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Ole lady Prissie tole 'bout slaves what ain't had nothin 'ter eat an' no clothes 'cept a little strip uv homespun, but my mammy who died four months ago at de age 106 said dat she ain't knowed nothin' 'bout such doin's.
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` ` Oh, for heaven's sake, Prissie -- hire a hall. ''
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` ` Now look here, Prissie -- Miles Standish isn't given to fabrication.
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` ` Now look here Prissie -- I'm not narrow like some of these pilgrims who came over with us.
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Prissie broke her luck in half in the very act of flinging it, but insisted that the two separate portions each formed an O.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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"Did people's accent matter in Greek as much as it does in English?" asked Prissie.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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Noreen, Phillida, Prissie, and Edith, the four finally selected favorites, accepted the invitation with alacrity.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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Now when Prissie ran to her bedroom, ostensibly to get a wrap, she had really gone with quite other intentions.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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"Not, of course, that it always follows," said Prissie.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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Nine giggling girls therefore stole cautiously downstairs, a little delayed by Prissie, who, with a most unusual concern for her health, insisted on fetching a wrap.
The Princess of the School Angela Brazil 1907
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