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Perhaps you would like to come to the store with me.” “What are you going to get?” asked Bawly, curious like. “Some kernels of corn for supper,” answered Arabella, “and I also have a penny to spend for myself. I am going to get some watercress candy, and—” “Oh, I’ll gladly come to the store with you,” cried Bawly, real excited like. “I’ll go right along.
I love candy, that's all. 'But you love your father and mother? 'Never had none, ye know. I telled ye that, Miss Eva. 'Oh, I forgot, said Eva sadly. 'But hadn't you any brother, or sister or aunt, or 'No, none on 'em. Never had nothin' nor nobody. 'But, Topsy, if you would only try to be good you might 'Couldn't never be nothin' but a nigger, if I was ever so good, said Topsy.
She was positive that not since those occasions upon which he had brought home the sacks of candy for the sheer sunshine of watching little Rose's glee had anyone's pleasure been of enough importance to him to become his own. All this present concern for her comfort talked far more plainly than words. This time, Mrs. Wade admitted bravely to herself that her jealousy was not for Billy.
I'll make some vinegar candy! if you'll boil it, you know, and pull it." "A very brilliant idea, my daughter. Your part will be the looking on, I suppose." "And what'll I do?" queried Dotty, twisting the inevitable lock of front hair; "if papa would only give me some money, I'd go and buy him a present."
The whole of the Bernese Oberland seemed to have suddenly been dissolved like a huge mass of sugar candy, and on the north the valley of Interlaken was inundated, while the lakes of Thun and Brientz were lost in an inland sea which rapidly spread over all the lower lands between the Alps and the Swiss Jura.
After the preliminary try-out, Dick chose Paula for his partner, and challenged the world, Wickenberg and the madroño grove included. Many boxes of candy were wagered, and in the end he and Paula won out against Graham and Ernestine, who had proved the next best couple. Demands for a speech changed to clamor for a peanut song.
His eyes, cruelly sharpened now, saw the adversary all around him, in the carelessness of the world, its stupidity, its egotism, its luxury, in the "I don't give a damn!", the indecent profits of the war, the enjoyment of it, the falseness down to the roots.... All these sheltered people, shirkers, police, with their insolent autos that looked like cannon, their women booted to the knee, with scarlet mouths, and cruel little candy faces ... they are all satisfied ... all is for the best!... "It will go on forever as it is!"
Christmas was only one example of many similar incidents. They had a small Christmas tree for Susette, and they hung up her stocking as well, and went out Christmas Eve and bought candy canes and dogs and dolls and picture books. And although this was Ethel's idea, it was made to appear as only the thing which Amy would have done had she lived.
Monsieur de Haan, as well as the other Dutch officials whom I questioned on the subject, attributed the prevalence of head-hunting in Borneo to the vanity of the Dyak women. He explained that, just as American girls expect candy and flowers from the young men who are attentive to them, so Dyak maidens expect freshly severed human heads.
And that poor Bunny toy was so frightened that he did not think of jumping out of the way. "I'm going to get sweetness off your ears," said the Goat, teasing. "Oh, if you bite my ears I can't be in the show!" said the poor Rabbit. The Monkey climbed higher and higher on his stick, after he had said he would stop the Goat from eating the Candy Rabbit.
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