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Updated: August 14, 2024
He had done a good deal of climbing, had worn out and lost dozens of alpenstocks, and had brought home a case of Swiss carved work for his friends. "There's a clock for your den, Vixen I shall bring it to-morrow with a little cock-robin that comes out of his nest and sings no end of jolly." "How lovely!" cried Violet. The tall eight-day clock in a corner of the hall chimed the half-hour.
Behind are two apparently lucid people, distinguished from each other by sex and age: the foremost a bunch of simmering black satin; under her shadow a cock-robin in the dress of a gentleman, big joy swelling out his chest, and pert satisfaction cocking his head. These be they who stand here in place of parents to the young couple. All is well. The service proceeds.
Rosy was ready for her new horse, and not at all afraid after the whale and the lion; so when a great eagle swooped down and alighted near her, she just looked at his sharp claws, big eyes, and crooked beak as coolly as if he had been a cock-robin. He liked her courage, and said kindly in his rough voice, "Hop up, little girl, and sit among my feathers.
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