Название | A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia |
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Автор произведения | Amanda M. Douglas |
Жанр | Языкознание |
Серия | |
Издательство | Языкознание |
Год выпуска | 0 |
isbn | 4064066223496 |
Amanda M. Douglas
A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066223496
Table of Contents
THE MIDNIGHT TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY.
CHAPTER I.
HERE AND THERE.
She was swinging her gingham sunbonnet, faded beyond any recognition of its pristine coloring, her small hand keeping tight hold of the strings. At every revolution it went swifter and swifter until it seemed a grayish sort of wheel whirling in the late sunshine that sent long shadows among the trees. When she let it go it flew like a great bird, while she laughed sweet, merry childish notes that would have stirred almost any soul. A slim, lithe little maid with a great crop of yellow hair, cut short in the neck, and as we should say now, banged across the forehead. But it was a mass of frowzy curls that seemed full of sunshine.