The Stone-faced BoyOnly his strange great-aunt seems to understand the thoughts of a boy who has spent his life concealing his emotions, on an eerie, snowy night after rescuing a dog that dislikes him. |
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... laughter at him ? He had thought over the whole thing a hundred times — his question , Miss Hamilton's smile , the children laugh- ing , the chalk dust rising from the eraser which Miss Hamilton dropped on her desk , the books that fell ...
... laughter at him ? He had thought over the whole thing a hundred times — his question , Miss Hamilton's smile , the children laugh- ing , the chalk dust rising from the eraser which Miss Hamilton dropped on her desk , the books that fell ...
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... laugh out loud , at least to grin . He took one hand from a mitten and ran it over his face . " Grin ! " he ordered ... laughter ; scowling ; puzzlement ; curiosity ; anger— which he would have to hold up over his head , like the people ...
... laugh out loud , at least to grin . He took one hand from a mitten and ran it over his face . " Grin ! " he ordered ... laughter ; scowling ; puzzlement ; curiosity ; anger— which he would have to hold up over his head , like the people ...
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... laughed . She had a light , free laugh and to Gus's surprise the sound reminded him of Serena . But Serena would never get so old . How could anyone live so long ? " Soon I'll have to go to town and get 91.
... laughed . She had a light , free laugh and to Gus's surprise the sound reminded him of Serena . But Serena would never get so old . How could anyone live so long ? " Soon I'll have to go to town and get 91.
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