Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates

hour, none will despise her. Goose girl or not, Gretel stands acknowled

A few careful ones are soberly tighten

mpse of her mother's cottage, for the poor helpless grandmother, she k

"I think he isn't!" retort

scarcely strength to bury them. At last they made the desperate resolu

"Yes, and his feet too, the vil

nd lightly as they skated on together that they seemed scarcely conscio

s with me, feet to feet, in the polished floor of the dining ro

"Why not, Hans? Shame on you to repro