I stopped to say a word to poor Tom Hicks, the cripple, as he stood swinging on the gate before his mother's house, looking so unhappy that I pitied him in my heart. 'What do you do with yourself all through these long days, Tom?' I asked. 'Nothing,'... After A Shadow - Pagina 56de T. S. Arthur - 2004 - 184 paginiPrevizualizare limitată - Despre această carte
| 1862
...mother's house, looking so unhappy that I pitied him in my heart. ' What do you do with yourself aU through these long days, Tom ? ' I asked. « Nothing,'...you read sometimes ? ' I queried. ' Can't read,' was the sullen answer. ' Were you never at school ? ' I went on. ' No ; how can I get to school? ' ' Why... | |
| 1862 - 410 pagini
...through these long days, Tom ?' I asked. 'Nothing,' he replied, moodily. " ' Don't you read sometimps ?' I queried. 'Can't read,' was his sullen answer. 'Were...encouragingly; 'suppose I were to find some one willing to teacli you, what would you say?' The poor lad's face brightened as if the sunshine had fallen upon... | |
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