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The Water-Babies

The Water-Babies

Kingsley, Charles

Paperback

Classic Fiction

ISBN10: 1481051059
ISBN13: 9781481051057
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Nov 20 2012
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Book Excerpt: ...also, for he was as puzzled as Grimes himself at her disappearing so suddenly; but look where they would, she was not there.Grimes came back again, as silent as a post, for he was a little frightened; and, getting on his donkey, filled a fresh pipe, and smoked away, leaving Tom in peace.And now they had gone three miles and more, and came to Sir John's lodge-gates.Very grand lodges they were, with very grand iron gates and stone gate-posts, and on the top of each a most dreadful bogy, all teeth, horns, and tail, which was the crest which Sir John's ancestors wore in the Wars of the Roses; and very prudent men they were to wear it, for all their enemies must have run for their lives at the very first sight of them.Grimes rang at the gate, and out came a keeper on the spot, and opened.I was told to expect thee, he said. Now thou'lt be so good as to keep to the main avenue, and not let me find a hare or a rabbit on thee when thou comest back. I shall look sharp for one, .

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