

more than Teacher , I do believe ; and she doesn't mind how many questions we ask .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 more
1 more 2 than
2 than 3 Teacher
3 Teacher 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 do
6 do 7 believe
7 believe 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 she
10 she 11 doesn't
11 doesn't 12 mind
12 mind 13 how
13 how 14 many
14 many 15 questions
15 questions 16 we
16 we 17 ask
17 ask 18 .

I like folks that will tell me things , " added Bab , whose inquisitive mind was always hungry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 like
2 like 3 folks
3 folks 4 that
4 that 5 will
5 will 6 tell
6 tell 7 me
7 me 8 things
8 things 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 added
11 added 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 whose
14 whose 15 inquisitive
15 inquisitive 16 mind
16 mind 17 was
17 was 18 always
18 always 19 hungry
19 hungry 20 .

" I like that boy first-rate , and I guess he likes me , though I didn't know where Nantucket ought to go .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 like
3 like 4 that
4 that 5 boy
5 boy 6 first-rate
6 first-rate 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 guess
10 guess 11 he
11 he 12 likes
12 likes 13 me
13 me 14 ,
14 , 15 though
15 though 16 I
16 I 17 didn't
17 didn't 18 know
18 know 19 where
19 where 20 Nantucket
20 Nantucket 21 ought
21 ought 22 to
22 to 23 go
23 go 24 .

he wants me to teach him to ride when he 's on his pins again , and Miss Celia says I may .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 wants
2 wants 3 me
3 me 4 to
4 to 5 teach
5 teach 6 him
6 him 7 to
7 to 8 ride
8 ride 9 when
9 when 10 he
10 he 11 's
11 's 12 on
12 on 13 his
13 his 14 pins
14 pins 15 again
15 again 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 Miss
18 Miss 19 Celia
19 Celia 20 says
20 says 21 I
21 I 22 may
22 may 23 .

" won't we have splendid times ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 won't
2 won't 3 we
3 we 4 have
4 have 5 splendid
5 splendid 6 times
6 times 7 ?

she Says we may come over every night and play with her and Thorny . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 Says
2 Says 3 we
3 we 4 may
4 may 5 come
5 come 6 over
6 over 7 every
7 every 8 night
8 night 9 and
9 and 10 play
10 play 11 with
11 with 12 her
12 her 13 and
13 and 14 Thorny
14 Thorny 15 .
15 . 16 "

" and I 'm going to be her boy , and stay here all the time .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 I
3 I 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 her
8 her 9 boy
9 boy 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 stay
12 stay 13 here
13 here 14 all
14 all 15 the
15 the 16 time
16 time 17 .

I guess the letter I brought was a recommend from the Squire . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 guess
2 guess 3 the
3 the 4 letter
4 letter 5 I
5 I 6 brought
6 brought 7 was
7 was 8 a
8 a 9 recommend
9 recommend 10 from
10 from 11 the
11 the 12 Squire
12 Squire 13 .
13 . 14 "

she is so nicely asleep , it is a pity to wake her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 is
2 is 3 so
3 so 4 nicely
4 nicely 5 asleep
5 asleep 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 a
9 a 10 pity
10 pity 11 to
11 to 12 wake
12 wake 13 her
13 her 14 .

Good by till to-morrow , little neighbors , " continued Miss Celia , and dismissed the girls with a kiss .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Good
1 Good 2 by
2 by 3 till
3 till 4 to-morrow
4 to-morrow 5 ,
5 , 6 little
6 little 7 neighbors
7 neighbors 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 continued
10 continued 11 Miss
11 Miss 12 Celia
12 Celia 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 dismissed
15 dismissed 16 the
16 the 17 girls
17 girls 18 with
18 with 19 a
19 a 20 kiss
20 kiss 21 .

" not yet ; I 've several things to settle with my new man .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 yet
3 yet 4 ;
4 ; 5 I
5 I 6 've
6 've 7 several
7 several 8 things
8 things 9 to
9 to 10 settle
10 settle 11 with
11 with 12 my
12 my 13 new
13 new 14 man
14 man 15 .

tell mother he will come by-and-by . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 tell
1 tell 2 mother
2 mother 3 he
3 he 4 will
4 will 5 come
5 come 6 by-and-by
6 by-and-by 7 .
7 . 8 "

" the Squire has heard about your father , and this is the letter Mr Smithers sends . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 Squire
3 Squire 4 has
4 has 5 heard
5 heard 6 about
6 about 7 your
7 your 8 father
8 father 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 this
11 this 12 is
12 is 13 the
13 the 14 letter
14 letter 15 Mr
15 Mr 16 Smithers
16 Smithers 17 sends
17 sends 18 .
18 . 19 "

" he went after the mustangs , and sent some home , but could not come himself . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 4 after
4 after 5 the
5 the 6 mustangs
6 mustangs 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 sent
9 sent 10 some
10 some 11 home
11 home 12 ,
12 , 13 but
13 but 14 could
14 could 15 not
15 not 16 come
16 come 17 himself
17 himself 18 .
18 . 19 "

" went further on , I s'pose .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 went
2 went 3 further
3 further 4 on
4 on 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 s'pose
7 s'pose 8 .

yes , he said he might go as far as California , and if he did he 'd send for me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 yes
1 yes 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 said
4 said 5 he
5 he 6 might
6 might 7 go
7 go 8 as
8 as 9 far
9 far 10 as
10 as 11 California
11 California 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 if
14 if 15 he
15 he 16 did
16 did 17 he
17 he 18 'd
18 'd 19 send
19 send 20 for
20 for 21 me
21 me 22 .

I 'd like to go there ; it 's a real splendid place , they say . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 there
6 there 7 ;
7 ; 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 a
10 a 11 real
11 real 12 splendid
12 splendid 13 place
13 place 14 ,
14 , 15 they
15 they 16 say
16 say 17 .
17 . 18 "

" he has gone further away than that , to a lovelier country than California , I hope . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 gone
4 gone 5 further
5 further 6 away
6 away 7 than
7 than 8 that
8 that 9 ,
9 , 10 to
10 to 11 a
11 a 12 lovelier
12 lovelier 13 country
13 country 14 than
14 than 15 California
15 California 16 ,
16 , 17 I
17 I 18 hope
18 hope 19 .
19 . 20 "

and Miss Celia 's eyes turned to the deep sky , where early stars were shining .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 's
4 's 5 eyes
5 eyes 6 turned
6 turned 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 deep
9 deep 10 sky
10 sky 11 ,
11 , 12 where
12 where 13 early
13 early 14 stars
14 stars 15 were
15 were 16 shining
16 shining 17 .

" didn't he send for me ?
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1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 he
3 he 4 send
4 send 5 for
5 for 6 me
6 me 7 ?

where 's he gone ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 where
1 where 2 's
2 's 3 he
3 he 4 gone
4 gone 5 ?

" I guess I could , but you don't mean it ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 guess
3 guess 4 I
4 I 5 could
5 could 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 you
8 you 9 don't
9 don't 10 mean
10 mean 11 it
11 it 12 ?

" my poor little boy , I wish I could say no . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 poor
3 poor 4 little
4 little 5 boy
5 boy 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 wish
8 wish 9 I
9 I 10 could
10 could 11 say
11 say 12 no
12 no 13 .
13 . 14 "

there was no need of any more words , no need of tears or kind arms around him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 was
2 was 3 no
3 no 4 need
4 need 5 of
5 of 6 any
6 any 7 more
7 more 8 words
8 words 9 ,
9 , 10 no
10 no 11 need
11 need 12 of
12 of 13 tears
13 tears 14 or
14 or 15 kind
15 kind 16 arms
16 arms 17 around
17 around 18 him
18 him 19 .

he knew he was an orphan now , and turned instinctively to the old friend who loved him best .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 knew
2 knew 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 an
5 an 6 orphan
6 orphan 7 now
7 now 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 turned
10 turned 11 instinctively
11 instinctively 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 old
14 old 15 friend
15 friend 16 who
16 who 17 loved
17 loved 18 him
18 him 19 best
19 best 20 .

throwing himself down beside his dog , Ben clung about the curly neck , sobbing bitterly ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 throwing
1 throwing 2 himself
2 himself 3 down
3 down 4 beside
4 beside 5 his
5 his 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 clung
9 clung 10 about
10 about 11 the
11 the 12 curly
12 curly 13 neck
13 neck 14 ,
14 , 15 sobbing
15 sobbing 16 bitterly
16 bitterly 17 ,

" oh , Sanch , he 's never coming back again ; never , never any more ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 ,
5 , 6 he
6 he 7 's
7 's 8 never
8 never 9 coming
9 coming 10 back
10 back 11 again
11 again 12 ;
12 ; 13 never
13 never 14 ,
14 , 15 never
15 never 16 any
16 any 17 more
17 more 18 !
18 ! 19 "

presently the sobbing ceased , and Ben whispered , without looking up ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 presently
1 presently 2 the
2 the 3 sobbing
3 sobbing 4 ceased
4 ceased 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 whispered
8 whispered 9 ,
9 , 10 without
10 without 11 looking
11 looking 12 up
12 up 13 ,

" tell me all about it ; I 'll be good . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ;
7 ; 8 I
8 I 9 'll
9 'll 10 be
10 be 11 good
11 good 12 .
12 . 13 "

" will you go , Ben ? " asked Miss Celia , hoping to distract his mind from his grief by speaking of other things .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 will
2 will 3 you
3 you 4 go
4 go 5 ,
5 , 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 Miss
10 Miss 11 Celia
11 Celia 12 ,
12 , 13 hoping
13 hoping 14 to
14 to 15 distract
15 distract 16 his
16 his 17 mind
17 mind 18 from
18 from 19 his
19 his 20 grief
20 grief 21 by
21 by 22 speaking
22 speaking 23 of
23 of 24 other
24 other 25 things
25 things 26 .

" no , no ; I 'd rather tramp and starve .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ;
5 ; 6 I
6 I 7 'd
7 'd 8 rather
8 rather 9 tramp
9 tramp 10 and
10 and 11 starve
11 starve 12 .

he 's awful hard to me and Sanch ; and he 'd be worse , now father 's gone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 awful
3 awful 4 hard
4 hard 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 and
7 and 8 Sanch
8 Sanch 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 'd
12 'd 13 be
13 be 14 worse
14 worse 15 ,
15 , 16 now
16 now 17 father
17 father 18 's
18 's 19 gone
19 gone 20 .

don't send me back !
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1 don't 2 send
2 send 3 me
3 me 4 back
4 back 5 !

let me stay here ; folks are good to me ; there 's nowhere else to go . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 let
1 let 2 me
2 me 3 stay
3 stay 4 here
4 here 5 ;
5 ; 6 folks
6 folks 7 are
7 are 8 good
8 good 9 to
9 to 10 me
10 me 11 ;
11 ; 12 there
12 there 13 's
13 's 14 nowhere
14 nowhere 15 else
15 else 16 to
16 to 17 go
17 go 18 .
18 . 19 "

" you shall stay here , and no one shall take you away against your will .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 shall
3 shall 4 stay
4 stay 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 no
8 no 9 one
9 one 10 shall
10 shall 11 take
11 take 12 you
12 you 13 away
13 away 14 against
14 against 15 your
15 your 16 will
16 will 17 .

but Ben put his arm over his face , and sobbed out with a fresh burst of grief ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 put
3 put 4 his
4 his 5 arm
5 arm 6 over
6 over 7 his
7 his 8 face
8 face 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 sobbed
11 sobbed 12 out
12 out 13 with
13 with 14 a
14 a 15 fresh
15 fresh 16 burst
16 burst 17 of
17 of 18 grief
18 grief 19 ,

" you can't , you didn't know him !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 can't
3 can't 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 know
7 know 8 him
8 him 9 !

oh , daddy ! daddy ! if I 'd only seen you jest once more ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 daddy
3 daddy 4 !
4 ! 5 daddy
5 daddy 6 !
6 ! 7 if
7 if 8 I
8 I 9 'd
9 'd 10 only
10 only 11 seen
11 seen 12 you
12 you 13 jest
13 jest 14 once
14 once 15 more
15 more 16 !
16 ! 17 "

CHAPTER XI
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1 CHAPTER 2 XI

SUNDAY
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" we must put on mourning , old feller .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 must
3 must 4 put
4 put 5 on
5 on 6 mourning
6 mourning 7 ,
7 , 8 old
8 old 9 feller
9 feller 10 .

he could find nothing in his limited wardrobe with which to decorate Sanch except a black cambric pocket .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 could
2 could 3 find
3 find 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 in
5 in 6 his
6 his 7 limited
7 limited 8 wardrobe
8 wardrobe 9 with
9 with 10 which
10 which 11 to
11 to 12 decorate
12 decorate 13 Sanch
13 Sanch 14 except
14 except 15 a
15 a 16 black
16 black 17 cambric
17 cambric 18 pocket
18 pocket 19 .

" one pocket is enough ; I sha'n't want anything but a han'k'chi'f to-day . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 pocket
3 pocket 4 is
4 is 5 enough
5 enough 6 ;
6 ; 7 I
7 I 8 sha'n't
8 sha'n't 9 want
9 want 10 anything
10 anything 11 but
11 but 12 a
12 a 13 han'k'chi'f
13 han'k'chi'f 14 to-day
14 to-day 15 .
15 . 16 "

" I want you to drive me to church by-and-by .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 you
4 you 5 to
5 to 6 drive
6 drive 7 me
7 me 8 to
8 to 9 church
9 church 10 by-and-by
10 by-and-by 11 .

" you will do very well when I have given you a touch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 do
4 do 5 very
5 very 6 well
6 well 7 when
7 when 8 I
8 I 9 have
9 have 10 given
10 given 11 you
11 you 12 a
12 a 13 touch
13 touch 14 .

God doesn't mind our clothes , Ben , and the poor are as welcome as the rich to him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 God
1 God 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 our
4 our 5 clothes
5 clothes 6 ,
6 , 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 poor
11 poor 12 are
12 are 13 as
13 as 14 welcome
14 welcome 15 as
15 as 16 the
16 the 17 rich
17 rich 18 to
18 to 19 him
19 him 20 .

" that was a pleasant way to rest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 way
6 way 7 to
7 to 8 rest
8 rest 9 .

I often do so , and we will go to the grove this afternoon and try it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 often
2 often 3 do
3 do 4 so
4 so 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 will
8 will 9 go
9 go 10 to
10 to 11 the
11 the 12 grove
12 grove 13 this
13 this 14 afternoon
14 afternoon 15 and
15 and 16 try
16 try 17 it
17 it 18 .

will you come and try it , Ben , dear ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 will
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 come
3 come 4 and
4 and 5 try
5 try 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ,
9 , 10 dear
10 dear 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" it 's mighty pretty , but it will fly off , just as the others did .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 mighty
4 mighty 5 pretty
5 pretty 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 will
9 will 10 fly
10 fly 11 off
11 off 12 ,
12 , 13 just
13 just 14 as
14 as 15 the
15 the 16 others
16 others 17 did
17 did 18 .

I never saw such a chap as that spider is .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 never
2 never 3 saw
3 saw 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 chap
6 chap 7 as
7 as 8 that
8 that 9 spider
9 spider 10 is
10 is 11 .

By-and-by you will see that pretty trap full of insects , and Mr Spider will lay up his provisions for the day .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 By-and-by
1 By-and-by 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 see
4 see 5 that
5 that 6 pretty
6 pretty 7 trap
7 trap 8 full
8 full 9 of
9 of 10 insects
10 insects 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 Mr
13 Mr 14 Spider
14 Spider 15 will
15 will 16 lay
16 lay 17 up
17 up 18 his
18 his 19 provisions
19 provisions 20 for
20 for 21 the
21 the 22 day
22 day 23 .

after that he doesn't care how soon his fine web blows away . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 after
1 after 2 that
2 that 3 he
3 he 4 doesn't
4 doesn't 5 care
5 care 6 how
6 how 7 soon
7 soon 8 his
8 his 9 fine
9 fine 10 web
10 web 11 blows
11 blows 12 away
12 away 13 .
13 . 14 "

he dives down the minute I touch the gate , but comes up after I 've kept still a minute .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 dives
2 dives 3 down
3 down 4 the
4 the 5 minute
5 minute 6 I
6 I 7 touch
7 touch 8 the
8 the 9 gate
9 gate 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 comes
12 comes 13 up
13 up 14 after
14 after 15 I
15 I 16 've
16 've 17 kept
17 kept 18 still
18 still 19 a
19 a 20 minute
20 minute 21 .

I like to watch him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 like
2 like 3 to
3 to 4 watch
4 watch 5 him
5 him 6 .

but he must hate me , for I took away a nice green fly and some little millers one day . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 must
3 must 4 hate
4 hate 5 me
5 me 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 I
8 I 9 took
9 took 10 away
10 away 11 a
11 a 12 nice
12 nice 13 green
13 green 14 fly
14 fly 15 and
15 and 16 some
16 some 17 little
17 little 18 millers
18 millers 19 one
19 one 20 day
20 day 21 .
21 . 22 "

" did you ever hear the story of Bruce and his spider ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 hear
5 hear 6 the
6 the 7 story
7 story 8 of
8 of 9 Bruce
9 Bruce 10 and
10 and 11 his
11 his 12 spider
12 spider 13 ?

most children know and like that , " said Miss Celia , seeing that he seemed interested .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 most
1 most 2 children
2 children 3 know
3 know 4 and
4 and 5 like
5 like 6 that
6 that 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Miss
10 Miss 11 Celia
11 Celia 12 ,
12 , 13 seeing
13 seeing 14 that
14 that 15 he
15 he 16 seemed
16 seemed 17 interested
17 interested 18 .

" ah , but you also know many things which they do not .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 you
5 you 6 also
6 also 7 know
7 know 8 many
8 many 9 things
9 things 10 which
10 which 11 they
11 they 12 do
12 do 13 not
13 not 14 .

" I know he would ; so we will try , Benny .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 ;
6 ; 7 so
7 so 8 we
8 we 9 will
9 will 10 try
10 try 11 ,
11 , 12 Benny
12 Benny 13 .

but it was not good for you , and we will do our best to find something safer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 not
4 not 5 good
5 good 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 will
11 will 12 do
12 do 13 our
13 our 14 best
14 best 15 to
15 to 16 find
16 find 17 something
17 something 18 safer
18 safer 19 .

I 've got two boys now , and I want to do my duty by both . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 two
4 two 5 boys
5 boys 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 want
10 want 11 to
11 to 12 do
12 do 13 my
13 my 14 duty
14 duty 15 by
15 by 16 both
16 both 17 .
17 . 18 "

" Celia !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 !

I can't find a bit of a shoe-string , and I wish you 'd come and do my neck-tie . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 can't
2 can't 3 find
3 find 4 a
4 a 5 bit
5 bit 6 of
6 of 7 a
7 a 8 shoe-string
8 shoe-string 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 wish
12 wish 13 you
13 you 14 'd
14 'd 15 come
15 come 16 and
16 and 17 do
17 do 18 my
18 my 19 neck-tie
19 neck-tie 20 .
20 . 21 "

" lazy boy , come down here , and bring one of your black ties with you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 lazy
2 lazy 3 boy
3 boy 4 ,
4 , 5 come
5 come 6 down
6 down 7 here
7 here 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 bring
10 bring 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 your
13 your 14 black
14 black 15 ties
15 ties 16 with
16 with 17 you
17 you 18 .

you mustn't mind his fidgets and dawdling ways .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 mustn't
2 mustn't 3 mind
3 mind 4 his
4 his 5 fidgets
5 fidgets 6 and
6 and 7 dawdling
7 dawdling 8 ways
8 ways 9 .

he 'll get over them soon , and then I know you two will be good friends . "
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1 he 2 'll
2 'll 3 get
3 get 4 over
4 over 5 them
5 them 6 soon
6 soon 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
9 then 10 I
10 I 11 know
11 know 12 you
12 you 13 two
13 two 14 will
14 will 15 be
15 be 16 good
16 good 17 friends
17 friends 18 .
18 . 19 "

" oh , don't they ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 don't
4 don't 5 they
5 they 6 ?

" I should like to know what this is for ? " demanded Thorny , in a dignified tone , presenting a black tie .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 should
3 should 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 8 this
8 this 9 is
9 is 10 for
10 for 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 demanded
13 demanded 14 Thorny
14 Thorny 15 ,
15 , 16 in
16 in 17 a
17 a 18 dignified
18 dignified 19 tone
19 tone 20 ,
20 , 21 presenting
21 presenting 22 a
22 a 23 black
23 black 24 tie
24 tie 25 .

" for my other boy .
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1 " 2 for
2 for 3 my
3 my 4 other
4 other 5 boy
5 boy 6 .

" well , I like that " began Thorny , in a tone that contradicted his words .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 like
5 like 6 that
6 that 7 "
7 " 8 began
8 began 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 ,
10 , 11 in
11 in 12 a
12 a 13 tone
13 tone 14 that
14 that 15 contradicted
15 contradicted 16 his
16 his 17 words
17 words 18 .

" is Ben going to black my boots before he goes ? with a glance at the new shoes which caused them to creak uneasily .
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1 " 2 is
2 is 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 black
6 black 7 my
7 my 8 boots
8 boots 9 before
9 before 10 he
10 he 11 goes
11 goes 12 ?
12 ? 13 with
13 with 14 a
14 a 15 glance
15 glance 16 at
16 at 17 the
17 the 18 new
18 new 19 shoes
19 shoes 20 which
20 which 21 caused
21 caused 22 them
22 them 23 to
23 to 24 creak
24 creak 25 uneasily
25 uneasily 26 .

" no ; he is going to black mine , if he will be so kind .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 he
4 he 5 is
5 is 6 going
6 going 7 to
7 to 8 black
8 black 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 if
11 if 12 he
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 so
15 so 16 kind
16 kind 17 .

you won't need boots for a week yet , so we won't waste any time over them .
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1 you 2 won't
2 won't 3 need
3 need 4 boots
4 boots 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 week
7 week 8 yet
8 yet 9 ,
9 , 10 so
10 so 11 we
11 we 12 won't
12 won't 13 waste
13 waste 14 any
14 any 15 time
15 time 16 over
16 over 17 them
17 them 18 .

you will find every thing in the shed , Ben ; and at ten you may go for Lita . "
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1 you 2 will
2 will 3 find
3 find 4 every
4 every 5 thing
5 thing 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 shed
8 shed 9 ,
9 , 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 at
13 at 14 ten
14 ten 15 you
15 you 16 may
16 may 17 go
17 go 18 for
18 for 19 Lita
19 Lita 20 .
20 . 21 "

" I was only thinking , you looked as if "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 was
3 was 4 only
4 only 5 thinking
5 thinking 6 ,
6 , 7 you
7 you 8 looked
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9 as 10 if
10 if 11 "

" as if what ?
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1 " 2 as
2 as 3 if
3 if 4 what
4 what 5 ?

don't be afraid , " she said , for Ben paused and fumbled at the reins , feeling half ashamed to tell his fancy .
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1 don't 2 be
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3 afraid 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 she
6 she 7 said
7 said 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 paused
11 paused 12 and
12 and 13 fumbled
13 fumbled 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 reins
16 reins 17 ,
17 , 18 feeling
18 feeling 19 half
19 half 20 ashamed
20 ashamed 21 to
21 to 22 tell
22 tell 23 his
23 his 24 fancy
24 fancy 25 .

" you were saying prayers , " he added , wishing she had not caught him .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 saying
4 saying 5 prayers
5 prayers 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 he
8 he 9 added
9 added 10 ,
10 , 11 wishing
11 wishing 12 she
12 she 13 had
13 had 14 not
14 not 15 caught
15 caught 16 him
16 him 17 .

" so I was .
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 I
3 I 4 was
4 was 5 .

don't you , when you are happy ?
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1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 ,
3 , 4 when
4 when 5 you
5 you 6 are
6 are 7 happy
7 happy 8 ?

" no , 'm .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 'm
4 'm 5 .

I 'm glad , but I don't say any thing . "
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1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 glad
3 glad 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 I
6 I 7 don't
7 don't 8 say
8 say 9 any
9 any 10 thing
10 thing 11 .
11 . 12 "

" words are not needed ; but they help , sometimes , if they are sincere and sweet .
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1 " 2 words
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3 are 4 not
4 not 5 needed
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6 ; 7 but
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8 they 9 help
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10 , 11 sometimes
11 sometimes 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 they
14 they 15 are
15 are 16 sincere
16 sincere 17 and
17 and 18 sweet
18 sweet 19 .

did you never learn any prayers , Ben ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 did
1 did 2 you
2 you 3 never
3 never 4 learn
4 learn 5 any
5 any 6 prayers
6 prayers 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" only ' Now I lay me . '
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1 " 2 only
2 only 3 '
3 ' 4 Now
4 Now 5 I
5 I 6 lay
6 lay 7 me
7 me 8 .
8 . 9 '

Grandma taught me that when I was a little mite of a boy . "
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1 Grandma 2 taught
2 taught 3 me
3 me 4 that
4 that 5 when
5 when 6 I
6 I 7 was
7 was 8 a
8 a 9 little
9 little 10 mite
10 mite 11 of
11 of 12 a
12 a 13 boy
13 boy 14 .
14 . 15 "

" I will teach you another , the best that was ever made , because it says all we need ask . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 will
3 will 4 teach
4 teach 5 you
5 you 6 another
6 another 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 best
9 best 10 that
10 that 11 was
11 was 12 ever
12 ever 13 made
13 made 14 ,
14 , 15 because
15 because 16 it
16 it 17 says
17 says 18 all
18 all 19 we
19 we 20 need
20 need 21 ask
21 ask 22 .
22 . 23 "

" our folks wasn't very pious ; they didn't have time , I s'pose . "
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1 " 2 our
2 our 3 folks
3 folks 4 wasn't
4 wasn't 5 very
5 very 6 pious
6 pious 7 ;
7 ; 8 they
8 they 9 didn't
9 didn't 10 have
10 have 11 time
11 time 12 ,
12 , 13 I
13 I 14 s'pose
14 s'pose 15 .
15 . 16 "

" I wonder if you know just what it means to be pious ? "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 if
4 if 5 you
5 you 6 know
6 know 7 just
7 just 8 what
8 what 9 it
9 it 10 means
10 means 11 to
11 to 12 be
12 be 13 pious
13 pious 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" Goin ' to church , and readin ' the Bible , and sayin ' prayers and hymns , ain't it ? "
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1 " 2 Goin
2 Goin 3 '
3 ' 4 to
4 to 5 church
5 church 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 readin
8 readin 9 '
9 ' 10 the
10 the 11 Bible
11 Bible 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 sayin
14 sayin 15 '
15 ' 16 prayers
16 prayers 17 and
17 and 18 hymns
18 hymns 19 ,
19 , 20 ain't
20 ain't 21 it
21 it 22 ?
22 ? 23 "

" then you are ! " and Ben looked as if her acts had been a better definition than her words .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 and
7 and 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 looked
9 looked 10 as
10 as 11 if
11 if 12 her
12 her 13 acts
13 acts 14 had
14 had 15 been
15 been 16 a
16 a 17 better
17 better 18 definition
18 definition 19 than
19 than 20 her
20 her 21 words
21 words 22 .

that is a great help , as you will find when you begin to try it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 great
4 great 5 help
5 help 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 you
8 you 9 will
9 will 10 find
10 find 11 when
11 when 12 you
12 you 13 begin
13 begin 14 to
14 to 15 try
15 try 16 it
16 it 17 .
17 . 18 "

it 's dreadful hard , though , when I get mad .
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1 it 2 's
2 's 3 dreadful
3 dreadful 4 hard
4 hard 5 ,
5 , 6 though
6 though 7 ,
7 , 8 when
8 when 9 I
9 I 10 get
10 get 11 mad
11 mad 12 .

' Hang it ! ' don't seem half so good if I want to let off steam . "
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1 ' 2 Hang
2 Hang 3 it
3 it 4 !
4 ! 5 '
5 ' 6 don't
6 don't 7 seem
7 seem 8 half
8 half 9 so
9 so 10 good
10 good 11 if
11 if 12 I
12 I 13 want
13 want 14 to
14 to 15 let
15 let 16 off
16 off 17 steam
17 steam 18 .
18 . 19 "

" this is a holy place ; remember that , and uncover at the door . "
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1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 holy
5 holy 6 place
6 place 7 ;
7 ; 8 remember
8 remember 9 that
9 that 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 uncover
12 uncover 13 at
13 at 14 the
14 the 15 door
15 door 16 .
16 . 17 "

much abashed , Ben followed to the pew , where the Squire and his wife soon joined them .
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1 much 2 abashed
2 abashed 3 ,
3 , 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 followed
5 followed 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 pew
8 pew 9 ,
9 , 10 where
10 where 11 the
11 the 12 Squire
12 Squire 13 and
13 and 14 his
14 his 15 wife
15 wife 16 soon
16 soon 17 joined
17 joined 18 them
18 them 19 .

" hope he won't nestle round in meeting-time , " whispered Mrs Allen , composing herself in the corner with much rustling of black silk .
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1 " 2 hope
2 hope 3 he
3 he 4 won't
4 won't 5 nestle
5 nestle 6 round
6 round 7 in
7 in 8 meeting-time
8 meeting-time 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 whispered
11 whispered 12 Mrs
12 Mrs 13 Allen
13 Allen 14 ,
14 , 15 composing
15 composing 16 herself
16 herself 17 in
17 in 18 the
18 the 19 corner
19 corner 20 with
20 with 21 much
21 much 22 rustling
22 rustling 23 of
23 of 24 black
24 black 25 silk
25 silk 26 .

so he folded his arms and sat like a statue , with nothing moving but his eyes .
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1 so 2 he
2 he 3 folded
3 folded 4 his
4 his 5 arms
5 arms 6 and
6 and 7 sat
7 sat 8 like
8 like 9 a
9 a 10 statue
10 statue 11 ,
11 , 12 with
12 with 13 nothing
13 nothing 14 moving
14 moving 15 but
15 but 16 his
16 his 17 eyes
17 eyes 18 .

the good old minister read the sixteenth chapter of Samuel , and then proceeded to preach a long and somewhat dull sermon .
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1 the 2 good
2 good 3 old
3 old 4 minister
4 minister 5 read
5 read 6 the
6 the 7 sixteenth
7 sixteenth 8 chapter
8 chapter 9 of
9 of 10 Samuel
10 Samuel 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 then
13 then 14 proceeded
14 proceeded 15 to
15 to 16 preach
16 preach 17 a
17 a 18 long
18 long 19 and
19 and 20 somewhat
20 somewhat 21 dull
21 dull 22 sermon
22 sermon 23 .

Mrs Allen gave him a peppermint , and he dutifully ate it , though it was so hot it made his eyes water .
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1 Mrs 2 Allen
2 Allen 3 gave
3 gave 4 him
4 him 5 a
5 a 6 peppermint
6 peppermint 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 dutifully
10 dutifully 11 ate
11 ate 12 it
12 it 13 ,
13 , 14 though
14 though 15 it
15 it 16 was
16 was 17 so
17 so 18 hot
18 hot 19 it
19 it 20 made
20 made 21 his
21 his 22 eyes
22 eyes 23 water
23 water 24 .

Ben clutched the book and gladly obeyed , though the title , " Scripture Narratives , " did not look very inviting .
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1 Ben 2 clutched
2 clutched 3 the
3 the 4 book
4 book 5 and
5 and 6 gladly
6 gladly 7 obeyed
7 obeyed 8 ,
8 , 9 though
9 though 10 the
10 the 11 title
11 title 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 Scripture
14 Scripture 15 Narratives
15 Narratives 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 did
18 did 19 not
19 not 20 look
20 look 21 very
21 very 22 inviting
22 inviting 23 .

then his eye fell on the picture of a slender youth cutting a large man 's head off , while many people stood looking on .
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1 then 2 his
2 his 3 eye
3 eye 4 fell
4 fell 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 picture
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8 of 9 a
9 a 10 slender
10 slender 11 youth
11 youth 12 cutting
12 cutting 13 a
13 a 14 large
14 large 15 man
15 man 16 's
16 's 17 head
17 head 18 off
18 off 19 ,
19 , 20 while
20 while 21 many
21 many 22 people
22 people 23 stood
23 stood 24 looking
24 looking 25 on
25 on 26 .

" how do you like church ? " asked the young lady , as they drove away .
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 like
5 like 6 church
6 church 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 the
10 the 11 young
11 young 12 lady
12 lady 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 they
15 they 16 drove
16 drove 17 away
17 away 18 .

" First-rate ! " answered Ben , heartily .
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1 " 2 First-rate
2 First-rate 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 answered
5 answered 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 ,
7 , 8 heartily
8 heartily 9 .

" especially the sermon ? "
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1 " 2 especially
2 especially 3 the
3 the 4 sermon
4 sermon 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

Ben laughed , and said , with an affectionate glance at the little book in her lap ,
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1 Ben 2 laughed
2 laughed 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 said
5 said 6 ,
6 , 7 with
7 with 8 an
8 an 9 affectionate
9 affectionate 10 glance
10 glance 11 at
11 at 12 the
12 the 13 little
13 little 14 book
14 book 15 in
15 in 16 her
16 her 17 lap
17 lap 18 ,

" I couldn't understand it ; but that story was just elegant .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 understand
4 understand 5 it
5 it 6 ;
6 ; 7 but
7 but 8 that
8 that 9 story
9 story 10 was
10 was 11 just
11 just 12 elegant
12 elegant 13 .

there 's more ; and I 'd admire to read ' em , if I could . "
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1 there 2 's
2 's 3 more
3 more 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 I
6 I 7 'd
7 'd 8 admire
8 admire 9 to
9 to 10 read
10 read 11 '
11 ' 12 em
12 em 13 ,
13 , 14 if
14 if 15 I
15 I 16 could
16 could 17 .
17 . 18 "

" I 'm glad you like them ; and we will keep the rest for another sermon-time .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 5 you
5 you 6 like
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8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 will
11 will 12 keep
12 keep 13 the
13 the 14 rest
14 rest 15 for
15 for 16 another
16 another 17 sermon-time
17 sermon-time 18 .

Thorny used to do so , and always called this his ' pew book . '
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 used
2 used 3 to
3 to 4 do
4 do 5 so
5 so 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 always
8 always 9 called
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10 this 11 his
11 his 12 '
12 ' 13 pew
13 pew 14 book
14 book 15 .
15 . 16 '

" yes , ' m .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 .

wasn't David a fine feller ?
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1 wasn't 2 David
2 David 3 a
3 a 4 fine
4 fine 5 feller
5 feller 6 ?

" now , you have tried my way this morning , and we will try yours this afternoon .
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1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 have
5 have 6 tried
6 tried 7 my
7 my 8 way
8 way 9 this
9 this 10 morning
10 morning 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 we
13 we 14 will
14 will 15 try
15 try 16 yours
16 yours 17 this
17 this 18 afternoon
18 afternoon 19 .

come over about four and help me roll Thorny down to the grove .
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1 come 2 over
2 over 3 about
3 about 4 four
4 four 5 and
5 and 6 help
6 help 7 me
7 me 8 roll
8 roll 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 down
10 down 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 grove
13 grove 14 .

" can I take Sanch along ?
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1 " 2 can
2 can 3 I
3 I 4 take
4 take 5 Sanch
5 Sanch 6 along
6 along 7 ?

" yes , indeed ; let the clever Bow-wow have a good time and enjoy Sunday as much as I want my boys to . "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 ;
5 ; 6 let
6 let 7 the
7 the 8 clever
8 clever 9 Bow-wow
9 Bow-wow 10 have
10 have 11 a
11 a 12 good
12 good 13 time
13 time 14 and
14 and 15 enjoy
15 enjoy 16 Sunday
16 Sunday 17 as
17 as 18 much
18 much 19 as
19 as 20 I
20 I 21 want
21 want 22 my
22 my 23 boys
23 boys 24 to
24 to 25 .
25 . 26 "

but he had time to get dismal again , and long for four o'clock ; because he had nothing to do except whittle .
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1 but 2 he
2 he 3 had
3 had 4 time
4 time 5 to
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7 dismal 8 again
8 again 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 long
11 long 12 for
12 for 13 four
13 four 14 o'clock
14 o'clock 15 ;
15 ; 16 because
16 because 17 he
17 he 18 had
18 had 19 nothing
19 nothing 20 to
20 to 21 do
21 do 22 except
22 except 23 whittle
23 whittle 24 .

" Thorny , I want you to be good to Ben , and amuse him in some quiet way this afternoon .
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1 " 2 Thorny
2 Thorny 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 want
5 want 6 you
6 you 7 to
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9 good 10 to
10 to 11 Ben
11 Ben 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 amuse
14 amuse 15 him
15 him 16 in
16 in 17 some
17 some 18 quiet
18 quiet 19 way
19 way 20 this
20 this 21 afternoon
21 afternoon 22 .

" not much fun in talking to that horsey fellow .
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 much
3 much 4 fun
4 fun 5 in
5 in 6 talking
6 talking 7 to
7 to 8 that
8 that 9 horsey
9 horsey 10 fellow
10 fellow 11 .

" you can be very agreeable when you like ; and Ben has had enough of me for this time .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 can
3 can 4 be
4 be 5 very
5 very 6 agreeable
6 agreeable 7 when
7 when 8 you
8 you 9 like
9 like 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 has
13 has 14 had
14 had 15 enough
15 enough 16 of
16 of 17 me
17 me 18 for
18 for 19 this
19 this 20 time
20 time 21 .

" here goes , then !
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1 " 2 here
2 here 3 goes
3 goes 4 ,
4 , 5 then
5 then 6 !

" waiting with the chair .
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1 " 2 waiting
2 waiting 3 with
3 with 4 the
4 the 5 chair
5 chair 6 .

Randa has gone on with the hammock .
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1 Randa 2 has
2 has 3 gone
3 gone 4 on
4 on 5 with
5 with 6 the
6 the 7 hammock
7 hammock 8 .

be a dear boy , and I 'll do as much for you some day . "
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1 be 2 a
2 a 3 dear
3 dear 4 boy
4 boy 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 'll
8 'll 9 do
9 do 10 as
10 as 11 much
11 much 12 for
12 for 13 you
13 you 14 some
14 some 15 day
15 day 16 .
16 . 17 "

" don't see how you can be a dear boy .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 see
3 see 4 how
4 how 5 you
5 you 6 can
6 can 7 be
7 be 8 a
8 a 9 dear
9 dear 10 boy
10 boy 11 .

you 're the best sister that ever was ; so I 'll love all the scallywags you ask me to . "
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1 you 2 're
2 're 3 the
3 the 4 best
4 best 5 sister
5 sister 6 that
6 that 7 ever
7 ever 8 was
8 was 9 ;
9 ; 10 so
10 so 11 I
11 I 12 'll
12 'll 13 love
13 love 14 all
14 all 15 the
15 the 16 scallywags
16 scallywags 17 you
17 you 18 ask
18 ask 19 me
19 me 20 to
20 to 21 .
21 . 22 "

" drive on , Benjamin .
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1 " 2 drive
2 drive 3 on
3 on 4 ,
4 , 5 Benjamin
5 Benjamin 6 .

I don't know the way , so I can't direct .
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 the
4 the 5 way
5 way 6 ,
6 , 7 so
7 so 8 I
8 I 9 can't
9 can't 10 direct
10 direct 11 .

don't spill me out , that 's all I 've got to say . "
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1 don't 2 spill
2 spill 3 me
3 me 4 out
4 out 5 ,
5 , 6 that
6 that 7 's
7 's 8 all
8 all 9 I
9 I 10 've
10 've 11 got
11 got 12 to
12 to 13 say
13 say 14 .
14 . 15 "

" a regular summer house ! " said Thorny , surveying it with approval .
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1 " 2 a
2 a 3 regular
3 regular 4 summer
4 summer 5 house
5 house 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 ,
10 , 11 surveying
11 surveying 12 it
12 it 13 with
13 with 14 approval
14 approval 15 .

" what 's the matter , Randa ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 ,
6 , 7 Randa
7 Randa 8 ?

" my patience , what a spry boy ! " exclaimed Randa , admiringly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 patience
3 patience 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 a
6 a 7 spry
7 spry 8 boy
8 boy 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 exclaimed
11 exclaimed 12 Randa
12 Randa 13 ,
13 , 14 admiringly
14 admiringly 15 .

" you can go , Randa .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 can
3 can 4 go
4 go 5 ,
5 , 6 Randa
6 Randa 7 .

" I 'll be whew if I do ! " whistled Ben , stopping an oath just in time .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 whew
5 whew 6 if
6 if 7 I
7 I 8 do
8 do 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 whistled
11 whistled 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 ,
13 , 14 stopping
14 stopping 15 an
15 an 16 oath
16 oath 17 just
17 just 18 in
18 in 19 time
19 time 20 .

" it is not polite to whistle in company , " said Thorny , with great dignity .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 not
4 not 5 polite
5 polite 6 to
6 to 7 whistle
7 whistle 8 in
8 in 9 company
9 company 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Thorny
13 Thorny 14 ,
14 , 15 with
15 with 16 great
16 great 17 dignity
17 dignity 18 .

" Miss Celia told me to .
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1 " 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 told
4 told 5 me
5 me 6 to
6 to 7 .

I 'll say ' confound it , ' if you like that better , " answered Ben , as a sly smile twinkled in his eyes .
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 say
3 say 4 '
4 ' 5 confound
5 confound 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 '
8 ' 9 if
9 if 10 you
10 you 11 like
11 like 12 that
12 that 13 better
13 better 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 answered
16 answered 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 a
20 a 21 sly
21 sly 22 smile
22 smile 23 twinkled
23 twinkled 24 in
24 in 25 his
25 his 26 eyes
26 eyes 27 .

" oh , I see !
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 see
5 see 6 !

she ' s told you about it ?
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1 she 2 '
2 ' 3 s
3 s 4 told
4 told 5 you
5 you 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 ?

well , then , if you want to please her , you 'll learn a hymn right off .
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1 well 2 ,
2 , 3 then
3 then 4 ,
4 , 5 if
5 if 6 you
6 you 7 want
7 want 8 to
8 to 9 please
9 please 10 her
10 her 11 ,
11 , 12 you
12 you 13 'll
13 'll 14 learn
14 learn 15 a
15 a 16 hymn
16 hymn 17 right
17 right 18 off
18 off 19 .

Thorny spoke in a hearty , blunt way , which suited Ben much better than the other , and he responded pleasantly ,
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1 Thorny 2 spoke
2 spoke 3 in
3 in 4 a
4 a 5 hearty
5 hearty 6 ,
6 , 7 blunt
7 blunt 8 way
8 way 9 ,
9 , 10 which
10 which 11 suited
11 suited 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 much
13 much 14 better
14 better 15 than
15 than 16 the
16 the 17 other
17 other 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 he
20 he 21 responded
21 responded 22 pleasantly
22 pleasantly 23 ,

" if you won't be grand I won't be peppery .
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1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 won't
4 won't 5 be
5 be 6 grand
6 grand 7 I
7 I 8 won't
8 won't 9 be
9 be 10 peppery
10 peppery 11 .

nobody is going to boss me but Miss Celia ; so I 'll learn hymns if she wants me to . "
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1 nobody 2 is
2 is 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 boss
5 boss 6 me
6 me 7 but
7 but 8 Miss
8 Miss 9 Celia
9 Celia 10 ;
10 ; 11 so
11 so 12 I
12 I 13 'll
13 'll 14 learn
14 learn 15 hymns
15 hymns 16 if
16 if 17 she
17 she 18 wants
18 wants 19 me
19 me 20 to
20 to 21 .
21 . 22 "

" ' In the soft season of thy youth ' is a good one to begin with .
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 In
3 In 4 the
4 the 5 soft
5 soft 6 season
6 season 7 of
7 of 8 thy
8 thy 9 youth
9 youth 10 '
10 ' 11 is
11 is 12 a
12 a 13 good
13 good 14 one
14 one 15 to
15 to 16 begin
16 begin 17 with
17 with 18 .

I learned it when I was six .
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1 I 2 learned
2 learned 3 it
3 it 4 when
4 when 5 I
5 I 6 was
6 was 7 six
7 six 8 .

nice thing ; better have it . "
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1 nice 2 thing
2 thing 3 ;
3 ; 4 better
4 better 5 have
5 have 6 it
6 it 7 .
7 . 8 "

and Thorny offered the book like a patriarch addressing an infant .
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1 and 2 Thorny
2 Thorny 3 offered
3 offered 4 the
4 the 5 book
5 book 6 like
6 like 7 a
7 a 8 patriarch
8 patriarch 9 addressing
9 addressing 10 an
10 an 11 infant
11 infant 12 .

" the earth affords no lovelier fight Than a religious youth . "
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 earth
3 earth 4 affords
4 affords 5 no
5 no 6 lovelier
6 lovelier 7 fight
7 fight 8 Than
8 Than 9 a
9 a 10 religious
10 religious 11 youth
11 youth 12 .
12 . 13 "

" I don't believe I could ever get that into my head straight .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 I
5 I 6 could
6 could 7 ever
7 ever 8 get
8 get 9 that
9 that 10 into
10 into 11 my
11 my 12 head
12 head 13 straight
13 straight 14 .

haven't you got a plain one any where round ? " he asked , turning over the leaves with some anxiety .
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1 haven't 2 you
2 you 3 got
3 got 4 a
4 a 5 plain
5 plain 6 one
6 one 7 any
7 any 8 where
8 where 9 round
9 round 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 he
12 he 13 asked
13 asked 14 ,
14 , 15 turning
15 turning 16 over
16 over 17 the
17 the 18 leaves
18 leaves 19 with
19 with 20 some
20 some 21 anxiety
21 anxiety 22 .

