. Out and about; a boy's adventures, written for adventurous boys . e. After dinner father went to work again, leav-ing me wrapped up in his coat, sleeping with myhead resting on old Pinchers nice, warm, cleanback. I was in the midst of a beautiful sweet dreamabout angels, when some footsteps woke me, and Isaw my father hobbling towards me. He hadtorn his shirt sleeve off, and had it bound roundhis leg under his knee. Instead of being white, itwas red, blood red, and red with blood. He droppedrather than sat down by me, and I could see thathe was deadly pale. (c I jumped up in great fright. Oh


. Out and about; a boy's adventures, written for adventurous boys . e. After dinner father went to work again, leav-ing me wrapped up in his coat, sleeping with myhead resting on old Pinchers nice, warm, cleanback. I was in the midst of a beautiful sweet dreamabout angels, when some footsteps woke me, and Isaw my father hobbling towards me. He hadtorn his shirt sleeve off, and had it bound roundhis leg under his knee. Instead of being white, itwas red, blood red, and red with blood. He droppedrather than sat down by me, and I could see thathe was deadly pale. (c I jumped up in great fright. Oh, father,father/ said I, I will run for the doctor/ No, no, my maid/ said he, my poor, prettylittle maid; dontee go, dontee leave me, youwill lose yourself in the wood/ Old Pincher hadjumped up in great haste, and was for bustlingaway, but my father, with a feeble voice, calledhim back. Stay by her/ he said, old dog, stayhere, sir/ fc The clog whined and licked his masters hand,and sat quietly by me. He looked uneasily atthe ghastly red bandage, and whined m !


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