Lulu's Library. Volume 3 of 3

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Alcott Louisa May. Lulu's Library. Volume 3 of 3

I. RECOLLECTIONS OF MY CHILDHOOD

II. A CHRISTMAS TURKEY, AND HOW IT CAME

III. THE SILVER PARTY

IV. THE BLIND LARK

V. MUSIC AND MACARONI

VI. THE LITTLE RED PURSE

VII. SOPHIE'S SECRET

VIII. DOLLY'S BEDSTEAD

IX. TRUDEL'S SIEGE

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"I know we could n't do it."

"I say we could, if we all helped."

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Undaunted by the drifts or the cold wind, he marched off with the remains of the old shovel to seek his fortune, and found it at the third house where he called. The first two sidewalks were easy jobs; and he pocketed his ninepences with a growing conviction that this was his chosen work. The third sidewalk was a fine long one, for the house stood on the corner, and two pavements must be cleared.

"It ought to be fifty cents; but perhaps they won't give me so much, I'm such a young one. I'll show 'em I can work, though, like a man;" and Sammy rang the bell with the energy of a telegraph boy.

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