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If I soap it enough, and rub long enough, the shirt must come clane at last.”
— from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
The little unobserved details of the infantile manner, its occasional abstractions and recalls to the subject, the catching of the breath, and a myriad other peculiarities, were all in evidence, and repeated laughter encouraged the story-teller.
— from Clever Betsy: A Novel by Clara Louise Burnham
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