" look at the end , and see if there isn't a piece of poetry pasted in.
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1 " 2 look
2 look 3 at
3 at 4 the
4 the 5 end
5 end 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 if
9 if 10 there
10 there 11 isn't
11 isn't 12 a
12 a 13 piece
13 piece 14 of
14 of 15 poetry
15 poetry 16 pasted
16 pasted 17 in.

you learn that , and see how funny Celia will look when you say it to her .
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1 you 2 learn
2 learn 3 that
3 that 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 how
7 how 8 funny
8 funny 9 Celia
9 Celia 10 will
10 will 11 look
11 look 12 when
12 when 13 you
13 you 14 say
14 say 15 it
15 it 16 to
16 to 17 her
17 her 18 .

she wrote it when she was a girl , and somebody had it printed for other children .
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1 she 2 wrote
2 wrote 3 it
3 it 4 when
4 when 5 she
5 she 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 girl
8 girl 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 somebody
11 somebody 12 had
12 had 13 it
13 it 14 printed
14 printed 15 for
15 for 16 other
16 other 17 children
17 children 18 .

I like it best , myself . "
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1 I 2 like
2 like 3 it
3 it 4 best
4 best 5 ,
5 , 6 myself
6 myself 7 .
7 . 8 "

" MY KINGDOM
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1 " 2 MY
2 MY 3 KINGDOM

a little kingdom I possess , Where thoughts and feelings dwell ; And very hard I find the task Of governing it well .
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1 a 2 little
2 little 3 kingdom
3 kingdom 4 I
4 I 5 possess
5 possess 6 ,
6 , 7 Where
7 Where 8 thoughts
8 thoughts 9 and
9 and 10 feelings
10 feelings 11 dwell
11 dwell 12 ;
12 ; 13 And
13 And 14 very
14 very 15 hard
15 hard 16 I
16 I 17 find
17 find 18 the
18 the 19 task
19 task 20 Of
20 Of 21 governing
21 governing 22 it
22 it 23 well
23 well 24 .

for passion tempts and troubles me , A wayward will misleads , And selfishness its shadow casts On all my words and deeds .
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1 for 2 passion
2 passion 3 tempts
3 tempts 4 and
4 and 5 troubles
5 troubles 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 A
8 A 9 wayward
9 wayward 10 will
10 will 11 misleads
11 misleads 12 ,
12 , 13 And
13 And 14 selfishness
14 selfishness 15 its
15 its 16 shadow
16 shadow 17 casts
17 casts 18 On
18 On 19 all
19 all 20 my
20 my 21 words
21 words 22 and
22 and 23 deeds
23 deeds 24 .

how can I keep a sunny soul To shine along life 's way ?
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1 how 2 can
2 can 3 I
3 I 4 keep
4 keep 5 a
5 a 6 sunny
6 sunny 7 soul
7 soul 8 To
8 To 9 shine
9 shine 10 along
10 along 11 life
11 life 12 's
12 's 13 way
13 way 14 ?

how can I tune my little heart To sweetly sing all day ?
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1 how 2 can
2 can 3 I
3 I 4 tune
4 tune 5 my
5 my 6 little
6 little 7 heart
7 heart 8 To
8 To 9 sweetly
9 sweetly 10 sing
10 sing 11 all
11 all 12 day
12 day 13 ?

" dear Father , help me with the love That casteth out my fear !
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1 " 2 dear
2 dear 3 Father
3 Father 4 ,
4 , 5 help
5 help 6 me
6 me 7 with
7 with 8 the
8 the 9 love
9 love 10 That
10 That 11 casteth
11 casteth 12 out
12 out 13 my
13 my 14 fear
14 fear 15 !

" I do not ask for any crown , But that which all may will Nor seek to conquer any world Except the one within .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 do
3 do 4 not
4 not 5 ask
5 ask 6 for
6 for 7 any
7 any 8 crown
8 crown 9 ,
9 , 10 But
10 But 11 that
11 that 12 which
12 which 13 all
13 all 14 may
14 may 15 will
15 will 16 Nor
16 Nor 17 seek
17 seek 18 to
18 to 19 conquer
19 conquer 20 any
20 any 21 world
21 world 22 Except
22 Except 23 the
23 the 24 one
24 one 25 within
25 within 26 .

" I like that ! " said Ben , emphatically , when he had read the little hymn .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 like
3 like 4 that
4 that 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ,
9 , 10 emphatically
10 emphatically 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 he
13 he 14 had
14 had 15 read
15 read 16 the
16 the 17 little
17 little 18 hymn
18 hymn 19 .

" I understand it , and I 'll learn it right away .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 understand
3 understand 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 'll
8 'll 9 learn
9 learn 10 it
10 it 11 right
11 right 12 away
12 away 13 .

don't see how she could make it all come out so nice and pretty . "
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1 don't 2 see
2 see 3 how
3 how 4 she
4 she 5 could
5 could 6 make
6 make 7 it
7 it 8 all
8 all 9 come
9 come 10 out
10 out 11 so
11 so 12 nice
12 nice 13 and
13 and 14 pretty
14 pretty 15 .
15 . 16 "

" I made some poetry once .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 made
3 made 4 some
4 some 5 poetry
5 poetry 6 once
6 once 7 .

" very good !
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1 " 2 very
2 very 3 good
3 good 4 !

you must say them to Celia , too .
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1 you 2 must
2 must 3 say
3 say 4 them
4 them 5 to
5 to 6 Celia
6 Celia 7 ,
7 , 8 too
8 too 9 .

she likes to hear Lita praised .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 likes
2 likes 3 to
3 to 4 hear
4 hear 5 Lita
5 Lita 6 praised
6 praised 7 .

you and she and that little Barlow boy ought to try for a prize , as the poets did in Athens .
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1 you 2 and
2 and 3 she
3 she 4 and
4 and 5 that
5 that 6 little
6 little 7 Barlow
7 Barlow 8 boy
8 boy 9 ought
9 ought 10 to
10 to 11 try
11 try 12 for
12 for 13 a
13 a 14 prize
14 prize 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 the
17 the 18 poets
18 poets 19 did
19 did 20 in
20 in 21 Athens
21 Athens 22 .

I 'll tell you all about it some time .
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 tell
3 tell 4 you
4 you 5 all
5 all 6 about
6 about 7 it
7 it 8 some
8 some 9 time
9 time 10 .

now , you peg away at your hymn . "
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1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 you
3 you 4 peg
4 peg 5 away
5 away 6 at
6 at 7 your
7 your 8 hymn
8 hymn 9 .
9 . 10 "

both boys were talking busily , and Thorny laughed from time to time , as if his comrade 's chat was very amusing .
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1 both 2 boys
2 boys 3 were
3 were 4 talking
4 talking 5 busily
5 busily 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 Thorny
8 Thorny 9 laughed
9 laughed 10 from
10 from 11 time
11 time 12 to
12 to 13 time
13 time 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 his
17 his 18 comrade
18 comrade 19 's
19 's 20 chat
20 chat 21 was
21 was 22 very
22 very 23 amusing
23 amusing 24 .

" see what a jolly cane Ben cut for me !
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1 " 2 see
2 see 3 what
3 what 4 a
4 a 5 jolly
5 jolly 6 cane
6 cane 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 cut
8 cut 9 for
9 for 10 me
10 me 11 !

he 's great fun if you don't stroke him the wrong way , " said the elder lad , flourishing his staff as they came up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 great
3 great 4 fun
4 fun 5 if
5 if 6 you
6 you 7 don't
7 don't 8 stroke
8 stroke 9 him
9 him 10 the
10 the 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 way
12 way 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 the
16 the 17 elder
17 elder 18 lad
18 lad 19 ,
19 , 20 flourishing
20 flourishing 21 his
21 his 22 staff
22 staff 23 as
23 as 24 they
24 they 25 came
25 came 26 up
26 up 27 .

" what have you been doing down there ?
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 been
5 been 6 doing
6 doing 7 down
7 down 8 there
8 there 9 ?

you look so merry , I suspect mischief , " asked Miss Celia , surveying them front the steps .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 look
2 look 3 so
3 so 4 merry
4 merry 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 suspect
7 suspect 8 mischief
8 mischief 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Miss
12 Miss 13 Celia
13 Celia 14 ,
14 , 15 surveying
15 surveying 16 them
16 them 17 front
17 front 18 the
18 the 19 steps
19 steps 20 .

" we 've been as good as gold .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 've
3 've 4 been
4 been 5 as
5 as 6 good
6 good 7 as
7 as 8 gold
8 gold 9 .

I talked , and Ben learned a hymn to please you .
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1 I 2 talked
2 talked 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 learned
6 learned 7 a
7 a 8 hymn
8 hymn 9 to
9 to 10 please
10 please 11 you
11 you 12 .

come , young man , say your piece , " said Thorny , with an expression of virtuous content .
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1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 young
3 young 4 man
4 man 5 ,
5 , 6 say
6 say 7 your
7 your 8 piece
8 piece 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Thorny
12 Thorny 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 an
15 an 16 expression
16 expression 17 of
17 of 18 virtuous
18 virtuous 19 content
19 content 20 .

" I feel very proud to think you chose that , and to hear you say it as if it meant something to you .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 feel
3 feel 4 very
4 very 5 proud
5 proud 6 to
6 to 7 think
7 think 8 you
8 you 9 chose
9 chose 10 that
10 that 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 to
13 to 14 hear
14 hear 15 you
15 you 16 say
16 say 17 it
17 it 18 as
18 as 19 if
19 if 20 it
20 it 21 meant
21 meant 22 something
22 something 23 to
23 to 24 you
24 you 25 .

I was only fourteen when I wrote it ; but it came right out of my heart , and did me good .
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1 I 2 was
2 was 3 only
3 only 4 fourteen
4 fourteen 5 when
5 when 6 I
6 I 7 wrote
7 wrote 8 it
8 it 9 ;
9 ; 10 but
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 came
12 came 13 right
13 right 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 my
16 my 17 heart
17 heart 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 did
20 did 21 me
21 me 22 good
22 good 23 .

I hope it may help you a little . "
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1 I 2 hope
2 hope 3 it
3 it 4 may
4 may 5 help
5 help 6 you
6 you 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 9 .
9 . 10 "

CHAPTER XII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XII

GOOD TIMES
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1 GOOD 2 TIMES

every one was very kind to Ben when his loss was known .
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1 every 2 one
2 one 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 5 kind
5 kind 6 to
6 to 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 when
8 when 9 his
9 his 10 loss
10 loss 11 was
11 was 12 known
12 known 13 .

the Squire wrote to Mr Smithers that the boy had found friends and would stay where he was .
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1 the 2 Squire
2 Squire 3 wrote
3 wrote 4 to
4 to 5 Mr
5 Mr 6 Smithers
6 Smithers 7 that
7 that 8 the
8 the 9 boy
9 boy 10 had
10 had 11 found
11 found 12 friends
12 friends 13 and
13 and 14 would
14 would 15 stay
15 stay 16 where
16 where 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 .

Mrs Moss consoled him in her motherly way , and the little girls did their very best to " be good to poor Benny . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mrs
1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 consoled
3 consoled 4 him
4 him 5 in
5 in 6 her
6 her 7 motherly
7 motherly 8 way
8 way 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 little
12 little 13 girls
13 girls 14 did
14 did 15 their
15 their 16 very
16 very 17 best
17 best 18 to
18 to 19 "
19 " 20 be
20 be 21 good
21 good 22 to
22 to 23 poor
23 poor 24 Benny
24 Benny 25 .
25 . 26 "

no more grubbing now , but daily tasks which never grew tiresome , they were so varied and so light .
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1 no 2 more
2 more 3 grubbing
3 grubbing 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 daily
7 daily 8 tasks
8 tasks 9 which
9 which 10 never
10 never 11 grew
11 grew 12 tiresome
12 tiresome 13 ,
13 , 14 they
14 they 15 were
15 were 16 so
16 so 17 varied
17 varied 18 and
18 and 19 so
19 so 20 light
20 light 21 .

he had a little room in the old house , newly papered with hunting scenes , which he was never tired of admiring .
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1 he 2 had
2 had 3 a
3 a 4 little
4 little 5 room
5 room 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 old
8 old 9 house
9 house 10 ,
10 , 11 newly
11 newly 12 papered
12 papered 13 with
13 with 14 hunting
14 hunting 15 scenes
15 scenes 16 ,
16 , 17 which
17 which 18 he
18 he 19 was
19 was 20 never
20 never 21 tired
21 tired 22 of
22 of 23 admiring
23 admiring 24 .

wonderful discoveries were made , pretty places were named , plans were drawn , and all sorts of merry adventures befell the pilgrims .
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1 wonderful 2 discoveries
2 discoveries 3 were
3 were 4 made
4 made 5 ,
5 , 6 pretty
6 pretty 7 places
7 places 8 were
8 were 9 named
9 named 10 ,
10 , 11 plans
11 plans 12 were
12 were 13 drawn
13 drawn 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 all
16 all 17 sorts
17 sorts 18 of
18 of 19 merry
19 merry 20 adventures
20 adventures 21 befell
21 befell 22 the
22 the 23 pilgrims
23 pilgrims 24 .

" A what ? " asked Ben , pushing back his hat with such an air of amazement that Thorny rather loftily inquired :
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1 " 2 A
2 A 3 what
3 what 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 asked
6 asked 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 pushing
9 pushing 10 back
10 back 11 his
11 his 12 hat
12 hat 13 with
13 with 14 such
14 such 15 an
15 an 16 air
16 air 17 of
17 of 18 amazement
18 amazement 19 that
19 that 20 Thorny
20 Thorny 21 rather
21 rather 22 loftily
22 loftily 23 inquired
23 inquired 24 :

" don't you know what an amanuensis is ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 what
5 what 6 an
6 an 7 amanuensis
7 amanuensis 8 is
8 is 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" well , no ; not unless it 's some relation to an anaconda .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ;
5 ; 6 not
6 not 7 unless
7 unless 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 some
10 some 11 relation
11 relation 12 to
12 to 13 an
13 an 14 anaconda
14 anaconda 15 .

shouldn't think you 'd want one of them , anyway . "
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1 shouldn't 2 think
2 think 3 you
3 you 4 'd
4 'd 5 want
5 want 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 anyway
10 anyway 11 .
11 . 12 "

" well , you needn't laugh at a feller .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 needn't
5 needn't 6 laugh
6 laugh 7 at
7 at 8 a
8 a 9 feller
9 feller 10 .

" the idea of wanting an anaconda tickled me so , I couldn't help it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 idea
3 idea 4 of
4 of 5 wanting
5 wanting 6 an
6 an 7 anaconda
7 anaconda 8 tickled
8 tickled 9 me
9 me 10 so
10 so 11 ,
11 , 12 I
12 I 13 couldn't
13 couldn't 14 help
14 help 15 it
15 it 16 .

I dare say you 'd have got me one if I had asked for it , you are such an obliging chap . "
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1 I 2 dare
2 dare 3 say
3 say 4 you
4 you 5 'd
5 'd 6 have
6 have 7 got
7 got 8 me
8 me 9 one
9 one 10 if
10 if 11 I
11 I 12 had
12 had 13 asked
13 asked 14 for
14 for 15 it
15 it 16 ,
16 , 17 you
17 you 18 are
18 are 19 such
19 such 20 an
20 an 21 obliging
21 obliging 22 chap
22 chap 23 .
23 . 24 "

" of course I would if I could .
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1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 I
4 I 5 would
5 would 6 if
6 if 7 I
7 I 8 could
8 could 9 .

shouldn't be surprised if you did some day , you want such funny things , " answered Ben , appeased by the compliment .
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1 shouldn't 2 be
2 be 3 surprised
3 surprised 4 if
4 if 5 you
5 you 6 did
6 did 7 some
7 some 8 day
8 day 9 ,
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 want
11 want 12 such
12 such 13 funny
13 funny 14 things
14 things 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 answered
17 answered 18 Ben
18 Ben 19 ,
19 , 20 appeased
20 appeased 21 by
21 by 22 the
22 the 23 compliment
23 compliment 24 .

" I 'll try the amanuensis first .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 try
4 try 5 the
5 the 6 amanuensis
6 amanuensis 7 first
7 first 8 .

it 's only some one to write for me ; I get so tired doing it without a table .
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1 it 2 's
2 's 3 only
3 only 4 some
4 some 5 one
5 one 6 to
6 to 7 write
7 write 8 for
8 for 9 me
9 me 10 ;
10 ; 11 I
11 I 12 get
12 get 13 so
13 so 14 tired
14 tired 15 doing
15 doing 16 it
16 it 17 without
17 without 18 a
18 a 19 table
19 table 20 .

you write well enough , and it will be good for you to know something about botany .
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1 you 2 write
2 write 3 well
3 well 4 enough
4 enough 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 it
7 it 8 will
8 will 9 be
9 be 10 good
10 good 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 to
13 to 14 know
14 know 15 something
15 something 16 about
16 about 17 botany
17 botany 18 .

I intend to teach you , Ben , " said Thorny , as if conferring a great favor .
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1 I 2 intend
2 intend 3 to
3 to 4 teach
4 teach 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 Thorny
11 Thorny 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 if
14 if 15 conferring
15 conferring 16 a
16 a 17 great
17 great 18 favor
18 favor 19 .

" no , it isn't ; it 's regularly jolly ; and you 'd be no end of a help if you only knew a little .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 ;
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 's
8 's 9 regularly
9 regularly 10 jolly
10 jolly 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 you
13 you 14 'd
14 'd 15 be
15 be 16 no
16 no 17 end
17 end 18 of
18 of 19 a
19 a 20 help
20 help 21 if
21 if 22 you
22 you 23 only
23 only 24 knew
24 knew 25 a
25 a 26 little
26 little 27 .

" shouldn't . "
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1 " 2 shouldn't
2 shouldn't 3 .
3 . 4 "

" there are quantities of them all round us ; and I want to analyze one .
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1 " 2 there
2 there 3 are
3 are 4 quantities
4 quantities 5 of
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 all
7 all 8 round
8 round 9 us
9 us 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 I
12 I 13 want
13 want 14 to
14 to 15 analyze
15 analyze 16 one
16 one 17 .

see if you can't guess . "
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1 see 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 can't
4 can't 5 guess
5 guess 6 .
6 . 7 "

" S'pose you mean this ?
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1 " 2 S'pose
2 S'pose 3 you
3 you 4 mean
4 mean 5 this
5 this 6 ?

I don't call ' em rhinocerus bulburses , so I wasn't sure . "
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 call
3 call 4 '
4 ' 5 em
5 em 6 rhinocerus
6 rhinocerus 7 bulburses
7 bulburses 8 ,
8 , 9 so
9 so 10 I
10 I 11 wasn't
11 wasn't 12 sure
12 sure 13 .
13 . 14 "

and , taking the hint as quickly as it was given , Ben presented the buttercup as if he knew all about it .
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1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 taking
3 taking 4 the
4 the 5 hint
5 hint 6 as
6 as 7 quickly
7 quickly 8 as
8 as 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 given
11 given 12 ,
12 , 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 presented
14 presented 15 the
15 the 16 buttercup
16 buttercup 17 as
17 as 18 if
18 if 19 he
19 he 20 knew
20 knew 21 all
21 all 22 about
22 about 23 it
23 it 24 .

" you guessed that remarkably well .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 guessed
3 guessed 4 that
4 that 5 remarkably
5 remarkably 6 well
6 well 7 .

" here you are , sir , " he answered with a chuckle and Thorny took his turn at being astonished now .
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1 " 2 here
2 here 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 answered
10 answered 11 with
11 with 12 a
12 a 13 chuckle
13 chuckle 14 and
14 and 15 Thorny
15 Thorny 16 took
16 took 17 his
17 his 18 turn
18 turn 19 at
19 at 20 being
20 being 21 astonished
21 astonished 22 now
22 now 23 .

" how the dickens did you know that ? "
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 the
3 the 4 dickens
4 dickens 5 did
5 did 6 you
6 you 7 know
7 know 8 that
8 that 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" try it again , and may be you 'll find out , " laughed Ben .
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1 " 2 try
2 try 3 it
3 it 4 again
4 again 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 may
7 may 8 be
8 be 9 you
9 you 10 'll
10 'll 11 find
11 find 12 out
12 out 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 laughed
15 laughed 16 Ben
16 Ben 17 .

diving hap-hazard into his book , Thorny demanded a " trifolium pratense . "
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1 diving 2 hap-hazard
2 hap-hazard 3 into
3 into 4 his
4 his 5 book
5 book 6 ,
6 , 7 Thorny
7 Thorny 8 demanded
8 demanded 9 a
9 a 10 "
10 " 11 trifolium
11 trifolium 12 pratense
12 pratense 13 .
13 . 14 "

" ah , I 've caught you !
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1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 've
5 've 6 caught
6 caught 7 you
7 you 8 !

not fair to tell , Celia .
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1 not 2 fair
2 fair 3 to
3 to 4 tell
4 tell 5 ,
5 , 6 Celia
6 Celia 7 .

now , Ben , you 've got to learn all about this buttercup , to pay for cheating . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 've
6 've 7 got
7 got 8 to
8 to 9 learn
9 learn 10 all
10 all 11 about
11 about 12 this
12 this 13 buttercup
13 buttercup 14 ,
14 , 15 to
15 to 16 pay
16 pay 17 for
17 for 18 cheating
18 cheating 19 .
19 . 20 "

" sit there and write what I tell you , " ordered Thorny , with all the severity of a strict schoolmaster .
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1 " 2 sit
2 sit 3 there
3 there 4 and
4 and 5 write
5 write 6 what
6 what 7 I
7 I 8 tell
8 tell 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 ordered
12 ordered 13 Thorny
13 Thorny 14 ,
14 , 15 with
15 with 16 all
16 all 17 the
17 the 18 severity
18 severity 19 of
19 of 20 a
20 a 21 strict
21 strict 22 schoolmaster
22 schoolmaster 23 .

" Phaenogamous .
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2 Phaenogamous 3 .

Exogenous .
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1 Exogenous 2 .

Angiosperm .
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1 Angiosperm 2 .

Polypetalous .
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1 Polypetalous 2 .

Stamens , more than ten .
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1 Stamens 2 ,
2 , 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 ten
5 ten 6 .

Stamens on the receptacle .
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1 Stamens 2 on
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 receptacle
4 receptacle 5 .

Pistils , more than one and separate .
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1 Pistils 2 ,
2 , 3 more
3 more 4 than
4 than 5 one
5 one 6 and
6 and 7 separate
7 separate 8 .

Leaves without stipules .
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1 Leaves 2 without
2 without 3 stipules
3 stipules 4 .

Crowfoot family .
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1 Crowfoot 2 family
2 family 3 .

genus ranunculus .
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1 genus 2 ranunculus
2 ranunculus 3 .

botanical name , Ranunculus bulbosus . "
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1 botanical 2 name
2 name 3 ,
3 , 4 Ranunculus
4 Ranunculus 5 bulbosus
5 bulbosus 6 .
6 . 7 "

" Jerusalem ! what a flower !
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1 " 2 Jerusalem
2 Jerusalem 3 !
3 ! 4 what
4 what 5 a
5 a 6 flower
6 flower 7 !

Pistols and crows ' feet , and Polly put the kettles on , and Angy sperms and all the rest of ' em !
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1 Pistols 2 and
2 and 3 crows
3 crows 4 '
4 ' 5 feet
5 feet 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 Polly
8 Polly 9 put
9 put 10 the
10 the 11 kettles
11 kettles 12 on
12 on 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 Angy
15 Angy 16 sperms
16 sperms 17 and
17 and 18 all
18 all 19 the
19 the 20 rest
20 rest 21 of
21 of 22 '
22 ' 23 em
23 em 24 !

" yes , you Will ; you 'll learn that all by heart , and then I shall give you a dandelion to do .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 Will
5 Will 6 ;
6 ; 7 you
7 you 8 'll
8 'll 9 learn
9 learn 10 that
10 that 11 all
11 all 12 by
12 by 13 heart
13 heart 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 then
16 then 17 I
17 I 18 shall
18 shall 19 give
19 give 20 you
20 you 21 a
21 a 22 dandelion
22 dandelion 23 to
23 to 24 do
24 do 25 .

you 'll like that , because it means dent de lion , or lion 's tooth ; and I 'll show them to you through my glass .
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1 you 2 'll
2 'll 3 like
3 like 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 because
6 because 7 it
7 it 8 means
8 means 9 dent
9 dent 10 de
10 de 11 lion
11 lion 12 ,
12 , 13 or
13 or 14 lion
14 lion 15 's
15 's 16 tooth
16 tooth 17 ;
17 ; 18 and
18 and 19 I
19 I 20 'll
20 'll 21 show
21 show 22 them
22 them 23 to
23 to 24 you
24 you 25 through
25 through 26 my
26 my 27 glass
27 glass 28 .

" it tells all about it in my book here , ' Gray 's Botany for Young People . '
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 tells
3 tells 4 all
4 all 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 in
7 in 8 my
8 my 9 book
9 book 10 here
10 here 11 ,
11 , 12 '
12 ' 13 Gray
13 Gray 14 's
14 's 15 Botany
15 Botany 16 for
16 for 17 Young
17 Young 18 People
18 People 19 .
19 . 20 '

come , now , do you know the difference between a toadstool and a mushroom ? "
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1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 do
5 do 6 you
6 you 7 know
7 know 8 the
8 the 9 difference
9 difference 10 between
10 between 11 a
11 a 12 toadstool
12 toadstool 13 and
13 and 14 a
14 a 15 mushroom
15 mushroom 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

" no , I don't . "
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 don't
5 don't 6 .
6 . 7 "

" then I 'll teach you some day .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 I
3 I 4 'll
4 'll 5 teach
5 teach 6 you
6 you 7 some
7 some 8 day
8 day 9 .

come along , and learn right away , and never get into scrapes like most fellows . "
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1 come 2 along
2 along 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 learn
5 learn 6 right
6 right 7 away
7 away 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 never
10 never 11 get
11 get 12 into
12 into 13 scrapes
13 scrapes 14 like
14 like 15 most
15 most 16 fellows
16 fellows 17 .
17 . 18 "

CHAPTER XIII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XIII

SOMEBODY RUNS AWAY
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1 SOMEBODY 2 RUNS
2 RUNS 3 AWAY

" ' School is done , Now we 'll have fun , "
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 School
3 School 4 is
4 is 5 done
5 done 6 ,
6 , 7 Now
7 Now 8 we
8 we 9 'll
9 'll 10 have
10 have 11 fun
11 fun 12 ,
12 , 13 "

a grand match was planned for the Fourth of July ; but when the club met , things were found to be unpropitious .
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1 a 2 grand
2 grand 3 match
3 match 4 was
4 was 5 planned
5 planned 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 Fourth
8 Fourth 9 of
9 of 10 July
10 July 11 ;
11 ; 12 but
12 but 13 when
13 when 14 the
14 the 15 club
15 club 16 met
16 met 17 ,
17 , 18 things
18 things 19 were
19 were 20 found
20 found 21 to
21 to 22 be
22 be 23 unpropitious
23 unpropitious 24 .

so they lay about on the grass in the shade of the big elm , languidly discussing their various wrongs and disappointments .
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1 so 2 they
2 they 3 lay
3 lay 4 about
4 about 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 grass
7 grass 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 shade
10 shade 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 big
13 big 14 elm
14 elm 15 ,
15 , 16 languidly
16 languidly 17 discussing
17 discussing 18 their
18 their 19 various
19 various 20 wrongs
20 wrongs 21 and
21 and 22 disappointments
22 disappointments 23 .

" it 's the meanest Fourth I ever saw .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 meanest
5 meanest 6 Fourth
6 Fourth 7 I
7 I 8 ever
8 ever 9 saw
9 saw 10 .

" last year Jimmy got his arm blown off when they fired the old cannon .
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1 " 2 last
2 last 3 year
3 year 4 Jimmy
4 Jimmy 5 got
5 got 6 his
6 his 7 arm
7 arm 8 blown
8 blown 9 off
9 off 10 when
10 when 11 they
11 they 12 fired
12 fired 13 the
13 the 14 old
14 old 15 cannon
15 cannon 16 .

" ain't going to be fireworks either , unless somebody 's barn burns up .
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1 " 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 fireworks
6 fireworks 7 either
7 either 8 ,
8 , 9 unless
9 unless 10 somebody
10 somebody 11 's
11 's 12 barn
12 barn 13 burns
13 burns 14 up
14 up 15 .

" I wouldn't give two cents for such a slow old place as this .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 give
4 give 5 two
5 two 6 cents
6 cents 7 for
7 for 8 such
8 such 9 a
9 a 10 slow
10 slow 11 old
11 old 12 place
12 place 13 as
13 as 14 this
14 this 15 .

" much you know about it , old chap .
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1 " 2 much
2 much 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 ,
7 , 8 old
8 old 9 chap
9 chap 10 .

it 's hard work , I can tell you , and that wouldn't suit such a lazy-bones .
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1 it 2 's
2 's 3 hard
3 hard 4 work
4 work 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 can
7 can 8 tell
8 tell 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 that
12 that 13 wouldn't
13 wouldn't 14 suit
14 suit 15 such
15 such 16 a
16 a 17 lazy-bones
17 lazy-bones 18 .

" May as well ; don't see much else to do , " sighed Sam , rising like a young elephant .
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1 " 2 May
2 May 3 as
3 as 4 well
4 well 5 ;
5 ; 6 don't
6 don't 7 see
7 see 8 much
8 much 9 else
9 else 10 to
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 sighed
14 sighed 15 Sam
15 Sam 16 ,
16 , 17 rising
17 rising 18 like
18 like 19 a
19 a 20 young
20 young 21 elephant
21 elephant 22 .

" look here , read it !
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1 " 2 look
2 look 3 here
3 here 4 ,
4 , 5 read
5 read 6 it
6 it 7 !

" look out for the big show , " read Sam .
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1 " 2 look
2 look 3 out
3 out 4 for
4 for 5 the
5 the 6 big
6 big 7 show
7 show 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 read
10 read 11 Sam
11 Sam 12 .

" Van Amburgh & Co 's New Great Golden Menagerie , Circus and Colosseum , will exhibit at Berryville , @date@ at @number@ and @number@ precisely .
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1 " 2 Van
2 Van 3 Amburgh
3 Amburgh 4 &
4 & 5 Co
5 Co 6 's
6 's 7 New
7 New 8 Great
8 Great 9 Golden
9 Golden 10 Menagerie
10 Menagerie 11 ,
11 , 12 Circus
12 Circus 13 and
13 and 14 Colosseum
14 Colosseum 15 ,
15 , 16 will
16 will 17 exhibit
17 exhibit 18 at
18 at 19 Berryville
19 Berryville 20 ,
20 , 21 @date@
21 @date@ 22 at
22 at 23 @number@
23 @number@ 24 and
24 and 25 @number@
25 @number@ 26 precisely
26 precisely 27 .

admission @number@ cents , children half-price .
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1 admission 2 @number@
2 @number@ 3 cents
3 cents 4 ,
4 , 5 children
5 children 6 half-price
6 half-price 7 .

don't forget day and date .
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1 don't 2 forget
2 forget 3 day
3 day 4 and
4 and 5 date
5 date 6 .

H Frost , Manager . "
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1 H 2 Frost
2 Frost 3 ,
3 , 4 Manager
4 Manager 5 .
5 . 6 "

while Sam read , the other boys had been gloating over the enticing pictures which covered the bill .
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1 while 2 Sam
2 Sam 3 read
3 read 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 other
6 other 7 boys
7 boys 8 had
8 had 9 been
9 been 10 gloating
10 gloating 11 over
11 over 12 the
12 the 13 enticing
13 enticing 14 pictures
14 pictures 15 which
15 which 16 covered
16 covered 17 the
17 the 18 bill
18 bill 19 .

" you never would , it 's only a picture !
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 never
3 never 4 would
4 would 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 only
8 only 9 a
9 a 10 picture
10 picture 11 !

" foot it with Billy .
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1 " 2 foot
2 foot 3 it
3 it 4 with
4 with 5 Billy
5 Billy 6 .

it 's only four miles , and we 've got lots of time , so we can take it easy .
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1 it 2 's
2 's 3 only
3 only 4 four
4 four 5 miles
5 miles 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 we
8 we 9 've
9 've 10 got
10 got 11 lots
11 lots 12 of
12 of 13 time
13 time 14 ,
14 , 15 so
15 so 16 we
16 we 17 can
17 can 18 take
18 take 19 it
19 it 20 easy
20 easy 21 .

Ben calmly produced a dollar bill and waved it defiantly before this doubter , observing with dignity :
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1 Ben 2 calmly
2 calmly 3 produced
3 produced 4 a
4 a 5 dollar
5 dollar 6 bill
6 bill 7 and
7 and 8 waved
8 waved 9 it
9 it 10 defiantly
10 defiantly 11 before
11 before 12 this
12 this 13 doubter
13 doubter 14 ,
14 , 15 observing
15 observing 16 with
16 with 17 dignity
17 dignity 18 :

" I 've got money enough to treat the whole crowd , if I choose to , which I don't . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 got
4 got 5 money
5 money 6 enough
6 enough 7 to
7 to 8 treat
8 treat 9 the
9 the 10 whole
10 whole 11 crowd
11 crowd 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 I
14 I 15 choose
15 choose 16 to
16 to 17 ,
17 , 18 which
18 which 19 I
19 I 20 don't
20 don't 21 .
21 . 22 "

" then come along and have a jolly time with Sam and me .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 come
3 come 4 along
4 along 5 and
5 and 6 have
6 have 7 a
7 a 8 jolly
8 jolly 9 time
9 time 10 with
10 with 11 Sam
11 Sam 12 and
12 and 13 me
13 me 14 .

" what are you stopping for ? " demanded Sam , ready to be off , that they might " take it easy . "
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 stopping
5 stopping 6 for
6 for 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 demanded
9 demanded 10 Sam
10 Sam 11 ,
11 , 12 ready
12 ready 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 off
15 off 16 ,
16 , 17 that
17 that 18 they
18 they 19 might
19 might 20 "
20 " 21 take
21 take 22 it
22 it 23 easy
23 easy 24 .
24 . 25 "

" don't know what to do with Sancho .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 to
5 to 6 do
6 do 7 with
7 with 8 Sancho
8 Sancho 9 .

" let Cy take him back .
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1 " 2 let
2 let 3 Cy
3 Cy 4 take
4 take 5 him
5 him 6 back
6 back 7 .

" no , I won't ; I don't like him .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 won't
5 won't 6 ;
6 ; 7 I
7 I 8 don't
8 don't 9 like
9 like 10 him
10 him 11 .

" there ' s Bab ; she 'll do it .
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1 " 2 there
2 there 3 '
3 ' 4 s
4 s 5 Bab
5 Bab 6 ;
6 ; 7 she
7 she 8 'll
8 'll 9 do
9 do 10 it
10 it 11 .

come here , sissy ; Ben wants you , " called Sam , beckoning to a small figure just perching on the fence .
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1 come 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 4 sissy
4 sissy 5 ;
5 ; 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 wants
7 wants 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 called
11 called 12 Sam
12 Sam 13 ,
13 , 14 beckoning
14 beckoning 15 to
15 to 16 a
16 a 17 small
17 small 18 figure
18 figure 19 just
19 just 20 perching
20 perching 21 on
21 on 22 the
22 the 23 fence
23 fence 24 .

down it jumped and Came fluttering up , much elated at being summoned by the captain of the sacred nine .
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1 down 2 it
2 it 3 jumped
3 jumped 4 and
4 and 5 Came
5 Came 6 fluttering
6 fluttering 7 up
7 up 8 ,
8 , 9 much
9 much 10 elated
10 elated 11 at
11 at 12 being
12 being 13 summoned
13 summoned 14 by
14 by 15 the
15 the 16 captain
16 captain 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 sacred
19 sacred 20 nine
20 nine 21 .

Miss Celia said I Might do what I pleased , all day .
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1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 said
3 said 4 I
4 I 5 Might
5 Might 6 do
6 do 7 what
7 what 8 I
8 I 9 pleased
9 pleased 10 ,
10 , 11 all
11 all 12 day
12 day 13 .

you remember , now . "
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1 you 2 remember
2 remember 3 ,
3 , 4 now
4 now 5 .
5 . 6 "

" where are you going ?
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 going
5 going 6 ?

Ma will want to know , " she said , as curious as a magpie all at once .
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1 Ma 2 will
2 will 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 know
5 know 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 she
8 she 9 said
9 said 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 curious
12 curious 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 magpie
15 magpie 16 all
16 all 17 at
17 at 18 once
18 once 19 .

" never you mind ; girls can't know every thing .
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 you
3 you 4 mind
4 mind 5 ;
5 ; 6 girls
6 girls 7 can't
7 can't 8 know
8 know 9 every
9 every 10 thing
10 thing 11 .

you just catch hold of this and run along home .
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1 you 2 just
2 just 3 catch
3 catch 4 hold
4 hold 5 of
5 of 6 this
6 this 7 and
7 and 8 run
8 run 9 along
9 along 10 home
10 home 11 .

" he 's going to the circus , " whispered Fay , hoping to make mischief .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 circus
7 circus 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 whispered
10 whispered 11 Fay
11 Fay 12 ,
12 , 13 hoping
13 hoping 14 to
14 to 15 make
15 make 16 mischief
16 mischief 17 .

" circus !
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" you couldn't walk four miles , " began Ben .
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8 " 9 began
9 began 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 .

" yes , I could , as easy as not . "
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2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 I
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5 could 6 ,
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7 as 8 easy
8 easy 9 as
9 as 10 not
10 not 11 .
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" you haven't got any money . "
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 haven't
3 haven't 4 got
4 got 5 any
5 any 6 money
6 money 7 .
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" you have ; I saw you showing your dollar , and you could pay for me , and Ma would pay it back . "
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 ;
4 ; 5 I
5 I 6 saw
6 saw 7 you
7 you 8 showing
8 showing 9 your
9 your 10 dollar
10 dollar 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 you
13 you 14 could
14 could 15 pay
15 pay 16 for
16 for 17 me
17 me 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 Ma
20 Ma 21 would
21 would 22 pay
22 pay 23 it
23 it 24 back
24 back 25 .
25 . 26 "

" can't wait for you to get ready . "
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1 " 2 can't
2 can't 3 wait
3 wait 4 for
4 for 5 you
5 you 6 to
6 to 7 get
7 get 8 ready
8 ready 9 .
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" I 'll go as I am .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 go
4 go 5 as
5 as 6 I
6 I 7 am
7 am 8 .

I don't care if it is my old hat , " and Bab jerked it on to her head .
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 care
3 care 4 if
4 if 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 my
7 my 8 old
8 old 9 hat
9 hat 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 jerked
14 jerked 15 it
15 it 16 on
16 on 17 to
17 to 18 her
18 her 19 head
19 head 20 .

" your mother wouldn't like it . "
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1 " 2 your
2 your 3 mother
3 mother 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 like
5 like 6 it
6 it 7 .
7 . 8 "

" she won't like your going , either . "
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 won't
3 won't 4 like
4 like 5 your
5 your 6 going
6 going 7 ,
7 , 8 either
8 either 9 .
9 . 10 "

" she isn't my missis now .
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 my
4 my 5 missis
5 missis 6 now
6 now 7 .

Miss Celia wouldn't care , and I 'm going , any way . "
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1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 care
4 care 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 'm
8 'm 9 going
9 going 10 ,
10 , 11 any
11 any 12 way
12 way 13 .
13 . 14 "

" Do , do take me , Ben !
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1 " 2 Do
2 Do 3 ,
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5 take 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 !

" don't you bother ; we don't want any girls tagging after us , " said Sam , walking off to escape the annoyance .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 bother
4 bother 5 ;
5 ; 6 we
6 we 7 don't
7 don't 8 want
8 want 9 any
9 any 10 girls
10 girls 11 tagging
11 tagging 12 after
12 after 13 us
13 us 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 Sam
17 Sam 18 ,
18 , 19 walking
19 walking 20 off
20 off 21 to
21 to 22 escape
22 escape 23 the
23 the 24 annoyance
24 annoyance 25 .

" of Course it wouldn't .
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5 wouldn't 6 .

I 'd like to see her walking eight miles .
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1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 like
3 like 4 to
4 to 5 see
5 see 6 her
6 her 7 walking
7 walking 8 eight
8 eight 9 miles
9 miles 10 .

I don't mind paying for her ; it 's getting her there and back .
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 mind
3 mind 4 paying
4 paying 5 for
5 for 6 her
6 her 7 ;
7 ; 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 getting
10 getting 11 her
11 her 12 there
12 there 13 and
13 and 14 back
14 back 15 .

girls are such a bother when you want to knock round .
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2 are 3 such
3 such 4 a
4 a 5 bother
5 bother 6 when
6 when 7 you
7 you 8 want
8 want 9 to
9 to 10 knock
10 knock 11 round
11 round 12 .

no , Bab , you can't go .
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1 no 2 ,
2 , 3 Bab
3 Bab 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 can't
6 can't 7 go
7 go 8 .

travel right home and don't make a fuss .
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1 travel 2 right
2 right 3 home
3 home 4 and
4 and 5 don't
5 don't 6 make
6 make 7 a
7 a 8 fuss
8 fuss 9 .

come along , boys ; it ' s most eleven , and we don't want to walk fast . "
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1 come 2 along
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3 , 4 boys
4 boys 5 ;
5 ; 6 it
6 it 7 '
7 ' 8 s
8 s 9 most
9 most 10 eleven
10 eleven 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 we
13 we 14 don't
14 don't 15 want
15 want 16 to
16 to 17 walk
17 walk 18 fast
18 fast 19 .
19 . 20 "

no use now .
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I 'll take the girls a lot of candy and make it all right . "
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2 'll 3 take
3 take 4 the
4 the 5 girls
5 girls 6 a
6 a 7 lot
7 lot 8 of
8 of 9 candy
9 candy 10 and
10 and 11 make
11 make 12 it
12 it 13 all
13 all 14 right
14 right 15 .
15 . 16 "

as they stood refreshing themselves , a baker 's cart came jingling by ; and Sam proposed a hasty lunch while they rested .
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2 they 3 stood
3 stood 4 refreshing
4 refreshing 5 themselves
5 themselves 6 ,
6 , 7 a
7 a 8 baker
8 baker 9 's
9 's 10 cart
10 cart 11 came
11 came 12 jingling
12 jingling 13 by
13 by 14 ;
14 ; 15 and
15 and 16 Sam
16 Sam 17 proposed
17 proposed 18 a
18 a 19 hasty
19 hasty 20 lunch
20 lunch 21 while
21 while 22 they
22 they 23 rested
23 rested 24 .

I want to have a good go at every thing , especially the lions , " said Sam , beginning on his last cookie .
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1 I 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 have
4 have 5 a
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 go
7 go 8 at
8 at 9 every
9 every 10 thing
10 thing 11 ,
11 , 12 especially
12 especially 13 the
13 the 14 lions
14 lions 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 said
17 said 18 Sam
18 Sam 19 ,
19 , 20 beginning
20 beginning 21 on
21 on 22 his
22 his 23 last
23 last 24 cookie
24 cookie 25 .

" that was a cow mooing .
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2 that 3 was
3 was 4 a
4 a 5 cow
5 cow 6 mooing
6 mooing 7 .

don't you be a donkey , Bill .
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4 a 5 donkey
5 donkey 6 ,
6 , 7 Bill
7 Bill 8 .

" I wish you 'd hurry up , Sam .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wish
3 wish 4 you
4 you 5 'd
5 'd 6 hurry
6 hurry 7 up
7 up 8 ,
8 , 9 Sam
9 Sam 10 .

folks are going in now .
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2 are 3 going
3 going 4 in
4 in 5 now
5 now 6 .

" hold on a minute , while I get one more drink .
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2 hold 3 on
3 on 4 a
4 a 5 minute
5 minute 6 ,
6 , 7 while
7 while 8 I
8 I 9 get
9 get 10 one
10 one 11 more
11 more 12 drink
12 drink 13 .

such a shabby , tired-looking couple as they were !
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1 such 2 a
2 a 3 shabby
3 shabby 4 ,
4 , 5 tired-looking
5 tired-looking 6 couple
6 couple 7 as
7 as 8 they
8 they 9 were
9 were 10 !

" oh , Sanch , what shall I do if they don't come along ?
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 ,
5 , 6 what
6 what 7 shall
7 shall 8 I
8 I 9 do
9 do 10 if
10 if 11 they
11 they 12 don't
12 don't 13 come
13 come 14 along
14 along 15 ?

" now you expect to go to the circus , I suppose . "
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1 " 2 now
2 now 3 you
3 you 4 expect
4 expect 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 circus
9 circus 10 ,
10 , 11 I
11 I 12 suppose
12 suppose 13 .
13 . 14 "

" course I do .
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1 " 2 course
2 course 3 I
3 I 4 do
4 do 5 .

