Holiday Romance

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Чарльз Диккенс. Holiday Romance

PART I. INTRODUCTORY ROMANCE PROM THE PEN OF WILLIAM TINKLING, ESQ. 1

PART II. ROMANCE. FROM THE PEN OF MISS ALICE RAINBIRD 2

PART III. ROMANCE. FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT. – COL. ROBIN REDFORTH 3

PART IV. ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF MISS NETTIE ASHFORD 4

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They had nineteen children, and were always having more. Seventeen of these children took care of the baby; and Alicia, the eldest, took care of them all. Their ages varied from seven years to seven months.

Let us now resume our story.

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Let us now resume our story.

One day the king was going to the office, when he stopped at the fishmonger’s to buy a pound and a half of salmon not too near the tail, which the queen (who was a careful housekeeper) had requested him to send home. Mr. Pickles, the fishmonger, said, ‘Certainly, sir; is there any other article? Good-morning.’

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