Mattie and the HighwaymenIn the 1840s most highwaymen are hanging up their riding boots and putting away their pistols. But there is just time for one last gang of misfit ruffians to attack nervous travellers as they pass through Harewood forest in Hampshire And so it is that |
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... asked Hubert as he counted his piles of misshapen wood . ' Surely that's wrong ! ' ' Is that meant to be a joke , Hubert ? ' asked his step- mother severely . ' It would be wrong for you to think , so , Mama , ' Hubert answered gravely ...
... asked Hubert as he counted his piles of misshapen wood . ' Surely that's wrong ! ' ' Is that meant to be a joke , Hubert ? ' asked his step- mother severely . ' It would be wrong for you to think , so , Mama , ' Hubert answered gravely ...
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... asked in a cooing voice . ' You know we can't hear you if you mumble ! ' ' Yes , Mama . ' Hubert stealthily took a penknife from his blazer pocket . Turning his chair around so that his stepmother could not see what he was doing , he ...
... asked in a cooing voice . ' You know we can't hear you if you mumble ! ' ' Yes , Mama . ' Hubert stealthily took a penknife from his blazer pocket . Turning his chair around so that his stepmother could not see what he was doing , he ...
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... asked Lucid , looking up from the weekly magazine he was reading , called " Squire " . It had interesting pictures of sheep and horses in it , and was his favourite recreation . ' Yes , that was quite a thump . Did you drop a stitch or ...
... asked Lucid , looking up from the weekly magazine he was reading , called " Squire " . It had interesting pictures of sheep and horses in it , and was his favourite recreation . ' Yes , that was quite a thump . Did you drop a stitch or ...
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... family . ' There was a long pause . Lady Agatha took up her sewing again . She clearly felt she had said enough . ' It's such a relief having told you , Lucid . My mind is quite easy now . ' ' It is ? ' asked 24 Lord and Lady.
... family . ' There was a long pause . Lady Agatha took up her sewing again . She clearly felt she had said enough . ' It's such a relief having told you , Lucid . My mind is quite easy now . ' ' It is ? ' asked 24 Lord and Lady.
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Ed Wicke. easy now . ' ' It is ? ' asked Lucid , rather puzzled by all this . ' Oh ... jolly good , then . ' He rose from his seat and walked to the window . He waddled a little as he walked , being plump as well as small . With his ...
Ed Wicke. easy now . ' ' It is ? ' asked Lucid , rather puzzled by all this . ' Oh ... jolly good , then . ' He rose from his seat and walked to the window . He waddled a little as he walked , being plump as well as small . With his ...
Contents
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16 | |
Workus Brats | 26 |
Trapped | 34 |
No Mitchin | 47 |
Some Argufyin | 55 |
Plots and Proverbs | 68 |
Rafty Lessons | 75 |
Skisin Off | 135 |
Ancient History | 146 |
Tricksy Little Game | 155 |
Final Meal | 161 |
Lump Emmet Hump | 171 |
A Strange Homecoming | 181 |
Hard Decisions | 191 |
Revelations | 208 |
The Danger of a Little Gold | 83 |
The Lives of the Poor | 103 |
The Workhouse | 114 |
Nobbut Hard Work | 122 |
A Longawaited Bonfire | 223 |
Historical comment | 228 |
Hampshire dialect | 229 |
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