| It was Tommy Fitzmaurice, grown into a handsome young man, |
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| "No, it was not fair to thee — I know that now," |
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| "He swore at me." |
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| If they could not get along decently, they would better part, |
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| None of the "boys" came to see him, except Carl Olsen, |
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| "He wiped dishes as he did everything, neatly, slowly," |
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| "Hang himself?" stammered Lossing, |
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| "Is that your best suit?" |
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| Nelson knew how run-down everything was, |
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| Money, it appeared, was "tight," |
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| Nelson had no appetite, |
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| "There came a photographic artist in the village," |
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| "Well, I never!" said Miss Brown, |
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| At this period Mrs. Fitzmaurice was his barber, |
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| Three Kickapoo Indians, splendid in paint and feathers, peacefully vending the "Famous Kickapoo Sagwa," |
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| Tommy's valedictory, |
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| "She has visiting cards now, and pays visits once a year," |
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| Tommy's funny picture, |
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| "The cake was just splendid," |
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| "We put it out together with flour out of her flour-barrel,". |
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| "Now, who has mother picked up now?" |
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| "Mr. Ferguson was doing wonders for the Russians," |
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| "Ridiculous, sir, at the figger of two hundred and fifty," |
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| Beside him skipped a little man in ill-fitting black, |
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| "Invented a little oven or something to steam mattresses and things," |
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| "I do believe it was better than the puppies," |
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| Keeping the pig neat, |
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| "A regular trainer," |
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| One old German who complained of everything, |
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| Mr. Armorer got out, and they left the elevator to its fate, |
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| Mrs. Ellis was kind enough to put her fingers in her ears and turn her back, |
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