Unmarked6698
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
“You haven’t noticed Jerusalem Crickets, yet,” Billy said impressively, anxious to distract attention from the little drama at the plate. He placed his second cat on the floor, a gaunt creature, brindled in many colors, with great scared-looking eyes. “She’s afraid of everybody. She never had any home till I brought her here, poor thing! Just kicked from door to door. And Geewhillikins, too—he was a tiny kitten put in a sack to drown out in the creek. And he was so plucky he just wiggled to shallow water and hollered for a deliverer. Of course that kind of cats don’t have manners. How could they?” Billy was a fine special pleader. “Yes, yes; take us to the park, papa,” piped one half of the Siamese Twins. CHAPTER XI.—JONAH AND THE WHALE..
453 people found this
review helpful
kez_ h (Kez_h)
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
"Well, I was not quite myself, major, in the first place; and in the second I missed Dido!"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
"To be queen of the black witches of Obi, no doubt. Faugh!"
658 people found this
review helpful
Conrad
This remark caused Mrs. Wopp to feel considerable uneasiness. She was morally certain that her Ebenezer in his shyness would make a muddle of the sale, so she hastened to offer a suggestion. “St. Elmo’s lost, Ma,” wailed Maria. “We can’t find him and he’s wandered down the creek.” “Well, well, you don’t say!” The whistle shrilled up the narrow valley, echoing back and forth from the steep green hills that bounded it..
298 people found this
review helpful