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It was late in the afternoon of Christmas-eve when I reached the old well-known little station, which seemed to look ever so much smaller than when I left; and the very first person I saw whom I knew none of my people coming to meet me, as they did not know when I would arrive, not expecting me indeed until the next morning was Lawyer Sharpe, as ferrety-looking as ever!
One ferrety-looking little thing seemed as though she might be either sharp or half-witted; a tall dark girl who was rather pretty and had beautiful hair used her hands with assurance; but observation did not make Sally feel ashamed of herself or of her ability. These girls could do almost as they were told, but not quite. But the pinafore was a serious question.
What was his name? a ferrety-looking youngster we used to call Squiff." "Young Hopkins," said I. "Hopkins it was. I did not like telling him. I had a feeling that in some way it was against the rules to tell him, but I did.
Perhaps, too, my state of inattention brought down impositions upon me and docked the margin of time necessary for the detour. I don't know. What I do know is that in the meantime the enchanted garden was so much upon my mind that I could not keep it to myself. "I told What was his name? a ferrety-looking youngster we used to call Squiff." "Young Hopkins," said I. "Hopkins it was.
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