He was not the Model Boy of the village. He knew the model boy very well though—and loathed him. — Mark Twain
He was not the Model Boy of the village. He knew the model boy very well though—and loathed him.
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“Becky Thatcher. What’s yours? Oh, I know. It’s Thomas Sawyer.”
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