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Mole (animal)
A mole is a type of insectivore that lives under ground, burrowing holes. It feeds on small invertebrate animals living under ground. There are also similar-looking but herbivorous rodents called mole rats[?] that enjoy a similar life-style and are commonly called "moles". What chance then had her purse in its tin box in a forgotten
stolen away. Aunt Lydia was even now in the attics, or was she? Was
purse?
She flew up the attic.html">attic.html">attic.html">attic stairs, her heart beating, her head.html">head giddy. Oh!
Cecile's and Maurice's attic. She was standing on tiptoe, and taking
I can't have you here; run out at once."
"Please, Aunt Lydia, I've such a bad headache," answered poor.html">poor
sick. "may.html">May I lie down on my bed.html">bed.html">bed?" she pleaded.
"Oh, yes, child! if your head is bad. But you won't get much quiet
plenty of noise.html">noise."
"I don't mind a noise, if I may lie down," answered Cecile thankfully.
She crept into her bed, and lay as if she was asleep. In reality,
impossible for her as though such a boon had never been granted to
opened wide. Whenever Aunt Lydia looked in her direction, the poor
as it was only Maurice's and Cecile's attic, there was some rest.
something, that five minutes might be given her to snatch her
her work with method and expedition. She had no idea of leaving the
they contained.
Cecile began to count the articles of furniture in her little
complete list of them was nearly taken.
"Jane, go into that little inner attic, and poke out the rubbish,"
overlook a thing. I'll be with you in a minute."
"Nasty, dirty little hole," remarked Jane. "I'll soon find what it
past endurance, the child's fortitude gave way.
Sitting up in bed, she cried aloud in a high-pitched, almost
not the little cupboard in the wall."
"What cupboard? I know of no cupboard," exclaimed Aunt Lydia.
Jane held up her. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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