Ben said he didn't mind paying , if I could get there without bothering him , and I have ; and I 'll go home alone .
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1 Ben 2 said
2 said 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 mind
5 mind 6 paying
6 paying 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 I
9 I 10 could
10 could 11 get
11 get 12 there
12 there 13 without
13 without 14 bothering
14 bothering 15 him
15 him 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 I
18 I 19 have
19 have 20 ;
20 ; 21 and
21 and 22 I
22 I 23 'll
23 'll 24 go
24 go 25 home
25 home 26 alone
26 alone 27 .

I ain't afraid .
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1 I 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 .

Sanch will take care of me , if you won't , " answered Bab , stoutly .
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1 Sanch 2 will
2 will 3 take
3 take 4 care
4 care 5 of
5 of 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 won't
10 won't 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 Bab
14 Bab 15 ,
15 , 16 stoutly
16 stoutly 17 .

" what do you suppose your mother will say to you ? " asked Ben , feeling much reproached by her last words .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 suppose
5 suppose 6 your
6 your 7 mother
7 mother 8 will
8 will 9 say
9 say 10 to
10 to 11 you
11 you 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 asked
14 asked 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 ,
16 , 17 feeling
17 feeling 18 much
18 much 19 reproached
19 reproached 20 by
20 by 21 her
21 her 22 last
22 last 23 words
23 words 24 .

" but you haven't any money . "
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 haven't
4 haven't 5 any
5 any 6 money
6 money 7 .
7 . 8 "

" oh , I 'd ask somebody to pay for me .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'd
5 'd 6 ask
6 ask 7 somebody
7 somebody 8 to
8 to 9 pay
9 pay 10 for
10 for 11 me
11 me 12 .

I ' m so little , it wouldn't be much . "
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1 I 2 '
2 ' 3 m
3 m 4 so
4 so 5 little
5 little 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 wouldn't
8 wouldn't 9 be
9 be 10 much
10 much 11 .
11 . 12 "

" nobody would do it ; so you 'd have to stay outside , you see . "
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1 " 2 nobody
2 nobody 3 would
3 would 4 do
4 do 5 it
5 it 6 ;
6 ; 7 so
7 so 8 you
8 you 9 'd
9 'd 10 have
10 have 11 to
11 to 12 stay
12 stay 13 outside
13 outside 14 ,
14 , 15 you
15 you 16 see
16 see 17 .
17 . 18 "

" no , I wouldn't .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 .

I thought of that , and planned how I 'd fix it if I didn't find Ben .
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1 I 2 thought
2 thought 3 of
3 of 4 that
4 that 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 planned
7 planned 8 how
8 how 9 I
9 I 10 'd
10 'd 11 fix
11 fix 12 it
12 it 13 if
13 if 14 I
14 I 15 didn't
15 didn't 16 find
16 find 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 .

I 'd make Sanch do his tricks , and get a quarter that way ; so , now ! answered Bab , undaunted by any obstacle .
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1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 make
3 make 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 do
5 do 6 his
6 his 7 tricks
7 tricks 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 get
10 get 11 a
11 a 12 quarter
12 quarter 13 that
13 that 14 way
14 way 15 ;
15 ; 16 so
16 so 17 ,
17 , 18 now
18 now 19 !
19 ! 20 answered
20 answered 21 Bab
21 Bab 22 ,
22 , 23 undaunted
23 undaunted 24 by
24 by 25 any
25 any 26 obstacle
26 obstacle 27 .

" I do believe she would !
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3 do 4 believe
4 believe 5 she
5 she 6 would
6 would 7 !

" I 'll take care of her .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 take
4 take 5 care
5 care 6 of
6 of 7 her
7 her 8 .

it was very naughty to come , Bab ; but , so long as you did , you needn't worry about any thing .
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1 it 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 naughty
4 naughty 5 to
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 ,
7 , 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 ;
9 ; 10 but
10 but 11 ,
11 , 12 so
12 so 13 long
13 long 14 as
14 as 15 you
15 you 16 did
16 did 17 ,
17 , 18 you
18 you 19 needn't
19 needn't 20 worry
20 worry 21 about
21 about 22 any
22 any 23 thing
23 thing 24 .

" I thought you would ; " and Bab folded her arms , as if she had nothing further to do but enjoy herself .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 thought
3 thought 4 you
4 you 5 would
5 would 6 ;
6 ; 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 folded
10 folded 11 her
11 her 12 arms
12 arms 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 if
15 if 16 she
16 she 17 had
17 had 18 nothing
18 nothing 19 further
19 further 20 to
20 to 21 do
21 do 22 but
22 but 23 enjoy
23 enjoy 24 herself
24 herself 25 .

" are you hungry ? " asked Billy , fishing out several fragments of gingerbread .
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1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 hungry
4 hungry 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Billy
8 Billy 9 ,
9 , 10 fishing
10 fishing 11 out
11 out 12 several
12 several 13 fragments
13 fragments 14 of
14 of 15 gingerbread
15 gingerbread 16 .

" where did you get that ? " he asked , poking it with his foot .
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 get
5 get 6 that
6 that 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 he
9 he 10 asked
10 asked 11 ,
11 , 12 poking
12 poking 13 it
13 it 14 with
14 with 15 his
15 his 16 foot
16 foot 17 .

" In a swampy place , coming along .
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1 " 2 In
2 In 3 a
3 a 4 swampy
4 swampy 5 place
5 place 6 ,
6 , 7 coming
7 coming 8 along
8 along 9 .

" was it ? " asked the boys all at once , and with intense interest .
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1 " 2 was
2 was 3 it
3 it 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 asked
6 asked 7 the
7 the 8 boys
8 boys 9 all
9 all 10 at
10 at 11 once
11 once 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 with
14 with 15 intense
15 intense 16 interest
16 interest 17 .

" no ; only a snake , and I don't care for snakes .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 only
4 only 5 a
5 a 6 snake
6 snake 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 don't
10 don't 11 care
11 care 12 for
12 for 13 snakes
13 snakes 14 .

I picked some of that , it was so green and pretty .
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1 I 2 picked
2 picked 3 some
3 some 4 of
4 of 5 that
5 that 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 was
8 was 9 so
9 so 10 green
10 green 11 and
11 and 12 pretty
12 pretty 13 .

Thorny likes queer leaves and berries , you know , " answered Bab , " spatting , " down her rough locks .
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1 Thorny 2 likes
2 likes 3 queer
3 queer 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 and
5 and 6 berries
6 berries 7 ,
7 , 8 you
8 you 9 know
9 know 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 answered
12 answered 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 spatting
16 spatting 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 down
19 down 20 her
20 her 21 rough
21 rough 22 locks
22 locks 23 .

" well , he won't like that , nor you either ; it 's poisonous , and I shouldn't wonder if you 'd got poisoned , Bab .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 won't
5 won't 6 like
6 like 7 that
7 that 8 ,
8 , 9 nor
9 nor 10 you
10 you 11 either
11 either 12 ;
12 ; 13 it
13 it 14 's
14 's 15 poisonous
15 poisonous 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 I
18 I 19 shouldn't
19 shouldn't 20 wonder
20 wonder 21 if
21 if 22 you
22 you 23 'd
23 'd 24 got
24 got 25 poisoned
25 poisoned 26 ,
26 , 27 Bab
27 Bab 28 .

don't touch it !
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1 don't 2 touch
2 touch 3 it
3 it 4 !

" will it break out on me ' fore I get to the circus ? "
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1 " 2 will
2 will 3 it
3 it 4 break
4 break 5 out
5 out 6 on
6 on 7 me
7 me 8 '
8 ' 9 fore
9 fore 10 I
10 I 11 get
11 get 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 circus
14 circus 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

" not for a day or so , I guess ; but it 's bad when it does come . "
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 for
3 for 4 a
4 a 5 day
5 day 6 or
6 or 7 so
7 so 8 ,
8 , 9 I
9 I 10 guess
10 guess 11 ;
11 ; 12 but
12 but 13 it
13 it 14 's
14 's 15 bad
15 bad 16 when
16 when 17 it
17 it 18 does
18 does 19 come
19 come 20 .
20 . 21 "

" I don't care , if I see the animals first .
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6 if 7 I
7 I 8 see
8 see 9 the
9 the 10 animals
10 animals 11 first
11 first 12 .

CHAPTER XIV
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1 CHAPTER 2 XIV

SOMEBODY GETS LOST
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but people were beginning to go in , and it was impossible to delay when they came round to the entrance .
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2 people 3 were
3 were 4 beginning
4 beginning 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 in
7 in 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 impossible
12 impossible 13 to
13 to 14 delay
14 delay 15 when
15 when 16 they
16 they 17 came
17 came 18 round
18 round 19 to
19 to 20 the
20 the 21 entrance
21 entrance 22 .

" you 'd better not go to patting them , or you 'll get your hands clawed up .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'd
3 'd 4 better
4 better 5 not
5 not 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 patting
8 patting 9 them
9 them 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 12 you
12 you 13 'll
13 'll 14 get
14 get 15 your
15 your 16 hands
16 hands 17 clawed
17 clawed 18 up
18 up 19 .

" we 'd better hurry along and get good seats before folks begin to crowd .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'd
3 'd 4 better
4 better 5 hurry
5 hurry 6 along
6 along 7 and
7 and 8 get
8 get 9 good
9 good 10 seats
10 seats 11 before
11 before 12 folks
12 folks 13 begin
13 begin 14 to
14 to 15 crowd
15 crowd 16 .

I want to sit near the curtain and see if any of Smitthers 's lot are ' round . "
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1 I 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 sit
4 sit 5 near
5 near 6 the
6 the 7 curtain
7 curtain 8 and
8 and 9 see
9 see 10 if
10 if 11 any
11 any 12 of
12 of 13 Smitthers
13 Smitthers 14 's
14 's 15 lot
15 lot 16 are
16 are 17 '
17 ' 18 round
18 round 19 .
19 . 20 "

" I know , old boy , I know ; but it can't be done .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 ,
4 , 5 old
5 old 6 boy
6 boy 7 ,
7 , 8 I
8 I 9 know
9 know 10 ;
10 ; 11 but
11 but 12 it
12 it 13 can't
13 can't 14 be
14 be 15 done
15 done 16 .

we 've quit the business and must just look on .
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1 we 2 've
2 've 3 quit
3 quit 4 the
4 the 5 business
5 business 6 and
6 and 7 must
7 must 8 just
8 just 9 look
9 look 10 on
10 on 11 .

" he wants to go and cut up , don't he ? " said Billy , " and so do you , I guess .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 wants
3 wants 4 to
4 to 5 go
5 go 6 and
6 and 7 cut
7 cut 8 up
8 up 9 ,
9 , 10 don't
10 don't 11 he
11 he 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 Billy
15 Billy 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 and
18 and 19 so
19 so 20 do
20 do 21 you
21 you 22 ,
22 , 23 I
23 I 24 guess
24 guess 25 .

wish you were going to .
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1 wish 2 you
2 you 3 were
3 were 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 .

wouldn't it be fun to see Ben showing off in there ? "
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1 wouldn't 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 fun
4 fun 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 showing
8 showing 9 off
9 off 10 in
10 in 11 there
11 there 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" done it a hundred times , and I 'd just like to show you what I can do .
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1 " 2 done
2 done 3 it
3 it 4 a
4 a 5 hundred
5 hundred 6 times
6 times 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 'd
10 'd 11 just
11 just 12 like
12 like 13 to
13 to 14 show
14 show 15 you
15 you 16 what
16 what 17 I
17 I 18 can
18 can 19 do
19 do 20 .

" don't believe a word of it , and Sanch and I could go this minute and get taken on , I 'll bet .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 4 a
4 a 5 word
5 word 6 of
6 of 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 Sanch
10 Sanch 11 and
11 and 12 I
12 I 13 could
13 could 14 go
14 go 15 this
15 this 16 minute
16 minute 17 and
17 and 18 get
18 get 19 taken
19 taken 20 on
20 on 21 ,
21 , 22 I
22 I 23 'll
23 'll 24 bet
24 bet 25 .

we are a valuable couple , and I could prove it if I chose to , " began Ben , getting excited and boastful .
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1 we 2 are
2 are 3 a
3 a 4 valuable
4 valuable 5 couple
5 couple 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 could
9 could 10 prove
10 prove 11 it
11 it 12 if
12 if 13 I
13 I 14 chose
14 chose 15 to
15 to 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 began
18 began 19 Ben
19 Ben 20 ,
20 , 21 getting
21 getting 22 excited
22 excited 23 and
23 and 24 boastful
24 boastful 25 .

" how splendid ! " sighed Bab , as they went dashing out , to tumble off almost before the horses stopped .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 splendid
3 splendid 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 sighed
6 sighed 7 Bab
7 Bab 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 they
10 they 11 went
11 went 12 dashing
12 dashing 13 out
13 out 14 ,
14 , 15 to
15 to 16 tumble
16 tumble 17 off
17 off 18 almost
18 almost 19 before
19 before 20 the
20 the 21 horses
21 horses 22 stopped
22 stopped 23 .

" that 's nothing !
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 !

" what are ' crowbackic exercises ' ? " asked Billy , thirsting for information .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 are
3 are 4 '
4 ' 5 crowbackic
5 crowbackic 6 exercises
6 exercises 7 '
7 ' 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Billy
11 Billy 12 ,
12 , 13 thirsting
13 thirsting 14 for
14 for 15 information
15 information 16 .

" we 'll rig up a spring-board and try it , " said Billy , fired with emulation .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 rig
4 rig 5 up
5 up 6 a
6 a 7 spring-board
7 spring-board 8 and
8 and 9 try
9 try 10 it
10 it 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 Billy
14 Billy 15 ,
15 , 16 fired
16 fired 17 with
17 with 18 emulation
18 emulation 19 .

" where 'll you get your elephants ? " asked Sam , scornfully , for gymnastics were not in his line .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 'll
3 'll 4 you
4 you 5 get
5 get 6 your
6 your 7 elephants
7 elephants 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Sam
11 Sam 12 ,
12 , 13 scornfully
13 scornfully 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 16 gymnastics
16 gymnastics 17 were
17 were 18 not
18 not 19 in
19 in 20 his
20 his 21 line
21 line 22 .

" I 'm so glad ; now Sancho will like it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 so
4 so 5 glad
5 glad 6 ;
6 ; 7 now
7 now 8 Sancho
8 Sancho 9 will
9 will 10 like
10 like 11 it
11 it 12 .

if ever a dog expressed by look and attitude , " pooh !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 if
1 if 2 ever
2 ever 3 a
3 a 4 dog
4 dog 5 expressed
5 expressed 6 by
6 by 7 look
7 look 8 and
8 and 9 attitude
9 attitude 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 pooh
12 pooh 13 !

" it 's too bad , when he knows more than all those chaps put together .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 too
4 too 5 bad
5 bad 6 ,
6 , 7 when
7 when 8 he
8 he 9 knows
9 knows 10 more
10 more 11 than
11 than 12 all
12 all 13 those
13 those 14 chaps
14 chaps 15 put
15 put 16 together
16 together 17 .

I 'd give any thing if I could show him off as I used to .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 give
3 give 4 any
4 any 5 thing
5 thing 6 if
6 if 7 I
7 I 8 could
8 could 9 show
9 show 10 him
10 him 11 off
11 off 12 as
12 as 13 I
13 I 14 used
14 used 15 to
15 to 16 .

folks always like it , and I was ever so proud of him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 folks
1 folks 2 always
2 always 3 like
3 like 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 was
8 was 9 ever
9 ever 10 so
10 so 11 proud
11 proud 12 of
12 of 13 him
13 him 14 .

" I really don't know what this child is fit for , except mischief , like a monkey . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 really
3 really 4 don't
4 don't 5 know
5 know 6 what
6 what 7 this
7 this 8 child
8 child 9 is
9 is 10 fit
10 fit 11 for
11 for 12 ,
12 , 13 except
13 except 14 mischief
14 mischief 15 ,
15 , 16 like
16 like 17 a
17 a 18 monkey
18 monkey 19 .
19 . 20 "

" I 'll fix the clothes-line when I get home , and show Ma how nice it is .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 fix
4 fix 5 the
5 the 6 clothes-line
6 clothes-line 7 when
7 when 8 I
8 I 9 get
9 get 10 home
10 home 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 show
13 show 14 Ma
14 Ma 15 how
15 how 16 nice
16 nice 17 it
17 it 18 is
18 is 19 .

men on the highest seats popped their heads through the openings in the tent-cover and reported that a heavy shower was coming up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 men
1 men 2 on
2 on 3 the
3 the 4 highest
4 highest 5 seats
5 seats 6 popped
6 popped 7 their
7 their 8 heads
8 heads 9 through
9 through 10 the
10 the 11 openings
11 openings 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 tent-cover
14 tent-cover 15 and
15 and 16 reported
16 reported 17 that
17 that 18 a
18 a 19 heavy
19 heavy 20 shower
20 shower 21 was
21 was 22 coming
22 coming 23 up
23 up 24 .

Many left in haste , and the performers hurried to finish as soon as possible .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Many
1 Many 2 left
2 left 3 in
3 in 4 haste
4 haste 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 performers
8 performers 9 hurried
9 hurried 10 to
10 to 11 finish
11 finish 12 as
12 as 13 soon
13 soon 14 as
14 as 15 possible
15 possible 16 .

" I 'm going now before the crowd comes , so I can get a lift home .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 going
4 going 5 now
5 now 6 before
6 before 7 the
7 the 8 crowd
8 crowd 9 comes
9 comes 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 I
12 I 13 can
13 can 14 get
14 get 15 a
15 a 16 lift
16 lift 17 home
17 home 18 .

I see two or three folks I know , so I 'm off ; " and , climbing hastily down , Sam vanished without further ceremony .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 see
2 see 3 two
3 two 4 or
4 or 5 three
5 three 6 folks
6 folks 7 I
7 I 8 know
8 know 9 ,
9 , 10 so
10 so 11 I
11 I 12 'm
12 'm 13 off
13 off 14 ;
14 ; 15 "
15 " 16 and
16 and 17 ,
17 , 18 climbing
18 climbing 19 hastily
19 hastily 20 down
20 down 21 ,
21 , 22 Sam
22 Sam 23 vanished
23 vanished 24 without
24 without 25 further
25 further 26 ceremony
26 ceremony 27 .

" better wait till the shower is over .
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1 " 2 better
2 better 3 wait
3 wait 4 till
4 till 5 the
5 the 6 shower
6 shower 7 is
7 is 8 over
8 over 9 .

" I wouldn't miss the tigers for any thing .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 miss
4 miss 5 the
5 the 6 tigers
6 tigers 7 for
7 for 8 any
8 any 9 thing
9 thing 10 .

See , they are pulling in the cart now , and the shiny man is all ready with his gun .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 See
1 See 2 ,
2 , 3 they
3 they 4 are
4 are 5 pulling
5 pulling 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 cart
8 cart 9 now
9 now 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 shiny
13 shiny 14 man
14 man 15 is
15 is 16 all
16 all 17 ready
17 ready 18 with
18 with 19 his
19 his 20 gun
20 gun 21 .

" bless you , no , child ; it ' s only powder to make a noise and scare ' em .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 no
5 no 6 ,
6 , 7 child
7 child 8 ;
8 ; 9 it
9 it 10 '
10 ' 11 s
11 s 12 only
12 only 13 powder
13 powder 14 to
14 to 15 make
15 make 16 a
16 a 17 noise
17 noise 18 and
18 and 19 scare
19 scare 20 '
20 ' 21 em
21 em 22 .

" it makes me sick ; always did .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 makes
3 makes 4 me
4 me 5 sick
5 sick 6 ;
6 ; 7 always
7 always 8 did
8 did 9 .

" oh , I 'm so tired , " groaned Bab , getting up with a long stretch of arms and legs .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'm
5 'm 6 so
6 so 7 tired
7 tired 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 groaned
10 groaned 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 ,
12 , 13 getting
13 getting 14 up
14 up 15 with
15 with 16 a
16 a 17 long
17 long 18 stretch
18 stretch 19 of
19 of 20 arms
20 arms 21 and
21 and 22 legs
22 legs 23 .

" you 'll be tireder before you get home , I guess .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 be
4 be 5 tireder
5 tireder 6 before
6 before 7 you
7 you 8 get
8 get 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 I
11 I 12 guess
12 guess 13 .

" I said I wouldn't be a bother , and I won't .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 said
3 said 4 I
4 I 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 be
6 be 7 a
7 a 8 bother
8 bother 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 won't
12 won't 13 .

I 'll walk right home this minute .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 walk
3 walk 4 right
4 right 5 home
5 home 6 this
6 this 7 minute
7 minute 8 .

I ain't afraid of thunder , and the rain won't hurt these old clothes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 of
4 of 5 thunder
5 thunder 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 rain
9 rain 10 won't
10 won't 11 hurt
11 hurt 12 these
12 these 13 old
13 old 14 clothes
14 clothes 15 .

" my head aches like fury .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 head
3 head 4 aches
4 aches 5 like
5 like 6 fury
6 fury 7 .

" oh , Uncle Eben , I 'm so glad you found Me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Uncle
4 Uncle 5 Eben
5 Eben 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 'm
8 'm 9 so
9 so 10 glad
10 glad 11 you
11 you 12 found
12 found 13 Me
13 Me 14 !

I walked over , and it 's raining , and I don't feel well .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 walked
2 walked 3 over
3 over 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 raining
8 raining 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 don't
12 don't 13 feel
13 feel 14 well
14 well 15 .

" don't see what your mother was about to let you come so far alone , and you just over scarlet fever .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 see
3 see 4 what
4 what 5 your
5 your 6 mother
6 mother 7 was
7 was 8 about
8 about 9 to
9 to 10 let
10 let 11 you
11 you 12 come
12 come 13 so
13 so 14 far
14 far 15 alone
15 alone 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 you
18 you 19 just
19 just 20 over
20 over 21 scarlet
21 scarlet 22 fever
22 fever 23 .

" I didn't come alone .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 come
4 come 5 alone
5 alone 6 .

Sam got a ride , and can't you tuck Ben and Bab in too ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sam
1 Sam 2 got
2 got 3 a
3 a 4 ride
4 ride 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 can't
7 can't 8 you
8 you 9 tuck
9 tuck 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 and
11 and 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 in
13 in 14 too
14 too 15 ?

they ain't very big , either of them , " whispered Billy , anxious to serve his friends now that he was provided for himself .
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1 they 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 very
3 very 4 big
4 big 5 ,
5 , 6 either
6 either 7 of
7 of 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 whispered
11 whispered 12 Billy
12 Billy 13 ,
13 , 14 anxious
14 anxious 15 to
15 to 16 serve
16 serve 17 his
17 his 18 friends
18 friends 19 now
19 now 20 that
20 that 21 he
21 he 22 was
22 was 23 provided
23 provided 24 for
24 for 25 himself
25 himself 26 .

" can't do it , any way .
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1 " 2 can't
2 can't 3 do
3 do 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 any
6 any 7 way
7 way 8 .

got to pick up mother at the corner , and that will be all I can carry .
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1 got 2 to
2 to 3 pick
3 pick 4 up
4 up 5 mother
5 mother 6 at
6 at 7 the
7 the 8 corner
8 corner 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 that
11 that 12 will
12 will 13 be
13 be 14 all
14 all 15 I
15 I 16 can
16 can 17 carry
17 carry 18 .

" Ben , I 'm real sorry there isn't room for you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'm
5 'm 6 real
6 real 7 sorry
7 sorry 8 there
8 there 9 isn't
9 isn't 10 room
10 room 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 .

" cut away , and don't mind us .
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1 " 2 cut
2 cut 3 away
3 away 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 don't
6 don't 7 mind
7 mind 8 us
8 us 9 .

" no use for us to get knocked about in that scrimmage .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 use
3 use 4 for
4 for 5 us
5 us 6 to
6 to 7 get
7 get 8 knocked
8 knocked 9 about
9 about 10 in
10 in 11 that
11 that 12 scrimmage
12 scrimmage 13 .

we 'll wait a minute and then go out easy .
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1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 wait
3 wait 4 a
4 a 5 minute
5 minute 6 and
6 and 7 then
7 then 8 go
8 go 9 out
9 out 10 easy
10 easy 11 .

it 's a regular rouser , and you 'll be as wet as a sop before we get home .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 regular
4 regular 5 rouser
5 rouser 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 you
8 you 9 'll
9 'll 10 be
10 be 11 as
11 as 12 wet
12 wet 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 sop
15 sop 16 before
16 before 17 we
17 we 18 get
18 get 19 home
19 home 20 .

hope you 'll like that ? " added Ben , looking out at the heavy rain poring down as if it never meant to stop .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 hope
1 hope 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 like
4 like 5 that
5 that 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 added
8 added 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 looking
11 looking 12 out
12 out 13 at
13 at 14 the
14 the 15 heavy
15 heavy 16 rain
16 rain 17 poring
17 poring 18 down
18 down 19 as
19 as 20 if
20 if 21 it
21 it 22 never
22 never 23 meant
23 meant 24 to
24 to 25 stop
25 stop 26 .

" I like circuses so much !
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 like
3 like 4 circuses
4 circuses 5 so
5 so 6 much
6 much 7 !

" I see a fellow I used to know .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 see
3 see 4 a
4 a 5 fellow
5 fellow 6 I
6 I 7 used
7 used 8 to
8 to 9 know
9 know 10 .

May be he can tell me something about father .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 May
1 May 2 be
2 be 3 he
3 he 4 can
4 can 5 tell
5 tell 6 me
6 me 7 something
7 something 8 about
8 about 9 father
9 father 10 .

don't you stir till I come back . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 stir
3 stir 4 till
4 till 5 I
5 I 6 come
6 come 7 back
7 back 8 .
8 . 9 "

then he was off like a shot , and Bab saw him run after a man with a bucket who bad been watering the zebra .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 off
4 off 5 like
5 like 6 a
6 a 7 shot
7 shot 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 Bab
10 Bab 11 saw
11 saw 12 him
12 him 13 run
13 run 14 after
14 after 15 a
15 a 16 man
16 man 17 with
17 with 18 a
18 a 19 bucket
19 bucket 20 who
20 who 21 bad
21 bad 22 been
22 been 23 watering
23 watering 24 the
24 the 25 zebra
25 zebra 26 .

Sancho tried to follow , but was checked with an impatient ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sancho
1 Sancho 2 tried
2 tried 3 to
3 to 4 follow
4 follow 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 was
7 was 8 checked
8 checked 9 with
9 with 10 an
10 an 11 impatient
11 impatient 12 ,

" no , you can't go !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 can't
5 can't 6 go
6 go 7 !

what a plague you are , tagging around when people don't want you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 plague
3 plague 4 you
4 you 5 are
5 are 6 ,
6 , 7 tagging
7 tagging 8 around
8 around 9 when
9 when 10 people
10 people 11 don't
11 don't 12 want
12 want 13 you
13 you 14 .
14 . 15 "

" oh , luckless Bab ! why did you turn your back ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 luckless
4 luckless 5 Bab
5 Bab 6 !
6 ! 7 why
7 why 8 did
8 did 9 you
9 you 10 turn
10 turn 11 your
11 your 12 back
12 back 13 ?

" it was Bascum , but he didn't know any thing .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 Bascum
4 Bascum 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 didn't
8 didn't 9 know
9 know 10 any
10 any 11 thing
11 thing 12 .

why , where 's Sanch ? " said Ben , returning .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 ,
2 , 3 where
3 where 4 's
4 's 5 Sanch
5 Sanch 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 returning
11 returning 12 .

Ben whistled , called and searched in vain , till one of the lounging men said , lazily ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 whistled
2 whistled 3 ,
3 , 4 called
4 called 5 and
5 and 6 searched
6 searched 7 in
7 in 8 vain
8 vain 9 ,
9 , 10 till
10 till 11 one
11 one 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 lounging
14 lounging 15 men
15 men 16 said
16 said 17 ,
17 , 18 lazily
18 lazily 19 ,

" if you are looking after the big poodle you 'd better go outside ; I saw him trotting off with another dog . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 are
4 are 5 looking
5 looking 6 after
6 after 7 the
7 the 8 big
8 big 9 poodle
9 poodle 10 you
10 you 11 'd
11 'd 12 better
12 better 13 go
13 go 14 outside
14 outside 15 ;
15 ; 16 I
16 I 17 saw
17 saw 18 him
18 him 19 trotting
19 trotting 20 off
20 off 21 with
21 with 22 another
22 another 23 dog
23 dog 24 .
24 . 25 "

away rushed Ben , with Bab following , regardless of the rain , for both felt that a great misfortune had befallen them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 away
1 away 2 rushed
2 rushed 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 ,
4 , 5 with
5 with 6 Bab
6 Bab 7 following
7 following 8 ,
8 , 9 regardless
9 regardless 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 rain
12 rain 13 ,
13 , 14 for
14 for 15 both
15 both 16 felt
16 felt 17 that
17 that 18 a
18 a 19 great
19 great 20 misfortune
20 misfortune 21 had
21 had 22 befallen
22 befallen 23 them
23 them 24 .

" I 'm dreadful sorry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 sorry
5 sorry 6 .

" if he doesn't come back , don't you speak to me for a year .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 doesn't
4 doesn't 5 come
5 come 6 back
6 back 7 ,
7 , 8 don't
8 don't 9 you
9 you 10 speak
10 speak 11 to
11 to 12 me
12 me 13 for
13 for 14 a
14 a 15 year
15 year 16 .

now , I 'm going home . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 I
3 I 4 'm
4 'm 5 going
5 going 6 home
6 home 7 .
7 . 8 "

and , feeling that words were powerless to express his emotions , Ben walked away , looking as grim as a small boy could .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 feeling
3 feeling 4 that
4 that 5 words
5 words 6 were
6 were 7 powerless
7 powerless 8 to
8 to 9 express
9 express 10 his
10 his 11 emotions
11 emotions 12 ,
12 , 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 walked
14 walked 15 away
15 away 16 ,
16 , 17 looking
17 looking 18 as
18 as 19 grim
19 grim 20 as
20 as 21 a
21 a 22 small
22 small 23 boy
23 boy 24 could
24 could 25 .

wagons passed , but all were full , and no one offered a ride .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 wagons
1 wagons 2 passed
2 passed 3 ,
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 all
5 all 6 were
6 were 7 full
7 full 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 no
10 no 11 one
11 one 12 offered
12 offered 13 a
13 a 14 ride
14 ride 15 .

men and boys went by with rough jokes on the forlorn pair , for rain soon made them look like young tramps .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 men
1 men 2 and
2 and 3 boys
3 boys 4 went
4 went 5 by
5 by 6 with
6 with 7 rough
7 rough 8 jokes
8 jokes 9 on
9 on 10 the
10 the 11 forlorn
11 forlorn 12 pair
12 pair 13 ,
13 , 14 for
14 for 15 rain
15 rain 16 soon
16 soon 17 made
17 made 18 them
18 them 19 look
19 look 20 like
20 like 21 young
21 young 22 tramps
22 tramps 23 .

" she is a naughty girl , but I guess she is about sorry enough now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 she
2 she 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 naughty
5 naughty 6 girl
6 girl 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 I
9 I 10 guess
10 guess 11 she
11 she 12 is
12 is 13 about
13 about 14 sorry
14 sorry 15 enough
15 enough 16 now
16 now 17 .

when we get to that sign-post I 'll speak to her , only I won't forgive her till Sanch comes back . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 we
2 we 3 get
3 get 4 to
4 to 5 that
5 that 6 sign-post
6 sign-post 7 I
7 I 8 'll
8 'll 9 speak
9 speak 10 to
10 to 11 her
11 her 12 ,
12 , 13 only
13 only 14 I
14 I 15 won't
15 won't 16 forgive
16 forgive 17 her
17 her 18 till
18 till 19 Sanch
19 Sanch 20 comes
20 comes 21 back
21 back 22 .
22 . 23 "

" oh dear , oh dear !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 dear
3 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 oh
5 oh 6 dear
6 dear 7 !

" don't cry so , Babby ; I was real cross , and I 'm sorry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 cry
3 cry 4 so
4 so 5 ,
5 , 6 Babby
6 Babby 7 ;
7 ; 8 I
8 I 9 was
9 was 10 real
10 real 11 cross
11 cross 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 'm
15 'm 16 sorry
16 sorry 17 .

" shake me again , if you want to ; I know I was very bad to tag and lose Sanch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 shake
2 shake 3 me
3 me 4 again
4 again 5 ,
5 , 6 if
6 if 7 you
7 you 8 want
8 want 9 to
9 to 10 ;
10 ; 11 I
11 I 12 know
12 know 13 I
13 I 14 was
14 was 15 very
15 very 16 bad
16 bad 17 to
17 to 18 tag
18 tag 19 and
19 and 20 lose
20 lose 21 Sanch
21 Sanch 22 .

" I don't believe I ever shall .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 I
5 I 6 ever
6 ever 7 shall
7 shall 8 .

I'm so tired my legs won't go , and the water in my boots makes them feel dreadfully .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I'm
1 I'm 2 so
2 so 3 tired
3 tired 4 my
4 my 5 legs
5 legs 6 won't
6 won't 7 go
7 go 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 water
11 water 12 in
12 in 13 my
13 my 14 boots
14 boots 15 makes
15 makes 16 them
16 them 17 feel
17 feel 18 dreadfully
18 dreadfully 19 .

I wish that boy would wheel me a piece .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 wish
2 wish 3 that
3 that 4 boy
4 boy 5 would
5 would 6 wheel
6 wheel 7 me
7 me 8 a
8 a 9 piece
9 piece 10 .

" hullo , Brown ! " responded the other , arresting his squeaking progress with signs of surprise at the moist tableau before him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hullo
2 hullo 3 ,
3 , 4 Brown
4 Brown 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 responded
7 responded 8 the
8 the 9 other
9 other 10 ,
10 , 11 arresting
11 arresting 12 his
12 his 13 squeaking
13 squeaking 14 progress
14 progress 15 with
15 with 16 signs
16 signs 17 of
17 of 18 surprise
18 surprise 19 at
19 at 20 the
20 the 21 moist
21 moist 22 tableau
22 tableau 23 before
23 before 24 him
24 him 25 .

" where goin ' ? " asked Ben with masculine brevity .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 goin
3 goin 4 '
4 ' 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 with
9 with 10 masculine
10 masculine 11 brevity
11 brevity 12 .

" got to carry this home , hang the old thing . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 got
2 got 3 to
3 to 4 carry
4 carry 5 this
5 this 6 home
6 home 7 ,
7 , 8 hang
8 hang 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 thing
11 thing 12 .
12 . 13 "

" where to ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 to
3 to 4 ?
4 ? 5 "

" Batchelor 's , down yonder , " and the boy pointed to a farm-house at the foot of the next hill .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Batchelor
2 Batchelor 3 's
3 's 4 ,
4 , 5 down
5 down 6 yonder
6 yonder 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 boy
11 boy 12 pointed
12 pointed 13 to
13 to 14 a
14 a 15 farm-house
15 farm-house 16 at
16 at 17 the
17 the 18 foot
18 foot 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 next
21 next 22 hill
22 hill 23 .

" Goin ' that way , take it right along . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Goin
2 Goin 3 '
3 ' 4 that
4 that 5 way
5 way 6 ,
6 , 7 take
7 take 8 it
8 it 9 right
9 right 10 along
10 along 11 .
11 . 12 "

" what for ? " questioned the prudent youth , distrusting such unusual neighborliness .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 for
3 for 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 questioned
6 questioned 7 the
7 the 8 prudent
8 prudent 9 youth
9 youth 10 ,
10 , 11 distrusting
11 distrusting 12 such
12 such 13 unusual
13 unusual 14 neighborliness
14 neighborliness 15 .

" I 'm stronger than most fellers of my size .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 stronger
4 stronger 5 than
5 than 6 most
6 most 7 fellers
7 fellers 8 of
8 of 9 my
9 my 10 size
10 size 11 .

try , if I ain't , " and Ben squared off in such scientific style that Joslyn responded with sudden amiability ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 try
1 try 2 ,
2 , 3 if
3 if 4 I
4 I 5 ain't
5 ain't 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 squared
10 squared 11 off
11 off 12 in
12 in 13 such
13 such 14 scientific
14 scientific 15 style
15 style 16 that
16 that 17 Joslyn
17 Joslyn 18 responded
18 responded 19 with
19 with 20 sudden
20 sudden 21 amiability
21 amiability 22 ,

" all right , let's see you do it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
4 , 5 let's
5 let's 6 see
6 see 7 you
7 you 8 do
8 do 9 it
9 it 10 .
10 . 11 "

but presently the road grew sandy , began to ascend , and the load seemed to grow heavier with every step .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 presently
2 presently 3 the
3 the 4 road
4 road 5 grew
5 grew 6 sandy
6 sandy 7 ,
7 , 8 began
8 began 9 to
9 to 10 ascend
10 ascend 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 the
13 the 14 load
14 load 15 seemed
15 seemed 16 to
16 to 17 grow
17 grow 18 heavier
18 heavier 19 with
19 with 20 every
20 every 21 step
21 step 22 .

" I 'll get out now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 get
4 get 5 out
5 out 6 now
6 now 7 .

" sit still .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 sit
2 sit 3 still
3 still 4 .

he said I couldn't .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 said
2 said 3 I
3 I 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 .

" did ever ye see the like of that now ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 ever
3 ever 4 ye
4 ye 5 see
5 see 6 the
6 the 7 like
7 like 8 of
8 of 9 that
9 that 10 now
10 now 11 ?

ah , ha !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 3 ha
3 ha 4 !

" the streets were so wide , and the lanes were so narry , He brought his wife home on a little wheelbarry , "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 the
2 the 3 streets
3 streets 4 were
4 were 5 so
5 so 6 wide
6 wide 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 lanes
10 lanes 11 were
11 were 12 so
12 so 13 narry
13 narry 14 ,
14 , 15 He
15 He 16 brought
16 brought 17 his
17 his 18 wife
18 wife 19 home
19 home 20 on
20 on 21 a
21 a 22 little
22 little 23 wheelbarry
23 wheelbarry 24 ,
24 , 25 "

to have his enemy behold him then and there was the last bitter drop in poor Ben 's cup of humiliation .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 to
1 to 2 have
2 have 3 his
3 his 4 enemy
4 enemy 5 behold
5 behold 6 him
6 him 7 then
7 then 8 and
8 and 9 there
9 there 10 was
10 was 11 the
11 the 12 last
12 last 13 bitter
13 bitter 14 drop
14 drop 15 in
15 in 16 poor
16 poor 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 's
18 's 19 cup
19 cup 20 of
20 of 21 humiliation
21 humiliation 22 .

" go along home , and don't mind him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 along
3 along 4 home
4 home 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 don't
7 don't 8 mind
8 mind 9 him
9 him 10 .
10 . 11 "

" did Billy tell you about us ? " asked Bab , gladly following toward this welcome refuge .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 Billy
3 Billy 4 tell
4 tell 5 you
5 you 6 about
6 about 7 us
7 us 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 asked
10 asked 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 ,
12 , 13 gladly
13 gladly 14 following
14 following 15 toward
15 toward 16 this
16 this 17 welcome
17 welcome 18 refuge
18 refuge 19 .

" Faith he did , and the Squire sent me to fetch ye home quiet and aisy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Faith
2 Faith 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 Squire
8 Squire 9 sent
9 sent 10 me
10 me 11 to
11 to 12 fetch
12 fetch 13 ye
13 ye 14 home
14 home 15 quiet
15 quiet 16 and
16 and 17 aisy
17 aisy 18 .

when ye found me , I 'd jist stopped here to borry a light for me pipe .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 when
1 when 2 ye
2 ye 3 found
3 found 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 'd
7 'd 8 jist
8 jist 9 stopped
9 stopped 10 here
10 here 11 to
11 to 12 borry
12 borry 13 a
13 a 14 light
14 light 15 for
15 for 16 me
16 me 17 pipe
17 pipe 18 .

" don't you wish you could ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 wish
4 wish 5 you
5 you 6 could
6 could 7 ?

" Bedad , and I won't then .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Bedad
2 Bedad 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 I
5 I 6 won't
6 won't 7 then
7 then 8 .

it 's lively ye are ; but four legs is better than two , as ye 'll find this night , me young man . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 's
2 's 3 lively
3 lively 4 ye
4 ye 5 are
5 are 6 ;
6 ; 7 but
7 but 8 four
8 four 9 legs
9 legs 10 is
10 is 11 better
11 better 12 than
12 than 13 two
13 two 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 ye
16 ye 17 'll
17 'll 18 find
18 find 19 this
19 this 20 night
20 night 21 ,
21 , 22 me
22 me 23 young
23 young 24 man
24 man 25 .
25 . 26 "

CHAPTER XV
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1 CHAPTER 2 XV

BEN'S RIDE
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1 BEN'S 2 RIDE

Great was the mourning for Sancho , because his talents and virtues made him universally admired and beloved .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Great
1 Great 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 mourning
4 mourning 5 for
5 for 6 Sancho
6 Sancho 7 ,
7 , 8 because
8 because 9 his
9 his 10 talents
10 talents 11 and
11 and 12 virtues
12 virtues 13 made
13 made 14 him
14 him 15 universally
15 universally 16 admired
16 admired 17 and
17 and 18 beloved
18 beloved 19 .

Ben was inconsolable , and sternly said it served Bab right when the dogwood poison affected both face and hands .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 was
2 was 3 inconsolable
3 inconsolable 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 sternly
6 sternly 7 said
7 said 8 it
8 it 9 served
9 served 10 Bab
10 Bab 11 right
11 right 12 when
12 when 13 the
13 the 14 dogwood
14 dogwood 15 poison
15 poison 16 affected
16 affected 17 both
17 both 18 face
18 face 19 and
19 and 20 hands
20 hands 21 .

" I don't think it 's fair that I should have so much trouble , first losing father and then Sanch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 's
6 's 7 fair
7 fair 8 that
8 that 9 I
9 I 10 should
10 should 11 have
11 have 12 so
12 so 13 much
13 much 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 ,
15 , 16 first
16 first 17 losing
17 losing 18 father
18 father 19 and
19 and 20 then
20 then 21 Sanch
21 Sanch 22 .

" oh , come now , don't give up so , old fellow .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 come
4 come 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 don't
7 don't 8 give
8 give 9 up
9 up 10 so
10 so 11 ,
11 , 12 old
12 old 13 fellow
13 fellow 14 .

" try some other sort of pet , then .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 try
2 try 3 some
3 some 4 other
4 other 5 sort
5 sort 6 of
6 of 7 pet
7 pet 8 ,
8 , 9 then
9 then 10 .

you may have any of mine you like .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 may
2 may 3 have
3 have 4 any
4 any 5 of
5 of 6 mine
6 mine 7 you
7 you 8 like
8 like 9 .

have the peacocks ; do now , " urged Thorny , full of boyish sympathy and good-will .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 have
1 have 2 the
2 the 3 peacocks
3 peacocks 4 ;
4 ; 5 do
5 do 6 now
6 now 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 urged
9 urged 10 Thorny
10 Thorny 11 ,
11 , 12 full
12 full 13 of
13 of 14 boyish
14 boyish 15 sympathy
15 sympathy 16 and
16 and 17 good-will
17 good-will 18 .

" they are dreadful pretty , but I don't seem to care about em , thank you , " replied the mourner .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 dreadful
4 dreadful 5 pretty
5 pretty 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 I
8 I 9 don't
9 don't 10 seem
10 seem 11 to
11 to 12 care
12 care 13 about
13 about 14 em
14 em 15 ,
15 , 16 thank
16 thank 17 you
17 you 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 replied
20 replied 21 the
21 the 22 mourner
22 mourner 23 .

" they don't love a fellow as a dog does ; all they care for is stuff to eat and dirt to burrow in .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 don't
3 don't 4 love
4 love 5 a
5 a 6 fellow
6 fellow 7 as
7 as 8 a
8 a 9 dog
9 dog 10 does
10 does 11 ;
11 ; 12 all
12 all 13 they
13 they 14 care
14 care 15 for
15 for 16 is
16 is 17 stuff
17 stuff 18 to
18 to 19 eat
19 eat 20 and
20 and 21 dirt
21 dirt 22 to
22 to 23 burrow
23 burrow 24 in
24 in 25 .

I 'm sick of rabbits . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 sick
3 sick 4 of
4 of 5 rabbits
5 rabbits 6 .
6 . 7 "

" so am I !
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 am
3 am 4 I
4 I 5 !

guess we 'll have an auction and sell out .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 guess
1 guess 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 have
4 have 5 an
5 an 6 auction
6 auction 7 and
7 and 8 sell
8 sell 9 out
9 out 10 .

would Jack be a comfort to you ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 would
1 would 2 Jack
2 Jack 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 comfort
5 comfort 6 to
6 to 7 you
7 you 8 ?

if he will , you may have him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 if
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 will
3 will 4 ,
4 , 5 you
5 you 6 may
6 may 7 have
7 have 8 him
8 him 9 .

I 'm so well now , I can walk , or ride anything , " added Thorny , in a burst of generosity .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 so
3 so 4 well
4 well 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 can
8 can 9 walk
9 walk 10 ,
10 , 11 or
11 or 12 ride
12 ride 13 anything
13 anything 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 added
16 added 17 Thorny
17 Thorny 18 ,
18 , 19 in
19 in 20 a
20 a 21 burst
21 burst 22 of
22 of 23 generosity
23 generosity 24 .

