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Identifier: bobbseytwinsinwa00hope (find matches)
Title: The Bobbsey twins in Washington.
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Hope, Laura Lee
Subjects: Children's stories, American
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN
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me out to the house—you andthe children—and have dinner with me. Iwant you and your boy and girl to meet Flossie 44 THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN WASHINGTON and Freddie, and I want you to meet Mrs.Bobbsey. Well, Id like to, said Mr. Martin slowly,while the eyes of Nell and Billy glowed in de-light. But, perhaps it might bother yourwife. Oh, no! laughed Mr. Bobbsey. Shelikes company. Ill telephone out that werecoming, and Dinah, thats our cook, will bedelighted to get up something extra. Theyllbe glad to see you. Come out to the house,all of you, and make me a nice visit. Cantyou stay a day or so? Eagerly Nan and Bert waited for the an-swer, for they liked the Washington childrenvery much. Oh, no, we cant stay later than this even-ing, said Mr. Martin. Ive got other busi-ness to look after. But Ill come out to dinnerwith you. Oh, well have lots of fun! whispered Nanto Nell. Youll just love Flossie—shes socute! Ill show you my dog Snap, said Bert toBilly. You ought to have seen him scare a
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FOR AN HOUR OR MORE BERT AND NAN ENTERTAINED THE WASHINGTON CHILDREN. The Bobbsey Twins in Washington. Page <\3 ^ rl 1 MISS POMPRETS CHINA 45 strange dog just before we came clown here. I like dogs, said Billy. We could haveone in Washington if we had a barn to keephim in. Weve got a barn, went on Bert. Youought to have seen what happened there thismorning to Flossie and Freddie, and then hetold about the little twins having been hiddenunder the hay. Mr. Bobbseys automobile was in the lum-beryard, and in this the trip was quickly madeto the home of the four twins, after Mrs.Bobbsey had been told, by telephone, that com-pany was coming Nell and Billy were glad to see Flossie andFreddie, and the six children had fun playing;around the house and barn with Snoop andSnap. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbsey wanted Mr. Martinto stay two or three days with his children,but the Washington lumberman said it couldnot be done this time. Im on a business trip, he said, and Icant spend as much time in visitin
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