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“Every tub must stan’ on its own bottom,” commented Mrs. Wopp. But even as she spoke, an unmistakable expression of gratified pride spread over her large motherly countenance. “The fleetin’ of youth is most sartin,” answered his wife, coining this epigram on the shortness of life’s spring-time, and sighing as she spoke. The good lady herself was looking through a stereoscope at some views and finding one of Niagara Falls she endeavored to cheer her despondent husband. “It certainly is wonderful,” agreed Nell with perfect truth..
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Billy whistled. "But fifty sticks, Maurice! It's almost more'n she'll need, don't you think?"I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
"You tell me, Billy," he said huskily—"tell me if the light shines as brightly as when we watched it together."
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CHAPTER XVIII.—A PAIR OF CHECKED TROUSERS. She was dressed in a simple velvet gown the color that the twilight sky takes just before the stars come out, sapphire blue. Her red pouting lips were curved in a caressing smile, and her eyes rimmed with their black curling lashes were full of the joy of life. Betty’s verdict, although punctuated by an interrogation point, had been correct when she first put the question to Moses, “Aint our new teacher lovely with her shinin’ blue eyes?” “No, we won’t!” came a dozen voices. “Moses, yer manners is shockin’, did you expect to be sarved the best piece when company’s here?”.
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