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... Charley ? " she says into the black kettle , then blows on a moist , hot , yellow dumpling and takes a nibble out of its side . " In the tree house . " Daddy tosses a boot into the pantry , watching Mama like he's near hypno- tized ...
... Charley ? " she says into the black kettle , then blows on a moist , hot , yellow dumpling and takes a nibble out of its side . " In the tree house . " Daddy tosses a boot into the pantry , watching Mama like he's near hypno- tized ...
Page 174
... Charley . He moans some- thing about pizza , stacking his arms across his chest . Daddy scolds him for not appreciating Mama's effort . Mama looks pleased as a peacock and says , " See there , Charley , not everybody's like you . Some ...
... Charley . He moans some- thing about pizza , stacking his arms across his chest . Daddy scolds him for not appreciating Mama's effort . Mama looks pleased as a peacock and says , " See there , Charley , not everybody's like you . Some ...
Page 180
... say , " Mama can't even find that cata- log with the vacuum cleaners in it . " " Yeah , " Charley says , " Why can't Mama keep borrowing Big Mommy's sweeper ? ” " You - all know how your Mama feels about borrowin ' things . Only thing ...
... say , " Mama can't even find that cata- log with the vacuum cleaners in it . " " Yeah , " Charley says , " Why can't Mama keep borrowing Big Mommy's sweeper ? ” " You - all know how your Mama feels about borrowin ' things . Only thing ...
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