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The Caxtons
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CHAPTER VI
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Often, too, you will find some faculty strikingly developed.

The child will have a turn for mechanics, perhaps, and make you a model of a steamboat; or it will have an ear tuned to verse, and will write you a poem like that it has got by heart from 'The Speaker;' or it will take to botany (like Pisistratus), with the old maid its aunt; or it will play a march on its sister's pianoforte.

In short, even you, Squills, will declare that it is really a wonderful child." "Upon my word," said Mr.Squills, thoughtfully, "there's a great deal of truth in what you say.

Little Tom Dobbs is a wonderful child; so is Frank Stepington--and as for Johnny Styles, I must bring him here for you to hear him prattle on Natural History, and see how well he handles his pretty little microscope." "Heaven forbid!" said my father.

"And now let me proceed.


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