This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...be fashionable!' How you talk! What would Mamma say to hear you? I guess she'd tell you that we don't set up to be anything; and as to running after big people, we do nothing of the kind. The Browns, I'm sure, are above that sort of thing. We have a very good position, for Papa is--" "Oh, I know what you 're going to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...be fashionable!' How you talk! What would Mamma say to hear you? I guess she'd tell you that we don't set up to be anything; and as to running after big people, we do nothing of the kind. The Browns, I'm sure, are above that sort of thing. We have a very good position, for Papa is--" "Oh, I know what you 're going to say. I heard you clipping it off to that little Wing girl the other day, --' Papa is an eminent lawyer.' You'd better let somebody else say that, Ju, and Papa himself would tell you so. He hates brag; and Ju,"--with final emphasis, --" he hates snobs, too." "Snobs? snobs? What are snobs?" piped a childish voice here. Clem turned around with a " Hollo, Popsy!" Popsy, a little maid of three, dropped her sister Adelaide's hand, and ran to Clem with a "Take me up." Clem took her up, and rather clumsily began to remove her hat and cloak, while Adelaide came forward, drawing off her gloves. Adelaide was the eldest of the Brown family, --a tall girl, a young lady of seventeen, who called her brothers and sisters " the children." As she came forward she said, --"What have you children been quarrelling about now? Whom were you calling snobs, Clem?" "Snobs? What are snobs?" piped Popsy; and catching the scowl on Clem's brow, "Somesin' narsy that make Clem and Popsy sick?" "Yes, that's just what they are, --something very nasty, Popsy. They are nastier than measles." Popsy had just recovered from the measles, and had a most vivid recollection of her discomfort." Sniffing up her little nose, she said emphatically, "Popsy, never, never have them." Clem and Jimmy were choking with laughter, but Clem steadied his voice to say, "Ju-ju has got...
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Add this copy of Another Flock of Girls to cart. $25.00, fair condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1901 by Little, Brown & Co..
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Birch, Reginald B.; Copeland, Charles. Fair. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Front illustration clean, spine is darkened with fadespot and edgewear. Back board has a small bleach spot. Front hinge split, but boards attached. 2 blank pages loose. Pages have lightly tanned no markings in text.
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