Page 132 - The Little sister of Wilifred
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just  laid  on  his  neck,  Wilifred  brought
                                          the  pretty creature  up to  him.

                                             il You  have  only  to be good  and  gen­
                                          tle  with  him,”  she  said.      “ There  now,

                                          see  how you  have jerked  his  head.          Ho
                                          will  remember  that  to-morrow  night

                                          when  you  try  to  get  him  in,”
                                               To-morrow  night  you  will  have

                                          to  get  him  in,”  said  Mr.  Bagley.       11  To
                                          think  how  you  have  played  scarey  all

                                          this  tim e!'’
                                             “ She  is sly ;  that’s  what S  the  matter

                                          with  Peggy,”  Mrs.  Bagley,  who  had

                                          previously joined  the  group,  now broke
                                          in.    uShe  pretends  to  be  as  meek

                                          as  a  lamb,  but  she  is - foxy.        Lo r’,  I
                                          wouldn't  trust  her,'1

                                             The      three  elder       persons  looked
                                          curiously  at  the  child,  and  Maloney

                                          laughed.
                                             liYou're  a  ’cute  one,”  he  said.
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