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"There, sweeties, is a nice smooth bin for you to go to bed on," said Adam as he set the Ladies Leghorn one by one from his arms on the edge of a long narrow box that was piled high with corn. "Now you stay here with them until I bring the rest.
'What made ye stan' me a slider, an' a champion tea, an' they nice sweeties, an' a best sate in a pictur hoose when ye wasna extra keen on ma comp'ny? 'Dear knows. She drew away from him so smartly that he turned his face towards her. 'Oh, crool! she murmured, and put her handkerchief to her eyes. 'Dinna dae that! he whispered, alarmed. 'What's up? 'Ye ye insulted me. 'Insulted ye!
I thought more of my riches, and how to dispense them, than of school and tasks; and as my cousin would only put one parcel into my little satchel I stuffed another quite a little one, sent me by rich mistress Grosz, with a better kind of sweeties into the wallet which hung from my girdle.
I thought more of my riches, and how to dispense them, than of school and tasks; and as my cousin would only put one parcel into my little satchel I stuffed another quite a little one, sent me by rich mistress Grosz, with a better kind of sweeties into the wallet which hung from my girdle.
I like both of you. You're both Italian sweeties. So then I invited him in. He kicked off his shoes, rubbing his feet together like he was trying to make fire, wiggling toes on the footstool. Those feet were so cute in his white socks so dirty on the soles of his feet. I guess that sounds strange, doesn't it thinking a man's dirty socks were beautiful, but they were. I think so.
I ain't afraid of no bloomin' man nor devil. I ain't afraid of no Davey Jones bleedin' locker neither. I ain't like a bawlin baby afussin' at his dad for sweeties. I doant ask you for no favours but just one.
"Is that your little girl? Oh, what brown eyes and mamma's pretty complexion. Good afternoon! We are so much obliged. And this is for you, dear to buy sweeties." Mavis was not disposed to allow her small princess to take a tip from a stranger's hand; but natural good-breeding forced her to acquiesce. The ladies looked back at her, waved their hands by the garden gate, and went away talking.
For a long while Lily was quite happy, going about tasting so many different kinds of sweeties, talking to the little people, who were very amiable, and finding out curious things about them and their country. The babies were made of plain sugar, but the grown people had different flavors.
It was to her the younger girls soon learned to go in homesickness or troubles, sure of welcome to her arms and comfort in her sympathy; it was to her that the wee toddlers were never afraid to run for "sweeties," or refuge from pursuing nurse-maids; it was to her that girls of younger sets, accustomed to being snubbed and put down by those two years older, would yield the outspoken homage of loyal subjects.
And whenever she saw a ragged child eying a window full of goodies, smiling even, while it shivered, she could not resist playing Santa Claus till her purse was empty, sending the poor little souls enraptured home with oranges and apples in either hand, and splendid sweeties in their pockets, for the babies.
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