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And another odd thing is their colouring : the rest of the family are all dark , very dark , eyes and hair ; but the idiot - well , you saw . Strange how you get these things in families . Terribly sad for them .
And another odd thing is their colouring : the rest of the family are all dark , very dark , eyes and hair ; but the idiot - well , you saw . Strange how you get these things in families . Terribly sad for them .
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We passed a group of pluckers trudging along , their baskets on their backs , the cowled dark figures — for they had on their wet - weather blanketslooking like mediæval beggars , and we remarked how late they were going home .
We passed a group of pluckers trudging along , their baskets on their backs , the cowled dark figures — for they had on their wet - weather blanketslooking like mediæval beggars , and we remarked how late they were going home .
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It's dark now . ” “ Yes , but if we get there in the darkness we might be able to slip over , don't you think ? ” I shrugged . “ We're more likely to walk slap - bang into something in the dark . ” I was feeling a few anxious twinges ...
It's dark now . ” “ Yes , but if we get there in the darkness we might be able to slip over , don't you think ? ” I shrugged . “ We're more likely to walk slap - bang into something in the dark . ” I was feeling a few anxious twinges ...
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