Early Lessons, Volume 2Baudry's European library, 1847 |
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Page 5 - That smell is the smell of new leather." "Is it? Oh!" said Rosamond, looking round, "there is a pair of little shoes; they'll just fit me, I'm sure." "Perhaps they might, but you cannot be sure till you have tried them on, any more than you can be quite sure that you should like the purple vase exceedingly, till you have examined it more attentively." "Why, I don't know about the shoes, certainly, till I've tried; but, mamma, I'm quite sure I should like the flower-pot.
Page 10 - ... the heels, and was sure to be too late. Whenever her mother was going out to walk, she could not take Rosamond with her, for Rosamond had no soles to her shoes ; and at length, on the very last day of the month, it happened that her father proposed to take her with her brother to a glasshouse which she had long wished to see. She was very happy ; but when she was quite ready, had her hat and gloves on, and was making haste...
Page 8 - Yes, my dear, it is yours." Rosamond poured the flowers from her lap upon the carpet, and seized the purple flower-pot. "Oh, dear mother!
Page 9 - It was a plain white glass jar, which had appeared to have that beautiful colour merely from the liquor with which it had been filled. Little Rosamond burst into tears. " Why should you cry, my dear?" said her mother; " it will be of as much use to you now as ever for a flower-pot.
Page 34 - ... little patience was all that was necessary; she untied the knot, and finished dressing herself; but she felt ashamed to go into the room to her father and mother, and brothers and sister. She looked in the glass to see whether her eyes continued red. Yes, they were very red, and her purple cheeks were glazed with tears. She walked backwards and forwards between the door and the looking-glass several times, and the longer she delayed, the more unwilling she felt to do what was disagreeable to...
Page 7 - Rosamond felt her joy redouble upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home. He had other commissions, so he did not return with them. Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she had in a corner of her mother's garden. ' I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond,' said her mother to her , when she was coming in with the flowers in her lap.
Page 6 - Yet, that purple flower-pot. Oh, indeed, mamma, these shoes are not so very, very bad! I think I might wear them a little longer, and the month will soon be over. I can make them last till the end of the month, can't I? Don't you think so, mamma?" "Nay, my dear, I want you to think for yourself; you will have time enough to consider the matter, whilst I speak to Mr Sole about my clogs.
Page 7 - I'm sure the flowerpot would make me happy," said she, putting on her old shoe again ; " so I choose the flower-pot." " Very well, you shall have it ; clasp your shoe, and come home." Rosamond clasped her shoe and ran after her mother. It was not long before the shoe came down at the heel, and many times...
Page 1 - As she spoke, they came to a milliner's shop; the windows were hung with ribands and lace, and festoons of artificial flowers. " Oh, mamma, what beautiful roses ! Won't you buy some of them 1" " No, my dear." "Why?" " Because I don't want them, my dear.
Page 4 - How comes there to be a stone in your shoe ?" " Because of this great hole, mamma — it comes in there ; my shoes are quite worn out. I wish you would be so very good as to give me another pair.