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Polly climbed into the sky-parlour to write a long letter to her mother, and Laura was left to solitude in the sleeping-tent.
Any way, my boy, I thank and bless you for it, and God will bless such a beginning. There's the bell, be off, he concluded. And, Papa, blurted out Felix suddenly, 'would you please be photographed. I have the money for it. Pray Mr. Underwood smiled. 'Very well, Felix; that is, if I am ever capable of getting up all the stairs to Coleman's sky-parlour. 'Oh, thank you! and Felix ran away. Mr.
We can only entreat our readers not to imagine, because we have attempted to extract some amusement from a charity dinner, that we are at all disposed to underrate, either the excellence of the benevolent institutions with which London abounds, or the estimable motives of those who support them. ‘Now ladies, up in the sky-parlour: only once a year, if you please!’ ‘Sweep—sweep—sw-e-ep!’
'Perhaps he is with Pancho; I'll run and see! cried Polly, dashing swiftly in the direction of the sky-parlour. But after a few minutes she ran back, with a serious face. 'He's not there; Pancho has not seen him since lunch. 'Well, I've just happened to think, said pale Aunt Truth, 'that papa came into the tent for some cartridges, after you left, and of course he took Dick with him.
Shoo taks after her dad, that's what's wrang wi' Lizzie. A feckless gowk was Watmough; he couldn't frame to do owt but play t' fiddle i' t' sky-parlour, or sit ower t' fire eatin' fat-shives."
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