" Jack couldn't be with me always , as Sanch was , and I couldn't keep him if I had him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Jack
2 Jack 3 couldn't
3 couldn't 4 be
4 be 5 with
5 with 6 me
6 me 7 always
7 always 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 Sanch
10 Sanch 11 was
11 was 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 I
14 I 15 couldn't
15 couldn't 16 keep
16 keep 17 him
17 him 18 if
18 if 19 I
19 I 20 had
20 had 21 him
21 him 22 .
22 . 23 "

I do wish I had something you wanted , I 'd so love to give it to you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 do
2 do 3 wish
3 wish 4 I
4 I 5 had
5 had 6 something
6 something 7 you
7 you 8 wanted
8 wanted 9 ,
9 , 10 I
10 I 11 'd
11 'd 12 so
12 so 13 love
13 love 14 to
14 to 15 give
15 give 16 it
16 it 17 to
17 to 18 you
18 you 19 .
19 . 20 "

" by Jove !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 by
2 by 3 Jove
3 Jove 4 !

I 'll find that dog , if he is out of the ground .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 find
3 find 4 that
4 that 5 dog
5 dog 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 is
9 is 10 out
10 out 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 ground
13 ground 14 .

keep your spirits up , my lad , and we 'll have the dear old fellow back yet . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 keep
1 keep 2 your
2 your 3 spirits
3 spirits 4 up
4 up 5 ,
5 , 6 my
6 my 7 lad
7 lad 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 we
10 we 11 'll
11 'll 12 have
12 have 13 the
13 the 14 dear
14 dear 15 old
15 old 16 fellow
16 fellow 17 back
17 back 18 yet
18 yet 19 .
19 . 20 "

with which cheering prophecy Thorny went off to rack his brains as to what could be done about the matter .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 with
1 with 2 which
2 which 3 cheering
3 cheering 4 prophecy
4 prophecy 5 Thorny
5 Thorny 6 went
6 went 7 off
7 off 8 to
8 to 9 rack
9 rack 10 his
10 his 11 brains
11 brains 12 as
12 as 13 to
13 to 14 what
14 what 15 could
15 could 16 be
16 be 17 done
17 done 18 about
18 about 19 the
19 the 20 matter
20 matter 21 .

" it is warm , and you look tired .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 warm
4 warm 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 you
7 you 8 look
8 look 9 tired
9 tired 10 .

meantime , Miss Celia had come out , and was talking Italian to Giacomo in a way that delighted his homesick heart .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 meantime
1 meantime 2 ,
2 , 3 Miss
3 Miss 4 Celia
4 Celia 5 had
5 had 6 come
6 come 7 out
7 out 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 was
10 was 11 talking
11 talking 12 Italian
12 Italian 13 to
13 to 14 Giacomo
14 Giacomo 15 in
15 in 16 a
16 a 17 way
17 way 18 that
18 that 19 delighted
19 delighted 20 his
20 his 21 homesick
21 homesick 22 heart
22 heart 23 .

" I 'd rather like to tramp round with him for a week or so .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 rather
4 rather 5 like
5 like 6 to
6 to 7 tramp
7 tramp 8 round
8 round 9 with
9 with 10 him
10 him 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 week
13 week 14 or
14 or 15 so
15 so 16 .

" I tink I see droll dog like he , way off in New York .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 tink
3 tink 4 I
4 I 5 see
5 see 6 droll
6 droll 7 dog
7 dog 8 like
8 like 9 he
9 he 10 ,
10 , 11 way
11 way 12 off
12 off 13 in
13 in 14 New
14 New 15 York
15 York 16 .

" who had him ? " asked Thorny , full of interest at once .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 had
3 had 4 him
4 him 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Thorny
8 Thorny 9 ,
9 , 10 full
10 full 11 of
11 of 12 interest
12 interest 13 at
13 at 14 once
14 once 15 .

" A man I not know .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 A
2 A 3 man
3 man 4 I
4 I 5 not
5 not 6 know
6 know 7 .

cross fellow what beat him when he do letters bad . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 cross
1 cross 2 fellow
2 fellow 3 what
3 what 4 beat
4 beat 5 him
5 him 6 when
6 when 7 he
7 he 8 do
8 do 9 letters
9 letters 10 bad
10 bad 11 .
11 . 12 "

" did he spell his name ? " cried Ben , breathlessly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 he
3 he 4 spell
4 spell 5 his
5 his 6 name
6 name 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 ,
11 , 12 breathlessly
12 breathlessly 13 .

" no ; that for why man beat him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 that
4 that 5 for
5 for 6 why
6 why 7 man
7 man 8 beat
8 beat 9 him
9 him 10 .

he name Generale , and he go spell Sancho all times , and cry when whip fall on him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 name
2 name 3 Generale
3 Generale 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 go
7 go 8 spell
8 spell 9 Sancho
9 Sancho 10 all
10 all 11 times
11 times 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 cry
14 cry 15 when
15 when 16 whip
16 whip 17 fall
17 fall 18 on
18 on 19 him
19 him 20 .

" it 's Sanch ! let's go and get him now , right off ! cried Ben , in a fever to be gone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 !
5 ! 6 let's
6 let's 7 go
7 go 8 and
8 and 9 get
9 get 10 him
10 him 11 now
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 right
13 right 14 off
14 off 15 !
15 ! 16 cried
16 cried 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 ,
18 , 19 in
19 in 20 a
20 a 21 fever
21 fever 22 to
22 to 23 be
23 be 24 gone
24 gone 25 .

" a hundred miles away , and no clue but this man 's story ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 hundred
3 hundred 4 miles
4 miles 5 away
5 away 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 no
8 no 9 clue
9 clue 10 but
10 but 11 this
11 this 12 man
12 man 13 's
13 's 14 story
14 story 15 ?

" what sort of a dog was it ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 sort
3 sort 4 of
4 of 5 a
5 a 6 dog
6 dog 7 was
7 was 8 it
8 it 9 ?

a large , curly , white poodle , with a queer tail ? " she asked of Giacomo .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 a
1 a 2 large
2 large 3 ,
3 , 4 curly
4 curly 5 ,
5 , 6 white
6 white 7 poodle
7 poodle 8 ,
8 , 9 with
9 with 10 a
10 a 11 queer
11 queer 12 tail
12 tail 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 she
15 she 16 asked
16 asked 17 of
17 of 18 Giacomo
18 Giacomo 19 .

" there , you see how mistaken we were .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 see
5 see 6 how
6 how 7 mistaken
7 mistaken 8 we
8 we 9 were
9 were 10 .

dogs are often named Sancho , especially Spanish poodles ; for the original Sancho was a Spaniard , you know .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 dogs
1 dogs 2 are
2 are 3 often
3 often 4 named
4 named 5 Sancho
5 Sancho 6 ,
6 , 7 especially
7 especially 8 Spanish
8 Spanish 9 poodles
9 poodles 10 ;
10 ; 11 for
11 for 12 the
12 the 13 original
13 original 14 Sancho
14 Sancho 15 was
15 was 16 a
16 a 17 Spaniard
17 Spaniard 18 ,
18 , 19 you
19 you 20 know
20 know 21 .

this dog is not ours , and I 'm so sorry . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 this
1 this 2 dog
2 dog 3 is
3 is 4 not
4 not 5 ours
5 ours 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'm
9 'm 10 so
10 so 11 sorry
11 sorry 12 .
12 . 13 "

the boys ' faces had fallen dismally as their hope was destroyed ; but Ben would not give up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 boys
2 boys 3 '
3 ' 4 faces
4 faces 5 had
5 had 6 fallen
6 fallen 7 dismally
7 dismally 8 as
8 as 9 their
9 their 10 hope
10 hope 11 was
11 was 12 destroyed
12 destroyed 13 ;
13 ; 14 but
14 but 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 would
16 would 17 not
17 not 18 give
18 give 19 up
19 up 20 .

" it may be my dog , they color ' em as we used to paint over trick horses .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 may
3 may 4 be
4 be 5 my
5 my 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 they
8 they 9 color
9 color 10 '
10 ' 11 em
11 em 12 as
12 as 13 we
13 we 14 used
14 used 15 to
15 to 16 paint
16 paint 17 over
17 over 18 trick
18 trick 19 horses
19 horses 20 .

" but the black dog had no tail , " began Thorny , longing to be convinced , but still doubtful .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 the
3 the 4 black
4 black 5 dog
5 dog 6 had
6 had 7 no
7 no 8 tail
8 tail 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 began
11 began 12 Thorny
12 Thorny 13 ,
13 , 14 longing
14 longing 15 to
15 to 16 be
16 be 17 convinced
17 convinced 18 ,
18 , 19 but
19 but 20 still
20 still 21 doubtful
21 doubtful 22 .

Ben shivered as if the mere thought hurt him , as he said , in a grim tone ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 shivered
2 shivered 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 the
5 the 6 mere
6 mere 7 thought
7 thought 8 hurt
8 hurt 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 said
13 said 14 ,
14 , 15 in
15 in 16 a
16 a 17 grim
17 grim 18 tone
18 tone 19 ,

" they might have cut Sanch 's off . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 might
3 might 4 have
4 have 5 cut
5 cut 6 Sanch
6 Sanch 7 's
7 's 8 off
8 off 9 .
9 . 10 "

" oh , no ! no ! they mustn't , they wouldn't !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 !
5 ! 6 no
6 no 7 !
7 ! 8 they
8 they 9 mustn't
9 mustn't 10 ,
10 , 11 they
11 they 12 wouldn't
12 wouldn't 13 !

how Could any one be so wicked ? " cried Bab and Betty , horrified at the suggestion .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 how
1 how 2 Could
2 Could 3 any
3 any 4 one
4 one 5 be
5 be 6 so
6 so 7 wicked
7 wicked 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 and
12 and 13 Betty
13 Betty 14 ,
14 , 15 horrified
15 horrified 16 at
16 at 17 the
17 the 18 suggestion
18 suggestion 19 .

" he no your dog ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 no
3 no 4 your
4 your 5 dog
5 dog 6 ?

Sorry I not find him for you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sorry
1 Sorry 2 I
2 I 3 not
3 not 4 find
4 find 5 him
5 him 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 .

Addio , signorina !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Addio
1 Addio 2 ,
2 , 3 signorina
3 signorina 4 !

Grazia , signor !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Grazia
1 Grazia 2 ,
2 , 3 signor
3 signor 4 !

Buon giorno , buon giorno ! " and , kissing his hand , the Italian shouldered organ and monkey , ready to go .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Buon
1 Buon 2 giorno
2 giorno 3 ,
3 , 4 buon
4 buon 5 giorno
5 giorno 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 kissing
10 kissing 11 his
11 his 12 hand
12 hand 13 ,
13 , 14 the
14 the 15 Italian
15 Italian 16 shouldered
16 shouldered 17 organ
17 organ 18 and
18 and 19 monkey
19 monkey 20 ,
20 , 21 ready
21 ready 22 to
22 to 23 go
23 go 24 .

much relieved by this performance , the boys waited anxiously for a reply , and when it came found little comfort in it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 much
1 much 2 relieved
2 relieved 3 by
3 by 4 this
4 this 5 performance
5 performance 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 boys
8 boys 9 waited
9 waited 10 anxiously
10 anxiously 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 reply
13 reply 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 when
16 when 17 it
17 it 18 came
18 came 19 found
19 found 20 little
20 little 21 comfort
21 comfort 22 in
22 in 23 it
23 it 24 .

Cousin Horace had done his duty like a man , but regretted that he could only report a failure .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Cousin
1 Cousin 2 Horace
2 Horace 3 had
3 had 4 done
4 done 5 his
5 his 6 duty
6 duty 7 like
7 like 8 a
8 a 9 man
9 man 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 regretted
12 regretted 13 that
13 that 14 he
14 he 15 could
15 could 16 only
16 only 17 report
17 report 18 a
18 a 19 failure
19 failure 20 .

knew nothing of his history , and was very sorry to lose him , for he was a remarkably clever beast .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 knew
1 knew 2 nothing
2 nothing 3 of
3 of 4 his
4 his 5 history
5 history 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 was
8 was 9 very
9 very 10 sorry
10 sorry 11 to
11 to 12 lose
12 lose 13 him
13 him 14 ,
14 , 15 for
15 for 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 a
18 a 19 remarkably
19 remarkably 20 clever
20 clever 21 beast
21 beast 22 .

" good for Horace !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 for
3 for 4 Horace
4 Horace 5 !

" May be the end of that dog , but not of mine .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 May
2 May 3 be
3 be 4 the
4 the 5 end
5 end 6 of
6 of 7 that
7 that 8 dog
8 dog 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 not
11 not 12 of
12 of 13 mine
13 mine 14 .

I 'll bet he ran away ; and if it was Sanch , he 'll come home .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 bet
3 bet 4 he
4 he 5 ran
5 ran 6 away
6 away 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 if
9 if 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 Sanch
12 Sanch 13 ,
13 , 14 he
14 he 15 'll
15 'll 16 come
16 come 17 home
17 home 18 .

you see if he doesn't ! " cried Ben , refusing to believe that all was over .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 see
2 see 3 if
3 if 4 he
4 he 5 doesn't
5 doesn't 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 refusing
11 refusing 12 to
12 to 13 believe
13 believe 14 that
14 that 15 all
15 all 16 was
16 was 17 over
17 over 18 .

" A hundred wiles off ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 A
2 A 3 hundred
3 hundred 4 wiles
4 wiles 5 off
5 off 6 ?

oh , he couldn't find you without help , smart as he is , " answered Thorny , incredulously .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 he
3 he 4 couldn't
4 couldn't 5 find
5 find 6 you
6 you 7 without
7 without 8 help
8 help 9 ,
9 , 10 smart
10 smart 11 as
11 as 12 he
12 he 13 is
13 is 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 answered
16 answered 17 Thorny
17 Thorny 18 ,
18 , 19 incredulously
19 incredulously 20 .

Ben looked discouraged , but Miss Celia cheered him up again by saying ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 looked
2 looked 3 discouraged
3 discouraged 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 Miss
6 Miss 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 cheered
8 cheered 9 him
9 him 10 up
10 up 11 again
11 again 12 by
12 by 13 saying
13 saying 14 ,

" yes , he could .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 could
5 could 6 .

that was very wonderful , but true ; and I 've no doubt that if Sanch is alive he will come home .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 was
2 was 3 very
3 very 4 wonderful
4 wonderful 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 true
7 true 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 've
11 've 12 no
12 no 13 doubt
13 doubt 14 that
14 that 15 if
15 if 16 Sanch
16 Sanch 17 is
17 is 18 alive
18 alive 19 he
19 he 20 will
20 will 21 come
21 come 22 home
22 home 23 .

let us hope so , and be happy , while we wait . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 let
1 let 2 us
2 us 3 hope
3 hope 4 so
4 so 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 be
7 be 8 happy
8 happy 9 ,
9 , 10 while
10 while 11 we
11 we 12 wait
12 wait 13 .
13 . 14 "

but weeks passed , and still no Sanch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 weeks
2 weeks 3 passed
3 passed 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 still
6 still 7 no
7 no 8 Sanch
8 Sanch 9 .

" Lita , where 's Miss Celia ? " he asked , looking straight into the intelligent eyes , which were troubled but not wild .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Lita
2 Lita 3 ,
3 , 4 where
4 where 5 's
5 's 6 Miss
6 Miss 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 he
10 he 11 asked
11 asked 12 ,
12 , 13 looking
13 looking 14 straight
14 straight 15 into
15 into 16 the
16 the 17 intelligent
17 intelligent 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 ,
19 , 20 which
20 which 21 were
21 were 22 troubled
22 troubled 23 but
23 but 24 not
24 not 25 wild
25 wild 26 .

" hi , there !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hi
2 hi 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 !

Mrs Moss !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mrs
1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 !

something has happened to Miss Celia , and I 'm going to find her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 something
1 something 2 has
2 has 3 happened
3 happened 4 to
4 to 5 Miss
5 Miss 6 Celia
6 Celia 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 'm
10 'm 11 going
11 going 12 to
12 to 13 find
13 find 14 her
14 her 15 .

Thorny is asleep ; tell him easy , and I 'll come back as soon as I can ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 is
2 is 3 asleep
3 asleep 4 ;
4 ; 5 tell
5 tell 6 him
6 him 7 easy
7 easy 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 'll
11 'll 12 come
12 come 13 back
13 back 14 as
14 as 15 soon
15 soon 16 as
16 as 17 I
17 I 18 can
18 can 19 !
19 ! 20 "

" go for the Squire !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 go
2 go 3 for
3 for 4 the
4 the 5 Squire
5 Squire 6 !

oh , what shall we do ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 what
3 what 4 shall
4 shall 5 we
5 we 6 do
6 do 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

Ben called , but there was no answer ; and he rode slowly along the brook-side , looking far and wide with anxious eyes .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 called
2 called 3 ,
3 , 4 but
4 but 5 there
5 there 6 was
6 was 7 no
7 no 8 answer
8 answer 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 rode
12 rode 13 slowly
13 slowly 14 along
14 along 15 the
15 the 16 brook-side
16 brook-side 17 ,
17 , 18 looking
18 looking 19 far
19 far 20 and
20 and 21 wide
21 wide 22 with
22 with 23 anxious
23 anxious 24 eyes
24 eyes 25 .

" oh , where ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 where
4 where 5 ?

what shall I do ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 shall
2 shall 3 I
3 I 4 do
4 do 5 ?

" I feel bruised all over , and my arm is broken , I 'm afraid .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 feel
3 feel 4 bruised
4 bruised 5 all
5 all 6 over
6 over 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 my
9 my 10 arm
10 arm 11 is
11 is 12 broken
12 broken 13 ,
13 , 14 I
14 I 15 'm
15 'm 16 afraid
16 afraid 17 .

Lita tried not to hurt me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Lita
1 Lita 2 tried
2 tried 3 not
3 not 4 to
4 to 5 hurt
5 hurt 6 me
6 me 7 .

she slipped , and we went down .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 slipped
2 slipped 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 we
5 we 6 went
6 went 7 down
7 down 8 .

I came here into the shade , and the pain made me faint , I suppose .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 came
2 came 3 here
3 here 4 into
4 into 5 the
5 the 6 shade
6 shade 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 pain
10 pain 11 made
11 made 12 me
12 me 13 faint
13 faint 14 ,
14 , 15 I
15 I 16 suppose
16 suppose 17 .

call somebody , and get me home . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 call
1 call 2 somebody
2 somebody 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 get
5 get 6 me
6 me 7 home
7 home 8 .
8 . 9 "

" ain't a man nowheres around .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 a
3 a 4 man
4 man 5 nowheres
5 nowheres 6 around
6 around 7 .

" who 's your folks ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 's
3 's 4 your
4 your 5 folks
5 folks 6 ?

what 's broke ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 's
2 's 3 broke
3 broke 4 ?

How'd she fall ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 How'd
1 How'd 2 she
2 she 3 fall
3 fall 4 ?

where is she ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 where
1 where 2 is
2 is 3 she
3 she 4 ?

why didn't she come right here ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 why
1 why 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 she
3 she 4 come
4 come 5 right
5 right 6 here
6 here 7 ?

is it a sunstroke ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 is
1 is 2 it
2 it 3 a
3 a 4 sunstroke
4 sunstroke 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" sakes alive ! poor dear !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 sakes
2 sakes 3 alive
3 alive 4 !
4 ! 5 poor
5 poor 6 dear
6 dear 7 !

fetch her right in .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 fetch
1 fetch 2 her
2 her 3 right
3 right 4 in
4 in 5 .

Liddy , get out the camphire ; and , Melissy , you haul down a bed to lay her on .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Liddy
1 Liddy 2 ,
2 , 3 get
3 get 4 out
4 out 5 the
5 the 6 camphire
6 camphire 7 ;
7 ; 8 and
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 Melissy
10 Melissy 11 ,
11 , 12 you
12 you 13 haul
13 haul 14 down
14 down 15 a
15 a 16 bed
16 bed 17 to
17 to 18 lay
18 lay 19 her
19 her 20 on
20 on 21 .

falls is dretful uncert'in things ; shouldn't wonder if her back was broke .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 falls
1 falls 2 is
2 is 3 dretful
3 dretful 4 uncert'in
4 uncert'in 5 things
5 things 6 ;
6 ; 7 shouldn't
7 shouldn't 8 wonder
8 wonder 9 if
9 if 10 her
10 her 11 back
11 back 12 was
12 was 13 broke
13 broke 14 .

father 's down yender , and he and Bijah will see to her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 father
1 father 2 's
2 's 3 down
3 down 4 yender
4 yender 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 and
8 and 9 Bijah
9 Bijah 10 will
10 will 11 see
11 see 12 to
12 to 13 her
13 her 14 .

you go call ' em , and I 'll blow the horn to start ' em up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 go
2 go 3 call
3 call 4 '
4 ' 5 em
5 em 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'll
9 'll 10 blow
10 blow 11 the
11 the 12 horn
12 horn 13 to
13 to 14 start
14 start 15 '
15 ' 16 em
16 em 17 up
17 up 18 .

tell her we 'd be pleased to see her , and it won't make a mite of trouble . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 tell
1 tell 2 her
2 her 3 we
3 we 4 'd
4 'd 5 be
5 be 6 pleased
6 pleased 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 her
9 her 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 it
12 it 13 won't
13 won't 14 make
14 make 15 a
15 a 16 mite
16 mite 17 of
17 of 18 trouble
18 trouble 19 .
19 . 20 "

Ben heard no more , fur as Mrs Paine turned to take down the tin horn he was up and away .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 heard
2 heard 3 no
3 no 4 more
4 more 5 ,
5 , 6 fur
6 fur 7 as
7 as 8 Mrs
8 Mrs 9 Paine
9 Paine 10 turned
10 turned 11 to
11 to 12 take
12 take 13 down
13 down 14 the
14 the 15 tin
15 tin 16 horn
16 horn 17 he
17 he 18 was
18 was 19 up
19 up 20 and
20 and 21 away
21 away 22 .

" guess likely grandpa 's had ' nother stroke .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 guess
2 guess 3 likely
3 likely 4 grandpa
4 grandpa 5 's
5 's 6 had
6 had 7 '
7 ' 8 nother
8 nother 9 stroke
9 stroke 10 .

told ' em to send over soon ' s ever it come , " said the farmer , calmly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 told
1 told 2 '
2 ' 3 em
3 em 4 to
4 to 5 send
5 send 6 over
6 over 7 soon
7 soon 8 '
8 ' 9 s
9 s 10 ever
10 ever 11 it
11 it 12 come
12 come 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 said
15 said 16 the
16 the 17 farmer
17 farmer 18 ,
18 , 19 calmly
19 calmly 20 .

" shouldn't wonder ef suthing was afire some'r's , " conjectured the hired man , surveying the horizon for a cloud of smoke .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 shouldn't
2 shouldn't 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 ef
4 ef 5 suthing
5 suthing 6 was
6 was 7 afire
7 afire 8 some'r's
8 some'r's 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 conjectured
11 conjectured 12 the
12 the 13 hired
13 hired 14 man
14 man 15 ,
15 , 16 surveying
16 surveying 17 the
17 the 18 horizon
18 horizon 19 for
19 for 20 a
20 a 21 cloud
21 cloud 22 of
22 of 23 smoke
23 smoke 24 .

" Sho , that 's bad , " said the farmer , anxiously .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Sho
2 Sho 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 's
5 's 6 bad
6 bad 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 the
10 the 11 farmer
11 farmer 12 ,
12 , 13 anxiously
13 anxiously 14 .

" now then , boy , you go for the doctor .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 then
3 then 4 ,
4 , 5 boy
5 boy 6 ,
6 , 7 you
7 you 8 go
8 go 9 for
9 for 10 the
10 the 11 doctor
11 doctor 12 .

" hold on , " he added , as Ben made one leap to Lita 's back .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hold
2 hold 3 on
3 on 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 he
6 he 7 added
7 added 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 made
11 made 12 one
12 one 13 leap
13 leap 14 to
14 to 15 Lita
15 Lita 16 's
16 's 17 back
17 back 18 .

" you 'll have to go to Berryville .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 'll
3 'll 4 have
4 have 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 to
7 to 8 Berryville
8 Berryville 9 .

Dr Mills is a master hand for broken bones and old Dr Babcock ain't .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Dr
1 Dr 2 Mills
2 Mills 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 master
5 master 6 hand
6 hand 7 for
7 for 8 broken
8 broken 9 bones
9 bones 10 and
10 and 11 old
11 old 12 Dr
12 Dr 13 Babcock
13 Babcock 14 ain't
14 ain't 15 .

' Tisn't but about three miles from here to his house , and you 'll fetch him ' fore there 's any harm done waitin ' . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 '
1 ' 2 Tisn't
2 Tisn't 3 but
3 but 4 about
4 about 5 three
5 three 6 miles
6 miles 7 from
7 from 8 here
8 here 9 to
9 to 10 his
10 his 11 house
11 house 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 you
14 you 15 'll
15 'll 16 fetch
16 fetch 17 him
17 him 18 '
18 ' 19 fore
19 fore 20 there
20 there 21 's
21 's 22 any
22 any 23 harm
23 harm 24 done
24 done 25 waitin
25 waitin 26 '
26 ' 27 .
27 . 28 "

" don't kill Lita , " called Miss Celia from the cart , as it began to move .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 kill
3 kill 4 Lita
4 Lita 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 called
7 called 8 Miss
8 Miss 9 Celia
9 Celia 10 from
10 from 11 the
11 the 12 cart
12 cart 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 it
15 it 16 began
16 began 17 to
17 to 18 move
18 move 19 .

but Ben did not hear her , for he was off across the fields , riding as if life and death depended upon his speed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 hear
5 hear 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 he
9 he 10 was
10 was 11 off
11 off 12 across
12 across 13 the
13 the 14 fields
14 fields 15 ,
15 , 16 riding
16 riding 17 as
17 as 18 if
18 if 19 life
19 life 20 and
20 and 21 death
21 death 22 depended
22 depended 23 upon
23 upon 24 his
24 his 25 speed
25 speed 26 .

" I should hope so ; regular jockey , that boy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 should
3 should 4 hope
4 hope 5 so
5 so 6 ;
6 ; 7 regular
7 regular 8 jockey
8 jockey 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 11 boy
11 boy 12 .

people jogging along in wagons and country carry-alls stared amazed as the reckless pair went by .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 people
1 people 2 jogging
2 jogging 3 along
3 along 4 in
4 in 5 wagons
5 wagons 6 and
6 and 7 country
7 country 8 carry-alls
8 carry-alls 9 stared
9 stared 10 amazed
10 amazed 11 as
11 as 12 the
12 the 13 reckless
13 reckless 14 pair
14 pair 15 went
15 went 16 by
16 by 17 .

Mrs Moss had been wise enough to say nothing , but quietly made what preparations she could , and waited for tidings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mrs
1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 wise
5 wise 6 enough
6 enough 7 to
7 to 8 say
8 say 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 quietly
12 quietly 13 made
13 made 14 what
14 what 15 preparations
15 preparations 16 she
16 she 17 could
17 could 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 waited
20 waited 21 for
21 for 22 tidings
22 tidings 23 .

" George !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 George
2 George 3 !

I felt as if I had six legs when we were going the pace .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 felt
2 felt 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 I
5 I 6 had
6 had 7 six
7 six 8 legs
8 legs 9 when
9 when 10 we
10 we 11 were
11 were 12 going
12 going 13 the
13 the 14 pace
14 pace 15 .

" like the fellow that brought the good news from Ghent to Aix , " said Thorny , surveying the recumbent pair with great admiration .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 like
2 like 3 the
3 the 4 fellow
4 fellow 5 that
5 that 6 brought
6 brought 7 the
7 the 8 good
8 good 9 news
9 news 10 from
10 from 11 Ghent
11 Ghent 12 to
12 to 13 Aix
13 Aix 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 Thorny
17 Thorny 18 ,
18 , 19 surveying
19 surveying 20 the
20 the 21 recumbent
21 recumbent 22 pair
22 pair 23 with
23 with 24 great
24 great 25 admiration
25 admiration 26 .

" what follow ? " asked Ben , wondering if he didn't mean Sheridan , of whose ride he had heard .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 follow
3 follow 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 asked
6 asked 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 wondering
9 wondering 10 if
10 if 11 he
11 he 12 didn't
12 didn't 13 mean
13 mean 14 Sheridan
14 Sheridan 15 ,
15 , 16 of
16 of 17 whose
17 whose 18 ride
18 ride 19 he
19 he 20 had
20 had 21 heard
21 heard 22 .

" don't you know that piece ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 know
4 know 5 that
5 that 6 piece
6 piece 7 ?

I spoke it at school .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 spoke
2 spoke 3 it
3 it 4 at
4 at 5 school
5 school 6 .

give it to you now ; see if it isn't a rouser . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 give
1 give 2 it
2 it 3 to
3 to 4 you
4 you 5 now
5 now 6 ;
6 ; 7 see
7 see 8 if
8 if 9 it
9 it 10 isn't
10 isn't 11 a
11 a 12 rouser
12 rouser 13 .
13 . 14 "

CHAPTER XVI
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1 CHAPTER 2 XVI

DETECTIVE THORNTON
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1 DETECTIVE 2 THORNTON

but Ben did not seem to flourish as he had done at first .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 seem
5 seem 6 to
6 to 7 flourish
7 flourish 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 done
11 done 12 at
12 at 13 first
13 first 14 .

" fretting about Sanch , I suppose .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 fretting
2 fretting 3 about
3 about 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 suppose
7 suppose 8 .

I declare I wish that dog had never been born !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 declare
2 declare 3 I
3 I 4 wish
4 wish 5 that
5 that 6 dog
6 dog 7 had
7 had 8 never
8 never 9 been
9 been 10 born
10 born 11 !

losing him has just spoilt Ben .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 losing
1 losing 2 him
2 him 3 has
3 has 4 just
4 just 5 spoilt
5 spoilt 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 .

not a bit of fun left in him , and he won't have any thing I offer to cheer him up . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 not
1 not 2 a
2 a 3 bit
3 bit 4 of
4 of 5 fun
5 fun 6 left
6 left 7 in
7 in 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 won't
12 won't 13 have
13 have 14 any
14 any 15 thing
15 thing 16 I
16 I 17 offer
17 offer 18 to
18 to 19 cheer
19 cheer 20 him
20 him 21 up
21 up 22 .
22 . 23 "

Thorny spoke impatiently , and knit his brows over the pressed flowers he was neatly gumming into his herbal .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 spoke
2 spoke 3 impatiently
3 impatiently 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 knit
6 knit 7 his
7 his 8 brows
8 brows 9 over
9 over 10 the
10 the 11 pressed
11 pressed 12 flowers
12 flowers 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 neatly
15 neatly 16 gumming
16 gumming 17 into
17 into 18 his
18 his 19 herbal
19 herbal 20 .

" I wonder if he has any thing on his mind ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 has
6 has 7 any
7 any 8 thing
8 thing 9 on
9 on 10 his
10 his 11 mind
11 mind 12 ?

he acts as if he was hiding a trouble he didn't dare to tell .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 acts
2 acts 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 hiding
7 hiding 8 a
8 a 9 trouble
9 trouble 10 he
10 he 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 dare
12 dare 13 to
13 to 14 tell
14 tell 15 .

" oh , yes , I poke him up now and then , but he gets peppery , so I let him alone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 yes
4 yes 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 poke
7 poke 8 him
8 him 9 up
9 up 10 now
10 now 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 he
15 he 16 gets
16 gets 17 peppery
17 peppery 18 ,
18 , 19 so
19 so 20 I
20 I 21 let
21 let 22 him
22 him 23 alone
23 alone 24 .

May be he is longing for his old circus again .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 May
1 May 2 be
2 be 3 he
3 he 4 is
4 is 5 longing
5 longing 6 for
6 for 7 his
7 his 8 old
8 old 9 circus
9 circus 10 again
10 again 11 .

shouldn't blame him much if he was ; it isn't very lively here , and he 's used to excitement , you know . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 shouldn't
1 shouldn't 2 blame
2 blame 3 him
3 him 4 much
4 much 5 if
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 was
7 was 8 ;
8 ; 9 it
9 it 10 isn't
10 isn't 11 very
11 very 12 lively
12 lively 13 here
13 here 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 he
16 he 17 's
17 's 18 used
18 used 19 to
19 to 20 excitement
20 excitement 21 ,
21 , 22 you
22 you 23 know
23 know 24 .
24 . 25 "

" I hope it isn't that .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 hope
3 hope 4 it
4 it 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 that
6 that 7 .

do you think he would slip away without telling us , and go back to the old life again ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 do
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 think
3 think 4 he
4 he 5 would
5 would 6 slip
6 slip 7 away
7 away 8 without
8 without 9 telling
9 telling 10 us
10 us 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 go
13 go 14 back
14 back 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 old
17 old 18 life
18 life 19 again
19 again 20 ?

don't believe he would .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 believe
2 believe 3 he
3 he 4 would
4 would 5 .

Ben isn't a bit of a sneak ; that 's why I like him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 a
3 a 4 bit
4 bit 5 of
5 of 6 a
6 a 7 sneak
7 sneak 8 ;
8 ; 9 that
9 that 10 's
10 's 11 why
11 why 12 I
12 I 13 like
13 like 14 him
14 him 15 .
15 . 16 "

" have you ever found him sly or untrue in any way ? " asked Miss Celia , lowering her voice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 found
5 found 6 him
6 him 7 sly
7 sly 8 or
8 or 9 untrue
9 untrue 10 in
10 in 11 any
11 any 12 way
12 way 13 ?
13 ? 14 "
14 " 15 asked
15 asked 16 Miss
16 Miss 17 Celia
17 Celia 18 ,
18 , 19 lowering
19 lowering 20 her
20 her 21 voice
21 voice 22 .

" no ; he 's as fair and square a fellow as I ever saw .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 he
4 he 5 's
5 's 6 as
6 as 7 fair
7 fair 8 and
8 and 9 square
9 square 10 a
10 a 11 fellow
11 fellow 12 as
12 as 13 I
13 I 14 ever
14 ever 15 saw
15 saw 16 .

I 'll get him polished up after a while . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 get
3 get 4 him
4 him 5 polished
5 polished 6 up
6 up 7 after
7 after 8 a
8 a 9 while
9 while 10 .
10 . 11 "

" come here and let me tell you something which worries me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 here
3 here 4 and
4 and 5 let
5 let 6 me
6 me 7 tell
7 tell 8 you
8 you 9 something
9 something 10 which
10 which 11 worries
11 worries 12 me
12 me 13 .

" but it 's always locked up and you keep the keys of the drawer and the little room ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 it
3 it 4 's
4 's 5 always
5 always 6 locked
6 locked 7 up
7 up 8 and
8 and 9 you
9 you 10 keep
10 keep 11 the
11 the 12 keys
12 keys 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 drawer
15 drawer 16 and
16 and 17 the
17 the 18 little
18 little 19 room
19 room 20 ?
20 ? 21 "

" it is gone , nevertheless , and I 've had my keys safe all the time . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 gone
4 gone 5 ,
5 , 6 nevertheless
6 nevertheless 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 've
10 've 11 had
11 had 12 my
12 my 13 keys
13 keys 14 safe
14 safe 15 all
15 all 16 the
16 the 17 time
17 time 18 .
18 . 19 "

" but why think it is he any more than Randa , or Katy , or me ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 why
3 why 4 think
4 think 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 he
7 he 8 any
8 any 9 more
9 more 10 than
10 than 11 Randa
11 Randa 12 ,
12 , 13 or
13 or 14 Katy
14 Katy 15 ,
15 , 16 or
16 or 17 me
17 me 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

" because I trust you three as I do myself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 because
2 because 3 I
3 I 4 trust
4 trust 5 you
5 you 6 three
6 three 7 as
7 as 8 I
8 I 9 do
9 do 10 myself
10 myself 11 .

I 've known the girls for years , and you have no object in taking it since all I have is yours , dear . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 've
2 've 3 known
3 known 4 the
4 the 5 girls
5 girls 6 for
6 for 7 years
7 years 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 you
10 you 11 have
11 have 12 no
12 no 13 object
13 object 14 in
14 in 15 taking
15 taking 16 it
16 it 17 since
17 since 18 all
18 all 19 I
19 I 20 have
20 have 21 is
21 is 22 yours
22 yours 23 ,
23 , 24 dear
24 dear 25 .
25 . 26 "

" and all mine is yours , of course .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 all
3 all 4 mine
4 mine 5 is
5 is 6 yours
6 yours 7 ,
7 , 8 of
8 of 9 course
9 course 10 .

but , Celia , how could he do it ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 ,
4 , 5 how
5 how 6 could
6 could 7 he
7 he 8 do
8 do 9 it
9 it 10 ?

he can't pick locks , I know , for we fussed over my desk together , and had to break it after all . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 can't
2 can't 3 pick
3 pick 4 locks
4 locks 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 know
7 know 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 we
10 we 11 fussed
11 fussed 12 over
12 over 13 my
13 my 14 desk
14 desk 15 together
15 together 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 had
18 had 19 to
19 to 20 break
20 break 21 it
21 it 22 after
22 after 23 all
23 all 24 .
24 . 25 "

" so he did ; but there is no spout near the little room window . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 so
2 so 3 he
3 he 4 did
4 did 5 ;
5 ; 6 but
6 but 7 there
7 there 8 is
8 is 9 no
9 no 10 spout
10 spout 11 near
11 near 12 the
12 the 13 little
13 little 14 room
14 room 15 window
15 window 16 .
16 . 17 "

" there is a tree , and such an agile boy as Ben could swing in and out easily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 tree
5 tree 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 such
8 such 9 an
9 an 10 agile
10 agile 11 boy
11 boy 12 as
12 as 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 could
14 could 15 swing
15 swing 16 in
16 in 17 and
17 and 18 out
18 out 19 easily
19 easily 20 .

if he is planning to run away , money is a good thing to have .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 if
1 if 2 he
2 he 3 is
3 is 4 planning
4 planning 5 to
5 to 6 run
6 run 7 away
7 away 8 ,
8 , 9 money
9 money 10 is
10 is 11 a
11 a 12 good
12 good 13 thing
13 thing 14 to
14 to 15 have
15 have 16 .

he may not like to come to me for that , because he can give no good reason for wanting it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 may
2 may 3 not
3 not 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 to
7 to 8 me
8 me 9 for
9 for 10 that
10 that 11 ,
11 , 12 because
12 because 13 he
13 he 14 can
14 can 15 give
15 give 16 no
16 no 17 good
17 good 18 reason
18 reason 19 for
19 for 20 wanting
20 wanting 21 it
21 it 22 .

I'm so troubled I really don't know what to do . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I'm
1 I'm 2 so
2 so 3 troubled
3 troubled 4 I
4 I 5 really
5 really 6 don't
6 don't 7 know
7 know 8 what
8 what 9 to
9 to 10 do
10 do 11 .
11 . 12 "

she looked troubled , and Thorny put his arms about her as if to keep all worries but his own away from her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 looked
2 looked 3 troubled
3 troubled 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 Thorny
6 Thorny 7 put
7 put 8 his
8 his 9 arms
9 arms 10 about
10 about 11 her
11 her 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 to
14 to 15 keep
15 keep 16 all
16 all 17 worries
17 worries 18 but
18 but 19 his
19 his 20 own
20 own 21 away
21 away 22 from
22 from 23 her
23 her 24 .

" don't you fret , Cely , dear ; you leave it to me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 fret
4 fret 5 ,
5 , 6 Cely
6 Cely 7 ,
7 , 8 dear
8 dear 9 ;
9 ; 10 you
10 you 11 leave
11 leave 12 it
12 it 13 to
13 to 14 me
14 me 15 .

I 'll fix him ungrateful little scamp ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 fix
3 fix 4 him
4 him 5 ungrateful
5 ungrateful 6 little
6 little 7 scamp
7 scamp 8 !
8 ! 9 "

" that is not the way to begin .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 not
4 not 5 the
5 the 6 way
6 way 7 to
7 to 8 begin
8 begin 9 .

I am afraid you will make him angry and hurt his feelings , and then we can do nothing . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 am
2 am 3 afraid
3 afraid 4 you
4 you 5 will
5 will 6 make
6 make 7 him
7 him 8 angry
8 angry 9 and
9 and 10 hurt
10 hurt 11 his
11 his 12 feelings
12 feelings 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 then
15 then 16 we
16 we 17 can
17 can 18 do
18 do 19 nothing
19 nothing 20 .
20 . 21 "

" bother his feelings !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 bother
2 bother 3 his
3 his 4 feelings
4 feelings 5 !

I wish I knew how to manage . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 wish
2 wish 3 I
3 I 4 knew
4 knew 5 how
5 how 6 to
6 to 7 manage
7 manage 8 .
8 . 9 "

" he wouldn't be likely to put stolen money there .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 be
4 be 5 likely
5 likely 6 to
6 to 7 put
7 put 8 stolen
8 stolen 9 money
9 money 10 there
10 there 11 .

Ben is too wise for that . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 is
2 is 3 too
3 too 4 wise
4 wise 5 for
5 for 6 that
6 that 7 .
7 . 8 "

" he wouldn't keep it there , but he might be looking at it and pitch it in when I called .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 keep
4 keep 5 it
5 it 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 he
9 he 10 might
10 might 11 be
11 be 12 looking
12 looking 13 at
13 at 14 it
14 it 15 and
15 and 16 pitch
16 pitch 17 it
17 it 18 in
18 in 19 when
19 when 20 I
20 I 21 called
21 called 22 .

he 's hardly spoken to me since , and when I asked him what his flag was at half-mast for , he wouldn't answer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 hardly
3 hardly 4 spoken
4 spoken 5 to
5 to 6 me
6 me 7 since
7 since 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 when
10 when 11 I
11 I 12 asked
12 asked 13 him
13 him 14 what
14 what 15 his
15 his 16 flag
16 flag 17 was
17 was 18 at
18 at 19 half-mast
19 half-mast 20 for
20 for 21 ,
21 , 22 he
22 he 23 wouldn't
23 wouldn't 24 answer
24 answer 25 .

I tell you , Celia , it looks bad very bad , " and Thorny shook his head with a wise air .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 tell
2 tell 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 Celia
5 Celia 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 looks
8 looks 9 bad
9 bad 10 very
10 very 11 bad
11 bad 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 Thorny
15 Thorny 16 shook
16 shook 17 his
17 his 18 head
18 head 19 with
19 with 20 a
20 a 21 wise
21 wise 22 air
22 air 23 .

" it does , and yet we may be all wrong .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 does
3 does 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 yet
6 yet 7 we
7 we 8 may
8 may 9 be
9 be 10 all
10 all 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 .

let us wait a little and give the poor boy a chance to clear himself before we speak .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 let
1 let 2 us
2 us 3 wait
3 wait 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 and
6 and 7 give
7 give 8 the
8 the 9 poor
9 poor 10 boy
10 boy 11 a
11 a 12 chance
12 chance 13 to
13 to 14 clear
14 clear 15 himself
15 himself 16 before
16 before 17 we
17 we 18 speak
18 speak 19 .

I 'd rather lose my money than suspect him falsely . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'd
2 'd 3 rather
3 rather 4 lose
4 lose 5 my
5 my 6 money
6 money 7 than
7 than 8 suspect
8 suspect 9 him
9 him 10 falsely
10 falsely 11 .
11 . 12 "

" how much was it ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 how
2 how 3 much
3 much 4 was
4 was 5 it
5 it 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" look here , sister , you just put the case into my hands and let me work it up .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 here
3 here 4 ,
4 , 5 sister
5 sister 6 ,
6 , 7 you
7 you 8 just
8 just 9 put
9 put 10 the
10 the 11 case
11 case 12 into
12 into 13 my
13 my 14 hands
14 hands 15 and
15 and 16 let
16 let 17 me
17 me 18 work
18 work 19 it
19 it 20 up
20 up 21 .

you give me the keys and leave a bill or two in the drawer , and may be I can find him out somehow . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 give
2 give 3 me
3 me 4 the
4 the 5 keys
5 keys 6 and
6 and 7 leave
7 leave 8 a
8 a 9 bill
9 bill 10 or
10 or 11 two
11 two 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 drawer
14 drawer 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 may
17 may 18 be
18 be 19 I
19 I 20 can
20 can 21 find
21 find 22 him
22 him 23 out
23 out 24 somehow
24 somehow 25 .
25 . 26 "

so the keys were given , and the little dressing-room where the old secretary stood was closely watched for a day or two .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 the
2 the 3 keys
3 keys 4 were
4 were 5 given
5 given 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 little
9 little 10 dressing-room
10 dressing-room 11 where
11 where 12 the
12 the 13 old
13 old 14 secretary
14 secretary 15 stood
15 stood 16 was
16 was 17 closely
17 closely 18 watched
18 watched 19 for
19 for 20 a
20 a 21 day
21 day 22 or
22 or 23 two
23 two 24 .

" not yet , and you need do nothing more .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 yet
3 yet 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 you
6 you 7 need
7 need 8 do
8 do 9 nothing
9 nothing 10 more
10 more 11 .

