Excerpt: ...Indeed, they were quite ready to laugh at anything. For a Hallowe'en party is provocative of much merriment, and the most nonsensical speeches were applauded. They popped corn, and they melted lead, and Pg 154 they roasted chestnuts, and then some more difficult experiments were tried. Harry Frost and Marjorie were chosen to "Thread the Needle." Each held a cupful of water in the left hand, and in the right hand Harry held a good-sized needle, while Marjorie held a length of thread. She tried to get the thread ...
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Excerpt: ...Indeed, they were quite ready to laugh at anything. For a Hallowe'en party is provocative of much merriment, and the most nonsensical speeches were applauded. They popped corn, and they melted lead, and Pg 154 they roasted chestnuts, and then some more difficult experiments were tried. Harry Frost and Marjorie were chosen to "Thread the Needle." Each held a cupful of water in the left hand, and in the right hand Harry held a good-sized needle, while Marjorie held a length of thread. She tried to get the thread through the needle, and he tried to help, or at least not hinder her; but all the time both must have a care that no drop of water was spilled from their cups. The tradition was that if they succeeded in threading the needle within a minute they were destined for each other; but as they couldn't do it, Harry bade her a laughing farewell, and offered the thread to Gladys. They were no more successful, and the game was abandoned as being too difficult. Nutshell boats was a pretty game. The tiny craft, made of English walnut shells, with paper sails, had been prepared beforehand, and the guests wrote their names on the sails, then loaded each boat with a cargo of a wish written on a slip of paper. The boats were then set afloat in a tub of water, Pg 155 and by gently blowing on them their owners endeavored to make them go ashore, or rather to the side of the tub. As one hit the wood it was taken out, and the owner joyfully announced that his or her wish would come true, but many of them stayed stubbornly in mid-ocean and refused to land. The unfortunate owners condoled with each other on their hard fate. The merry games being over, all went to the dining-room for the feast that was spread there. The children were paired off, and, while Mrs. Fulton played stirring strains on the piano, they marched around the rooms, and so out to the dining-room. The elaborately decorated table called forth shouts of joy, and soon all were seated in chairs round...
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall.
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Frontis. G. Bright yellow cover with purple lettering and pictorial showing two girls walking together under a tree. Purple and white. Endpaper shwoing two girls on hill overlooking small town. Edge wear.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Orig. pub. 1908. Had been in book cover, is clean & bright yellow, save top inch of spine whichj had been uncivered, very light wear. Innards clean & tight, name + piece of tape on FFEP.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
