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  • Christopher nodded and smiled at him merrily; then he fell silent awhile, and the outlaw sat looking on him; at last he said suddenly: "Foster-father, tell me what I am, and of what kindred, I pray thee; for, methinks, thou knowest thereof; and what wonder, wise man as thou art."

    Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair 1895

  • Foster-father protested against being left alone in the snow with but a boy, two helpless women and two young children; but the Captain only laughed and rode off, taking with him Horse-chestnut, as a precaution, doubtless, against any attempt to escape with the

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • Foster-father pointed to the snow that, driven now by a rising wind, had drifted underneath the door.

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • They were terribly damp, but here poor Foster-father had to drag out long, miserable days, cut off even from news of the others.

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • It would take too long to tell how happily the next four months passed, not only for the two children, but for Roy and Foster-father, Head-nurse and Foster-mother.

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • "Well," interposed Foster-father philosophically, "some one must go if any one is to sleep."

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • "Now," said little Bija, who was beginning to manage her nurses, "Tumbu must find Foster-father and tell _him_."

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • She actually woke Foster-father from his well-earned first sleep to propound this knotty question.

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • They were to stay where they were, no matter what happened, until Foster-father returned from showing the fugitives a path he knew to the mountains, and then ----

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

  • And so did the others, though they sat up till Foster-father crept in to the tent about midnight, after having seen the Royal Fugitives safely over the Persian border.

    The Adventures of Akbar Flora Annie Steel 1888

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