" why not ? " and Thorny looked annoyed .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 not
3 not 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 and
6 and 7 Thorny
7 Thorny 8 looked
8 looked 9 annoyed
9 annoyed 10 .

" I 've watched also , and he doesn't act like a deceitful boy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 watched
4 watched 5 also
5 also 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 he
8 he 9 doesn't
9 doesn't 10 act
10 act 11 like
11 like 12 a
12 a 13 deceitful
13 deceitful 14 boy
14 boy 15 .

" now , Celia , don't you be soft-hearted .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 Celia
4 Celia 5 ,
5 , 6 don't
6 don't 7 you
7 you 8 be
8 be 9 soft-hearted
9 soft-hearted 10 .

he 's a sly little dog , and knows my eye is on him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 sly
4 sly 5 little
5 little 6 dog
6 dog 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 knows
9 knows 10 my
10 my 11 eye
11 eye 12 is
12 is 13 on
13 on 14 him
14 him 15 .

" Do set the trap there , I heard the mouse nibbling last night , and it kept me awake .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Do
2 Do 3 set
3 set 4 the
4 the 5 trap
5 trap 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 I
8 I 9 heard
9 heard 10 the
10 the 11 mouse
11 mouse 12 nibbling
12 nibbling 13 last
13 last 14 night
14 night 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 it
17 it 18 kept
18 kept 19 me
19 me 20 awake
20 awake 21 .

we must have a cat or we shall be overrun . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 must
2 must 3 have
3 have 4 a
4 a 5 cat
5 cat 6 or
6 or 7 we
7 we 8 shall
8 shall 9 be
9 be 10 overrun
10 overrun 11 .
11 . 12 "

" I 'll let you know what I have decided in the morning .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 let
4 let 5 you
5 you 6 know
6 know 7 what
7 what 8 I
8 I 9 have
9 have 10 decided
10 decided 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 morning
13 morning 14 .

be kind to Ben , meantime , or I shall feel as if I had done you harm by letting you watch him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 be
1 be 2 kind
2 kind 3 to
3 to 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 ,
5 , 6 meantime
6 meantime 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 I
9 I 10 shall
10 shall 11 feel
11 feel 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 I
14 I 15 had
15 had 16 done
16 done 17 you
17 you 18 harm
18 harm 19 by
19 by 20 letting
20 letting 21 you
21 you 22 watch
22 watch 23 him
23 him 24 .
24 . 25 "

so it was left for that day , and by the next , Miss Celia had made up her mind to speak to Ben .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 so
1 so 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 left
4 left 5 for
5 for 6 that
6 that 7 day
7 day 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 next
12 next 13 ,
13 , 14 Miss
14 Miss 15 Celia
15 Celia 16 had
16 had 17 made
17 made 18 up
18 up 19 her
19 her 20 mind
20 mind 21 to
21 to 22 speak
22 speak 23 to
23 to 24 Ben
24 Ben 25 .

she was just going down to breakfast when the sound of loud voices made her pause and listen .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 was
2 was 3 just
3 just 4 going
4 going 5 down
5 down 6 to
6 to 7 breakfast
7 breakfast 8 when
8 when 9 the
9 the 10 sound
10 sound 11 of
11 of 12 loud
12 loud 13 voices
13 voices 14 made
14 made 15 her
15 her 16 pause
16 pause 17 and
17 and 18 listen
18 listen 19 .

it came from Ben 's room , where the two boys seemed to be disputing about something .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 came
2 came 3 from
3 from 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 's
5 's 6 room
6 room 7 ,
7 , 8 where
8 where 9 the
9 the 10 two
10 two 11 boys
11 boys 12 seemed
12 seemed 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 disputing
15 disputing 16 about
16 about 17 something
17 something 18 .

" I hope Thorny has kept his promise , " she thought , and hurried through the back entry , fearing a general explosion .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 hope
3 hope 4 Thorny
4 Thorny 5 has
5 has 6 kept
6 kept 7 his
7 his 8 promise
8 promise 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 she
11 she 12 thought
12 thought 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 hurried
15 hurried 16 through
16 through 17 the
17 the 18 back
18 back 19 entry
19 entry 20 ,
20 , 21 fearing
21 fearing 22 a
22 a 23 general
23 general 24 explosion
24 explosion 25 .

Ben 's chamber was at the end , and she could see and hear what was going on before she was near enough to interfere .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 's
2 's 3 chamber
3 chamber 4 was
4 was 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 end
7 end 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 she
10 she 11 could
11 could 12 see
12 see 13 and
13 and 14 hear
14 hear 15 what
15 what 16 was
16 was 17 going
17 going 18 on
18 on 19 before
19 before 20 she
20 she 21 was
21 was 22 near
22 near 23 enough
23 enough 24 to
24 to 25 interfere
25 interfere 26 .

" I don't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 .
4 . 5 "

" better not ; I insist on seeing it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 better
2 better 3 not
3 not 4 ;
4 ; 5 I
5 I 6 insist
6 insist 7 on
7 on 8 seeing
8 seeing 9 it
9 it 10 .
10 . 11 "

" well , you won't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 you
4 you 5 won't
5 won't 6 .
6 . 7 "

" what have you been stealing now ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 been
5 been 6 stealing
6 stealing 7 now
7 now 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

" didn't steal it , used to be mine , I only took it when I wanted it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 steal
3 steal 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 used
6 used 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 mine
9 mine 10 ,
10 , 11 I
11 I 12 only
12 only 13 took
13 took 14 it
14 it 15 when
15 when 16 I
16 I 17 wanted
17 wanted 18 it
18 it 19 .
19 . 20 "

" I know what that means .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 that
5 that 6 means
6 means 7 .

you 'd better give it back or I 'll make you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 'd
2 'd 3 better
3 better 4 give
4 give 5 it
5 it 6 back
6 back 7 or
7 or 8 I
8 I 9 'll
9 'll 10 make
10 make 11 you
11 you 12 .
12 . 13 "

" yes ' m , there is . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 '
3 ' 4 m
4 m 5 ,
5 , 6 there
6 there 7 is
7 is 8 .
8 . 9 "

" does it belong to you ? "
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1 " 2 does
2 does 3 it
3 it 4 belong
4 belong 5 to
5 to 6 you
6 you 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" yes ' m , it does . "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 '
3 ' 4 m
4 m 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 does
7 does 8 .
8 . 9 "

" where did you get it ? "
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 did
3 did 4 you
4 you 5 get
5 get 6 it
6 it 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" up to Squire 's . "
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1 " 2 up
2 up 3 to
3 to 4 Squire
4 Squire 5 's
5 's 6 .
6 . 7 "

" that 's a lie ! " muttered Thorny to himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 lie
5 lie 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 muttered
8 muttered 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 to
10 to 11 himself
11 himself 12 .

" no ' m , it isn't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 '
3 ' 4 m
4 m 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 isn't
7 isn't 8 .
8 . 9 "

" then what can it be ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 what
3 what 4 can
4 can 5 it
5 it 6 be
6 be 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" well , it would , if you 'd let a feller alone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 would
5 would 6 ,
6 , 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 'd
9 'd 10 let
10 let 11 a
11 a 12 feller
12 feller 13 alone
13 alone 14 .

she said she wanted a cat , so I went and got the one they gave me when I was at the Squire 's .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 she
1 she 2 said
2 said 3 she
3 she 4 wanted
4 wanted 5 a
5 a 6 cat
6 cat 7 ,
7 , 8 so
8 so 9 I
9 I 10 went
10 went 11 and
11 and 12 got
12 got 13 the
13 the 14 one
14 one 15 they
15 they 16 gave
16 gave 17 me
17 me 18 when
18 when 19 I
19 I 20 was
20 was 21 at
21 at 22 the
22 the 23 Squire
23 Squire 24 's
24 's 25 .

" it was very kind of you , and I 'm glad to have this nice kitty .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 5 kind
5 kind 6 of
6 of 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 I
10 I 11 'm
11 'm 12 glad
12 glad 13 to
13 to 14 have
14 have 15 this
15 this 16 nice
16 nice 17 kitty
17 kitty 18 .

" cats don't catch thieves , and they are what I'm after ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 cats
2 cats 3 don't
3 don't 4 catch
4 catch 5 thieves
5 thieves 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 they
8 they 9 are
9 are 10 what
10 what 11 I'm
11 I'm 12 after
12 after 13 !
13 ! 14 "

" what do you mean by that ? " fiercely demanded Ben .
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 mean
5 mean 6 by
6 by 7 that
7 that 8 ?
8 ? 9 "
9 " 10 fiercely
10 fiercely 11 demanded
11 demanded 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 .

" did you think I 'd steal anything of yours ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 think
4 think 5 I
5 I 6 'd
6 'd 7 steal
7 steal 8 anything
8 anything 9 of
9 of 10 yours
10 yours 11 ?
11 ? 12 "

" I tried not to , Ben , but what could I do ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 tried
3 tried 4 not
4 not 5 to
5 to 6 ,
6 , 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 what
10 what 11 could
11 could 12 I
12 I 13 do
13 do 14 ?

it was gone , and you the only stranger about the place . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 gone
3 gone 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 you
6 you 7 the
7 the 8 only
8 only 9 stranger
9 stranger 10 about
10 about 11 the
11 the 12 place
12 place 13 .
13 . 14 "

" nobody , for I know my girls well .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 nobody
2 nobody 3 ,
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 I
5 I 6 know
6 know 7 my
7 my 8 girls
8 girls 9 well
9 well 10 .

" what a lot !
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1 " 2 what
2 what 3 a
3 a 4 lot
4 lot 5 !

but how could I get it if it was locked up ? " and Ben looked as if that question was unanswerable .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 how
2 how 3 could
3 could 4 I
4 I 5 get
5 get 6 it
6 it 7 if
7 if 8 it
8 it 9 was
9 was 10 locked
10 locked 11 up
11 up 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 looked
16 looked 17 as
17 as 18 if
18 if 19 that
19 that 20 question
20 question 21 was
21 was 22 unanswerable
22 unanswerable 23 .

" I can't say any thing , only that I didn't take the money .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 can't
3 can't 4 say
4 say 5 any
5 any 6 thing
6 thing 7 ,
7 , 8 only
8 only 9 that
9 that 10 I
10 I 11 didn't
11 didn't 12 take
12 take 13 the
13 the 14 money
14 money 15 .

you won't believe it , so I 'd better go back where I come from .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 won't
2 won't 3 believe
3 believe 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 so
6 so 7 I
7 I 8 'd
8 'd 9 better
9 better 10 go
10 go 11 back
11 back 12 where
12 where 13 I
13 I 14 come
14 come 15 from
15 from 16 .

they weren't so kind , but they trusted me , and knew I wouldn't steal a cent .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 they
1 they 2 weren't
2 weren't 3 so
3 so 4 kind
4 kind 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 they
7 they 8 trusted
8 trusted 9 me
9 me 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 knew
12 knew 13 I
13 I 14 wouldn't
14 wouldn't 15 steal
15 steal 16 a
16 a 17 cent
17 cent 18 .

" come , now , don't be mad .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 ,
3 , 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 6 don't
6 don't 7 be
7 be 8 mad
8 mad 9 .

" it would break my heart to have you go in that way , Ben .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 break
4 break 5 my
5 my 6 heart
6 heart 7 to
7 to 8 have
8 have 9 you
9 you 10 go
10 go 11 in
11 in 12 that
12 that 13 way
13 way 14 ,
14 , 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 .

stay at least till your innocence is proved , then no one can doubt what you say now . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 stay
1 stay 2 at
2 at 3 least
3 least 4 till
4 till 5 your
5 your 6 innocence
6 innocence 7 is
7 is 8 proved
8 proved 9 ,
9 , 10 then
10 then 11 no
11 no 12 one
12 one 13 can
13 can 14 doubt
14 doubt 15 what
15 what 16 you
16 you 17 say
17 say 18 now
18 now 19 .
19 . 20 "

" don't see how it can be proved , " answered Ben , appeased by her evident desire to trust him .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 see
3 see 4 how
4 how 5 it
5 it 6 can
6 can 7 be
7 be 8 proved
8 proved 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 answered
11 answered 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 ,
13 , 14 appeased
14 appeased 15 by
15 by 16 her
16 her 17 evident
17 evident 18 desire
18 desire 19 to
19 to 20 trust
20 trust 21 him
21 him 22 .

I 've done it once , but it is just possible that the bills may have slipped out of sight .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 've
2 've 3 done
3 done 4 it
4 it 5 once
5 once 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 it
8 it 9 is
9 is 10 just
10 just 11 possible
11 possible 12 that
12 that 13 the
13 the 14 bills
14 bills 15 may
15 may 16 have
16 have 17 slipped
17 slipped 18 out
18 out 19 of
19 of 20 sight
20 sight 21 .

come , now , I can't rest till I 've done all I can to comfort you and convince Thorny . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 come
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 can't
6 can't 7 rest
7 rest 8 till
8 till 9 I
9 I 10 've
10 've 11 done
11 done 12 all
12 all 13 I
13 I 14 can
14 can 15 to
15 to 16 comfort
16 comfort 17 you
17 you 18 and
18 and 19 convince
19 convince 20 Thorny
20 Thorny 21 .
21 . 22 "

miss Celia rose as she spoke , and led the way to the dressing-room , which had no outlet except through her chamber .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 miss
1 miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 rose
3 rose 4 as
4 as 5 she
5 she 6 spoke
6 spoke 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 led
9 led 10 the
10 the 11 way
11 way 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 dressing-room
14 dressing-room 15 ,
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 had
17 had 18 no
18 no 19 outlet
19 outlet 20 except
20 except 21 through
21 through 22 her
22 her 23 chamber
23 chamber 24 .

the lower ones have seldom been opened since we came , and hold only some of papa 's old books .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 lower
2 lower 3 ones
3 ones 4 have
4 have 5 seldom
5 seldom 6 been
6 been 7 opened
7 opened 8 since
8 since 9 we
9 we 10 came
10 came 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 hold
13 hold 14 only
14 only 15 some
15 some 16 of
16 of 17 papa
17 papa 18 's
18 's 19 old
19 old 20 books
20 books 21 .

" confound the old thing !
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1 " 2 confound
2 confound 3 the
3 the 4 old
4 old 5 thing
5 thing 6 !

it always stuck so I had to give a jerk .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 always
2 always 3 stuck
3 stuck 4 so
4 so 5 I
5 I 6 had
6 had 7 to
7 to 8 give
8 give 9 a
9 a 10 jerk
10 jerk 11 .

now , there it is , topsy-turvy , " and Thorny looked Much disgusted at his own awkwardness .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 there
3 there 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 6 ,
6 , 7 topsy-turvy
7 topsy-turvy 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 and
10 and 11 Thorny
11 Thorny 12 looked
12 looked 13 Much
13 Much 14 disgusted
14 disgusted 15 at
15 at 16 his
16 his 17 own
17 own 18 awkwardness
18 awkwardness 19 .

" no harm done ; I left nothing of value in it .
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 harm
3 harm 4 done
4 done 5 ;
5 ; 6 I
6 I 7 left
7 left 8 nothing
8 nothing 9 of
9 of 10 value
10 value 11 in
11 in 12 it
12 it 13 .

look back there , Ben , and see if there is room for a paper to get worked over the top of the drawer .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 look
1 look 2 back
2 back 3 there
3 there 4 ,
4 , 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 see
8 see 9 if
9 if 10 there
10 there 11 is
11 is 12 room
12 room 13 for
13 for 14 a
14 a 15 paper
15 paper 16 to
16 to 17 get
17 get 18 worked
18 worked 19 over
19 over 20 the
20 the 21 top
21 top 22 of
22 of 23 the
23 the 24 drawer
24 drawer 25 .

Ben looked into the dusty recess , and then put in his hand , saying carelessly ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 looked
2 looked 3 into
3 into 4 the
4 the 5 dusty
5 dusty 6 recess
6 recess 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
9 then 10 put
10 put 11 in
11 in 12 his
12 his 13 hand
13 hand 14 ,
14 , 15 saying
15 saying 16 carelessly
16 carelessly 17 ,

" there 's nothing but a bit of red stuff . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 's
3 's 4 nothing
4 nothing 5 but
5 but 6 a
6 a 7 bit
7 bit 8 of
8 of 9 red
9 red 10 stuff
10 stuff 11 .
11 . 12 "

" my old pen-wiper Why , what 's the matter ? " asked Miss Celia , as Ben dropped the handful of what looked like rubbish .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 old
3 old 4 pen-wiper
4 pen-wiper 5 Why
5 Why 6 ,
6 , 7 what
7 what 8 's
8 's 9 the
9 the 10 matter
10 matter 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 Miss
14 Miss 15 Celia
15 Celia 16 ,
16 , 17 as
17 as 18 Ben
18 Ben 19 dropped
19 dropped 20 the
20 the 21 handful
21 handful 22 of
22 of 23 what
23 what 24 looked
24 looked 25 like
25 like 26 rubbish
26 rubbish 27 .

" something warm and wiggly inside of it , " answered Ben , stooping to examine the contents of the little scarlet bundle .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 something
2 something 3 warm
3 warm 4 and
4 and 5 wiggly
5 wiggly 6 inside
6 inside 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 answered
11 answered 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 ,
13 , 14 stooping
14 stooping 15 to
15 to 16 examine
16 examine 17 the
17 the 18 contents
18 contents 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 little
21 little 22 scarlet
22 scarlet 23 bundle
23 bundle 24 .

" baby mice !
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1 " 2 baby
2 baby 3 mice
3 mice 4 !

ain't they funny ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ain't
1 ain't 2 they
2 they 3 funny
3 funny 4 ?

look just like mites of young pigs .
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1 look 2 just
2 just 3 like
3 like 4 mites
4 mites 5 of
5 of 6 young
6 young 7 pigs
7 pigs 8 .

suddenly she cried out : " boys , boys , I 've found the thief !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 suddenly
1 suddenly 2 she
2 she 3 cried
3 cried 4 out
4 out 5 :
5 : 6 "
6 " 7 boys
7 boys 8 ,
8 , 9 boys
9 boys 10 ,
10 , 11 I
11 I 12 've
12 've 13 found
13 found 14 the
14 the 15 thief
15 thief 16 !

look here ; pull out these bits and see if they won't make up my lost bills . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 look
1 look 2 here
2 here 3 ;
3 ; 4 pull
4 pull 5 out
5 out 6 these
6 these 7 bits
7 bits 8 and
8 and 9 see
9 see 10 if
10 if 11 they
11 they 12 won't
12 won't 13 make
13 make 14 up
14 up 15 my
15 my 16 lost
16 lost 17 bills
17 bills 18 .
18 . 19 "

" all right , old fellow , forgive and forget .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 all
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 ,
4 , 5 old
5 old 6 fellow
6 fellow 7 ,
7 , 8 forgive
8 forgive 9 and
9 and 10 forget
10 forget 11 .

I 'll never think hard of you again , on my honor I won't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 never
3 never 4 think
4 think 5 hard
5 hard 6 of
6 of 7 you
7 you 8 again
8 again 9 ,
9 , 10 on
10 on 11 my
11 my 12 honor
12 honor 13 I
13 I 14 won't
14 won't 15 .
15 . 16 "

as they spoke , Miss Celia and her brother held out their hands frankly and heartily .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 as
1 as 2 they
2 they 3 spoke
3 spoke 4 ,
4 , 5 Miss
5 Miss 6 Celia
6 Celia 7 and
7 and 8 her
8 her 9 brother
9 brother 10 held
10 held 11 out
11 out 12 their
12 their 13 hands
13 hands 14 frankly
14 frankly 15 and
15 and 16 heartily
16 heartily 17 .

" come , Ben , don't you bear malice ; for you 've got the laugh on your side , and we feel pretty small .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 ,
3 , 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 ,
5 , 6 don't
6 don't 7 you
7 you 8 bear
8 bear 9 malice
9 malice 10 ;
10 ; 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 've
13 've 14 got
14 got 15 the
15 the 16 laugh
16 laugh 17 on
17 on 18 your
18 your 19 side
19 side 20 ,
20 , 21 and
21 and 22 we
22 we 23 feel
23 feel 24 pretty
24 pretty 25 small
25 small 26 .

I do , any way ; for , after my fidgets , all I 've caught is a mouse ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 do
2 do 3 ,
3 , 4 any
4 any 5 way
5 way 6 ;
6 ; 7 for
7 for 8 ,
8 , 9 after
9 after 10 my
10 my 11 fidgets
11 fidgets 12 ,
12 , 13 all
13 all 14 I
14 I 15 've
15 've 16 caught
16 caught 17 is
17 is 18 a
18 a 19 mouse
19 mouse 20 !
20 ! 21 "

" and her family .
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 her
3 her 4 family
4 family 5 .

" I call that summary justice , the whole family executed on the spot !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 call
3 call 4 that
4 that 5 summary
5 summary 6 justice
6 justice 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 whole
9 whole 10 family
10 family 11 executed
11 executed 12 on
12 on 13 the
13 the 14 spot
14 spot 15 !

give Kit the mouse also , and let us go to breakfast .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 give
1 give 2 Kit
2 Kit 3 the
3 the 4 mouse
4 mouse 5 also
5 also 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 let
8 let 9 us
9 us 10 go
10 go 11 to
11 to 12 breakfast
12 breakfast 13 .

" well , I said I 'd catch the thief , and I have , though it is rather a small one ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 said
5 said 6 I
6 I 7 'd
7 'd 8 catch
8 catch 9 the
9 the 10 thief
10 thief 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 have
14 have 15 ,
15 , 16 though
16 though 17 it
17 it 18 is
18 is 19 rather
19 rather 20 a
20 a 21 small
21 small 22 one
22 one 23 !
23 ! 24 "

CHAPTER XVII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XVII

BETTY'S BRAVERY
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1 BETTY'S 2 BRAVERY

" Celia , I 've a notion that we ought to give Ben something .
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1 " 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 've
5 've 6 a
6 a 7 notion
7 notion 8 that
8 that 9 we
9 we 10 ought
10 ought 11 to
11 to 12 give
12 give 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 something
14 something 15 .

" I see he does , though he tries to seem as bright and pleasant as ever .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 see
3 see 4 he
4 he 5 does
5 does 6 ,
6 , 7 though
7 though 8 he
8 he 9 tries
9 tries 10 to
10 to 11 seem
11 seem 12 as
12 as 13 bright
13 bright 14 and
14 and 15 pleasant
15 pleasant 16 as
16 as 17 ever
17 ever 18 .

I do not wonder , and I 've been thinking what I could do to soothe his feelings .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 do
2 do 3 not
3 not 4 wonder
4 wonder 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 I
7 I 8 've
8 've 9 been
9 been 10 thinking
10 thinking 11 what
11 what 12 I
12 I 13 could
13 could 14 do
14 do 15 to
15 to 16 soothe
16 soothe 17 his
17 his 18 feelings
18 feelings 19 .

can you suggest any thing ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can
1 can 2 you
2 you 3 suggest
3 suggest 4 any
4 any 5 thing
5 thing 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" Cuff-buttons .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Cuff-buttons
2 Cuff-buttons 3 .

those , now , would just suit him for his go-to-meeting white shirts , neat , appropriate , and in memoriam . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 those
1 those 2 ,
2 , 3 now
3 now 4 ,
4 , 5 would
5 would 6 just
6 just 7 suit
7 suit 8 him
8 him 9 for
9 for 10 his
10 his 11 go-to-meeting
11 go-to-meeting 12 white
12 white 13 shirts
13 shirts 14 ,
14 , 15 neat
15 neat 16 ,
16 , 17 appropriate
17 appropriate 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 in
20 in 21 memoriam
21 memoriam 22 .
22 . 23 "

but won't you give him something ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 won't
2 won't 3 you
3 you 4 give
4 give 5 him
5 him 6 something
6 something 7 ?

Just some little trifle , to show that we are both eating humble pie , feeling sorry about the mouse money . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Just
1 Just 2 some
2 some 3 little
3 little 4 trifle
4 trifle 5 ,
5 , 6 to
6 to 7 show
7 show 8 that
8 that 9 we
9 we 10 are
10 are 11 both
11 both 12 eating
12 eating 13 humble
13 humble 14 pie
14 pie 15 ,
15 , 16 feeling
16 feeling 17 sorry
17 sorry 18 about
18 about 19 the
19 the 20 mouse
20 mouse 21 money
21 money 22 .
22 . 23 "

" I shall give him a set of school-books , and try to get him ready to begin when vacation is over .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 give
4 give 5 him
5 him 6 a
6 a 7 set
7 set 8 of
8 of 9 school-books
9 school-books 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 try
12 try 13 to
13 to 14 get
14 get 15 him
15 him 16 ready
16 ready 17 to
17 to 18 begin
18 begin 19 when
19 when 20 vacation
20 vacation 21 is
21 is 22 over
22 over 23 .

" that 's so like you Celia !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 so
4 so 5 like
5 like 6 you
6 you 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 !

always thinking of the best thing and doing it handsomely .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 always
1 always 2 thinking
2 thinking 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 best
5 best 6 thing
6 thing 7 and
7 and 8 doing
8 doing 9 it
9 it 10 handsomely
10 handsomely 11 .

" he will in time , and if you are kind and patient , he will be glad to have you help him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 will
3 will 4 in
4 in 5 time
5 time 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 are
10 are 11 kind
11 kind 12 and
12 and 13 patient
13 patient 14 ,
14 , 15 he
15 he 16 will
16 will 17 be
17 be 18 glad
18 glad 19 to
19 to 20 have
20 have 21 you
21 you 22 help
22 help 23 him
23 him 24 .

I shall make it a sort of favor to me on his part , to let you see to his lessons , now and then .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 shall
2 shall 3 make
3 make 4 it
4 it 5 a
5 a 6 sort
6 sort 7 of
7 of 8 favor
8 favor 9 to
9 to 10 me
10 me 11 on
11 on 12 his
12 his 13 part
13 part 14 ,
14 , 15 to
15 to 16 let
16 let 17 you
17 you 18 see
18 see 19 to
19 to 20 his
20 his 21 lessons
21 lessons 22 ,
22 , 23 now
23 now 24 and
24 and 25 then
25 then 26 .

" I 'll tool him along at a great pace , if he will only go .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 tool
4 tool 5 him
5 him 6 along
6 along 7 at
7 at 8 a
8 a 9 great
9 great 10 pace
10 pace 11 ,
11 , 12 if
12 if 13 he
13 he 14 will
14 will 15 only
15 only 16 go
16 go 17 .

shall I get the books when I buy the other things ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 shall
1 shall 2 I
2 I 3 get
3 get 4 the
4 the 5 books
5 books 6 when
6 when 7 I
7 I 8 buy
8 buy 9 the
9 the 10 other
10 other 11 things
11 things 12 ?

can I go this afternoon ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 can
1 can 2 I
2 I 3 go
3 go 4 this
4 this 5 afternoon
5 afternoon 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" yes , here is the list ; Bab gave it to me .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 here
4 here 5 is
5 is 6 the
6 the 7 list
7 list 8 ;
8 ; 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 gave
10 gave 11 it
11 it 12 to
12 to 13 me
13 me 14 .

you can go if you will come home early and have your tooth filled . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 can
2 can 3 go
3 go 4 if
4 if 5 you
5 you 6 will
6 will 7 come
7 come 8 home
8 home 9 early
9 early 10 and
10 and 11 have
11 have 12 your
12 your 13 tooth
13 tooth 14 filled
14 filled 15 .
15 . 16 "

" it won't hurt a bit , now , and the longer you leave it the worse it will be .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 won't
3 won't 4 hurt
4 hurt 5 a
5 a 6 bit
6 bit 7 ,
7 , 8 now
8 now 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 longer
12 longer 13 you
13 you 14 leave
14 leave 15 it
15 it 16 the
16 the 17 worse
17 worse 18 it
18 it 19 will
19 will 20 be
20 be 21 .

Dr Mann is ready at any time ; and , once over , you will be at peace for months .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Dr
1 Dr 2 Mann
2 Mann 3 is
3 is 4 ready
4 ready 5 at
5 at 6 any
6 any 7 time
7 time 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 once
11 once 12 over
12 over 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 will
15 will 16 be
16 be 17 at
17 at 18 peace
18 peace 19 for
19 for 20 months
20 months 21 .

come , my hero , give your orders , and take one of the girls to support you in the trying hour .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 come
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 hero
4 hero 5 ,
5 , 6 give
6 give 7 your
7 your 8 orders
8 orders 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 take
11 take 12 one
12 one 13 of
13 of 14 the
14 the 15 girls
15 girls 16 to
16 to 17 support
17 support 18 you
18 you 19 in
19 in 20 the
20 the 21 trying
21 trying 22 hour
22 hour 23 .

have Bab ; she will enjoy it , and amuse you with her chatter . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 have
1 have 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 ;
3 ; 4 she
4 she 5 will
5 will 6 enjoy
6 enjoy 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 amuse
10 amuse 11 you
11 you 12 with
12 with 13 her
13 her 14 chatter
14 chatter 15 .
15 . 16 "

" I wouldn't take Bab at any price ; she 'd only get into some scrape , and upset the whole plan .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 take
4 take 5 Bab
5 Bab 6 at
6 at 7 any
7 any 8 price
8 price 9 ;
9 ; 10 she
10 she 11 'd
11 'd 12 only
12 only 13 get
13 get 14 into
14 into 15 some
15 some 16 scrape
16 scrape 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 upset
19 upset 20 the
20 the 21 whole
21 whole 22 plan
22 plan 23 .

Betty is the chicken for me , a real little lady , and as nice and purry as a kitten . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Betty
1 Betty 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 chicken
4 chicken 5 for
5 for 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 a
8 a 9 real
9 real 10 little
10 little 11 lady
11 lady 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 as
14 as 15 nice
15 nice 16 and
16 and 17 purry
17 purry 18 as
18 as 19 a
19 a 20 kitten
20 kitten 21 .
21 . 22 "

" very well ; ask her mother , and take good care of her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 very
2 very 3 well
3 well 4 ;
4 ; 5 ask
5 ask 6 her
6 her 7 mother
7 mother 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 take
10 take 11 good
11 good 12 care
12 care 13 of
13 of 14 her
14 her 15 .

let her tuck her dolly in , and she will be contented anywhere .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 let
1 let 2 her
2 her 3 tuck
3 tuck 4 her
4 her 5 dolly
5 dolly 6 in
6 in 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 will
10 will 11 be
11 be 12 contented
12 contented 13 anywhere
13 anywhere 14 .

there 's a fine air , and the awning is on the phaeton , so you won't feel the sun .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 there
1 there 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 fine
4 fine 5 air
5 air 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 awning
9 awning 10 is
10 is 11 on
11 on 12 the
12 the 13 phaeton
13 phaeton 14 ,
14 , 15 so
15 so 16 you
16 you 17 won't
17 won't 18 feel
18 feel 19 the
19 the 20 sun
20 sun 21 .

start about three , and drive carefully . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 start
1 start 2 about
2 about 3 three
3 three 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 drive
6 drive 7 carefully
7 carefully 8 .
8 . 9 "

" lemons will do if oranges are gone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 lemons
2 lemons 3 will
3 will 4 do
4 do 5 if
5 if 6 oranges
6 oranges 7 are
7 are 8 gone
8 gone 9 .

" don't she look sweet , the dear ! " murmured Mrs Moss , proudly surveying her youngest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 she
3 she 4 look
4 look 5 sweet
5 sweet 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 dear
8 dear 9 !
9 ! 10 "
10 " 11 murmured
11 murmured 12 Mrs
12 Mrs 13 Moss
13 Moss 14 ,
14 , 15 proudly
15 proudly 16 surveying
16 surveying 17 her
17 her 18 youngest
18 youngest 19 .

Thorny added some candy to Bab 's lemon , and Belinda had a cake , which her mamma obligingly ate for her .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 added
2 added 3 some
3 some 4 candy
4 candy 5 to
5 to 6 Bab
6 Bab 7 's
7 's 8 lemon
8 lemon 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 Belinda
11 Belinda 12 had
12 had 13 a
13 a 14 cake
14 cake 15 ,
15 , 16 which
16 which 17 her
17 her 18 mamma
18 mamma 19 obligingly
19 obligingly 20 ate
20 ate 21 for
21 for 22 her
22 her 23 .

" very good ; there you are , then .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 very
2 very 3 good
3 good 4 ;
4 ; 5 there
5 there 6 you
6 you 7 are
7 are 8 ,
8 , 9 then
9 then 10 .

" nonsense , child , never mind me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 nonsense
2 nonsense 3 ,
3 , 4 child
4 child 5 ,
5 , 6 never
6 never 7 mind
7 mind 8 me
8 me 9 !

" thank goodness !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 goodness
3 goodness 4 !

pack up , Bettykin . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 pack
1 pack 2 up
2 up 3 ,
3 , 4 Bettykin
4 Bettykin 5 .
5 . 6 "

" Boys chasing a great black cat , I believe , " answered one child .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Boys
2 Boys 3 chasing
3 chasing 4 a
4 a 5 great
5 great 6 black
6 black 7 cat
7 cat 8 ,
8 , 9 I
9 I 10 believe
10 believe 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 answered
13 answered 14 one
14 one 15 child
15 child 16 .

" want to come and see ? " added the other , politely extending the invitation to the stranger .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 come
4 come 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 added
9 added 10 the
10 the 11 other
11 other 12 ,
12 , 13 politely
13 politely 14 extending
14 extending 15 the
15 the 16 invitation
16 invitation 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 stranger
19 stranger 20 .

" hold tight , Jimmy , and let ' em peek , if they want to .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hold
2 hold 3 tight
3 tight 4 ,
4 , 5 Jimmy
5 Jimmy 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 let
8 let 9 '
9 ' 10 em
10 em 11 peek
11 peek 12 ,
12 , 13 if
13 if 14 they
14 they 15 want
15 want 16 to
16 to 17 .

" ain't , neither ! " howled another lad from his perch .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 ,
3 , 4 neither
4 neither 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 howled
7 howled 8 another
8 another 9 lad
9 lad 10 from
10 from 11 his
11 his 12 perch
12 perch 13 .

" mad dogs won't drink ; and this one is lapping out of a tub of water . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 mad
2 mad 3 dogs
3 dogs 4 won't
4 won't 5 drink
5 drink 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 this
8 this 9 one
9 one 10 is
10 is 11 lapping
11 lapping 12 out
12 out 13 of
13 of 14 a
14 a 15 tub
15 tub 16 of
16 of 17 water
17 water 18 .
18 . 19 "

" he looks as if he knew me , but it isn't our Sancho ; he was a lovely dog . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 looks
3 looks 4 as
4 as 5 if
5 if 6 he
6 he 7 knew
7 knew 8 me
8 me 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 it
11 it 12 isn't
12 isn't 13 our
13 our 14 Sancho
14 Sancho 15 ;
15 ; 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 a
18 a 19 lovely
19 lovely 20 dog
20 dog 21 .
21 . 22 "

" why , that 's just the way Sanch used to do ! " cried Betty , bewildered by the familiar ways of this unfamiliar-looking dog .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 that
4 that 5 's
5 's 6 just
6 just 7 the
7 the 8 way
8 way 9 Sanch
9 Sanch 10 used
10 used 11 to
11 to 12 do
12 do 13 !
13 ! 14 "
14 " 15 cried
15 cried 16 Betty
16 Betty 17 ,
17 , 18 bewildered
18 bewildered 19 by
19 by 20 the
20 the 21 familiar
21 familiar 22 ways
22 ways 23 of
23 of 24 this
24 this 25 unfamiliar-looking
25 unfamiliar-looking 26 dog
26 dog 27 .

" he acts just like our dog , but I don't see how it can be him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 he
2 he 3 acts
3 acts 4 just
4 just 5 like
5 like 6 our
6 our 7 dog
7 dog 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 I
10 I 11 don't
11 don't 12 see
12 see 13 how
13 how 14 it
14 it 15 can
15 can 16 be
16 be 17 him
17 him 18 .

Sancho , Sancho , is it really you ? " called Betty , at her wits ' end what to do .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sancho
1 Sancho 2 ,
2 , 3 Sancho
3 Sancho 4 ,
4 , 5 is
5 is 6 it
6 it 7 really
7 really 8 you
8 you 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 called
11 called 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 at
14 at 15 her
15 her 16 wits
16 wits 17 '
17 ' 18 end
18 end 19 what
19 what 20 to
20 to 21 do
21 do 22 .

all of a sudden , the thought rushed into her mind , how glad Ben would be ! and Bab would feel all happy again .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 all
1 all 2 of
2 of 3 a
3 a 4 sudden
4 sudden 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 thought
7 thought 8 rushed
8 rushed 9 into
9 into 10 her
10 her 11 mind
11 mind 12 ,
12 , 13 how
13 how 14 glad
14 glad 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 would
16 would 17 be
17 be 18 !
18 ! 19 and
19 and 20 Bab
20 Bab 21 would
21 would 22 feel
22 feel 23 all
23 all 24 happy
24 happy 25 again
25 again 26 .

" I must carry him home . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 must
3 must 4 carry
4 carry 5 him
5 him 6 home
6 home 7 .
7 . 8 "

let me go in ; I ain't afraid . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 let
1 let 2 me
2 me 3 go
3 go 4 in
4 in 5 ;
5 ; 6 I
6 I 7 ain't
7 ain't 8 afraid
8 afraid 9 .
9 . 10 "

" did they make you black and beat you , dear ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 they
3 they 4 make
4 make 5 you
5 you 6 black
6 black 7 and
7 and 8 beat
8 beat 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 dear
11 dear 12 ?

oh , Sanch , where is your tail your pretty tail ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 Sanch
3 Sanch 4 ,
4 , 5 where
5 where 6 is
6 is 7 your
7 your 8 tail
8 tail 9 your
9 your 10 pretty
10 pretty 11 tail
11 tail 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" Betty Moss , what on earth are you doing in there with that dirty beast ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Betty
2 Betty 3 Moss
3 Moss 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 on
6 on 7 earth
7 earth 8 are
8 are 9 you
9 you 10 doing
10 doing 11 in
11 in 12 there
12 there 13 with
13 with 14 that
14 that 15 dirty
15 dirty 16 beast
16 beast 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

" it 's Sanch , it 's Sanch !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 ,
5 , 6 it
6 it 7 's
7 's 8 Sanch
8 Sanch 9 !

oh , come and see ! " shrieked Betty , flying up to lead forth her prize .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 come
3 come 4 and
4 and 5 see
5 see 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 shrieked
8 shrieked 9 Betty
9 Betty 10 ,
10 , 11 flying
11 flying 12 up
12 up 13 to
13 to 14 lead
14 lead 15 forth
15 forth 16 her
16 her 17 prize
17 prize 18 .

" don't stay there another minute .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 stay
3 stay 4 there
4 there 5 another
5 another 6 minute
6 minute 7 .

" no , I 'm not coming out till he does .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 'm
5 'm 6 not
6 not 7 coming
7 coming 8 out
8 out 9 till
9 till 10 he
10 he 11 does
11 does 12 .

" you 're crazy , child .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 're
3 're 4 crazy
4 crazy 5 ,
5 , 6 child
6 child 7 .

that is no more Ben 's dog than I am . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 that
1 that 2 is
2 is 3 no
3 no 4 more
4 more 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 's
6 's 7 dog
7 dog 8 than
8 than 9 I
9 I 10 am
10 am 11 .
11 . 12 "

" now , let's carry him right home , and surprise Ben .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 let's
4 let's 5 carry
5 carry 6 him
6 him 7 right
7 right 8 home
8 home 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 surprise
11 surprise 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 .

" you are a little trump to find him out in spite of all the horrid things that have been done to him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 a
4 a 5 little
5 little 6 trump
6 trump 7 to
7 to 8 find
8 find 9 him
9 him 10 out
10 out 11 in
11 in 12 spite
12 spite 13 of
13 of 14 all
14 all 15 the
15 the 16 horrid
16 horrid 17 things
17 things 18 that
18 that 19 have
19 have 20 been
20 been 21 done
21 done 22 to
22 to 23 him
23 him 24 .

we must have a rope to lead him , for he 's got no collar and no muzzle .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 must
2 must 3 have
3 have 4 a
4 a 5 rope
5 rope 6 to
6 to 7 lead
7 lead 8 him
8 him 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 he
11 he 12 's
12 's 13 got
13 got 14 no
14 no 15 collar
15 collar 16 and
16 and 17 no
17 no 18 muzzle
18 muzzle 19 .

he has got friends though , and I 'd like to see any one touch him now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 has
2 has 3 got
3 got 4 friends
4 friends 5 though
5 though 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 I
8 I 9 'd
9 'd 10 like
10 like 11 to
11 to 12 see
12 see 13 any
13 any 14 one
14 one 15 touch
15 touch 16 him
16 him 17 now
17 now 18 .

Out of the way , there , boy ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Out
1 Out 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 ,
5 , 6 there
6 there 7 ,
7 , 8 boy
8 boy 9 !
9 ! 10 "

" I kept him safe till she came , " added the jailer Jimmy , speaking for himself .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 kept
3 kept 4 him
4 him 5 safe
5 safe 6 till
6 till 7 she
7 she 8 came
8 came 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 added
11 added 12 the
12 the 13 jailer
13 jailer 14 Jimmy
14 Jimmy 15 ,
15 , 16 speaking
16 speaking 17 for
17 for 18 himself
18 himself 19 .

" I said he wasn't mad , " cried a third , feeling that his discrimination deserved approval .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 said
3 said 4 he
4 he 5 wasn't
5 wasn't 6 mad
6 mad 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 a
10 a 11 third
11 third 12 ,
12 , 13 feeling
13 feeling 14 that
14 that 15 his
15 his 16 discrimination
16 discrimination 17 deserved
17 deserved 18 approval
18 approval 19 .

" Jud ain't my brother , " said the fourth , eager to clear his skirts from all offence .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Jud
2 Jud 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 my
4 my 5 brother
5 brother 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 9 the
9 the 10 fourth
10 fourth 11 ,
11 , 12 eager
12 eager 13 to
13 to 14 clear
14 clear 15 his
15 his 16 skirts
16 skirts 17 from
17 from 18 all
18 all 19 offence
19 offence 20 .

" but all of you chased and stoned him , I suppose ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 all
3 all 4 of
4 of 5 you
5 you 6 chased
6 chased 7 and
7 and 8 stoned
8 stoned 9 him
9 him 10 ,
10 , 11 I
11 I 12 suppose
12 suppose 13 ?

you 'd better look out or you 'll get reported to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 'd
2 'd 3 better
3 better 4 look
4 look 5 out
5 out 6 or
6 or 7 you
7 you 8 'll
8 'll 9 get
9 get 10 reported
10 reported 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 Society
13 Society 14 for
14 for 15 the
15 the 16 Prevention
16 Prevention 17 of
17 of 18 Cruelty
18 Cruelty 19 to
19 to 20 Animals
20 Animals 21 .
21 . 22 "

" we 'll keep Sanch hidden , and smuggle him into Ben 's old room at your house .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 keep
4 keep 5 Sanch
5 Sanch 6 hidden
6 hidden 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 smuggle
9 smuggle 10 him
10 him 11 into
11 into 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 's
13 's 14 old
14 old 15 room
15 room 16 at
16 at 17 your
17 your 18 house
18 house 19 .

then I 'll drive on to the barn , and not say a word , but send Ben to get something out of that room .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 drive
4 drive 5 on
5 on 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 barn
8 barn 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 not
11 not 12 say
12 say 13 a
13 a 14 word
14 word 15 ,
15 , 16 but
16 but 17 send
17 send 18 Ben
18 Ben 19 to
19 to 20 get
20 get 21 something
21 something 22 out
22 out 23 of
23 of 24 that
24 that 25 room
25 room 26 .

you just let him in , to see what he 'll do .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 just
2 just 3 let
3 let 4 him
4 him 5 in
5 in 6 ,
6 , 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 what
9 what 10 he
10 he 11 'll
11 'll 12 do
12 do 13 .

I 'll bet you a dollar he won't know his own dog . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 bet
3 bet 4 you
4 you 5 a
5 a 6 dollar
6 dollar 7 he
7 he 8 won't
8 won't 9 know
9 know 10 his
10 his 11 own
11 own 12 dog
12 dog 13 .
13 . 14 "

" I don't believe I can keep from screaming right out when I see him , but I 'll try .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 believe
4 believe 5 I
5 I 6 can
6 can 7 keep
7 keep 8 from
8 from 9 screaming
9 screaming 10 right
10 right 11 out
11 out 12 when
12 when 13 I
13 I 14 see
14 see 15 him
15 him 16 ,
16 , 17 but
17 but 18 I
18 I 19 'll
19 'll 20 try
20 try 21 .

oh , won't it be fun ! " and Betty clapped her hands in joyful anticipation of that exciting moment .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 oh
1 oh 2 ,
2 , 3 won't
3 won't 4 it
4 it 5 be
5 be 6 fun
6 fun 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 and
9 and 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 clapped
11 clapped 12 her
12 her 13 hands
13 hands 14 in
14 in 15 joyful
15 joyful 16 anticipation
16 anticipation 17 of
17 of 18 that
18 that 19 exciting
19 exciting 20 moment
20 moment 21 .

