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Foul Play

CHAPTER XXVI
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What _had_ I done?
what had I _ever_ done since I was born, to be so brought down?
Was ever an English lady-- And then I have such an irritation on my skin, all over me.

I sometimes wish the tiger would come and tear me all to pieces; yes, all to pieces." And with that her white teeth clicked together convulsively.

"Do ?" said she, darting back to the point as swiftly as she had rushed away from it.
"Why, put down that nasty stuff; and leave off inventing fifty little trumpery things for me, and do one great thing instead.

Oh, do not fritter that great mind of yours away in painting and patching my prison; but bring it all to bear on getting me _out_ of my prison.

Call sea and land to our rescue.


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