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20 THE MEMORANDUM-BOOKS.
of a horn, or of a passing vehicle, would draw him to the window ; then he must wait to see the passengers mount, and the coach start: then a gay party on horseback would pass, or a pretty little chaise drawn by a goat, till he found it very difficult to recall his scattered thoughts; and the memorandum-book stood a poor chance of coming in for a share of his attention. He really was sorry, however, when he compared his brother's neatly written pages with his own, and thought how much more pleasure his papa would have in looking at them.
" Edward," said he, one day, looking over his brother's shoulder, " where did you learn all this about the early history of Brighton ?" |
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