" who is hurt ? " asked Mrs Moss , running out with floury hands uplifted in alarm .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 is
3 is 4 hurt
4 hurt 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Mrs
8 Mrs 9 Moss
9 Moss 10 ,
10 , 11 running
11 running 12 out
12 out 13 with
13 with 14 floury
14 floury 15 hands
15 hands 16 uplifted
16 uplifted 17 in
17 in 18 alarm
18 alarm 19 .

" Sancho 's found !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Sancho
2 Sancho 3 's
3 's 4 found
4 found 5 !

Sancho 's found ! " shouted Thorny , throwing up his hat like a lunatic .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sancho
1 Sancho 2 's
2 's 3 found
3 found 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 shouted
6 shouted 7 Thorny
7 Thorny 8 ,
8 , 9 throwing
9 throwing 10 up
10 up 11 his
11 his 12 hat
12 hat 13 like
13 like 14 a
14 a 15 lunatic
15 lunatic 16 .

" found , found , found ! " echoed Betty , dancing wildly about as if she too had lost her little wits .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 found
2 found 3 ,
3 , 4 found
4 found 5 ,
5 , 6 found
6 found 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 echoed
9 echoed 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 ,
11 , 12 dancing
12 dancing 13 wildly
13 wildly 14 about
14 about 15 as
15 as 16 if
16 if 17 she
17 she 18 too
18 too 19 had
19 had 20 lost
20 lost 21 her
21 her 22 little
22 little 23 wits
23 wits 24 .

" where ? how ? when ? who did it ? " asked Mrs Moss , clapping her dusty hands delightedly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 ?
3 ? 4 how
4 how 5 ?
5 ? 6 when
6 when 7 ?
7 ? 8 who
8 who 9 did
9 did 10 it
10 it 11 ?
11 ? 12 "
12 " 13 asked
13 asked 14 Mrs
14 Mrs 15 Moss
15 Moss 16 ,
16 , 17 clapping
17 clapping 18 her
18 her 19 dusty
19 dusty 20 hands
20 hands 21 delightedly
21 delightedly 22 .

" I 'd have dared , and slapped those horrid boys , too .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 have
4 have 5 dared
5 dared 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 slapped
8 slapped 9 those
9 those 10 horrid
10 horrid 11 boys
11 boys 12 ,
12 , 13 too
13 too 14 .

I wish I 'd gone ! " and Bab felt that she had for ever lost the chance of distinguishing herself .
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1 I 2 wish
2 wish 3 I
3 I 4 'd
4 'd 5 gone
5 gone 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 felt
10 felt 11 that
11 that 12 she
12 she 13 had
13 had 14 for
14 for 15 ever
15 ever 16 lost
16 lost 17 the
17 the 18 chance
18 chance 19 of
19 of 20 distinguishing
20 distinguishing 21 herself
21 herself 22 .

" the wretch who stole him , I suppose ; and he deserves to be hung , " answered Thorny , hotly .
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 wretch
3 wretch 4 who
4 who 5 stole
5 stole 6 him
6 him 7 ,
7 , 8 I
8 I 9 suppose
9 suppose 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 deserves
13 deserves 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 hung
16 hung 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 answered
19 answered 20 Thorny
20 Thorny 21 ,
21 , 22 hotly
22 hotly 23 .

" come and show him to Celia , " begged Thorny , eager to fight his battles over again .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 and
3 and 4 show
4 show 5 him
5 him 6 to
6 to 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 begged
10 begged 11 Thorny
11 Thorny 12 ,
12 , 13 eager
13 eager 14 to
14 to 15 fight
15 fight 16 his
16 his 17 battles
17 battles 18 over
18 over 19 again
19 again 20 .

" it will take a lot of washings to get that brown stuff off .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 will
3 will 4 take
4 take 5 a
5 a 6 lot
6 lot 7 of
7 of 8 washings
8 washings 9 to
9 to 10 get
10 get 11 that
11 that 12 brown
12 brown 13 stuff
13 stuff 14 off
14 off 15 .

see , his pretty , pink skin is all stained with it .
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1 see 2 ,
2 , 3 his
3 his 4 pretty
4 pretty 5 ,
5 , 6 pink
6 pink 7 skin
7 skin 8 is
8 is 9 all
9 all 10 stained
10 stained 11 with
11 with 12 it
12 it 13 .

we 'll bleach him out , and his curls will grow , and he 'll be as good as ever all but "
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1 we 2 'll
2 'll 3 bleach
3 bleach 4 him
4 him 5 out
5 out 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 his
8 his 9 curls
9 curls 10 will
10 will 11 grow
11 grow 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 'll
15 'll 16 be
16 be 17 as
17 as 18 good
18 good 19 as
19 as 20 ever
20 ever 21 all
21 all 22 but
22 but 23 "

Ben could not finish , and a general wail went up for the departed tassel that would never wave proudly in the breeze again .
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1 Ben 2 could
2 could 3 not
3 not 4 finish
4 finish 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 a
7 a 8 general
8 general 9 wail
9 wail 10 went
10 went 11 up
11 up 12 for
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 departed
14 departed 15 tassel
15 tassel 16 that
16 that 17 would
17 would 18 never
18 never 19 wave
19 wave 20 proudly
20 proudly 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 breeze
23 breeze 24 again
24 again 25 .

" I 'll buy him a new one .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 buy
4 buy 5 him
5 him 6 a
6 a 7 new
7 new 8 one
8 one 9 .

CHAPTER XVIII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XVIII

BOWS AND ARROWS
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1 BOWS 2 AND
2 AND 3 ARROWS

for several days he held regular levees , that curious boys and sympathizing girls might see and pity the changed and curtailed dog .
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1 for 2 several
2 several 3 days
3 days 4 he
4 he 5 held
5 held 6 regular
6 regular 7 levees
7 levees 8 ,
8 , 9 that
9 that 10 curious
10 curious 11 boys
11 boys 12 and
12 and 13 sympathizing
13 sympathizing 14 girls
14 girls 15 might
15 might 16 see
16 see 17 and
17 and 18 pity
18 pity 19 the
19 the 20 changed
20 changed 21 and
21 and 22 curtailed
22 curtailed 23 dog
23 dog 24 .

if the interesting sufferer could only have spoken , what thrilling adventures and hair-breadth escapes he might have related .
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1 if 2 the
2 the 3 interesting
3 interesting 4 sufferer
4 sufferer 5 could
5 could 6 only
6 only 7 have
7 have 8 spoken
8 spoken 9 ,
9 , 10 what
10 what 11 thrilling
11 thrilling 12 adventures
12 adventures 13 and
13 and 14 hair-breadth
14 hair-breadth 15 escapes
15 escapes 16 he
16 he 17 might
17 might 18 have
18 have 19 related
19 related 20 .

but , alas ! he was dumb ; and the secrets of that memorable month never were revealed .
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1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 alas
3 alas 4 !
4 ! 5 he
5 he 6 was
6 was 7 dumb
7 dumb 8 ;
8 ; 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 secrets
11 secrets 12 of
12 of 13 that
13 that 14 memorable
14 memorable 15 month
15 month 16 never
16 never 17 were
17 were 18 revealed
18 revealed 19 .

Miss Celia called them little Una and her lion , and read the pretty story to the children when they wondered what she meant .
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1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 called
3 called 4 them
4 them 5 little
5 little 6 Una
6 Una 7 and
7 and 8 her
8 her 9 lion
9 lion 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 read
12 read 13 the
13 the 14 pretty
14 pretty 15 story
15 story 16 to
16 to 17 the
17 the 18 children
18 children 19 when
19 when 20 they
20 they 21 wondered
21 wondered 22 what
22 what 23 she
23 she 24 meant
24 meant 25 .

Miss Celia 's arm had been doing very well , but would , of course , be useless for some time longer .
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1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 's
3 's 4 arm
4 arm 5 had
5 had 6 been
6 been 7 doing
7 doing 8 very
8 very 9 well
9 well 10 ,
10 , 11 but
11 but 12 would
12 would 13 ,
13 , 14 of
14 of 15 course
15 course 16 ,
16 , 17 be
17 be 18 useless
18 useless 19 for
19 for 20 some
20 some 21 time
21 time 22 longer
22 longer 23 .

out of one of these stories came much amusement for all , and satisfaction for one of the party .
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1 out 2 of
2 of 3 one
3 one 4 of
4 of 5 these
5 these 6 stories
6 stories 7 came
7 came 8 much
8 much 9 amusement
9 amusement 10 for
10 for 11 all
11 all 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 satisfaction
14 satisfaction 15 for
15 for 16 one
16 one 17 of
17 of 18 the
18 the 19 party
19 party 20 .

" yes , I brought all the playthings we left stored away in uncle 's garret when we went abroad .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 brought
5 brought 6 all
6 all 7 the
7 the 8 playthings
8 playthings 9 we
9 we 10 left
10 left 11 stored
11 stored 12 away
12 away 13 in
13 in 14 uncle
14 uncle 15 's
15 's 16 garret
16 garret 17 when
17 when 18 we
18 we 19 went
19 went 20 abroad
20 abroad 21 .

the bows are in the long box where you found the mallets , fishing-rods , and bats .
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1 the 2 bows
2 bows 3 are
3 are 4 in
4 in 5 the
5 the 6 long
6 long 7 box
7 box 8 where
8 where 9 you
9 you 10 found
10 found 11 the
11 the 12 mallets
12 mallets 13 ,
13 , 14 fishing-rods
14 fishing-rods 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 bats
17 bats 18 .

the old quivers and a few arrows are there also , I believe .
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1 the 2 old
2 old 3 quivers
3 quivers 4 and
4 and 5 a
5 a 6 few
6 few 7 arrows
7 arrows 8 are
8 are 9 there
9 there 10 also
10 also 11 ,
11 , 12 I
12 I 13 believe
13 believe 14 .

what is the idea now ? asked Miss Celia in her turn , as Thorny bounced up in a great hurry .
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1 what 2 is
2 is 3 the
3 the 4 idea
4 idea 5 now
5 now 6 ?
6 ? 7 asked
7 asked 8 Miss
8 Miss 9 Celia
9 Celia 10 in
10 in 11 her
11 her 12 turn
12 turn 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 Thorny
15 Thorny 16 bounced
16 bounced 17 up
17 up 18 in
18 in 19 a
19 a 20 great
20 great 21 hurry
21 hurry 22 .

" I 'm going to teach Ben to shoot .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 teach
6 teach 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 to
8 to 9 shoot
9 shoot 10 .

grand fun this hot weather ; and by-and-by we 'll have an archery meeting , and you can give us a prize .
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1 grand 2 fun
2 fun 3 this
3 this 4 hot
4 hot 5 weather
5 weather 6 ;
6 ; 7 and
7 and 8 by-and-by
8 by-and-by 9 we
9 we 10 'll
10 'll 11 have
11 have 12 an
12 an 13 archery
13 archery 14 meeting
14 meeting 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 you
17 you 18 can
18 can 19 give
19 give 20 us
20 us 21 a
21 a 22 prize
22 prize 23 .

come on , Ben .
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1 come 2 on
2 on 3 ,
3 , 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 .

I 've got plenty of whip-cord to rig up the bows , and then we 'll show the ladies some first-class shooting . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 plenty
4 plenty 5 of
5 of 6 whip-cord
6 whip-cord 7 to
7 to 8 rig
8 rig 9 up
9 up 10 the
10 the 11 bows
11 bows 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 then
14 then 15 we
15 we 16 'll
16 'll 17 show
17 show 18 the
18 the 19 ladies
19 ladies 20 some
20 some 21 first-class
21 first-class 22 shooting
22 shooting 23 .
23 . 24 "

" I can't ; never had a decent bow in my life .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 can't
3 can't 4 ;
4 ; 5 never
5 never 6 had
6 had 7 a
7 a 8 decent
8 decent 9 bow
9 bow 10 in
10 in 11 my
11 my 12 life
12 life 13 .

" practice is all you want .
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1 " 2 practice
2 practice 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 you
5 you 6 want
6 want 7 .

" we used to make bows of whalebone when we were little girls , but we are too old to play so now . "
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 used
3 used 4 to
4 to 5 make
5 make 6 bows
6 bows 7 of
7 of 8 whalebone
8 whalebone 9 when
9 when 10 we
10 we 11 were
11 were 12 little
12 little 13 girls
13 girls 14 ,
14 , 15 but
15 but 16 we
16 we 17 are
17 are 18 too
18 too 19 old
19 old 20 to
20 to 21 play
21 play 22 so
22 so 23 now
23 now 24 .
24 . 25 "

" grown people enjoy archery , as bow and arrow shooting is called , especially in England .
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1 " 2 grown
2 grown 3 people
3 people 4 enjoy
4 enjoy 5 archery
5 archery 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 bow
8 bow 9 and
9 and 10 arrow
10 arrow 11 shooting
11 shooting 12 is
12 is 13 called
13 called 14 ,
14 , 15 especially
15 especially 16 in
16 in 17 England
17 England 18 .

Matty lived alone with her father , but felt quite safe in the log house , for he was never far away .
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1 Matty 2 lived
2 lived 3 alone
3 alone 4 with
4 with 5 her
5 her 6 father
6 father 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 felt
9 felt 10 quite
10 quite 11 safe
11 safe 12 in
12 in 13 the
13 the 14 log
14 log 15 house
15 house 16 ,
16 , 17 for
17 for 18 he
18 he 19 was
19 was 20 never
20 never 21 far
21 far 22 away
22 away 23 .

but before he could reach it he heard a yell , and saw the red men coming up from the river .
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1 but 2 before
2 before 3 he
3 he 4 could
4 could 5 reach
5 reach 6 it
6 it 7 he
7 he 8 heard
8 heard 9 a
9 a 10 yell
10 yell 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 saw
13 saw 14 the
14 the 15 red
15 red 16 men
16 men 17 coming
17 coming 18 up
18 up 19 from
19 from 20 the
20 the 21 river
21 river 22 .

" ' Come soon , ' whispered Matty , and tried to smile bravely , as a stout settler 's girl should .
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Come
3 Come 4 soon
4 soon 5 ,
5 , 6 '
6 ' 7 whispered
7 whispered 8 Matty
8 Matty 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 tried
11 tried 12 to
12 to 13 smile
13 smile 14 bravely
14 bravely 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 a
17 a 18 stout
18 stout 19 settler
19 settler 20 's
20 's 21 girl
21 girl 22 should
22 should 23 .

people missed Matty , but supposed she was with her father , and never expected to see her again .
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1 people 2 missed
2 missed 3 Matty
3 Matty 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 supposed
6 supposed 7 she
7 she 8 was
8 was 9 with
9 with 10 her
10 her 11 father
11 father 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 never
14 never 15 expected
15 expected 16 to
16 to 17 see
17 see 18 her
18 her 19 again
19 again 20 .

A great while afterward the poor man came back , having escaped and made his way through the wilderness to his old home .
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1 A 2 great
2 great 3 while
3 while 4 afterward
4 afterward 5 the
5 the 6 poor
6 poor 7 man
7 man 8 came
8 came 9 back
9 back 10 ,
10 , 11 having
11 having 12 escaped
12 escaped 13 and
13 and 14 made
14 made 15 his
15 his 16 way
16 way 17 through
17 through 18 the
18 the 19 wilderness
19 wilderness 20 to
20 to 21 his
21 his 22 old
22 old 23 home
23 home 24 .

" is it true ? " asked Betty , hoping to find relief in being told that it was not .
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1 " 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 true
4 true 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Betty
8 Betty 9 ,
9 , 10 hoping
10 hoping 11 to
11 to 12 find
12 find 13 relief
13 relief 14 in
14 in 15 being
15 being 16 told
16 told 17 that
17 that 18 it
18 it 19 was
19 was 20 not
20 not 21 .

" we 'll play that in the old apple-tree .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 play
4 play 5 that
5 that 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 old
8 old 9 apple-tree
9 apple-tree 10 .

" no , it won't !
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 won't
5 won't 6 !

" so he took up his bow , And he feathered his arrow , And said , ' I will shoot This little cock-sparrow . ' "
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 he
3 he 4 took
4 took 5 up
5 up 6 his
6 his 7 bow
7 bow 8 ,
8 , 9 And
9 And 10 he
10 he 11 feathered
11 feathered 12 his
12 his 13 arrow
13 arrow 14 ,
14 , 15 And
15 And 16 said
16 said 17 ,
17 , 18 '
18 ' 19 I
19 I 20 will
20 will 21 shoot
21 shoot 22 This
22 This 23 little
23 little 24 cock-sparrow
24 cock-sparrow 25 .
25 . 26 '
26 ' 27 "

" but he didn't , " chirped the robin , flying away , with a contemptuous flirt of his rusty-black tail .
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 he
3 he 4 didn't
4 didn't 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 chirped
7 chirped 8 the
8 the 9 robin
9 robin 10 ,
10 , 11 flying
11 flying 12 away
12 away 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 contemptuous
16 contemptuous 17 flirt
17 flirt 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 rusty-black
20 rusty-black 21 tail
21 tail 22 .

" that is exactly what you must promise not to do , boys .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 exactly
4 exactly 5 what
5 what 6 you
6 you 7 must
7 must 8 promise
8 promise 9 not
9 not 10 to
10 to 11 do
11 do 12 ,
12 , 13 boys
13 boys 14 .

" not bad for a beginning .
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1 " 2 not
2 not 3 bad
3 bad 4 for
4 for 5 a
5 a 6 beginning
6 beginning 7 .

now , Ben , fire away . "
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1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 ,
4 , 5 fire
5 fire 6 away
6 away 7 .
7 . 8 "

" if you endanger other people 's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness , I shall have to confiscate your arms , boys .
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1 " 2 if
2 if 3 you
3 you 4 endanger
4 endanger 5 other
5 other 6 people
6 people 7 's
7 's 8 life
8 life 9 and
9 and 10 liberty
10 liberty 11 in
11 in 12 your
12 your 13 pursuit
13 pursuit 14 of
14 of 15 happiness
15 happiness 16 ,
16 , 17 I
17 I 18 shall
18 shall 19 have
19 have 20 to
20 to 21 confiscate
21 confiscate 22 your
22 your 23 arms
23 arms 24 ,
24 , 25 boys
25 boys 26 .

take the orchard for your archery ground ; that is safe , and we can see you as we sit here .
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1 take 2 the
2 the 3 orchard
3 orchard 4 for
4 for 5 your
5 your 6 archery
6 archery 7 ground
7 ground 8 ;
8 ; 9 that
9 that 10 is
10 is 11 safe
11 safe 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 we
14 we 15 can
15 can 16 see
16 see 17 you
17 you 18 as
18 as 19 we
19 we 20 sit
20 sit 21 here
21 here 22 .

" thank you .
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1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 .

" P'r'aps it would be too much trouble , " began Betty , in her winning little voice .
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1 " 2 P'r'aps
2 P'r'aps 3 it
3 it 4 would
4 would 5 be
5 be 6 too
6 too 7 much
7 much 8 trouble
8 trouble 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 began
11 began 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 in
14 in 15 her
15 her 16 winning
16 winning 17 little
17 little 18 voice
18 voice 19 .

" I can make my own , " declared Bab , with an independent toss of the head .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 can
3 can 4 make
4 make 5 my
5 my 6 own
6 own 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 declared
9 declared 10 Bab
10 Bab 11 ,
11 , 12 with
12 with 13 an
13 an 14 independent
14 independent 15 toss
15 toss 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 head
18 head 19 .

Thorny easily recovered much of his former skill , but his strength had not fully returned , and he soon grew tired .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 easily
2 easily 3 recovered
3 recovered 4 much
4 much 5 of
5 of 6 his
6 his 7 former
7 former 8 skill
8 skill 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 his
11 his 12 strength
12 strength 13 had
13 had 14 not
14 not 15 fully
15 fully 16 returned
16 returned 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 he
19 he 20 soon
20 soon 21 grew
21 grew 22 tired
22 tired 23 .

she said little to any one but the friend over the sea , yet various plans were made then that blossomed beautifully by-and-by .
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1 she 2 said
2 said 3 little
3 little 4 to
4 to 5 any
5 any 6 one
6 one 7 but
7 but 8 the
8 the 9 friend
9 friend 10 over
10 over 11 the
11 the 12 sea
12 sea 13 ,
13 , 14 yet
14 yet 15 various
15 various 16 plans
16 plans 17 were
17 were 18 made
18 made 19 then
19 then 20 that
20 that 21 blossomed
21 blossomed 22 beautifully
22 beautifully 23 by-and-by
23 by-and-by 24 .

CHAPTER XIX
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1 CHAPTER 2 XIX

SPEAKING PIECES
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1 SPEAKING 2 PIECES

the first of September came all too soon , and school began .
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1 the 2 first
2 first 3 of
3 of 4 September
4 September 5 came
5 came 6 all
6 all 7 too
7 too 8 soon
8 soon 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 school
11 school 12 began
12 began 13 .

he did not tell her one of his greatest trials , however , because he thought she could not help him there .
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1 he 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 tell
4 tell 5 her
5 her 6 one
6 one 7 of
7 of 8 his
8 his 9 greatest
9 greatest 10 trials
10 trials 11 ,
11 , 12 however
12 however 13 ,
13 , 14 because
14 because 15 he
15 he 16 thought
16 thought 17 she
17 she 18 could
18 could 19 not
19 not 20 help
20 help 21 him
21 him 22 there
22 there 23 .

" Sam didn't like it because Ben jumped farther than he did "
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1 " 2 Sam
2 Sam 3 didn't
3 didn't 4 like
4 like 5 it
5 it 6 because
6 because 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 jumped
8 jumped 9 farther
9 farther 10 than
10 than 11 he
11 he 12 did
12 did 13 "

" and he said Ben ought to be in the poor-house . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 he
3 he 4 said
4 said 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 ought
6 ought 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 poor-house
11 poor-house 12 .
12 . 13 "

" and Ben said he ought to be in it pigpen . "
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1 " 2 and
2 and 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 said
4 said 5 he
5 he 6 ought
6 ought 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 in
9 in 10 it
10 it 11 pigpen
11 pigpen 12 .
12 . 13 "

" so he had ! such a greedy thing , bringing lovely big apples , and not giving any one a single bite ! "
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 he
3 he 4 had
4 had 5 !
5 ! 6 such
6 such 7 a
7 a 8 greedy
8 greedy 9 thing
9 thing 10 ,
10 , 11 bringing
11 bringing 12 lovely
12 lovely 13 big
13 big 14 apples
14 apples 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 not
17 not 18 giving
18 giving 19 any
19 any 20 one
20 one 21 a
21 a 22 single
22 single 23 bite
23 bite 24 !
24 ! 25 "

" then he was mad , and we all laughed ; and he said , ' Want to fight ? '
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 he
3 he 4 was
4 was 5 mad
5 mad 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 we
8 we 9 all
9 all 10 laughed
10 laughed 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 he
13 he 14 said
14 said 15 ,
15 , 16 '
16 ' 17 Want
17 Want 18 to
18 to 19 fight
19 fight 20 ?
20 ? 21 '

" and Ben said , ' No , thanky , not much fun in pounding a feather-bed . ' "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 said
4 said 5 ,
5 , 6 '
6 ' 7 No
7 No 8 ,
8 , 9 thanky
9 thanky 10 ,
10 , 11 not
11 not 12 much
12 much 13 fun
13 fun 14 in
14 in 15 pounding
15 pounding 16 a
16 a 17 feather-bed
17 feather-bed 18 .
18 . 19 '
19 ' 20 "

" oh , he was awfully mad then , and chased Ben up the big maple . "
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 awfully
6 awfully 7 mad
7 mad 8 then
8 then 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 chased
11 chased 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 up
13 up 14 the
14 the 15 big
15 big 16 maple
16 maple 17 .
17 . 18 "

" he 's there now , for Sam won't let him come down till he takes it all back . "
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 's
3 's 4 there
4 there 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 Sam
8 Sam 9 won't
9 won't 10 let
10 let 11 him
11 him 12 come
12 come 13 down
13 down 14 till
14 till 15 he
15 he 16 takes
16 takes 17 it
17 it 18 all
18 all 19 back
19 back 20 .
20 . 21 "

" Ben won't ; and I do believe he 'll have to stay up all night , " said Betty , distressfully .
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1 " 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 won't
3 won't 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 I
6 I 7 do
7 do 8 believe
8 believe 9 he
9 he 10 'll
10 'll 11 have
11 have 12 to
12 to 13 stay
13 stay 14 up
14 up 15 all
15 all 16 night
16 night 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Betty
20 Betty 21 ,
21 , 22 distressfully
22 distressfully 23 .

" he won't care , and we 'll have fun firing up his supper .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 won't
3 won't 4 care
4 care 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 'll
8 'll 9 have
9 have 10 fun
10 fun 11 firing
11 firing 12 up
12 up 13 his
13 his 14 supper
14 supper 15 .

" if he does not come by tea-time , we will go and look after him .
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1 " 2 if
2 if 3 he
3 he 4 does
4 does 5 not
5 not 6 come
6 come 7 by
7 by 8 tea-time
8 tea-time 9 ,
9 , 10 we
10 we 11 will
11 will 12 go
12 go 13 and
13 and 14 look
14 look 15 after
15 after 16 him
16 him 17 .

" yes , 'm , Sam and Mose are always plaguing Ben .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 'm
4 'm 5 ,
5 , 6 Sam
6 Sam 7 and
7 and 8 Mose
8 Mose 9 are
9 are 10 always
10 always 11 plaguing
11 plaguing 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 .

they are big boys , and we can't make them stop .
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1 they 2 are
2 are 3 big
3 big 4 boys
4 boys 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 can't
8 can't 9 make
9 make 10 them
10 them 11 stop
11 stop 12 .

I won't let the girls do it , and the little boys don't dare to , since Teacher spoke to them . " answered Bab .
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1 I 2 won't
2 won't 3 let
3 let 4 the
4 the 5 girls
5 girls 6 do
6 do 7 it
7 it 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 little
11 little 12 boys
12 boys 13 don't
13 don't 14 dare
14 dare 15 to
15 to 16 ,
16 , 17 since
17 since 18 Teacher
18 Teacher 19 spoke
19 spoke 20 to
20 to 21 them
21 them 22 .
22 . 23 "
23 " 24 answered
24 answered 25 Bab
25 Bab 26 .

" why does not Teacher speak to the big ones ?
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 does
3 does 4 not
4 not 5 Teacher
5 Teacher 6 speak
6 speak 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 big
9 big 10 ones
10 ones 11 ?

" Ben won't tell of them , or let us .
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1 " 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 won't
3 won't 4 tell
4 tell 5 of
5 of 6 them
6 them 7 ,
7 , 8 or
8 or 9 let
9 let 10 us
10 us 11 .

he says he 'll fight his own battles , and hates tell-tales .
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1 he 2 says
2 says 3 he
3 he 4 'll
4 'll 5 fight
5 fight 6 his
6 his 7 own
7 own 8 battles
8 battles 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 hates
11 hates 12 tell-tales
12 tell-tales 13 .

" he got himself down in the neatest way you can imagine ; " and Thorny laughed at the recollection .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 got
3 got 4 himself
4 himself 5 down
5 down 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 neatest
8 neatest 9 way
9 way 10 you
10 you 11 can
11 can 12 imagine
12 imagine 13 ;
13 ; 14 "
14 " 15 and
15 and 16 Thorny
16 Thorny 17 laughed
17 laughed 18 at
18 at 19 the
19 the 20 recollection
20 recollection 21 .

" where is Sam ? " asked Bab .
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 Sam
4 Sam 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 .

" staring up at the sky to see where Ben has flown to . "
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1 " 2 staring
2 staring 3 up
3 up 4 at
4 at 5 the
5 the 6 sky
6 sky 7 to
7 to 8 see
8 see 9 where
9 where 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 has
11 has 12 flown
12 flown 13 to
13 to 14 .
14 . 15 "

" oh , tell about it ! " begged Betty .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 tell
4 tell 5 about
5 about 6 it
6 it 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 begged
9 begged 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 .

" Well , I came along and found Ben treed , and Sam stoning him .
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1 " 2 Well
2 Well 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 came
5 came 6 along
6 along 7 and
7 and 8 found
8 found 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 treed
10 treed 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 Sam
13 Sam 14 stoning
14 stoning 15 him
15 him 16 .

I stopped that at once , and told the ' fat boy ' to be off .
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1 I 2 stopped
2 stopped 3 that
3 that 4 at
4 at 5 once
5 once 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 told
8 told 9 the
9 the 10 '
10 ' 11 fat
11 fat 12 boy
12 boy 13 '
13 ' 14 to
14 to 15 be
15 be 16 off
16 off 17 .

he said he wouldn't till Ben begged his pardon ; and Ben said he wouldn't do it , if he stayed up for a week .
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1 he 2 said
2 said 3 he
3 he 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 till
5 till 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 begged
7 begged 8 his
8 his 9 pardon
9 pardon 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 said
13 said 14 he
14 he 15 wouldn't
15 wouldn't 16 do
16 do 17 it
17 it 18 ,
18 , 19 if
19 if 20 he
20 he 21 stayed
21 stayed 22 up
22 up 23 for
23 for 24 a
24 a 25 week
25 week 26 .

" where has Ben gone now ? "
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 has
3 has 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 gone
5 gone 6 now
6 now 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" oh , he 'll take a little ride , and then slip down and race home full of the fun of it .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 he
4 he 5 'll
5 'll 6 take
6 take 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 9 ride
9 ride 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 then
12 then 13 slip
13 slip 14 down
14 down 15 and
15 and 16 race
16 race 17 home
17 home 18 full
18 full 19 of
19 of 20 the
20 the 21 fun
21 fun 22 of
22 of 23 it
23 it 24 .

but I 've got to settle Sam .
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1 but 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 got
4 got 5 to
5 to 6 settle
6 settle 7 Sam
7 Sam 8 .

I won't have our Ben hectored by any one "
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1 I 2 won't
2 won't 3 have
3 have 4 our
4 our 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 hectored
6 hectored 7 by
7 by 8 any
8 any 9 one
9 one 10 "

" but yourself , " put in his sister , with a sly smile , for Thorny was rather domineering at times .
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 yourself
3 yourself 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 put
6 put 7 in
7 in 8 his
8 his 9 sister
9 sister 10 ,
10 , 11 with
11 with 12 a
12 a 13 sly
13 sly 14 smile
14 smile 15 ,
15 , 16 for
16 for 17 Thorny
17 Thorny 18 was
18 was 19 rather
19 rather 20 domineering
20 domineering 21 at
21 at 22 times
22 times 23 .

Sam is a bully , and so is Mose ; and I 'll thrash them both if they don't stop . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sam
1 Sam 2 is
2 is 3 a
3 a 4 bully
4 bully 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 so
7 so 8 is
8 is 9 Mose
9 Mose 10 ;
10 ; 11 and
11 and 12 I
12 I 13 'll
13 'll 14 thrash
14 thrash 15 them
15 them 16 both
16 both 17 if
17 if 18 they
18 they 19 don't
19 don't 20 stop
20 stop 21 .
21 . 22 "

" I have been thinking that we should have some sort of merry-making for Ben on his birthday .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 have
3 have 4 been
4 been 5 thinking
5 thinking 6 that
6 that 7 we
7 we 8 should
8 should 9 have
9 have 10 some
10 some 11 sort
11 sort 12 of
12 of 13 merry-making
13 merry-making 14 for
14 for 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 on
16 on 17 his
17 his 18 birthday
18 birthday 19 .

" so it will !
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1 " 2 so
2 so 3 it
3 it 4 will
4 will 5 !

" we 'll startle the natives .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 'll
3 'll 4 startle
4 startle 5 the
5 the 6 natives
6 natives 7 .

I don't believe they ever saw a play in all their lives , hey , Bab ? "
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1 I 2 don't
2 don't 3 believe
3 believe 4 they
4 they 5 ever
5 ever 6 saw
6 saw 7 a
7 a 8 play
8 play 9 in
9 in 10 all
10 all 11 their
11 their 12 lives
12 lives 13 ,
13 , 14 hey
14 hey 15 ,
15 , 16 Bab
16 Bab 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

" I 've seen a circus . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 seen
4 seen 5 a
5 a 6 circus
6 circus 7 .
7 . 8 "

" we dress up and do ' Babes in the Wood , ' " added Betty , with dignity .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 dress
3 dress 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 do
6 do 7 '
7 ' 8 Babes
8 Babes 9 in
9 in 10 the
10 the 11 Wood
11 Wood 12 ,
12 , 13 '
13 ' 14 "
14 " 15 added
15 added 16 Betty
16 Betty 17 ,
17 , 18 with
18 with 19 dignity
19 dignity 20 .

" Pho ! that 's nothing .
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1 " 2 Pho
2 Pho 3 !
3 ! 4 that
4 that 5 's
5 's 6 nothing
6 nothing 7 .

I 'll show you acting that will make your hair stand on end , and you shall act too .
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1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 show
3 show 4 you
4 you 5 acting
5 acting 6 that
6 that 7 will
7 will 8 make
8 make 9 your
9 your 10 hair
10 hair 11 stand
11 stand 12 on
12 on 13 end
13 end 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 you
16 you 17 shall
17 shall 18 act
18 act 19 too
19 too 20 .

" hush !
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1 " 2 hush
2 hush 3 !

Ben is coming , and he must not know any thing about this yet . "
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1 Ben 2 is
2 is 3 coming
3 coming 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 he
6 he 7 must
7 must 8 not
8 not 9 know
9 know 10 any
10 any 11 thing
11 thing 12 about
12 about 13 this
13 this 14 yet
14 yet 15 .
15 . 16 "

other pieces followed , all more or less patriotic and warlike , among the boys ; sentimental among the girls .
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1 other 2 pieces
2 pieces 3 followed
3 followed 4 ,
4 , 5 all
5 all 6 more
6 more 7 or
7 or 8 less
8 less 9 patriotic
9 patriotic 10 and
10 and 11 warlike
11 warlike 12 ,
12 , 13 among
13 among 14 the
14 the 15 boys
15 boys 16 ;
16 ; 17 sentimental
17 sentimental 18 among
18 among 19 the
19 the 20 girls
20 girls 21 .

Sam broke down in his attempt to give one of Webster 's great speeches , Little Cy Fay boldly attacked
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Sam
1 Sam 2 broke
2 broke 3 down
3 down 4 in
4 in 5 his
5 his 6 attempt
6 attempt 7 to
7 to 8 give
8 give 9 one
9 one 10 of
10 of 11 Webster
11 Webster 12 's
12 's 13 great
13 great 14 speeches
14 speeches 15 ,
15 , 16 Little
16 Little 17 Cy
17 Cy 18 Fay
18 Fay 19 boldly
19 boldly 20 attacked

" again to the battle , Achaians ! "
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1 " 2 again
2 again 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 battle
5 battle 6 ,
6 , 7 Achaians
7 Achaians 8 !
8 ! 9 "

when
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" the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed ; "
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1 " 2 the
2 the 3 woods
3 woods 4 against
4 against 5 a
5 a 6 stormy
6 stormy 7 sky
7 sky 8 Their
8 Their 9 giant
9 giant 10 branches
10 branches 11 tossed
11 tossed 12 ;
12 ; 13 "

" where the purple mullet and gold-fish rove . "
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 the
3 the 4 purple
4 purple 5 mullet
5 mullet 6 and
6 and 7 gold-fish
7 gold-fish 8 rove
8 rove 9 .
9 . 10 "

" but she is in her grave , and O , the difference to me ! "
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 she
3 she 4 is
4 is 5 in
5 in 6 her
6 her 7 grave
7 grave 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 O
10 O 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 difference
13 difference 14 to
14 to 15 me
15 me 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" that is all , I believe .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 is
3 is 4 all
4 all 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 believe
7 believe 8 .

" please , ' m .
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1 " 2 please
2 please 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 .

but , to their great surprise , the pretty lady stood up again and said , in her friendly way ,
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1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 to
3 to 4 their
4 their 5 great
5 great 6 surprise
6 surprise 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 pretty
9 pretty 10 lady
10 lady 11 stood
11 stood 12 up
12 up 13 again
13 again 14 and
14 and 15 said
15 said 16 ,
16 , 17 in
17 in 18 her
18 her 19 friendly
19 friendly 20 way
20 way 21 ,

" I just want to thank you for this pleasant little exhibition , and ask leave to come again .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 just
3 just 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 thank
6 thank 7 you
7 you 8 for
8 for 9 this
9 this 10 pleasant
10 pleasant 11 little
11 little 12 exhibition
12 exhibition 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 ask
15 ask 16 leave
16 leave 17 to
17 to 18 come
18 come 19 again
19 again 20 .

I also wish to invite you all to my boy 's birthday party on Saturday week .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 also
2 also 3 wish
3 wish 4 to
4 to 5 invite
5 invite 6 you
6 you 7 all
7 all 8 to
8 to 9 my
9 my 10 boy
10 boy 11 's
11 's 12 birthday
12 birthday 13 party
13 party 14 on
14 on 15 Saturday
15 Saturday 16 week
16 week 17 .

the archery meeting is to be in the afternoon , and both clubs will be there , I believe .
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1 the 2 archery
2 archery 3 meeting
3 meeting 4 is
4 is 5 to
5 to 6 be
6 be 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 9 afternoon
9 afternoon 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 both
12 both 13 clubs
13 clubs 14 will
14 will 15 be
15 be 16 there
16 there 17 ,
17 , 18 I
18 I 19 believe
19 believe 20 .

the effect of the invitation was seen with comical rapidity , for the boys became overpowering in their friendly attentions to Ben .
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1 the 2 effect
2 effect 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 5 invitation
5 invitation 6 was
6 was 7 seen
7 seen 8 with
8 with 9 comical
9 comical 10 rapidity
10 rapidity 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 boys
14 boys 15 became
15 became 16 overpowering
16 overpowering 17 in
17 in 18 their
18 their 19 friendly
19 friendly 20 attentions
20 attentions 21 to
21 to 22 Ben
22 Ben 23 .

but Thorny made the noblest sacrifice of all , for he said to his sister , as they walked home together ,
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1 but 2 Thorny
2 Thorny 3 made
3 made 4 the
4 the 5 noblest
5 noblest 6 sacrifice
6 sacrifice 7 of
7 of 8 all
8 all 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 he
11 he 12 said
12 said 13 to
13 to 14 his
14 his 15 sister
15 sister 16 ,
16 , 17 as
17 as 18 they
18 they 19 walked
19 walked 20 home
20 home 21 together
21 together 22 ,

" I 'm not going to try for the prize at all .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 not
4 not 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 try
7 try 8 for
8 for 9 the
9 the 10 prize
10 prize 11 at
11 at 12 all
12 all 13 .

I shoot so much better than the rest , having had more practice , you know , that it is hardly fair .
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1 I 2 shoot
2 shoot 3 so
3 so 4 much
4 much 5 better
5 better 6 than
6 than 7 the
7 the 8 rest
8 rest 9 ,
9 , 10 having
10 having 11 had
11 had 12 more
12 more 13 practice
13 practice 14 ,
14 , 15 you
15 you 16 know
16 know 17 ,
17 , 18 that
18 that 19 it
19 it 20 is
20 is 21 hardly
21 hardly 22 fair
22 fair 23 .

if I am out of the way Ben stands a good chance , for the other fellows don't amount to much . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 if
1 if 2 I
2 I 3 am
3 am 4 out
4 out 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 way
7 way 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 stands
9 stands 10 a
10 a 11 good
11 good 12 chance
12 chance 13 ,
13 , 14 for
14 for 15 the
15 the 16 other
16 other 17 fellows
17 fellows 18 don't
18 don't 19 amount
19 amount 20 to
20 to 21 much
21 much 22 .
22 . 23 "

" Bab does ; she shoots nearly as well as Ben , and wants to win even more than he or Billy .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Bab
2 Bab 3 does
3 does 4 ;
4 ; 5 she
5 she 6 shoots
6 shoots 7 nearly
7 nearly 8 as
8 as 9 well
9 well 10 as
10 as 11 Ben
11 Ben 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 wants
14 wants 15 to
15 to 16 win
16 win 17 even
17 even 18 more
18 more 19 than
19 than 20 he
20 he 21 or
21 or 22 Billy
22 Billy 23 .

she must have her chance at any rate . "
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1 she 2 must
2 must 3 have
3 have 4 her
4 her 5 chance
5 chance 6 at
6 at 7 any
7 any 8 rate
8 rate 9 .
9 . 10 "

" if I had full use of both my arms I 'd show you that girls can do a great deal when they like .
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1 " 2 if
2 if 3 I
3 I 4 had
4 had 5 full
5 full 6 use
6 use 7 of
7 of 8 both
8 both 9 my
9 my 10 arms
10 arms 11 I
11 I 12 'd
12 'd 13 show
13 show 14 you
14 you 15 that
15 that 16 girls
16 girls 17 can
17 can 18 do
18 do 19 a
19 a 20 great
20 great 21 deal
21 deal 22 when
22 when 23 they
23 they 24 like
24 like 25 .

don't be too lofty , young man , for you may have to come down , " laughed Miss Celia , amused by his airs .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 be
2 be 3 too
3 too 4 lofty
4 lofty 5 ,
5 , 6 young
6 young 7 man
7 man 8 ,
8 , 9 for
9 for 10 you
10 you 11 may
11 may 12 have
12 have 13 to
13 to 14 come
14 come 15 down
15 down 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 laughed
18 laughed 19 Miss
19 Miss 20 Celia
20 Celia 21 ,
21 , 22 amused
22 amused 23 by
23 by 24 his
24 his 25 airs
25 airs 26 .

" no fear , " and Thorny calmly departed to set his targets for Ben 's practice .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 fear
3 fear 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 and
6 and 7 Thorny
7 Thorny 8 calmly
8 calmly 9 departed
9 departed 10 to
10 to 11 set
11 set 12 his
12 his 13 targets
13 targets 14 for
14 for 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 's
16 's 17 practice
17 practice 18 .

CHAPTER XX
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1 CHAPTER 2 XX

BEN'S BIRTHDAY
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1 BEN'S 2 BIRTHDAY

a superb display of flags flapped gayly in the breeze on the September morning when Ben proudly entered his teens .
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1 a 2 superb
2 superb 3 display
3 display 4 of
4 of 5 flags
5 flags 6 flapped
6 flapped 7 gayly
7 gayly 8 in
8 in 9 the
9 the 10 breeze
10 breeze 11 on
11 on 12 the
12 the 13 September
13 September 14 morning
14 morning 15 when
15 when 16 Ben
16 Ben 17 proudly
17 proudly 18 entered
18 entered 19 his
19 his 20 teens
20 teens 21 .

Ben , however , assured them that he rather preferred odd ones , as then he could always tell which was right and which left .
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1 Ben 2 ,
2 , 3 however
3 however 4 ,
4 , 5 assured
5 assured 6 them
6 them 7 that
7 that 8 he
8 he 9 rather
9 rather 10 preferred
10 preferred 11 odd
11 odd 12 ones
12 ones 13 ,
13 , 14 as
14 as 15 then
15 then 16 he
16 he 17 could
17 could 18 always
18 always 19 tell
19 tell 20 which
20 which 21 was
21 was 22 right
22 right 23 and
23 and 24 which
24 which 25 left
25 left 26 .

" I have come to shoot .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 have
3 have 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 shoot
6 shoot 7 .

I heard about it .
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1 I 2 heard
2 heard 3 about
3 about 4 it
4 it 5 .

my papa told me what arching meant .
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1 my 2 papa
2 papa 3 told
3 told 4 me
4 me 5 what
5 what 6 arching
6 arching 7 meant
7 meant 8 .

will there be any little cakes ?
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1 will 2 there
2 there 3 be
3 be 4 any
4 any 5 little
5 little 6 cakes
6 cakes 7 ?

I like them . "
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1 I 2 like
2 like 3 them
3 them 4 .
4 . 5 "

with these opening remarks the poet took a seat and calmly awaited a response .
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1 with 2 these
2 these 3 opening
3 opening 4 remarks
4 remarks 5 the
5 the 6 poet
6 poet 7 took
7 took 8 a
8 a 9 seat
9 seat 10 and
10 and 11 calmly
11 calmly 12 awaited
12 awaited 13 a
13 a 14 response
14 response 15 .

" she asked me to come that day .
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1 " 2 she
2 she 3 asked
3 asked 4 me
4 me 5 to
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 that
7 that 8 day
8 day 9 .

I have been very busy .
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1 I 2 have
2 have 3 been
3 been 4 very
4 very 5 busy
5 busy 6 .

I had measles .
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1 I 2 had
2 had 3 measles
3 measles 4 .

do you have them here ? " asked the guest , as if anxious to compare notes on the sad subject .
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1 do 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 them
4 them 5 here
5 here 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 the
9 the 10 guest
10 guest 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 if
13 if 14 anxious
14 anxious 15 to
15 to 16 compare
16 compare 17 notes
17 notes 18 on
18 on 19 the
19 the 20 sad
20 sad 21 subject
21 subject 22 .

" we had ours ever so long ago .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 had
3 had 4 ours
4 ours 5 ever
5 ever 6 so
6 so 7 long
7 long 8 ago
8 ago 9 .

what have you been doing besides having measles ? " said Betty , showing a polite interest .
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1 what 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 been
4 been 5 doing
5 doing 6 besides
6 besides 7 having
7 having 8 measles
8 measles 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 showing
14 showing 15 a
15 a 16 polite
16 polite 17 interest
17 interest 18 .

