Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 22
... Bailiff beat the dog , and Bevis beat the Bailiff . The noise made quite an echo against the thick hedges and a high bank that was near . When the Bailiff thought he had thrashed Pan sufficiently , he turned round and looked down at ...
... Bailiff beat the dog , and Bevis beat the Bailiff . The noise made quite an echo against the thick hedges and a high bank that was near . When the Bailiff thought he had thrashed Pan sufficiently , he turned round and looked down at ...
Page 24
... to the hills thinking to see the sea on the other side . And the Bailiff , not to be behindhand , having just come in for his lunch , ran out again without so much as wetting his stubbly white beard in the 24 WOOD MAGIC .
... to the hills thinking to see the sea on the other side . And the Bailiff , not to be behindhand , having just come in for his lunch , ran out again without so much as wetting his stubbly white beard in the 24 WOOD MAGIC .
Page 25
... rabbit - hole to snort out the sand that got into his nostrils . But , by - and - by , when everything had been done and everybody was scattered over the earth seeking for him , the Bailiff came back from the steam AT HOME . 25.
... rabbit - hole to snort out the sand that got into his nostrils . But , by - and - by , when everything had been done and everybody was scattered over the earth seeking for him , the Bailiff came back from the steam AT HOME . 25.
Page 26
... Bailiff turned the collar over thoughtfully with his foot , and felt his scanty white beard with his hard hand ; and ... Bailiff's was the hazel one . With the staff in his hand the Bailiff set out straight across the grass , looking ...
... Bailiff turned the collar over thoughtfully with his foot , and felt his scanty white beard with his hard hand ; and ... Bailiff's was the hazel one . With the staff in his hand the Bailiff set out straight across the grass , looking ...
Page 27
... Bailiff went to the hedge and thrust his staff into the hole where Pan was at work . Out came Pan , and instantly down came the rod . Pan cowered in the grass ; he was all over sand , which flew up in a cloud as the rod struck him again ...
... Bailiff went to the hedge and thrust his staff into the hole where Pan was at work . Out came Pan , and instantly down came the rod . Pan cowered in the grass ; he was all over sand , which flew up in a cloud as the rod struck him again ...
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