Excerpt: ...from the pony's silvery-gray tail. The operation was borne with most obliging patience, but when he stooped to pick up another beautiful long hair from the straw-for when you are making snakes you might as well make plenty, alas! the pony was so absent-minded as to step back-and down came the iron-shod hoof on the small, eager hand! David's shriek and George's outcry brought the feminine household running and exclaiming, and at the sight of the bruised hand, with one hanging, helpless finger, Helena gathered the ...
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Excerpt: ...from the pony's silvery-gray tail. The operation was borne with most obliging patience, but when he stooped to pick up another beautiful long hair from the straw-for when you are making snakes you might as well make plenty, alas! the pony was so absent-minded as to step back-and down came the iron-shod hoof on the small, eager hand! David's shriek and George's outcry brought the feminine household running and exclaiming, and at the sight of the bruised hand, with one hanging, helpless finger, Helena gathered the quivering little body into her arms, and forgot everything but the child's pain. George was rushed off for William King, and Mrs. Richie and the two women hung over the boy with tears and tender words and entreaties "not to cry"! David, in point of fact, stopped crying long before they did; but, of course, he cried again, poor little monkey! during the setting of the tiny bone, though William King was as gentle and determined as was necessary, and David, sitting in Helena's lap, responded to the demand for courage in quite a remarkable way. Indeed, the doctor noticed that Mrs. Richie quivered more than the child did. It was nearly eleven before it was all over, and William went off, smiling at Helena's anxiety, for she accompanied him to the gate, begging for directions for impossible emergencies. When he had driven away, she flew back to the house; but at the door of David's room looked at her watch, and exclaimed. Lloyd was due in half an hour! What should she do? "Dear-precious," she said, kneeling down beside the little boy, "Sarah shall come and sit with you while Mr. Pryor is here; you won't mind if I am not with you?" David, who had begun to whimper again, was too interested in himself to mind in the least. Even when she said, distractedly, "Oh, there's the stage!" his unhappiness was not perceptibly increased. Helena, calling Sarah to come and sit with the invalid, ran down-stairs to meet her guest. There had been no time to make...
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Very Good+ Book With ads. No names, clean text. Very beautiful copy w/ crisp freshstamping W.A. Clark b/w artwork. very good+, no dj, handsome photo oval paste-on to siena cloth 357+ pgs.
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Good. No Jacket. Embossed cover with gilt title, front cover and spine, spine is fading and somediscoloratiojn of cover. But book is in good condition with tight binding.
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Walter Appleton Clark. Good- 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Good-. First Thus. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light blue cloth w/label on frt. Fairly light wear, some tiny black spots on top frt. edge, crease on spine. Innards shaken, frt. hinge cracked, FFEP missing, text clean & tight. 357 pp.