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... WILLEY ... 112 XI . - ABOUT COURIERS ... 119 XII . - EDWIN 127 XIII - THE MOSAIC .. .... 143 XIV . - THE SOUVENIR .. 156 XV . - CROSSING THE ALPS . XVL - JOHN AN AUTHOR .... XVII . VOYAGE TO GENEVA .... 171 183 197 CHAPTER XVIII ...
... WILLEY ... 112 XI . - ABOUT COURIERS ... 119 XII . - EDWIN 127 XIII - THE MOSAIC .. .... 143 XIV . - THE SOUVENIR .. 156 XV . - CROSSING THE ALPS . XVL - JOHN AN AUTHOR .... XVII . VOYAGE TO GENEVA .... 171 183 197 CHAPTER XVIII ...
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... , went off with their oxen down the hill . " They were not brigands , after all , " said John . " No , " said Florence , " they are two innocent drivers of oxen . " CHAPTER X. WILLIE WILLEY . AT the close of the IMAGINARY DANGERS . 111.
... , went off with their oxen down the hill . " They were not brigands , after all , " said John . " No , " said Florence , " they are two innocent drivers of oxen . " CHAPTER X. WILLIE WILLEY . AT the close of the IMAGINARY DANGERS . 111.
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... scarcely any business travel at all on these roads . In our country , the hotels are thronged at all times with merchants , and other men of business , that are going incessantly to and from the great cities , -WILLIE WILLEY.
... scarcely any business travel at all on these roads . In our country , the hotels are thronged at all times with merchants , and other men of business , that are going incessantly to and from the great cities , -WILLIE WILLEY.
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... signs of their presence in the house to any party arriv- ing after them , until the carriage comes up to the door the next morning to take them away . The children had been accustomed to this state of things 10 * WILLIE WILLEY . 113.
... signs of their presence in the house to any party arriv- ing after them , until the carriage comes up to the door the next morning to take them away . The children had been accustomed to this state of things 10 * WILLIE WILLEY . 113.
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... , apparently about four years old , stand- ing at the door and looking in . John immediately held out his hand and said , " Come in here , my little girl , and see us . " The child shook her head and fell back a little 114 WILLIE WILLEY .
... , apparently about four years old , stand- ing at the door and looking in . John immediately held out his hand and said , " Come in here , my little girl , and see us . " The child shook her head and fell back a little 114 WILLIE WILLEY .
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