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"Well, Sir, them colors as the ships show all mean something different; the red is from the floating powder-magazine, and the yellow is " "I said the green light," broke in Richard, with his usual impatience of prolixity. "What is that vessel there, I say?" "Oh, that's the convict ship, Sir; they say she is waiting until after the 'sizes, to take the drab-jackets to Portland."

When several children illustrate the same feature, it offers opportunity for comparison and judgment as to which ones have told the story most effectively. For example, in the story of the Three Bears, the cuttings may show the three bears in three relative sizes, the three chairs, the three beds, the table, and the three bowls of porridge. Free cutting. Third grade. Series.

Though the method of assessing companies as if they were single persons renders it impossible to obtain accurate information in recent years as to the number of persons enjoying incomes of various sizes, a comparison made by Mr Mulhall of incomes in 1867 and 1895 indicates that, while the lower middle-class is growing rapidly, the number of the rich is growing still more rapidly.

The large-size dragons were terrible certainly, but when once you had found out that the dragons always went to bed early because they were afraid of the chill night air, you had only to stay indoors all day, and you were pretty safe from the big ones. But the smaller sizes were a perfect nuisance. The ones as big as earwigs got in the soap, and they got in the butter.

Keep that fact steadily before you, and you'll be all right. 'There goes the lunch-bell, said Tony. 'You can always tell Merevale's bell in a crowd. William rings it as if he was doing it for his health. William, also known in criminal circles as the Moke, was the gentleman who served the House in a perpetual grin and a suit of livery four sizes too large for him as a sort of butler.

Then sailors, some of them twirling oars the famous victorious crew of fifteen years back; with these march a dozen lads from fourteen to eight, the sons of the class, sailor-clad too; up from their midst as they reach the centre of the field drifts a flight of blue balloons of all sizes.

At last we came in sight of the island of Barbadoes, at which the whites on board gave a great shout, and made many signs of joy to us. We did not know what to think of this; but as the vessel drew nearer we plainly saw the harbour, and other ships of different kinds and sizes; and we soon anchored amongst them off Bridge Town.

There was death and darkness where once the rollicking clowns and dancing dolls had been set to mechanical music. Jean, coming back with the chocolate, found Emily with a great white plush elephant in her arms. His trappings were of red velvet and there was much gold; he was the last of a line of assorted sizes. There had always been a white elephant in Miss Emily's window.

They were of all sizes and shapes and tints, from a pear-shaped, brilliant, Orient pearl of great value, to the golden pipi of inconsiderable worth. Woronick spoke of a pearl he had bought some years ago in Takaroa, the creation of which, he said, had cost the lives of three men including a great savant. "If you go to Takaroa," said Woronick, "be sure to see old Tepeva a Tepeva.

Jerry kindly said he understood perfectly and that if John ever wanted any advice or help he was to come straight to him. "You see it's a very friendly house," Mary Rose whispered as she and Mr. Jerry went down the long flights of stairs. "See how many children there are!" Mr. Jerry looked about him. There were, indeed, many children of assorted nationalities and sizes.