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He felt that he could the more readily induce Dick to assist him in his plans. "Dick!" he said abruptly, looking round to see that no one was within hearing-distance, "wouldn't you like to earn a two-dollar bill?" "For myself?" inquired Dick. "Certainly." "Is there much work in it?" asked indolent Dick cautiously. "No, and what little there is will be fun." "Then I'm in for it.
Here are some lovely blackberries!" We filled our hands with fruit and returned in all haste to where the Professor and Bruno were seated on a bank awaiting our return. Just before we came within hearing-distance Sylvie checked me. "Please don't tell Bruno about the hare!" she said. Very well, my child. But why not?
When company came to the house, he was ordered to remain in the kitchen or in the yard, but never in hearing-distance, and he was always too busy to visit had he been permitted to do so. A few times he had been sent to school to help the smaller children through the snow or mud, but it was only occasionally and with no explanation as to the meaning of school or the value of learning.
"No: there was no time. We were beyond hearing-distance when he ran to the back door of the car; and there was no time before that. But it's very odd!" "What's very odd?" "Why, his conduct. It is so strange that he has not made himself known to us, if he's an officer." "Probably he doesn't know you or we are connected with the army, Kate." "Oh, yes, he does.
"Ah! that will do," his father said when the lad was within easy hearing-distance: "these fellows," glancing at the horses attached to the carriage, "are getting too restless to stand any longer; so you may finish your exhibition at another time. I have seen enough to feel that you are quite equal to the management of your pony." "O papa! he's just splendid!"
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