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Title: Squib and his friends : a story for children
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Everett-Green, Evelyn, 1856-1932
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Publisher: London : T. Nelson
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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64 THE CHALET IX THE HHLS. the valley, and then the snow-slopes began to glimmerand shine with a new and almost unearthly radiance.Squib held his breath as he watched the moon riseover the snow-covered ridge, and the transformationof those rugged peaks and fissures into a new worldof ebony and silver. How long he would have watched it, forgetting allbesides, may well be questioned, but he was quicklydisturbed by an anxious voice,— Liebchen !—Liebchen !—what art thou doing?Thou wilt catch thy death of cold up here in thenipping mountain air ! And Squib was quickly caught up in a pair ofstrong arms and hustled with ignominious rapidityinto the queer little bed which seemed a necessarypart of Swiss life. But he was altogether too happy to be seriouslyruffled by any such summary proceedmg; and all hedid by way of retaliation was to keep fast hold ofLisas hand and refuse to let her go till she hadtalked him to sleep with the most entrancing of herstories of the mountains.
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S^u:: hsU-iUii u/iin a stniPtge sense of fascination. Page 68. CHAPTER IV.THE LITTLE GOAT-HERD. SURELY never had boy been so happy before aswas little Squib in his mountain home ! He had perfect liberty to rove where he would, solong as he went nowhere that Czar could not followhim. This stipulation, as Colonel Rutland observed,would keep him from any precipitous ascents or de-scents, and restrict his wanderings to safe paths; andthe fidelity and sagacity of the dog were quite to betrusted should the child lose his way. Czar wouldbe certain to bring him safe home again; but, indeed,there was not much fear that Squib would lose hisway. He had a decided bump of locality, as UncleRonald called it, and the green valley with its manyattractions was a safe place for the boy to wander in. For the first fortnight of his residence at thechalet, Squib had no disposition to stray very faraway. There were so many attractions close at handthat it was needless to go far afield for his pleasures.Why

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