“Mr. Perkins found himself fumbling
with the buttons on a small, blue
gingham back” _Frontispiece_
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“Where’s the bundle Sim Coles left?”
he demanded of the group around
the stove 10
“How do you do! Does my uncle, Mr.
Lemuel Perkins, live here?” 14
“Oh, goody!” she cried. “I was so
afraid you’d be late, and I didn’t
want you to miss anything” 78
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