" I had a fight with a bumble-bee . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 had
3 had 4 a
4 a 5 fight
5 fight 6 with
6 with 7 a
7 a 8 bumble-bee
8 bumble-bee 9 .
9 . 10 "

" who beat ? " demanded Bab .
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1 " 2 who
2 who 3 beat
3 beat 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 demanded
6 demanded 7 Bab
7 Bab 8 .

" I did .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 did
3 did 4 .

I ran away and he couldn't catch me . "
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1 I 2 ran
2 ran 3 away
3 away 4 and
4 and 5 he
5 he 6 couldn't
6 couldn't 7 catch
7 catch 8 me
8 me 9 .
9 . 10 "

" can you shoot nicely ? "
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1 " 2 can
2 can 3 you
3 you 4 shoot
4 shoot 5 nicely
5 nicely 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" I hit a cow .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 hit
3 hit 4 a
4 a 5 cow
5 cow 6 .

she did not mind at all .
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1 she 2 did
2 did 3 not
3 not 4 mind
4 mind 5 at
5 at 6 all
6 all 7 .

I guess she thought it was a fly . "
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1 I 2 guess
2 guess 3 she
3 she 4 thought
4 thought 5 it
5 it 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 fly
8 fly 9 .
9 . 10 "

" did your mother know you were coming ? " asked Bab , feeling an interest in runaways .
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1 " 2 did
2 did 3 your
3 your 4 mother
4 mother 5 know
5 know 6 you
6 you 7 were
7 were 8 coming
8 coming 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 feeling
14 feeling 15 an
15 an 16 interest
16 interest 17 in
17 in 18 runaways
18 runaways 19 .

" no ; she is gone to drive , so I could not ask her . "
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ;
3 ; 4 she
4 she 5 is
5 is 6 gone
6 gone 7 to
7 to 8 drive
8 drive 9 ,
9 , 10 so
10 so 11 I
11 I 12 could
12 could 13 not
13 not 14 ask
14 ask 15 her
15 her 16 .
16 . 17 "

" it is very wrong to disobey .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 wrong
5 wrong 6 to
6 to 7 disobey
7 disobey 8 .

my Sunday-school book says that children who are naughty that way never go to heaven , " observed virtuous Betty , in a warning tone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 Sunday-school
2 Sunday-school 3 book
3 book 4 says
4 says 5 that
5 that 6 children
6 children 7 who
7 who 8 are
8 are 9 naughty
9 naughty 10 that
10 that 11 way
11 way 12 never
12 never 13 go
13 go 14 to
14 to 15 heaven
15 heaven 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 observed
18 observed 19 virtuous
19 virtuous 20 Betty
20 Betty 21 ,
21 , 22 in
22 in 23 a
23 a 24 warning
24 warning 25 tone
25 tone 26 .

" I do not wish to go , " was the startling reply .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 do
3 do 4 not
4 not 5 wish
5 wish 6 to
6 to 7 go
7 go 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 was
10 was 11 the
11 the 12 startling
12 startling 13 reply
13 reply 14 .

" why not ? " asked Betty , severely .
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 not
3 not 4 ?
4 ? 5 "
5 " 6 asked
6 asked 7 Betty
7 Betty 8 ,
8 , 9 severely
9 severely 10 .

" they don't have any dirt there .
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1 " 2 they
2 they 3 don't
3 don't 4 have
4 have 5 any
5 any 6 dirt
6 dirt 7 there
7 there 8 .

my mamma says so .
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1 my 2 mamma
2 mamma 3 says
3 says 4 so
4 so 5 .

I am fond of dirt .
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1 I 2 am
2 am 3 fond
3 fond 4 of
4 of 5 dirt
5 dirt 6 .

" I am afraid you 're a very bad child . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 am
3 am 4 afraid
4 afraid 5 you
5 you 6 're
6 're 7 a
7 a 8 very
8 very 9 bad
9 bad 10 child
10 child 11 .
11 . 12 "

" oh yes , I am .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 yes
3 yes 4 ,
4 , 5 I
5 I 6 am
6 am 7 .

my papa often says so and he knows all about it , " replied Alfred with an involuntary wriggle suggestive of painful memories .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 my
1 my 2 papa
2 papa 3 often
3 often 4 says
4 says 5 so
5 so 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 knows
8 knows 9 all
9 all 10 about
10 about 11 it
11 it 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 replied
14 replied 15 Alfred
15 Alfred 16 with
16 with 17 an
17 an 18 involuntary
18 involuntary 19 wriggle
19 wriggle 20 suggestive
20 suggestive 21 of
21 of 22 painful
22 painful 23 memories
23 memories 24 .

" it is striking two now .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 striking
4 striking 5 two
5 two 6 now
6 now 7 .

come along , girls ; " and over scrambled Sally Folsom , followed by three or four kindred spirits , just as their hostess appeared .
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1 come 2 along
2 along 3 ,
3 , 4 girls
4 girls 5 ;
5 ; 6 "
6 " 7 and
7 and 8 over
8 over 9 scrambled
9 scrambled 10 Sally
10 Sally 11 Folsom
11 Folsom 12 ,
12 , 13 followed
13 followed 14 by
14 by 15 three
15 three 16 or
16 or 17 four
17 four 18 kindred
18 kindred 19 spirits
19 spirits 20 ,
20 , 21 just
21 just 22 as
22 as 23 their
23 their 24 hostess
24 hostess 25 appeared
25 appeared 26 .

" how do you do , sir ?
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1 " 2 how
2 how 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 do
5 do 6 ,
6 , 7 sir
7 sir 8 ?

here a rush of boys took place , and further remarks were cut short , for every one was in a hurry to begin .
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1 here 2 a
2 a 3 rush
3 rush 4 of
4 of 5 boys
5 boys 6 took
6 took 7 place
7 place 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 further
10 further 11 remarks
11 remarks 12 were
12 were 13 cut
13 cut 14 short
14 short 15 ,
15 , 16 for
16 for 17 every
17 every 18 one
18 one 19 was
19 was 20 in
20 in 21 a
21 a 22 hurry
22 hurry 23 to
23 to 24 begin
24 begin 25 .

various rules and regulations were discussed , and then the fun began .
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1 various 2 rules
2 rules 3 and
3 and 4 regulations
4 regulations 5 were
5 were 6 discussed
6 discussed 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
9 then 10 the
10 the 11 fun
11 fun 12 began
12 began 13 .

Thorny was umpire , and kept account of each shot , for the arrow which went nearest the middle would win .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Thorny
1 Thorny 2 was
2 was 3 umpire
3 umpire 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 kept
6 kept 7 account
7 account 8 of
8 of 9 each
9 each 10 shot
10 shot 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 the
13 the 14 arrow
14 arrow 15 which
15 which 16 went
16 went 17 nearest
17 nearest 18 the
18 the 19 middle
19 middle 20 would
20 would 21 win
21 win 22 .

Billy did very well , but got nervous when his last shot came , and just missed the bull's-eye by being in a hurry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Billy
1 Billy 2 did
2 did 3 very
3 very 4 well
4 well 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 got
7 got 8 nervous
8 nervous 9 when
9 when 10 his
10 his 11 last
11 last 12 shot
12 shot 13 came
13 came 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 just
16 just 17 missed
17 missed 18 the
18 the 19 bull's-eye
19 bull's-eye 20 by
20 by 21 being
21 being 22 in
22 in 23 a
23 a 24 hurry
24 hurry 25 .

Bab and Ben each had one turn more ; and , as they were about even , that last arrow would decide the victory .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bab
1 Bab 2 and
2 and 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 each
4 each 5 had
5 had 6 one
6 one 7 turn
7 turn 8 more
8 more 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 they
13 they 14 were
14 were 15 about
15 about 16 even
16 even 17 ,
17 , 18 that
18 that 19 last
19 last 20 arrow
20 arrow 21 would
21 would 22 decide
22 decide 23 the
23 the 24 victory
24 victory 25 .

" now , Bab ! "
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1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 !
5 ! 6 "

" hit her up , Ben ! "
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1 " 2 hit
2 hit 3 her
3 her 4 up
4 up 5 ,
5 , 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" I want to beat , but Ben will feel so bad , I ' most hope I sha'n't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 beat
5 beat 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 will
9 will 10 feel
10 feel 11 so
11 so 12 bad
12 bad 13 ,
13 , 14 I
14 I 15 '
15 ' 16 most
16 most 17 hope
17 hope 18 I
18 I 19 sha'n't
19 sha'n't 20 .
20 . 21 "

" losing a prize sometimes makes one happier than gaining it .
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1 " 2 losing
2 losing 3 a
3 a 4 prize
4 prize 5 sometimes
5 sometimes 6 makes
6 makes 7 one
7 one 8 happier
8 happier 9 than
9 than 10 gaining
10 gaining 11 it
11 it 12 .

" steady , old Man , steady ; you must beat that , or we shall never hear the last of it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 steady
2 steady 3 ,
3 , 4 old
4 old 5 Man
5 Man 6 ,
6 , 7 steady
7 steady 8 ;
8 ; 9 you
9 you 10 must
10 must 11 beat
11 beat 12 that
12 that 13 ,
13 , 14 or
14 or 15 we
15 we 16 shall
16 shall 17 never
17 never 18 hear
18 hear 19 the
19 the 20 last
20 last 21 of
21 of 22 it
22 it 23 .
23 . 24 "

" a tie ! a tie ! " cried the girls , as a general rush took place toward the target .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 a
2 a 3 tie
3 tie 4 !
4 ! 5 a
5 a 6 tie
6 tie 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 the
10 the 11 girls
11 girls 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 a
14 a 15 general
15 general 16 rush
16 rush 17 took
17 took 18 place
18 place 19 toward
19 toward 20 the
20 the 21 target
21 target 22 .

" no , Ben 's is nearest .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 's
5 's 6 is
6 is 7 nearest
7 nearest 8 .

Ben 's beat ! "
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1 Ben 2 's
2 's 3 beat
3 beat 4 !
4 ! 5 "

hooray shouted the boys , throwing up their hats .
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1 hooray 2 shouted
2 shouted 3 the
3 the 4 boys
4 boys 5 ,
5 , 6 throwing
6 throwing 7 up
7 up 8 their
8 their 9 hats
9 hats 10 .

hurrah ! " it sounded so pleasant .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 hurrah
1 hurrah 2 !
2 ! 3 "
3 " 4 it
4 it 5 sounded
5 sounded 6 so
6 so 7 pleasant
7 pleasant 8 .

I wanted the fun of beating , but I don't care a bit for this girl 's thing and I 'd rather see it on you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 wanted
2 wanted 3 the
3 the 4 fun
4 fun 5 of
5 of 6 beating
6 beating 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 I
9 I 10 don't
10 don't 11 care
11 care 12 a
12 a 13 bit
13 bit 14 for
14 for 15 this
15 this 16 girl
16 girl 17 's
17 's 18 thing
18 thing 19 and
19 and 20 I
20 I 21 'd
21 'd 22 rather
22 rather 23 see
23 see 24 it
24 it 25 on
25 on 26 you
26 you 27 .
27 . 28 "

" oh no ; you must wear it to show who won .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 no
3 no 4 ;
4 ; 5 you
5 you 6 must
6 must 7 wear
7 wear 8 it
8 it 9 to
9 to 10 show
10 show 11 who
11 who 12 won
12 won 13 .

Miss Celia wouldn't like it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 wouldn't
3 wouldn't 4 like
4 like 5 it
5 it 6 .

" you must wear it ; I shall feel real mean if you don't .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 must
3 must 4 wear
4 wear 5 it
5 it 6 ;
6 ; 7 I
7 I 8 shall
8 shall 9 feel
9 feel 10 real
10 real 11 mean
11 mean 12 if
12 if 13 you
13 you 14 don't
14 don't 15 .

you worked harder than I did , and it was only luck my getting this .
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1 you 2 worked
2 worked 3 harder
3 harder 4 than
4 than 5 I
5 I 6 did
6 did 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 it
9 it 10 was
10 was 11 only
11 only 12 luck
12 luck 13 my
13 my 14 getting
14 getting 15 this
15 this 16 .

" then I will .
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 I
3 I 4 will
4 will 5 .

now do you forgive me for losing Sancho ? " asked Bab , with a wistful look which made Ben say , heartily ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 forgive
4 forgive 5 me
5 me 6 for
6 for 7 losing
7 losing 8 Sancho
8 Sancho 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 asked
11 asked 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 with
14 with 15 a
15 a 16 wistful
16 wistful 17 look
17 look 18 which
18 which 19 made
19 made 20 Ben
20 Ben 21 say
21 say 22 ,
22 , 23 heartily
23 heartily 24 ,

" I did that when he came home . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 did
3 did 4 that
4 that 5 when
5 when 6 he
6 he 7 came
7 came 8 home
8 home 9 .
9 . 10 "

" and you don't think I 'm horrid ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 don't
4 don't 5 think
5 think 6 I
6 I 7 'm
7 'm 8 horrid
8 horrid 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" he learned that at the circus ' tunnyments , ' as he calls them .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 learned
3 learned 4 that
4 that 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 circus
7 circus 8 '
8 ' 9 tunnyments
9 tunnyments 10 ,
10 , 11 '
11 ' 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 calls
14 calls 15 them
15 them 16 .

I saw a very sweet look on her face just now , and am sure that Ben will never know why he beat . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 saw
2 saw 3 a
3 a 4 very
4 very 5 sweet
5 sweet 6 look
6 look 7 on
7 on 8 her
8 her 9 face
9 face 10 just
10 just 11 now
11 now 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 am
14 am 15 sure
15 sure 16 that
16 that 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 will
18 will 19 never
19 never 20 know
20 know 21 why
21 why 22 he
22 he 23 beat
23 beat 24 .
24 . 25 "

I ought to give her mine and be hungry , it was so mean to make fun of her poorness . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 ought
2 ought 3 to
3 to 4 give
4 give 5 her
5 her 6 mine
6 mine 7 and
7 and 8 be
8 be 9 hungry
9 hungry 10 ,
10 , 11 it
11 it 12 was
12 was 13 so
13 so 14 mean
14 mean 15 to
15 to 16 make
16 make 17 fun
17 fun 18 of
18 of 19 her
19 her 20 poorness
20 poorness 21 .
21 . 22 "

" did you stop the sacrifice ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 did
2 did 3 you
3 you 4 stop
4 stop 5 the
5 the 6 sacrifice
6 sacrifice 7 ?
7 ? 8 "

" come and tell me about Abby .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 and
3 and 4 tell
4 tell 5 me
5 me 6 about
6 about 7 Abby
7 Abby 8 .

CHAPTER XXI
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1 CHAPTER 2 XXI

CUPID'S LAST APPEARANCE
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1 CUPID'S 2 LAST
2 LAST 3 APPEARANCE

one big door was open , and seats , arranged lengthwise , faced the red table-cloths which formed the curtain .
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1 one 2 big
2 big 3 door
3 door 4 was
4 was 5 open
5 open 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 seats
8 seats 9 ,
9 , 10 arranged
10 arranged 11 lengthwise
11 lengthwise 12 ,
12 , 13 faced
13 faced 14 the
14 the 15 red
15 red 16 table-cloths
16 table-cloths 17 which
17 which 18 formed
18 formed 19 the
19 the 20 curtain
20 curtain 21 .

across an empty stall a green cloth was fastened , so high that the heads of the operators were not seen .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 across
1 across 2 an
2 an 3 empty
3 empty 4 stall
4 stall 5 a
5 a 6 green
6 green 7 cloth
7 cloth 8 was
8 was 9 fastened
9 fastened 10 ,
10 , 11 so
11 so 12 high
12 high 13 that
13 that 14 the
14 the 15 heads
15 heads 16 of
16 of 17 the
17 the 18 operators
18 operators 19 were
19 were 20 not
20 not 21 seen
21 seen 22 .

" in China there lived a little man , His name was Chingery Wangery Chan . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 in
2 in 3 China
3 China 4 there
4 there 5 lived
5 lived 6 a
6 a 7 little
7 little 8 man
8 man 9 ,
9 , 10 His
10 His 11 name
11 name 12 was
12 was 13 Chingery
13 Chingery 14 Wangery
14 Wangery 15 Chan
15 Chan 16 .
16 . 17 "

while he saluted , the song went on ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 while
1 while 2 he
2 he 3 saluted
3 saluted 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 6 song
6 song 7 went
7 went 8 on
8 on 9 ,

" his legs were short , his feet were small , And this little man could not walk at all . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 his
2 his 3 legs
3 legs 4 were
4 were 5 short
5 short 6 ,
6 , 7 his
7 his 8 feet
8 feet 9 were
9 were 10 small
10 small 11 ,
11 , 12 And
12 And 13 this
13 this 14 little
14 little 15 man
15 man 16 could
16 could 17 not
17 not 18 walk
18 walk 19 at
19 at 20 all
20 all 21 .
21 . 22 "

" Chingery changery ri co day , Ekel tekel happy man ; Uron odesko canty oh , oh , Gallopy wallopy China go . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Chingery
2 Chingery 3 changery
3 changery 4 ri
4 ri 5 co
5 co 6 day
6 day 7 ,
7 , 8 Ekel
8 Ekel 9 tekel
9 tekel 10 happy
10 happy 11 man
11 man 12 ;
12 ; 13 Uron
13 Uron 14 odesko
14 odesko 15 canty
15 canty 16 oh
16 oh 17 ,
17 , 18 oh
18 oh 19 ,
19 , 20 Gallopy
20 Gallopy 21 wallopy
21 wallopy 22 China
22 China 23 go
23 go 24 .
24 . 25 "

while she did this , the song went on to explain ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 while
1 while 2 she
2 she 3 did
3 did 4 this
4 this 5 ,
5 , 6 the
6 the 7 song
7 song 8 went
8 went 9 on
9 on 10 to
10 to 11 explain
11 explain 12 ,

" Whang fun li , Tang hua ki , Hong Kong do ra me !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Whang
2 Whang 3 fun
3 fun 4 li
4 li 5 ,
5 , 6 Tang
6 Tang 7 hua
7 hua 8 ki
8 ki 9 ,
9 , 10 Hong
10 Hong 11 Kong
11 Kong 12 do
12 do 13 ra
13 ra 14 me
14 me 15 !

ah sin lo , Pan to fo , Tsing up chin leute ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 ah
1 ah 2 sin
2 sin 3 lo
3 lo 4 ,
4 , 5 Pan
5 Pan 6 to
6 to 7 fo
7 fo 8 ,
8 , 9 Tsing
9 Tsing 10 up
10 up 11 chin
11 chin 12 leute
12 leute 13 !
13 ! 14 "

but , alas !
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1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 alas
3 alas 4 !

the boys enjoyed this part intensely , and cries of " go it , Ben ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 boys
2 boys 3 enjoyed
3 enjoyed 4 this
4 this 5 part
5 part 6 intensely
6 intensely 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 cries
9 cries 10 of
10 of 11 "
11 " 12 go
12 go 13 it
13 it 14 ,
14 , 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 !
16 ! 17 "

" hit him again , Billy ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hit
2 hit 3 him
3 him 4 again
4 again 5 ,
5 , 6 Billy
6 Billy 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" two against one isn't fair ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 two
2 two 3 against
3 against 4 one
4 one 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 fair
6 fair 7 !
7 ! 8 "

" Thorny 's a match for ' em . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Thorny
2 Thorny 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 match
5 match 6 for
6 for 7 '
7 ' 8 em
8 em 9 .
9 . 10 "

" I hope Bab will do something else , she is so funny .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 hope
3 hope 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 will
5 will 6 do
6 do 7 something
7 something 8 else
8 else 9 ,
9 , 10 she
10 she 11 is
11 is 12 so
12 so 13 funny
13 funny 14 .

wasn't her dress elegant ? " said Sally Folsum , burning to wear a long silk gown and a feather in her hair .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 wasn't
1 wasn't 2 her
2 her 3 dress
3 dress 4 elegant
4 elegant 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Sally
8 Sally 9 Folsum
9 Folsum 10 ,
10 , 11 burning
11 burning 12 to
12 to 13 wear
13 wear 14 a
14 a 15 long
15 long 16 silk
16 silk 17 gown
17 gown 18 and
18 and 19 a
19 a 20 feather
20 feather 21 in
21 in 22 her
22 her 23 hair
23 hair 24 .

up went the curtain at last , and a voice announced " a Tragedy in Three Tableaux . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 up
1 up 2 went
2 went 3 the
3 the 4 curtain
4 curtain 5 at
5 at 6 last
6 last 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 a
9 a 10 voice
10 voice 11 announced
11 announced 12 "
12 " 13 a
13 a 14 Tragedy
14 Tragedy 15 in
15 in 16 Three
16 Three 17 Tableaux
17 Tableaux 18 .
18 . 19 "

" I know what that is ! " cried Sally ; " it 's ' Mabel on Midsummer Day . '
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 know
3 know 4 what
4 what 5 that
5 that 6 is
6 is 7 !
7 ! 8 "
8 " 9 cried
9 cried 10 Sally
10 Sally 11 ;
11 ; 12 "
12 " 13 it
13 it 14 's
14 's 15 '
15 ' 16 Mabel
16 Mabel 17 on
17 on 18 Midsummer
18 Midsummer 19 Day
19 Day 20 .
20 . 21 '

the piece Miss Celia spoke ; don't you know ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 piece
2 piece 3 Miss
3 Miss 4 Celia
4 Celia 5 spoke
5 spoke 6 ;
6 ; 7 don't
7 don't 8 you
8 you 9 know
9 know 10 ?
10 ? 11 "

" there isn't any sick baby , and Mabel had a ' kerchief pinned about her head . '
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 there
2 there 3 isn't
3 isn't 4 any
4 any 5 sick
5 sick 6 baby
6 baby 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 Mabel
9 Mabel 10 had
10 had 11 a
11 a 12 '
12 ' 13 kerchief
13 kerchief 14 pinned
14 pinned 15 about
15 about 16 her
16 her 17 head
17 head 18 .
18 . 19 '

the question was settled by the appearance of the wolf in the second scene , and such a wolf !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 question
2 question 3 was
3 was 4 settled
4 settled 5 by
5 by 6 the
6 the 7 appearance
7 appearance 8 of
8 of 9 the
9 the 10 wolf
10 wolf 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 second
13 second 14 scene
14 scene 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 such
17 such 18 a
18 a 19 wolf
19 wolf 20 !

what a comfort that tail was to Sancho , none but a bereaved bow-wow could ever tell .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 what
1 what 2 a
2 a 3 comfort
3 comfort 4 that
4 that 5 tail
5 tail 6 was
6 was 7 to
7 to 8 Sancho
8 Sancho 9 ,
9 , 10 none
10 none 11 but
11 but 12 a
12 a 13 bereaved
13 bereaved 14 bow-wow
14 bow-wow 15 could
15 could 16 ever
16 ever 17 tell
17 tell 18 .

it 's perfectly splendid ! so don't you spoil it by making a row . "
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1 it 2 's
2 's 3 perfectly
3 perfectly 4 splendid
4 splendid 5 !
5 ! 6 so
6 so 7 don't
7 don't 8 you
8 you 9 spoil
9 spoil 10 it
10 it 11 by
11 by 12 making
12 making 13 a
13 a 14 row
14 row 15 .
15 . 16 "

but what they heard only whetted their curiosity and mystified them more and more .
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1 but 2 what
2 what 3 they
3 they 4 heard
4 heard 5 only
5 only 6 whetted
6 whetted 7 their
7 their 8 curiosity
8 curiosity 9 and
9 and 10 mystified
10 mystified 11 them
11 them 12 more
12 more 13 and
13 and 14 more
14 more 15 .

Bab 's voice cried in a loud whisper , " isn't Ben beautiful ? "
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1 Bab 2 's
2 's 3 voice
3 voice 4 cried
4 cried 5 in
5 in 6 a
6 a 7 loud
7 loud 8 whisper
8 whisper 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 isn't
11 isn't 12 Ben
12 Ben 13 beautiful
13 beautiful 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" you just wait till you see what 's coming .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 just
3 just 4 wait
4 wait 5 till
5 till 6 you
6 you 7 see
7 see 8 what
8 what 9 's
9 's 10 coming
10 coming 11 .

" ready !
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1 " 2 ready
2 ready 3 !

no wonder Ben was not recognized in this brilliant disguise , which was more natural to him than Billy 's blue flannel or Thorny 's respectable garments .
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1 no 2 wonder
2 wonder 3 Ben
3 Ben 4 was
4 was 5 not
5 not 6 recognized
6 recognized 7 in
7 in 8 this
8 this 9 brilliant
9 brilliant 10 disguise
10 disguise 11 ,
11 , 12 which
12 which 13 was
13 was 14 more
14 more 15 natural
15 natural 16 to
16 to 17 him
17 him 18 than
18 than 19 Billy
19 Billy 20 's
20 's 21 blue
21 blue 22 flannel
22 flannel 23 or
23 or 24 Thorny
24 Thorny 25 's
25 's 26 respectable
26 respectable 27 garments
27 garments 28 .

" yes , ' m , thank you , it was tip-top . "
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 '
4 ' 5 m
5 m 6 ,
6 , 7 thank
7 thank 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 it
10 it 11 was
11 was 12 tip-top
12 tip-top 13 .
13 . 14 "

" but you look rather sober .
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 you
3 you 4 look
4 look 5 rather
5 rather 6 sober
6 sober 7 .

" no , I wouldn't unless he was there and wanted me . "
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1 " 2 no
2 no 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 wouldn't
5 wouldn't 6 unless
6 unless 7 he
7 he 8 was
8 was 9 there
9 there 10 and
10 and 11 wanted
11 wanted 12 me
12 me 13 .
13 . 14 "

now go and dress ; but , tell me first , has it been a happy birthday ? "
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1 now 2 go
2 go 3 and
3 and 4 dress
4 dress 5 ;
5 ; 6 but
6 but 7 ,
7 , 8 tell
8 tell 9 me
9 me 10 first
10 first 11 ,
11 , 12 has
12 has 13 it
13 it 14 been
14 been 15 a
15 a 16 happy
16 happy 17 birthday
17 birthday 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

" oh , Miss Celia !
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Miss
4 Miss 5 Celia
5 Celia 6 !

" if I can bring one lost lamb into the fold , I shall be the fitter for a shepherd 's wife , by-and-by . "
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1 " 2 if
2 if 3 I
3 I 4 can
4 can 5 bring
5 bring 6 one
6 one 7 lost
7 lost 8 lamb
8 lamb 9 into
9 into 10 the
10 the 11 fold
11 fold 12 ,
12 , 13 I
13 I 14 shall
14 shall 15 be
15 be 16 the
16 the 17 fitter
17 fitter 18 for
18 for 19 a
19 a 20 shepherd
20 shepherd 21 's
21 's 22 wife
22 wife 23 ,
23 , 24 by-and-by
24 by-and-by 25 .
25 . 26 "

CHAPTER XXII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XXII

a BOY'S BARGAIN
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1 a 2 BOY'S
2 BOY'S 3 BARGAIN

roosting here , Sam began to shout for aid in every key possible to the human voice .
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1 roosting 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 4 Sam
4 Sam 5 began
5 began 6 to
6 to 7 shout
7 shout 8 for
8 for 9 aid
9 aid 10 in
10 in 11 every
11 every 12 key
12 key 13 possible
13 possible 14 to
14 to 15 the
15 the 16 human
16 human 17 voice
17 voice 18 .

" come on !
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 on
3 on 4 !

I 'm in the ma'sh .
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1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 ma'sh
5 ma'sh 6 .

" is it you , Sam ?
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1 " 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 Sam
6 Sam 7 ?

" stop that , or I 'll knock your head off ! " roared Sam , in a rage .
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1 " 2 stop
2 stop 3 that
3 that 4 ,
4 , 5 or
5 or 6 I
6 I 7 'll
7 'll 8 knock
8 knock 9 your
9 your 10 head
10 head 11 off
11 off 12 !
12 ! 13 "
13 " 14 roared
14 roared 15 Sam
15 Sam 16 ,
16 , 17 in
17 in 18 a
18 a 19 rage
19 rage 20 .

" Dare say not , but ' it is good for you , ' as you say when you rap me over the head .
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1 " 2 Dare
2 Dare 3 say
3 say 4 not
4 not 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 '
7 ' 8 it
8 it 9 is
9 is 10 good
10 good 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 ,
13 , 14 '
14 ' 15 as
15 as 16 you
16 you 17 say
17 say 18 when
18 when 19 you
19 you 20 rap
20 rap 21 me
21 me 22 over
22 over 23 the
23 the 24 head
24 head 25 .

now then ! " and Ben 's face grew stern with his remembered wrongs as he grimly eyed his discomfited foe .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 then
2 then 3 !
3 ! 4 "
4 " 5 and
5 and 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 's
7 's 8 face
8 face 9 grew
9 grew 10 stern
10 stern 11 with
11 with 12 his
12 his 13 remembered
13 remembered 14 wrongs
14 wrongs 15 as
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 grimly
17 grimly 18 eyed
18 eyed 19 his
19 his 20 discomfited
20 discomfited 21 foe
21 foe 22 .

" I 'll promise fast enough if you won't tell anyone about this , " answered Sam , surveying himself and his surroundings with great disgust .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 promise
4 promise 5 fast
5 fast 6 enough
6 enough 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 won't
9 won't 10 tell
10 tell 11 anyone
11 anyone 12 about
12 about 13 this
13 this 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 answered
16 answered 17 Sam
17 Sam 18 ,
18 , 19 surveying
19 surveying 20 himself
20 himself 21 and
21 and 22 his
22 his 23 surroundings
23 surroundings 24 with
24 with 25 great
25 great 26 disgust
26 disgust 27 .

" I shall do as I like about that . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 do
4 do 5 as
5 as 6 I
6 I 7 like
7 like 8 about
8 about 9 that
9 that 10 .
10 . 11 "

" then I won't promise a thing !
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1 " 2 then
2 then 3 I
3 I 4 won't
4 won't 5 promise
5 promise 6 a
6 a 7 thing
7 thing 8 !

" all right ! " and back came Ben , ready for further negotiations .
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1 " 2 all
2 all 3 right
3 right 4 !
4 ! 5 "
5 " 6 and
6 and 7 back
7 back 8 came
8 came 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 ready
11 ready 12 for
12 for 13 further
13 further 14 negotiations
14 negotiations 15 .

" I 'll promise not to plague you , if you 'll promise not to tell on me .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 promise
4 promise 5 not
5 not 6 to
6 to 7 plague
7 plague 8 you
8 you 9 ,
9 , 10 if
10 if 11 you
11 you 12 'll
12 'll 13 promise
13 promise 14 not
14 not 15 to
15 to 16 tell
16 tell 17 on
17 on 18 me
18 me 19 .

is that what you want ? "
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1 is 2 that
2 that 3 what
3 what 4 you
4 you 5 want
5 want 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" now I come to think of it , there is one thing more .
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1 " 2 now
2 now 3 I
3 I 4 come
4 come 5 to
5 to 6 think
6 think 7 of
7 of 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 there
10 there 11 is
11 is 12 one
12 one 13 thing
13 thing 14 more
14 more 15 .

I like to make a good bargain when I begin , " said Ben , with a shrewd air .
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1 I 2 like
2 like 3 to
3 to 4 make
4 make 5 a
5 a 6 good
6 good 7 bargain
7 bargain 8 when
8 when 9 I
9 I 10 begin
10 begin 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 Ben
14 Ben 15 ,
15 , 16 with
16 with 17 a
17 a 18 shrewd
18 shrewd 19 air
19 air 20 .

" you must promise to keep Mose quiet , too .
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1 " 2 you
2 you 3 must
3 must 4 promise
4 promise 5 to
5 to 6 keep
6 keep 7 Mose
7 Mose 8 quiet
8 quiet 9 ,
9 , 10 too
10 too 11 .

he follows your lead , and if you tell him to stop it he will .
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1 he 2 follows
2 follows 3 your
3 your 4 lead
4 lead 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 tell
9 tell 10 him
10 him 11 to
11 to 12 stop
12 stop 13 it
13 it 14 he
14 he 15 will
15 will 16 .

if I was big enough , I 'd make you hold your tongues .
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1 if 2 I
2 I 3 was
3 was 4 big
4 big 5 enough
5 enough 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 'd
8 'd 9 make
9 make 10 you
10 you 11 hold
11 hold 12 your
12 your 13 tongues
13 tongues 14 .

I ain't , so we 'll try this way . "
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1 I 2 ain't
2 ain't 3 ,
3 , 4 so
4 so 5 we
5 we 6 'll
6 'll 7 try
7 try 8 this
8 this 9 way
9 way 10 .
10 . 11 "

" yes , Yes , I 'll see to Mose .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 Yes
4 Yes 5 ,
5 , 6 I
6 I 7 'll
7 'll 8 see
8 see 9 to
9 to 10 Mose
10 Mose 11 .

now , bring on a rail , there 's a good fellow .
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1 now 2 ,
2 , 3 bring
3 bring 4 on
4 on 5 a
5 a 6 rail
6 rail 7 ,
7 , 8 there
8 there 9 's
9 's 10 a
10 a 11 good
11 good 12 fellow
12 fellow 13 .

promise you won't plague the girls either , ' specially Bab and Betty .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 promise
1 promise 2 you
2 you 3 won't
3 won't 4 plague
4 plague 5 the
5 the 6 girls
6 girls 7 either
7 either 8 ,
8 , 9 '
9 ' 10 specially
10 specially 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 and
12 and 13 Betty
13 Betty 14 .

you pull their hair , and they don't like it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 you
1 you 2 pull
2 pull 3 their
3 their 4 hair
4 hair 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 they
7 they 8 don't
8 don't 9 like
9 like 10 it
10 it 11 .
11 . 12 "

" don't neither !
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 neither
3 neither 4 !

wouldn't touch that Bab for a dollar ; she scratches and bites like a mad cat , " was Sam 's sulky reply .
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1 wouldn't 2 touch
2 touch 3 that
3 that 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 for
5 for 6 a
6 a 7 dollar
7 dollar 8 ;
8 ; 9 she
9 she 10 scratches
10 scratches 11 and
11 and 12 bites
12 bites 13 like
13 like 14 a
14 a 15 mad
15 mad 16 cat
16 cat 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 was
19 was 20 Sam
20 Sam 21 's
21 's 22 sulky
22 sulky 23 reply
23 reply 24 .

" Glad of it ; she can take care of herself .
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1 " 2 Glad
2 Glad 3 of
3 of 4 it
4 it 5 ;
5 ; 6 she
6 she 7 can
7 can 8 take
8 take 9 care
9 care 10 of
10 of 11 herself
11 herself 12 .

" stop !
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1 " 2 stop
2 stop 3 !

I will !
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1 I 2 will
2 will 3 !

I will ! "
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1 I 2 will
2 will 3 !
3 ! 4 "

" true as you live and breathe ! " demanded Ben , sternly binding him by the most solemn oath he knew .
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1 " 2 true
2 true 3 as
3 as 4 you
4 you 5 live
5 live 6 and
6 and 7 breathe
7 breathe 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 demanded
10 demanded 11 Ben
11 Ben 12 ,
12 , 13 sternly
13 sternly 14 binding
14 binding 15 him
15 him 16 by
16 by 17 the
17 the 18 most
18 most 19 solemn
19 solemn 20 oath
20 oath 21 he
21 he 22 knew
22 knew 23 .

" I never thought of that way , " said Sam , watching him with much inward chagrin at his own failure .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 never
3 never 4 thought
4 thought 5 of
5 of 6 that
6 that 7 way
7 way 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 Sam
11 Sam 12 ,
12 , 13 watching
13 watching 14 him
14 him 15 with
15 with 16 much
16 much 17 inward
17 inward 18 chagrin
18 chagrin 19 at
19 at 20 his
20 his 21 own
21 own 22 failure
22 failure 23 .

come , crook , " commanded Ben , leaning forward with extended little finger .
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1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 crook
3 crook 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 commanded
6 commanded 7 Ben
7 Ben 8 ,
8 , 9 leaning
9 leaning 10 forward
10 forward 11 with
11 with 12 extended
12 extended 13 little
13 little 14 finger
14 finger 15 .

" now what 's going to become of you , old Look-before-you-leap ? "
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1 " 2 now
2 now 3 what
3 what 4 's
4 's 5 going
5 going 6 to
6 to 7 become
7 become 8 of
8 of 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 old
11 old 12 Look-before-you-leap
12 Look-before-you-leap 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" better wash your face ; it 's as speckled as a tiger-lily .
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1 " 2 better
2 better 3 wash
3 wash 4 your
4 your 5 face
5 face 6 ;
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 's
8 's 9 as
9 as 10 speckled
10 speckled 11 as
11 as 12 a
12 a 13 tiger-lily
13 tiger-lily 14 .

" don't want it , " muttered Sam , gruffly , as he poured the water out of his muddy shoes .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 want
3 want 4 it
4 it 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 muttered
7 muttered 8 Sam
8 Sam 9 ,
9 , 10 gruffly
10 gruffly 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 poured
14 poured 15 the
15 the 16 water
16 water 17 out
17 out 18 of
18 of 19 his
19 his 20 muddy
20 muddy 21 shoes
21 shoes 22 .

" I was taught to say ' Thanky ' when folks got me out of scrapes .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 was
3 was 4 taught
4 taught 5 to
5 to 6 say
6 say 7 '
7 ' 8 Thanky
8 Thanky 9 '
9 ' 10 when
10 when 11 folks
11 folks 12 got
12 got 13 me
13 me 14 out
14 out 15 of
15 of 16 scrapes
16 scrapes 17 .

Sam forgot his manners , but he remembered his promise , and kept it so well that all the school wondered .
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1 Sam 2 forgot
2 forgot 3 his
3 his 4 manners
4 manners 5 ,
5 , 6 but
6 but 7 he
7 he 8 remembered
8 remembered 9 his
9 his 10 promise
10 promise 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 kept
13 kept 14 it
14 it 15 so
15 so 16 well
16 well 17 that
17 that 18 all
18 all 19 the
19 the 20 school
20 school 21 wondered
21 wondered 22 .

a week after the secret alliance was formed , Ben ran in one evening with a letter for Miss Celia .
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1 a 2 week
2 week 3 after
3 after 4 the
4 the 5 secret
5 secret 6 alliance
6 alliance 7 was
7 was 8 formed
8 formed 9 ,
9 , 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 ran
11 ran 12 in
12 in 13 one
13 one 14 evening
14 evening 15 with
15 with 16 a
16 a 17 letter
17 letter 18 for
18 for 19 Miss
19 Miss 20 Celia
20 Celia 21 .

" he has come ! he has come !
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 has
3 has 4 come
4 come 5 !
5 ! 6 he
6 he 7 has
7 has 8 come
8 come 9 !

now you may tell them , Thorny . "
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1 now 2 you
2 you 3 may
3 may 4 tell
4 tell 5 them
5 them 6 ,
6 , 7 Thorny
7 Thorny 8 .
8 . 9 "

" tell its what ? asked Bab , pricking up her cars at once .
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1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 its
3 its 4 what
4 what 5 ?
5 ? 6 asked
6 asked 7 Bab
7 Bab 8 ,
8 , 9 pricking
9 pricking 10 up
10 up 11 her
11 her 12 cars
12 cars 13 at
13 at 14 once
14 once 15 .

Ben will take care of you while I 'm gone . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ben
1 Ben 2 will
2 will 3 take
3 take 4 care
4 care 5 of
5 of 6 you
6 you 7 while
7 while 8 I
8 I 9 'm
9 'm 10 gone
10 gone 11 .
11 . 12 "

" when shall you go ? " asked Bab , beginning to long for her share of cake .
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1 " 2 when
2 when 3 shall
3 shall 4 you
4 you 5 go
5 go 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 Bab
9 Bab 10 ,
10 , 11 beginning
11 beginning 12 to
12 to 13 long
13 long 14 for
14 for 15 her
15 her 16 share
16 share 17 of
17 of 18 cake
18 cake 19 .

" To-morrow , I guess .
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1 " 2 To-morrow
2 To-morrow 3 ,
3 , 4 I
4 I 5 guess
5 guess 6 .

Celia has been packed and ready for a week .
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1 Celia 2 has
2 has 3 been
3 been 4 packed
4 packed 5 and
5 and 6 ready
6 ready 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 week
9 week 10 .

we agreed to meet George in New York , and be married as soon as he got his best clothes unpacked .
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1 we 2 agreed
2 agreed 3 to
3 to 4 meet
4 meet 5 George
5 George 6 in
6 in 7 New
7 New 8 York
8 York 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 be
11 be 12 married
12 married 13 as
13 as 14 soon
14 soon 15 as
15 as 16 he
16 he 17 got
17 got 18 his
18 his 19 best
19 best 20 clothes
20 clothes 21 unpacked
21 unpacked 22 .

we are men of our word , and off we go .
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1 we 2 are
2 are 3 men
3 men 4 of
4 of 5 our
5 our 6 word
6 word 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 off
9 off 10 we
10 we 11 go
11 go 12 .

won't it be fun ? "
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1 won't 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 fun
4 fun 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

" but when will you come back again ? " questioned Betty , looking anxious .
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1 " 2 but
2 but 3 when
3 when 4 will
4 will 5 you
5 you 6 come
6 come 7 back
7 back 8 again
8 again 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 questioned
11 questioned 12 Betty
12 Betty 13 ,
13 , 14 looking
14 looking 15 anxious
15 anxious 16 .

" don't know .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 know
3 know 4 .

" do you like him ? " asked Ben , very naturally wondering if the new master would approve of the young man-of-all-work .
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1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 like
4 like 5 him
5 him 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 asked
8 asked 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 very
11 very 12 naturally
12 naturally 13 wondering
13 wondering 14 if
14 if 15 the
15 the 16 new
16 new 17 master
17 master 18 would
18 would 19 approve
19 approve 20 of
20 of 21 the
21 the 22 young
22 young 23 man-of-all-work
23 man-of-all-work 24 .

" don't I ?
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 I
3 I 4 ?

George is regularly jolly ; though now he 's a minister , perhaps he 'll stiffen up and turn sober .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 George
1 George 2 is
2 is 3 regularly
3 regularly 4 jolly
4 jolly 5 ;
5 ; 6 though
6 though 7 now
7 now 8 he
8 he 9 's
9 's 10 a
10 a 11 minister
11 minister 12 ,
12 , 13 perhaps
13 perhaps 14 he
14 he 15 'll
15 'll 16 stiffen
16 stiffen 17 up
17 up 18 and
18 and 19 turn
19 turn 20 sober
20 sober 21 .

won't it be a shame if he does ? " and Thorny looked alarmed at the thought of losing his congenial friend .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 won't
1 won't 2 it
2 it 3 be
3 be 4 a
4 a 5 shame
5 shame 6 if
6 if 7 he
7 he 8 does
8 does 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 and
11 and 12 Thorny
12 Thorny 13 looked
13 looked 14 alarmed
14 alarmed 15 at
15 at 16 the
16 the 17 thought
17 thought 18 of
18 of 19 losing
19 losing 20 his
20 his 21 congenial
21 congenial 22 friend
22 friend 23 .

" tell about him ; Miss Celia said you might " , put in Bab , whose experience of " jolly " ministers had been small .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 about
3 about 4 him
4 him 5 ;
5 ; 6 Miss
6 Miss 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 said
8 said 9 you
9 you 10 might
10 might 11 "
11 " 12 ,
12 , 13 put
13 put 14 in
14 in 15 Bab
15 Bab 16 ,
16 , 17 whose
17 whose 18 experience
18 experience 19 of
19 of 20 "
20 " 21 jolly
21 jolly 22 "
22 " 23 ministers
23 ministers 24 had
24 had 25 been
25 been 26 small
26 small 27 .

" oh , there isn't much about it .
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 there
4 there 5 isn't
5 isn't 6 much
6 much 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 .

we met in Switzerland going up Mount St Bernard in a storm , and "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 met
2 met 3 in
3 in 4 Switzerland
4 Switzerland 5 going
5 going 6 up
6 up 7 Mount
7 Mount 8 St
8 St 9 Bernard
9 Bernard 10 in
10 in 11 a
11 a 12 storm
12 storm 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 "

" where the good dogs live ? " inquired Betty , hoping they would come into the story .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 the
3 the 4 good
4 good 5 dogs
5 dogs 6 live
6 live 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 inquired
9 inquired 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 ,
11 , 12 hoping
12 hoping 13 they
13 they 14 would
14 would 15 come
15 come 16 into
16 into 17 the
17 the 18 story
18 story 19 .

then we kept meeting , and the first thing I knew she went and was engaged to him .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 we
2 we 3 kept
3 kept 4 meeting
4 meeting 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 the
7 the 8 first
8 first 9 thing
9 thing 10 I
10 I 11 knew
11 knew 12 she
12 she 13 went
13 went 14 and
14 and 15 was
15 was 16 engaged
16 engaged 17 to
17 to 18 him
18 him 19 .

I didn't care , only she would come home so he might go on studying hard and get through quick .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 didn't
2 didn't 3 care
3 care 4 ,
4 , 5 only
5 only 6 she
6 she 7 would
7 would 8 come
8 come 9 home
9 home 10 so
10 so 11 he
11 he 12 might
12 might 13 go
13 go 14 on
14 on 15 studying
15 studying 16 hard
16 hard 17 and
17 and 18 get
18 get 19 through
19 through 20 quick
20 quick 21 .

