He says I must put less on the table, but it is no use to try that game with George Grey.
— from Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-folio. Second Series by Fanny Fern
To move to and fro—that is for well-to-do folks, not for us; and when you are so ill, my poor little one, that you can scarcely stand on your feet—if you were to die on the way——' 'I shall not die on the way,' said the child firmly.
— from A Rainy June, and Other Stories by Ouida
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