We boys wanted to warn them, but we backed down when it came to the pinch, being afraid. We found that we were not manly enough nor brave enough to do a generous action when there was a chance that it could get us into trouble. The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance - Página 64por Mark Twain - 1916 - 150 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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