" shall you live here always when you come back ? asked Bab , as Thorny paused for breath .
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1 " 2 shall
2 shall 3 you
3 you 4 live
4 live 5 here
5 here 6 always
6 always 7 when
7 when 8 you
8 you 9 come
9 come 10 back
10 back 11 ?
11 ? 12 asked
12 asked 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 Thorny
16 Thorny 17 paused
17 paused 18 for
18 for 19 breath
19 breath 20 .

" Celia wants to .
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1 " 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 wants
3 wants 4 to
4 to 5 .

I shall go to college , so I don't mind .
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1 I 2 shall
2 shall 3 go
3 go 4 to
4 to 5 college
5 college 6 ,
6 , 7 so
7 so 8 I
8 I 9 don't
9 don't 10 mind
10 mind 11 .

George is going to help the old minister here and see how he likes it .
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1 George 2 is
2 is 3 going
3 going 4 to
4 to 5 help
5 help 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 minister
8 minister 9 here
9 here 10 and
10 and 11 see
11 see 12 how
12 how 13 he
13 he 14 likes
14 likes 15 it
15 it 16 .

" I wonder if he will want me round , " said Ben , feeling no desire to be a tramp again .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 if
4 if 5 he
5 he 6 will
6 will 7 want
7 want 8 me
8 me 9 round
9 round 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Ben
13 Ben 14 ,
14 , 15 feeling
15 feeling 16 no
16 no 17 desire
17 desire 18 to
18 to 19 be
19 be 20 a
20 a 21 tramp
21 tramp 22 again
22 again 23 .

" I 'd like to see a live wedding , then we could play it with our dolls .
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'd
3 'd 4 like
4 like 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 a
7 a 8 live
8 live 9 wedding
9 wedding 10 ,
10 , 11 then
11 then 12 we
12 we 13 could
13 could 14 play
14 play 15 it
15 it 16 with
16 with 17 our
17 our 18 dolls
18 dolls 19 .

I 've got a nice piece of mosquito netting for a veil , and Belinda 's white dress is clean .
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1 I 2 've
2 've 3 got
3 got 4 a
4 a 5 nice
5 nice 6 piece
6 piece 7 of
7 of 8 mosquito
8 mosquito 9 netting
9 netting 10 for
10 for 11 a
11 a 12 veil
12 veil 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 Belinda
15 Belinda 16 's
16 's 17 white
17 white 18 dress
18 dress 19 is
19 is 20 clean
20 clean 21 .

" oh , goody ! " cried Bab , while Betty whispered with both arms round Miss Celia ,
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1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 goody
4 goody 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 cried
7 cried 8 Bab
8 Bab 9 ,
9 , 10 while
10 while 11 Betty
11 Betty 12 whispered
12 whispered 13 with
13 with 14 both
14 both 15 arms
15 arms 16 round
16 round 17 Miss
17 Miss 18 Celia
18 Celia 19 ,

" I don't think we could bear to have anybody else come here to live . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 don't
3 don't 4 think
4 think 5 we
5 we 6 could
6 could 7 bear
7 bear 8 to
8 to 9 have
9 have 10 anybody
10 anybody 11 else
11 else 12 come
12 come 13 here
13 here 14 to
14 to 15 live
15 live 16 .
16 . 17 "

" it is very pleasant to hear you say that , and I mean to make others feel so , if I can .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 4 very
4 very 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 to
6 to 7 hear
7 hear 8 you
8 you 9 say
9 say 10 that
10 that 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 I
13 I 14 mean
14 mean 15 to
15 to 16 make
16 make 17 others
17 others 18 feel
18 feel 19 so
19 so 20 ,
20 , 21 if
21 if 22 I
22 I 23 can
23 can 24 .

" we will , " promised both children , ready for any thing except preaching in the high pulpit .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 will
3 will 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 promised
6 promised 7 both
7 both 8 children
8 children 9 ,
9 , 10 ready
10 ready 11 for
11 for 12 any
12 any 13 thing
13 thing 14 except
14 except 15 preaching
15 preaching 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 high
18 high 19 pulpit
19 pulpit 20 .

then Miss Celia turned to Ben , saying , in the respectful way that always made him feel at least twenty-five ,
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1 then 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 turned
4 turned 5 to
5 to 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 ,
7 , 8 saying
8 saying 9 ,
9 , 10 in
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 respectful
12 respectful 13 way
13 way 14 that
14 that 15 always
15 always 16 made
16 made 17 him
17 him 18 feel
18 feel 19 at
19 at 20 least
20 least 21 twenty-five
21 twenty-five 22 ,

" we shall be off to-morrow , and I leave you in charge .
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1 " 2 we
2 we 3 shall
3 shall 4 be
4 be 5 off
5 off 6 to-morrow
6 to-morrow 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 leave
10 leave 11 you
11 you 12 in
12 in 13 charge
13 charge 14 .

CHAPTER XXIII
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1 CHAPTER 2 XXIII

SOMEBODY COMES
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1 SOMEBODY 2 COMES

" don't you hope Ben will get his bag full ?
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 hope
4 hope 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 will
6 will 7 get
7 get 8 his
8 his 9 bag
9 bag 10 full
10 full 11 ?

" yes , and Ma says we may boil some in our little kettles .
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1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 5 Ma
5 Ma 6 says
6 says 7 we
7 we 8 may
8 may 9 boil
9 boil 10 some
10 some 11 in
11 in 12 our
12 our 13 little
13 little 14 kettles
14 kettles 15 .

Ben promised we should have half , " answered Betty , still intent on her cookery .
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1 Ben 2 promised
2 promised 3 we
3 we 4 should
4 should 5 have
5 have 6 half
6 half 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 answered
9 answered 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 ,
11 , 12 still
12 still 13 intent
13 intent 14 on
14 on 15 her
15 her 16 cookery
16 cookery 17 .

" I shall save some of mine for Thorny . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 save
4 save 5 some
5 some 6 of
6 of 7 mine
7 mine 8 for
8 for 9 Thorny
9 Thorny 10 .
10 . 11 "

" I shall keep lots of mine for Miss Celia . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 shall
3 shall 4 keep
4 keep 5 lots
5 lots 6 of
6 of 7 mine
7 mine 8 for
8 for 9 Miss
9 Miss 10 Celia
10 Celia 11 .
11 . 12 "

" doesn't it seem more than two weeks since she went away ? "
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1 " 2 doesn't
2 doesn't 3 it
3 it 4 seem
4 seem 5 more
5 more 6 than
6 than 7 two
7 two 8 weeks
8 weeks 9 since
9 since 10 she
10 she 11 went
11 went 12 away
12 away 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

" I wonder what she 'll bring us . "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 what
4 what 5 she
5 she 6 'll
6 'll 7 bring
7 bring 8 us
8 us 9 .
9 . 10 "

" it 's a tramp , let's run away , " whispered Betty , after a hasty look .
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1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 tramp
5 tramp 6 ,
6 , 7 let's
7 let's 8 run
8 run 9 away
9 away 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 whispered
12 whispered 13 Betty
13 Betty 14 ,
14 , 15 after
15 after 16 a
16 a 17 hasty
17 hasty 18 look
18 look 19 .

" pretty well , thank you , sir , " responded Bab , politely nodding back at him .
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1 " 2 pretty
2 pretty 3 well
3 well 4 ,
4 , 5 thank
5 thank 6 you
6 you 7 ,
7 , 8 sir
8 sir 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 responded
11 responded 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 politely
14 politely 15 nodding
15 nodding 16 back
16 back 17 at
17 at 18 him
18 him 19 .

" Folks at home ? " asked the man , looking over their heads toward the house .
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1 " 2 Folks
2 Folks 3 at
3 at 4 home
4 home 5 ?
5 ? 6 "
6 " 7 asked
7 asked 8 the
8 the 9 man
9 man 10 ,
10 , 11 looking
11 looking 12 over
12 over 13 their
13 their 14 heads
14 heads 15 toward
15 toward 16 the
16 the 17 house
17 house 18 .

" only Ma ; all the rest have gone to be married . "
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1 " 2 only
2 only 3 Ma
3 Ma 4 ;
4 ; 5 all
5 all 6 the
6 the 7 rest
7 rest 8 have
8 have 9 gone
9 gone 10 to
10 to 11 be
11 be 12 married
12 married 13 .
13 . 14 "

" that sounds lively .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 sounds
3 sounds 4 lively
4 lively 5 .

" why , do you know the Squire ? " exclaimed Bab , much surprised and re-assured .
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1 " 2 why
2 why 3 ,
3 , 4 do
4 do 5 you
5 you 6 know
6 know 7 the
7 the 8 Squire
8 Squire 9 ?
9 ? 10 "
10 " 11 exclaimed
11 exclaimed 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 ,
13 , 14 much
14 much 15 surprised
15 surprised 16 and
16 and 17 re-assured
17 re-assured 18 .

" come on purpose to see him .
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1 " 2 come
2 come 3 on
3 on 4 purpose
4 purpose 5 to
5 to 6 see
6 see 7 him
7 him 8 .

just strolling round till he gets back , " with an impatient sort of sigh .
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1 just 2 strolling
2 strolling 3 round
3 round 4 till
4 till 5 he
5 he 6 gets
6 gets 7 back
7 back 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 with
10 with 11 an
11 an 12 impatient
12 impatient 13 sort
13 sort 14 of
14 of 15 sigh
15 sigh 16 .

" Betty thought you was a tramp , but I wasn't afraid .
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1 " 2 Betty
2 Betty 3 thought
3 thought 4 you
4 you 5 was
5 was 6 a
6 a 7 tramp
7 tramp 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 I
10 I 11 wasn't
11 wasn't 12 afraid
12 afraid 13 .

I like tramps ever since Ben came , " explained Bab , with her usual candor .
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1 I 2 like
2 like 3 tramps
3 tramps 4 ever
4 ever 5 since
5 since 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 came
7 came 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 explained
10 explained 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 ,
12 , 13 with
13 with 14 her
14 her 15 usual
15 usual 16 candor
16 candor 17 .

" who ' s Ben ! " and the man came nearer so quickly that Betty nearly fell backward .
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1 " 2 who
2 who 3 '
3 ' 4 s
4 s 5 Ben
5 Ben 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 man
10 man 11 came
11 came 12 nearer
12 nearer 13 so
13 so 14 quickly
14 quickly 15 that
15 that 16 Betty
16 Betty 17 nearly
17 nearly 18 fell
18 fell 19 backward
19 backward 20 .

" don't you be scared , Sissy .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 you
3 you 4 be
4 be 5 scared
5 scared 6 ,
6 , 7 Sissy
7 Sissy 8 .

" Ben is Miss Celia 's boy .
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1 " 2 Ben
2 Ben 3 is
3 is 4 Miss
4 Miss 5 Celia
5 Celia 6 's
6 's 7 boy
7 boy 8 .

we found him most starved in the coach-house , and he 's been here ever since , " answered Bab , comprehensively .
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1 we 2 found
2 found 3 him
3 him 4 most
4 most 5 starved
5 starved 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 coach-house
8 coach-house 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 he
11 he 12 's
12 's 13 been
13 been 14 here
14 here 15 ever
15 ever 16 since
16 since 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 answered
19 answered 20 Bab
20 Bab 21 ,
21 , 22 comprehensively
22 comprehensively 23 .

" tell me about it .
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1 " 2 tell
2 tell 3 me
3 me 4 about
4 about 5 it
5 it 6 .

" ' Course we were !
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1 " 2 '
2 ' 3 Course
3 Course 4 we
4 we 5 were
5 were 6 !

he 's a nice boy and we are fond of him , and he likes us , " said Bab , heartily .
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1 he 2 's
2 's 3 a
3 a 4 nice
4 nice 5 boy
5 boy 6 and
6 and 7 we
7 we 8 are
8 are 9 fond
9 fond 10 of
10 of 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 he
14 he 15 likes
15 likes 16 us
16 us 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 said
19 said 20 Bab
20 Bab 21 ,
21 , 22 heartily
22 heartily 23 .

" don't wonder a mite .
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1 " 2 don't
2 don't 3 wonder
3 wonder 4 a
4 a 5 mite
5 mite 6 .

" haven't you ever been here before ?
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1 " 2 haven't
2 haven't 3 you
3 you 4 ever
4 ever 5 been
5 been 6 here
6 here 7 before
7 before 8 ?

it seems as if I 'd seen you . "
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1 it 2 seems
2 seems 3 as
3 as 4 if
4 if 5 I
5 I 6 'd
6 'd 7 seen
7 seen 8 you
8 you 9 .
9 . 10 "

" never in my life .
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1 " 2 never
2 never 3 in
3 in 4 my
4 my 5 life
5 life 6 .

" I 'm looking round for a likely boy ; don't you think this Ben would suite me ?
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 looking
4 looking 5 round
5 round 6 for
6 for 7 a
7 a 8 likely
8 likely 9 boy
9 boy 10 ;
10 ; 11 don't
11 don't 12 you
12 you 13 think
13 think 14 this
14 this 15 Ben
15 Ben 16 would
16 would 17 suite
17 suite 18 me
18 me 19 ?

I want just such a lively sort of chap . "
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1 I 2 want
2 want 3 just
3 just 4 such
4 such 5 a
5 a 6 lively
6 lively 7 sort
7 sort 8 of
8 of 9 chap
9 chap 10 .
10 . 11 "

" are you a circus man ? " asked Bab , quickly .
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1 " 2 are
2 are 3 you
3 you 4 a
4 a 5 circus
5 circus 6 man
6 man 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 Bab
10 Bab 11 ,
11 , 12 quickly
12 quickly 13 .

" well , no , not now .
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1 " 2 well
2 well 3 ,
3 , 4 no
4 no 5 ,
5 , 6 not
6 not 7 now
7 now 8 .

I 'm in better business . "
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1 I 2 'm
2 'm 3 in
3 in 4 better
4 better 5 business
5 business 6 .
6 . 7 "

" I 'm glad of it we don't approve of ' em ; but I do think they 're splendid ! "
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1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 5 of
5 of 6 it
6 it 7 we
7 we 8 don't
8 don't 9 approve
9 approve 10 of
10 of 11 '
11 ' 12 em
12 em 13 ;
13 ; 14 but
14 but 15 I
15 I 16 do
16 do 17 think
17 think 18 they
18 they 19 're
19 're 20 splendid
20 splendid 21 !
21 ! 22 "

Bab began by gravely quoting Miss Celia , and ended with an irrepressible burst of admiration which contrasted drolly with her first remark .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Bab
1 Bab 2 began
2 began 3 by
3 by 4 gravely
4 gravely 5 quoting
5 quoting 6 Miss
6 Miss 7 Celia
7 Celia 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ended
10 ended 11 with
11 with 12 an
12 an 13 irrepressible
13 irrepressible 14 burst
14 burst 15 of
15 of 16 admiration
16 admiration 17 which
17 which 18 contrasted
18 contrasted 19 drolly
19 drolly 20 with
20 with 21 her
21 her 22 first
22 first 23 remark
23 remark 24 .

Betty added , anxiously : " we can't let Ben go any way .
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1 Betty 2 added
2 added 3 ,
3 , 4 anxiously
4 anxiously 5 :
5 : 6 "
6 " 7 we
7 we 8 can't
8 can't 9 let
9 let 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 go
11 go 12 any
12 any 13 way
13 way 14 .

I know he wouldn't want to , and Miss Celia would feel bad .
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1 I 2 know
2 know 3 he
3 he 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 want
5 want 6 to
6 to 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 Miss
9 Miss 10 Celia
10 Celia 11 would
11 would 12 feel
12 feel 13 bad
13 bad 14 .

please don't ask him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 please
1 please 2 don't
2 don't 3 ask
3 ask 4 him
4 him 5 .
5 . 6 "

" he can do as he likes , I suppose .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 can
3 can 4 do
4 do 5 as
5 as 6 he
6 he 7 likes
7 likes 8 ,
8 , 9 I
9 I 10 suppose
10 suppose 11 .

he hasn't got any folks of his own , has he ? "
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1 he 2 hasn't
2 hasn't 3 got
3 got 4 any
4 any 5 folks
5 folks 6 of
6 of 7 his
7 his 8 own
8 own 9 ,
9 , 10 has
10 has 11 he
11 he 12 ?
12 ? 13 "

" bless your heart for that !
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1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 your
3 your 4 heart
4 heart 5 for
5 for 6 that
6 that 7 !

I won't take him away , child , or do a thing to trouble anybody that 's been good to him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 won't
2 won't 3 take
3 take 4 him
4 him 5 away
5 away 6 ,
6 , 7 child
7 child 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 do
10 do 11 a
11 a 12 thing
12 thing 13 to
13 to 14 trouble
14 trouble 15 anybody
15 anybody 16 that
16 that 17 's
17 's 18 been
18 been 19 good
19 good 20 to
20 to 21 him
21 him 22 .
22 . 23 "

" he ' s coming now .
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1 " 2 he
2 he 3 '
3 ' 4 s
4 s 5 coming
5 coming 6 now
6 now 7 .

I hear Sanch barking at the squirrels ! " cried Bab , standing up to get a good look down the road .
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1 I 2 hear
2 hear 3 Sanch
3 Sanch 4 barking
4 barking 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 squirrels
7 squirrels 8 !
8 ! 9 "
9 " 10 cried
10 cried 11 Bab
11 Bab 12 ,
12 , 13 standing
13 standing 14 up
14 up 15 to
15 to 16 get
16 get 17 a
17 a 18 good
18 good 19 look
19 look 20 down
20 down 21 the
21 the 22 road
22 road 23 .

Sancho trotted before and saw the stranger first , for the sun in Ben 's eyes dazzled him .
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1 Sancho 2 trotted
2 trotted 3 before
3 before 4 and
4 and 5 saw
5 saw 6 the
6 the 7 stranger
7 stranger 8 first
8 first 9 ,
9 , 10 for
10 for 11 the
11 the 12 sun
12 sun 13 in
13 in 14 Ben
14 Ben 15 's
15 's 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 dazzled
17 dazzled 18 him
18 him 19 .

" good old Sanch !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 good
2 good 3 old
3 old 4 Sanch
4 Sanch 5 !

I knew he wouldn't forget master , and he doesn't . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 knew
2 knew 3 he
3 he 4 wouldn't
4 wouldn't 5 forget
5 forget 6 master
6 master 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 doesn't
10 doesn't 11 .
11 . 12 "

" what 's the matter ? " called Ben , coming up briskly , with a strong grip of his stout stick .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 's
3 's 4 the
4 the 5 matter
5 matter 6 ?
6 ? 7 "
7 " 8 called
8 called 9 Ben
9 Ben 10 ,
10 , 11 coming
11 coming 12 up
12 up 13 briskly
13 briskly 14 ,
14 , 15 with
15 with 16 a
16 a 17 strong
17 strong 18 grip
18 grip 19 of
19 of 20 his
20 his 21 stout
21 stout 22 stick
22 stick 23 .

down dropped the nuts , and crying , " oh , Daddy , Daddy ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 down
1 down 2 dropped
2 dropped 3 the
3 the 4 nuts
4 nuts 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 crying
7 crying 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 oh
10 oh 11 ,
11 , 12 Daddy
12 Daddy 13 ,
13 , 14 Daddy
14 Daddy 15 !
15 ! 16 "

" where is he ?
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1 " 2 where
2 where 3 is
3 is 4 he
4 he 5 ?

go bring him here .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 go
1 go 2 bring
2 bring 3 him
3 him 4 here
4 here 5 .

I declare it fairly takes my breath away ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 declare
2 declare 3 it
3 it 4 fairly
4 fairly 5 takes
5 takes 6 my
6 my 7 breath
7 breath 8 away
8 away 9 !
9 ! 10 "

" they are coming ! they are coming !
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1 " 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 coming
4 coming 5 !
5 ! 6 they
6 they 7 are
7 are 8 coming
8 coming 9 !

" my patience , don't they look alike !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 patience
3 patience 4 ,
4 , 5 don't
5 don't 6 they
6 they 7 look
7 look 8 alike
8 alike 9 !

I should know he was Ben 's Pa anywhere ! " said Mrs Moss , running to the door in a hurry .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 should
2 should 3 know
3 know 4 he
4 he 5 was
5 was 6 Ben
6 Ben 7 's
7 's 8 Pa
8 Pa 9 anywhere
9 anywhere 10 !
10 ! 11 "
11 " 12 said
12 said 13 Mrs
13 Mrs 14 Moss
14 Moss 15 ,
15 , 16 running
16 running 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 door
19 door 20 in
20 in 21 a
21 a 22 hurry
22 hurry 23 .

" I 'm real glad to see you safe and well , Mr Brown !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 real
4 real 5 glad
5 glad 6 to
6 to 7 see
7 see 8 you
8 you 9 safe
9 safe 10 and
10 and 11 well
11 well 12 ,
12 , 13 Mr
13 Mr 14 Brown
14 Brown 15 !

come right in and make yourself to home .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 come
1 come 2 right
2 right 3 in
3 in 4 and
4 and 5 make
5 make 6 yourself
6 yourself 7 to
7 to 8 home
8 home 9 .

I guess there isn't a happier boy living than Ben is to-night . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 guess
2 guess 3 there
3 there 4 isn't
4 isn't 5 a
5 a 6 happier
6 happier 7 boy
7 boy 8 living
8 living 9 than
9 than 10 Ben
10 Ben 11 is
11 is 12 to-night
12 to-night 13 .
13 . 14 "

" now don't say a word about it , but sit down and rest , and we 'll have tea in less'n no time .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 don't
3 don't 4 say
4 say 5 a
5 a 6 word
6 word 7 about
7 about 8 it
8 it 9 ,
9 , 10 but
10 but 11 sit
11 sit 12 down
12 down 13 and
13 and 14 rest
14 rest 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 we
17 we 18 'll
18 'll 19 have
19 have 20 tea
20 tea 21 in
21 in 22 less'n
22 less'n 23 no
23 no 24 time
24 time 25 .

" that 's so ! " adding , more quietly , " what are you going to do now ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 's
3 's 4 so
4 so 5 !
5 ! 6 "
6 " 7 adding
7 adding 8 ,
8 , 9 more
9 more 10 quietly
10 quietly 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 what
13 what 14 are
14 are 15 you
15 you 16 going
16 going 17 to
17 to 18 do
18 do 19 now
19 now 20 ?

go back to Smithers and the old business ? "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 go
1 go 2 back
2 back 3 to
3 to 4 Smithers
4 Smithers 5 and
5 and 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 business
8 business 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" not likely , after the way he treated you , Sonny .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 not
2 not 3 likely
3 likely 4 ,
4 , 5 after
5 after 6 the
6 the 7 way
7 way 8 he
8 he 9 treated
9 treated 10 you
10 you 11 ,
11 , 12 Sonny
12 Sonny 13 .

" that sounds likely .
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1 " 2 that
2 that 3 sounds
3 sounds 4 likely
4 likely 5 .

Thanky , ma'am .
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1 Thanky 2 ,
2 , 3 ma'am
3 ma'am 4 .

I 'll look up the concern and try my chance .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 look
3 look 4 up
4 up 5 the
5 the 6 concern
6 concern 7 and
7 and 8 try
8 try 9 my
9 my 10 chance
10 chance 11 .

I love to go and see ' em .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 love
2 love 3 to
3 to 4 go
4 go 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 '
7 ' 8 em
8 em 9 .

Mr Towne asked me to come and be stable-boy when I rode the kicking gray the rest were afraid of .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mr
1 Mr 2 Towne
2 Towne 3 asked
3 asked 4 me
4 me 5 to
5 to 6 come
6 come 7 and
7 and 8 be
8 be 9 stable-boy
9 stable-boy 10 when
10 when 11 I
11 I 12 rode
12 rode 13 the
13 the 14 kicking
14 kicking 15 gray
15 gray 16 the
16 the 17 rest
17 rest 18 were
18 were 19 afraid
19 afraid 20 of
20 of 21 .

now I 'm glad I didn't , for I get on first rate and like it . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 glad
4 glad 5 I
5 I 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 I
9 I 10 get
10 get 11 on
11 on 12 first
12 first 13 rate
13 rate 14 and
14 and 15 like
15 like 16 it
16 it 17 .
17 . 18 "

" you done right , boy , and I 'm pleased with you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 done
3 done 4 right
4 right 5 ,
5 , 6 boy
6 boy 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 I
9 I 10 'm
10 'm 11 pleased
11 pleased 12 with
12 with 13 you
13 you 14 .

don't you ever be ungrateful to them that befriended you , if you want to prosper .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 don't
1 don't 2 you
2 you 3 ever
3 ever 4 be
4 be 5 ungrateful
5 ungrateful 6 to
6 to 7 them
7 them 8 that
8 that 9 befriended
9 befriended 10 you
10 you 11 ,
11 , 12 if
12 if 13 you
13 you 14 want
14 want 15 to
15 to 16 prosper
16 prosper 17 .

I 'll tackle the stable business a Monday and see what 's to be done .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 'll
2 'll 3 tackle
3 tackle 4 the
4 the 5 stable
5 stable 6 business
6 business 7 a
7 a 8 Monday
8 Monday 9 and
9 and 10 see
10 see 11 what
11 what 12 's
12 's 13 to
13 to 14 be
14 be 15 done
15 done 16 .

now I ought to be walking , but I 'll be round in the morning ma'am , if you can spare Ben for a spell to-morrow .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 now
1 now 2 I
2 I 3 ought
3 ought 4 to
4 to 5 be
5 be 6 walking
6 walking 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 I
9 I 10 'll
10 'll 11 be
11 be 12 round
12 round 13 in
13 in 14 the
14 the 15 morning
15 morning 16 ma'am
16 ma'am 17 ,
17 , 18 if
18 if 19 you
19 you 20 can
20 can 21 spare
21 spare 22 Ben
22 Ben 23 for
23 for 24 a
24 a 25 spell
25 spell 26 to-morrow
26 to-morrow 27 .

Mrs Moss saw the longing in his face , and forgetting that he was an utter stranger , spoke right out of her hospitable heart .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mrs
1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 saw
3 saw 4 the
4 the 5 longing
5 longing 6 in
6 in 7 his
7 his 8 face
8 face 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 forgetting
11 forgetting 12 that
12 that 13 he
13 he 14 was
14 was 15 an
15 an 16 utter
16 utter 17 stranger
17 stranger 18 ,
18 , 19 spoke
19 spoke 20 right
20 right 21 out
21 out 22 of
22 of 23 her
23 her 24 hospitable
24 hospitable 25 heart
25 heart 26 .

" it 's a long piece to the tavern , and my little back bedroom is always ready .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 long
5 long 6 piece
6 piece 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 tavern
9 tavern 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 my
12 my 13 little
13 little 14 back
14 back 15 bedroom
15 bedroom 16 is
16 is 17 always
17 always 18 ready
18 ready 19 .

it won't make a mite of trouble if you don't mind a plain place , and you are heartily welcome . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 it
1 it 2 won't
2 won't 3 make
3 make 4 a
4 a 5 mite
5 mite 6 of
6 of 7 trouble
7 trouble 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 don't
10 don't 11 mind
11 mind 12 a
12 a 13 plain
13 plain 14 place
14 place 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 you
17 you 18 are
18 are 19 heartily
19 heartily 20 welcome
20 welcome 21 .
21 . 22 "

" do stay , father ; it will be so nice to have you .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 stay
3 stay 4 ,
4 , 5 father
5 father 6 ;
6 ; 7 it
7 it 8 will
8 will 9 be
9 be 10 so
10 so 11 nice
11 nice 12 to
12 to 13 have
13 have 14 you
14 you 15 .

" of course he does , and it 's all fair , " answered Bab , decidedly .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 of
2 of 3 course
3 course 4 he
4 he 5 does
5 does 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 it
8 it 9 's
9 's 10 all
10 all 11 fair
11 fair 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 answered
14 answered 15 Bab
15 Bab 16 ,
16 , 17 decidedly
17 decidedly 18 .

" isn't he a nice man , Ma ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 isn't
2 isn't 3 he
3 he 4 a
4 a 5 nice
5 nice 6 man
6 man 7 ,
7 , 8 Ma
8 Ma 9 ?

but , on the whole , it is best not to say a word about it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 whole
5 whole 6 ,
6 , 7 it
7 it 8 is
8 is 9 best
9 best 10 not
10 not 11 to
11 to 12 say
12 say 13 a
13 a 14 word
14 word 15 about
15 about 16 it
16 it 17 .

CHAPTER XXIV
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1 CHAPTER 2 XXIV

THE GREAT GATE IS OPENED
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 THE
1 THE 2 GREAT
2 GREAT 3 GATE
3 GATE 4 IS
4 IS 5 OPENED

the Browns were up and out so early next morning that Bab and Betty were sure they had run away in the night .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 the
1 the 2 Browns
2 Browns 3 were
3 were 4 up
4 up 5 and
5 and 6 out
6 out 7 so
7 so 8 early
8 early 9 next
9 next 10 morning
10 morning 11 that
11 that 12 Bab
12 Bab 13 and
13 and 14 Betty
14 Betty 15 were
15 were 16 sure
16 sure 17 they
17 they 18 had
18 had 19 run
19 run 20 away
20 away 21 in
21 in 22 the
22 the 23 night
23 night 24 .

" come , boy , we must drop the old slang since we 've given up the old business .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 come
2 come 3 ,
3 , 4 boy
4 boy 5 ,
5 , 6 we
6 we 7 must
7 must 8 drop
8 drop 9 the
9 the 10 old
10 old 11 slang
11 slang 12 since
12 since 13 we
13 we 14 've
14 've 15 given
15 given 16 up
16 up 17 the
17 the 18 old
18 old 19 business
19 business 20 .

these good folks are making a gentleman of you , and I won't be the one to spoil their work .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 these
1 these 2 good
2 good 3 folks
3 folks 4 are
4 are 5 making
5 making 6 a
6 a 7 gentleman
7 gentleman 8 of
8 of 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 I
12 I 13 won't
13 won't 14 be
14 be 15 the
15 the 16 one
16 one 17 to
17 to 18 spoil
18 spoil 19 their
19 their 20 work
20 work 21 .

" breakfast is ready , sir , " said Betty , looking much relieved to find them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 breakfast
2 breakfast 3 is
3 is 4 ready
4 ready 5 ,
5 , 6 sir
6 sir 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 10 Betty
10 Betty 11 ,
11 , 12 looking
12 looking 13 much
13 much 14 relieved
14 relieved 15 to
15 to 16 find
16 find 17 them
17 them 18 .

" we thought you 'd run away from us , " explained Bab , as both put out their hands to shake those extended to them .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 we
2 we 3 thought
3 thought 4 you
4 you 5 'd
5 'd 6 run
6 run 7 away
7 away 8 from
8 from 9 us
9 us 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 explained
12 explained 13 Bab
13 Bab 14 ,
14 , 15 as
15 as 16 both
16 both 17 put
17 put 18 out
18 out 19 their
19 their 20 hands
20 hands 21 to
21 to 22 shake
22 shake 23 those
23 those 24 extended
24 extended 25 to
25 to 26 them
26 them 27 .

" that would be a mean trick .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 that
2 that 3 would
3 would 4 be
4 be 5 a
5 a 6 mean
6 mean 7 trick
7 trick 8 .

" here 's a smart young chap !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 here
2 here 3 's
3 's 4 a
4 a 5 smart
5 smart 6 young
6 young 7 chap
7 chap 8 !

" I 'm too shabby , Sonny , else I 'd go in a minute to please you . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'm
3 'm 4 too
4 too 5 shabby
5 shabby 6 ,
6 , 7 Sonny
7 Sonny 8 ,
8 , 9 else
9 else 10 I
10 I 11 'd
11 'd 12 go
12 go 13 in
13 in 14 a
14 a 15 minute
15 minute 16 to
16 to 17 please
17 please 18 you
18 you 19 .
19 . 20 "

" Miss Celia said God didn't mind poor clothes , and she took me when I looked worse than you do .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 said
4 said 5 God
5 God 6 didn't
6 didn't 7 mind
7 mind 8 poor
8 poor 9 clothes
9 clothes 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 she
12 she 13 took
13 took 14 me
14 me 15 when
15 when 16 I
16 I 17 looked
17 looked 18 worse
18 worse 19 than
19 than 20 you
20 you 21 do
21 do 22 .

" do you want to go ? " asked his father in a tone of surprise .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 want
4 want 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 asked
9 asked 10 his
10 his 11 father
11 father 12 in
12 in 13 a
13 a 14 tone
14 tone 15 of
15 of 16 surprise
16 surprise 17 .

" I want to please her , if you don't mind .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 to
4 to 5 please
5 please 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 if
8 if 9 you
9 you 10 don't
10 don't 11 mind
11 mind 12 .

we could have our tramp this afternoon . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 we
1 we 2 could
2 could 3 have
3 have 4 our
4 our 5 tramp
5 tramp 6 this
6 this 7 afternoon
7 afternoon 8 .
8 . 9 "

" Miss Celia said church was a good place to take our troubles , and to be thankful in .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 Miss
2 Miss 3 Celia
3 Celia 4 said
4 said 5 church
5 church 6 was
6 was 7 a
7 a 8 good
8 good 9 place
9 place 10 to
10 to 11 take
11 take 12 our
12 our 13 troubles
13 troubles 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 thankful
18 thankful 19 in
19 in 20 .

I went when I thought you were dead , and now I 'd love to go when I 've got my Daddy safe again . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 went
2 went 3 when
3 when 4 I
4 I 5 thought
5 thought 6 you
6 you 7 were
7 were 8 dead
8 dead 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 now
11 now 12 I
12 I 13 'd
13 'd 14 love
14 love 15 to
15 to 16 go
16 go 17 when
17 when 18 I
18 I 19 've
19 've 20 got
20 got 21 my
21 my 22 Daddy
22 Daddy 23 safe
23 safe 24 again
24 again 25 .
25 . 26 "

" I 'll go , and thank the Lord hearty for giving me back my boy better'n I left him ! "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 go
4 go 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 thank
7 thank 8 the
8 the 9 Lord
9 Lord 10 hearty
10 hearty 11 for
11 for 12 giving
12 giving 13 me
13 me 14 back
14 back 15 my
15 my 16 boy
16 boy 17 better'n
17 better'n 18 I
18 I 19 left
19 left 20 him
20 him 21 !
21 ! 22 "

then , as steps were heard on the stairs , Mr Brown caught up his hat , saying hastily ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 then
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 as
3 as 4 steps
4 steps 5 were
5 were 6 heard
6 heard 7 on
7 on 8 the
8 the 9 stairs
9 stairs 10 ,
10 , 11 Mr
11 Mr 12 Brown
12 Brown 13 caught
13 caught 14 up
14 up 15 his
15 his 16 hat
16 hat 17 ,
17 , 18 saying
18 saying 19 hastily
19 hastily 20 ,

" I ain't fit to go with them , you tell ' m , and I 'll slip into a back seat after folks are in.
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 ain't
3 ain't 4 fit
4 fit 5 to
5 to 6 go
6 go 7 with
7 with 8 them
8 them 9 ,
9 , 10 you
10 you 11 tell
11 tell 12 '
12 ' 13 m
13 m 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 I
16 I 17 'll
17 'll 18 slip
18 slip 19 into
19 into 20 a
20 a 21 back
21 back 22 seat
22 seat 23 after
23 after 24 folks
24 folks 25 are
25 are 26 in.

I know the way . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 know
2 know 3 the
3 the 4 way
4 way 5 .
5 . 6 "

and , before Ben could reply , he was gone .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 and
1 and 2 ,
2 , 3 before
3 before 4 Ben
4 Ben 5 could
5 could 6 reply
6 reply 7 ,
7 , 8 he
8 he 9 was
9 was 10 gone
10 gone 11 .

" I wasn't going to let you be alone , and have folks think I was ashamed of my father .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 wasn't
3 wasn't 4 going
4 going 5 to
5 to 6 let
6 let 7 you
7 you 8 be
8 be 9 alone
9 alone 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 have
12 have 13 folks
13 folks 14 think
14 think 15 I
15 I 16 was
16 was 17 ashamed
17 ashamed 18 of
18 of 19 my
19 my 20 father
20 father 21 .

come , Daddy , we 'll sit together . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 come
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 Daddy
3 Daddy 4 ,
4 , 5 we
5 we 6 'll
6 'll 7 sit
7 sit 8 together
8 together 9 .
9 . 10 "

but the crowning glory of the day came after church , when the Squire said to Ben , and Sam heard him ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 crowning
3 crowning 4 glory
4 glory 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 day
7 day 8 came
8 came 9 after
9 after 10 church
10 church 11 ,
11 , 12 when
12 when 13 the
13 the 14 Squire
14 Squire 15 said
15 said 16 to
16 to 17 Ben
17 Ben 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 Sam
20 Sam 21 heard
21 heard 22 him
22 him 23 ,

" I 've got a letter for you from Miss Celia .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 've
3 've 4 got
4 got 5 a
5 a 6 letter
6 letter 7 for
7 for 8 you
8 you 9 from
9 from 10 Miss
10 Miss 11 Celia
11 Celia 12 .

come home with me , and bring your father .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 come
1 come 2 home
2 home 3 with
3 with 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 bring
7 bring 8 your
8 your 9 father
9 father 10 .

I want to talk to him . "
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 want
2 want 3 to
3 to 4 talk
4 talk 5 to
5 to 6 him
6 him 7 .
7 . 8 "

" I 'll give you a line to Towne .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 'll
3 'll 4 give
4 give 5 you
5 you 6 a
6 a 7 line
7 line 8 to
8 to 9 Towne
9 Towne 10 .

Miss Celia had been gone a fortnight , and every one was longing to have her back .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 had
3 had 4 been
4 been 5 gone
5 gone 6 a
6 a 7 fortnight
7 fortnight 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 every
10 every 11 one
11 one 12 was
12 was 13 longing
13 longing 14 to
14 to 15 have
15 have 16 her
16 her 17 back
17 back 18 .

one passage particularly pleased him ,
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 one
1 one 2 passage
2 passage 3 particularly
3 particularly 4 pleased
4 pleased 5 him
5 him 6 ,

" I want the great gate opened , so that the new master may go in that way .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 I
2 I 3 want
3 want 4 the
4 the 5 great
5 great 6 gate
6 gate 7 opened
7 opened 8 ,
8 , 9 so
9 so 10 that
10 that 11 the
11 the 12 new
12 new 13 master
13 master 14 may
14 may 15 go
15 go 16 in
16 in 17 that
17 that 18 way
18 way 19 .

will you see that it is done , and all made neat afterward ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 will
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 see
3 see 4 that
4 that 5 it
5 it 6 is
6 is 7 done
7 done 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 all
10 all 11 made
11 made 12 neat
12 neat 13 afterward
13 afterward 14 ?

he had his wish , and did his part handsomely when he least expected to have a chance .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 he
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 his
3 his 4 wish
4 wish 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 did
7 did 8 his
8 his 9 part
9 part 10 handsomely
10 handsomely 11 when
11 when 12 he
12 he 13 least
13 least 14 expected
14 expected 15 to
15 to 16 have
16 have 17 a
17 a 18 chance
18 chance 19 .

" hullo !
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 hullo
2 hullo 3 !

I do believe they 've got up a bonfire , without asking my leave .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 I
1 I 2 do
2 do 3 believe
3 believe 4 they
4 they 5 've
5 've 6 got
6 got 7 up
7 up 8 a
8 a 9 bonfire
9 bonfire 10 ,
10 , 11 without
11 without 12 asking
12 asking 13 my
13 my 14 leave
14 leave 15 .

Miss Celia never would let us , because the sheds and roofs are so old and dry ; I must see about it .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Miss
1 Miss 2 Celia
2 Celia 3 never
3 never 4 would
4 would 5 let
5 let 6 us
6 us 7 ,
7 , 8 because
8 because 9 the
9 the 10 sheds
10 sheds 11 and
11 and 12 roofs
12 roofs 13 are
13 are 14 so
14 so 15 old
15 old 16 and
16 and 17 dry
17 dry 18 ;
18 ; 19 I
19 I 20 must
20 must 21 see
21 see 22 about
22 about 23 it
23 it 24 .

Mrs Moss had her wits about her in a minute , and ran to put in the fireboard , and stop the draught .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Mrs
1 Mrs 2 Moss
2 Moss 3 had
3 had 4 her
4 her 5 wits
5 wits 6 about
6 about 7 her
7 her 8 in
8 in 9 a
9 a 10 minute
10 minute 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 ran
13 ran 14 to
14 to 15 put
15 put 16 in
16 in 17 the
17 the 18 fireboard
18 fireboard 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 stop
21 stop 22 the
22 the 23 draught
23 draught 24 .

but where was Bab , who revelled in flurries ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 but
1 but 2 where
2 where 3 was
3 was 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 ,
5 , 6 who
6 who 7 revelled
7 revelled 8 in
8 in 9 flurries
9 flurries 10 ?

no one missed her till the fire was out , and the tired , sooty people met to talk over the danger just escaped .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 no
1 no 2 one
2 one 3 missed
3 missed 4 her
4 her 5 till
5 till 6 the
6 the 7 fire
7 fire 8 was
8 was 9 out
9 out 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 the
12 the 13 tired
13 tired 14 ,
14 , 15 sooty
15 sooty 16 people
16 people 17 met
17 met 18 to
18 to 19 talk
19 talk 20 over
20 over 21 the
21 the 22 danger
22 danger 23 just
23 just 24 escaped
24 escaped 25 .

" it would have burnt lively , but I guess it 's all right now .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 it
2 it 3 would
3 would 4 have
4 have 5 burnt
5 burnt 6 lively
6 lively 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 I
9 I 10 guess
10 guess 11 it
11 it 12 's
12 's 13 all
13 all 14 right
14 right 15 now
15 now 16 .

keep an eye on the roof , Ben , and I 'll step up garret and see if all 's safe there .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 keep
1 keep 2 an
2 an 3 eye
3 eye 4 on
4 on 5 the
5 the 6 roof
6 roof 7 ,
7 , 8 Ben
8 Ben 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 I
11 I 12 'll
12 'll 13 step
13 step 14 up
14 up 15 garret
15 garret 16 and
16 and 17 see
17 see 18 if
18 if 19 all
19 all 20 's
20 's 21 safe
21 safe 22 there
22 there 23 .

didn't you know that chimney was foul , ma'am ? " asked the man , as he wiped the perspiration off his grimy face .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 didn't
1 didn't 2 you
2 you 3 know
3 know 4 that
4 that 5 chimney
5 chimney 6 was
6 was 7 foul
7 foul 8 ,
8 , 9 ma'am
9 ma'am 10 ?
10 ? 11 "
11 " 12 asked
12 asked 13 the
13 the 14 man
14 man 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 he
17 he 18 wiped
18 wiped 19 the
19 the 20 perspiration
20 perspiration 21 off
21 off 22 his
22 his 23 grimy
23 grimy 24 face
24 face 25 .

" bless you , ma'am , I never thought of such a thing , nor Katy neither .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 bless
2 bless 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 5 ma'am
5 ma'am 6 ,
6 , 7 I
7 I 8 never
8 never 9 thought
9 thought 10 of
10 of 11 such
11 such 12 a
12 a 13 thing
13 thing 14 ,
14 , 15 nor
15 nor 16 Katy
16 Katy 17 neither
17 neither 18 .

" oh , Bab , how could you do it ?
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 oh
2 oh 3 ,
3 , 4 Bab
4 Bab 5 ,
5 , 6 how
6 how 7 could
7 could 8 you
8 you 9 do
9 do 10 it
10 it 11 ?

Ma was frightened dreadfully , " said Betty , gently tugging at the striped leg , as Sancho poked his head in for another shoe .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 Ma
1 Ma 2 was
2 was 3 frightened
3 frightened 4 dreadfully
4 dreadfully 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 Betty
8 Betty 9 ,
9 , 10 gently
10 gently 11 tugging
11 tugging 12 at
12 at 13 the
13 the 14 striped
14 striped 15 leg
15 leg 16 ,
16 , 17 as
17 as 18 Sancho
18 Sancho 19 poked
19 poked 20 his
20 his 21 head
21 head 22 in
22 in 23 for
23 for 24 another
24 another 25 shoe
25 shoe 26 .

" is it all burnt up ? " demanded a smothered voice from the recesses of the kennel .
0 ###LEFT-WALL### 1 "
1 " 2 is
2 is 3 it
3 it 4 all
4 all 5 burnt
5 burnt 6 up
6 up 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
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" only pieces of the roof .
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" what do they do to folks who set houses afire ? " asked the voice again .
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" I 'll ask him ; he is always good to me .
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they will be here pretty soon , so you 'd better come out and be made tidy , " suggested the comforter .
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" Ma won't , she 's too busy cleaning up ; so it 's a good time to come .
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let's run home , wash our hands , and be all nice when they see us .
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" every one is so kind !
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" Sanch , introduce your master , that I may thank him for coming back in time to save my old house . "
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20 my 21 old
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" I loved to do it , so please remember that this is still his home till you make one for him .
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" come on , sister .
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" oh , don't ! " cried Bab , hiding her face .
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12 face 13 .

" she didn't mean to , " added Betty , pleadingly .
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10 , 11 pleadingly
11 pleadingly 12 .

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