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Title: The imp and the angel
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam, 1876-1961
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Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons

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pped from the walls in greatblocks, Miss Eleanor dragged the line into thecentre of the room, and motioned one of the mento take the Imp as he passed by. For so perfectwas the order that the men never once needed tostep into the room, only leaning over the sills tolift out the children. The Imp felt a stronggrasp on his arm, and jerked off; the man in-sisted. Hurry now, hurry, let go ! he commandedgruffly. The despair in the Imps eyes as hedrummed hard with his other hand grew to rage,and he brought down his free stick with a whackon the mans knuckles. With a sharp exclama-tion the man let go, and the Imp pressed on, hischeeks flaming, his eyes glowing. His head washigh in the air, he was panting with excitement.The line was small now ; another round and therewould be but a handful. The floor near the doorbegan to sag, and the men took two at a time ofthe bigger boys, and left them to scramble downby themselves. With every new child a shoutwent up from below. As Hans slipped out by 46
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As they went round, till every girl was lifted out.

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