A venture in 1777 . d I have been in town several times and am pretty well known as Mrs. Price. I sold my eggs, some of them to Sir William Howes cook. Then I went to your house. Oh, and you saw mother? cried Harry. Shut up, said Bill; I want to hear. When I came to your house, I went to the back gate and was let in by a black cook— Thats Nancy, said Bill. I said I had eggs for sale. Then she took me to the hall and I sat 92 down. There I saw that red-nosedColonel come in. I was knitting astocking and was pretty busy, withmy spectacles on. Your motherasked the price of my eggs andwhere I lived
A venture in 1777 . d I have been in town several times and am pretty well known as Mrs. Price. I sold my eggs, some of them to Sir William Howes cook. Then I went to your house. Oh, and you saw mother? cried Harry. Shut up, said Bill; I want to hear. When I came to your house, I went to the back gate and was let in by a black cook— Thats Nancy, said Bill. I said I had eggs for sale. Then she took me to the hall and I sat 92 down. There I saw that red-nosedColonel come in. I was knitting astocking and was pretty busy, withmy spectacles on. Your motherasked the price of my eggs andwhere I lived. When the Colonelheard I lived near Valley Forge andhad had a lift on a farmers cartto get to town, he asked aboutthe troops here. I told him somefine yarns, and with this he wentaway. I should like to catch himand swap him off for your you see Captain Vemey?asked Tom. Yes. I am a bit afraid of he came through the hall Ihad to turn my back because mygarter was coming down. 93 A VENTURE IN 1777. A VENTURE IN 1777
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