Hollowdell Grange: Holiday Hours in a Country Home
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[...] "Sam, Sam, where's the master?" shouted Poll, in a reedy-weedy tone, like a cracked clarionet, as soon as the lads came in sight. "Stealing the grapes. Stealing the grapes," she shouted again. "Rogues, rogues, rogues! Two in the morning, hi! hi!" And then she gave a shrill whistle, and burst out into a loud hearty laugh, that made Fred stare, it was so natural. "There," said Philip, proudly, "you haven't got such birds as that in London." "Oh yes, we have," said Fred, "but Papa don't care about buying them. Poor Polly," he continued, putting his finger in to stroke the parrot.[...].
Chapters (57)
- George Manville Fenn "Hollowdell Grange"
- Chapter One.
- A Fish out of Water.
- Chapter Two.
- Old Sam—Catching the Carp.
- Chapter Three.
- Indoor Amusements.
- Chapter Four.
- Visiting the Fish-Traps.
- Chapter Five.
- Buying a new Water-Bottle.
- Chapter Six.
- Down by the Sea.
- Chapter Seven.
- Lost in the Woods.
- Chapter Eight.
- A short Scolding.
- Chapter Nine.
- Which is rather fishy.
- Chapter Ten.
- A sad Affair.
- Chapter Eleven.
- Bumpitty Bump.—The Wopses.
- Chapter Twelve.
- A Flight with the Flies.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Ratting with Dick.—The End of the Wopses.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Sunday in the Country.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- Stalking on Stilts.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Up the Camp Hill.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- High Flying.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- A Day’s Fishing at the Lake.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- Old Sam’s Troubles.—A sad Story.
- Chapter Twenty.
- Mr Jones’s Mishap.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- Catching Tartars.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- Fire! Fire! Fire!
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- A broken Day.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- Beware of the Snake.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- A Stupid Ass.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- Bobbing around.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- Loud Sighs.—More Sorrow.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- Good-Bye.
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