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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE PSAMMEAD Frontispiece
- THE FIRST GLORIOUS RUSH ROUND THE GARDEN 2
- CYRIL HAD NIPPED HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR OF A HUTCH 5
- ANTHEA SUDDENLY SCREAMED, “IT’S ALIVE!” 12
- THE BABY DID NOT KNOW THEM! 26
- MARTHA EMPTIED A TOILET‐JUG OF COLD WATER OVER HIM 30
- THE RAIN FELL IN SLOW DROPS ON TO ANTHEA’S FACE 35
- ALL THE GLEAMING HEAP WAS MINTED GOLD 45
- HE STAGGERED, AND HAD TO SIT DOWN AGAIN 48
- THEY ALL PUT THEIR TONGUES OUT 50
- MR. BEALE SNATCHED THE COIN AND BIT IT 56
- THEY HAD RUN INTO MARTHA AND THE BABY! 62
- HE SAID “NOW THEN!” TO THE POLICEMAN AND MR. PEASEMARSH 65
- THE LUCKY CHILDREN HURRIEDLY STARTED FOR THE GRAVEL PIT 74
- “POOF, POOF, POOFY,” HE SAID, AND MADE A GRAB 82
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- AT DOUBLE‐QUICK TIME RAN THE TWINKLING LEGS OF THE LAMB’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS 85
- NEXT MINUTE THE TWO WERE FIGHTING HERE AND THERE 87
- HE SNATCHED THE BABY FROM ANTHEA 90
- HE CONSENTED TO LET THE GIPSY WOMEN FEED HIM 94
- THE GIPSY WOMAN MOVED HER FINGER ABOUT ON HIS FOREHEAD 100
- “THANK YOU,” IT SAID, “THAT’S BETTER; WHAT’S THE WISH THIS MORNING?” 111
- THEY FLEW RIGHT OVER ROCHESTER 120
- THE FARMER SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS SUDDENLY 122
- EVERYONE NOW TURNED OUT ITS POCKETS 126
- THESE WERE THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE, WHICH CYRIL HANDED OUT OF THE LARDER WINDOW 128
- THE CHILDREN SLEPT 132
- THE KEEPER SPOKE DEEP‐CHESTED WORDS THROUGH THE KEYHOLE 143
- IT HAD TURNED INTO A STATELY CASTLE 157
- ROBERT WAS DRAGGED FORTHWITH BY THE RELUCTANT EAR 160
- HE WIPED AWAY A MANLY TEAR 162
- “OH, DO! DO! DO! DO!” SAID ROBERT 167
- THE MAN FELL WITH A PLOP‐PLASH INTO THE MOAT 188
- ANTHEA TILTED THE POT OVER THE NEAREST LEAD‐HOLE 191
- HE ALSO PULLED ROBERT’S HAIR 203
- “THE SAMMYADD’S DONE US AGAIN,” SAID CYRIL 207
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- HE TOOK THE BAKER’S BOY AND SET HIM ON TOP OF THE HAYSTACK 209
- IT WAS A STRANGE SENSATION BEING WHEELED IN A PONY‐CARRIAGE BY A GIANT 213
- WHEN THE GIRL CAME OUT SHE WAS PALE AND TREMBLING 222
- WHEN YOUR TIME’S UP COME TO ME 223
- ASK FOR A GOOD FAT MEGATHERIUM AND HAVE DONE WITH IT 230
- I SUPPOSE HE’LL BE GROWN UP SOME DAY 232
- THIS, THEN, WAS THE LAMB—GROWN UP! 234
- “YOU KIDS MUST LEARN NOT TO MAKE YOURSELVES A NUISANCE” 239
- THERE, SURE ENOUGH, STOOD A BICYCLE 240
- “DON’T LET HIM,” SAID ANTHEA; “HE’S NOT FIT TO GO WITH ANYONE” 245
- THE GROWN‐UP LAMB STRUGGLED FURIOUSLY 250
