He stood there tall and dashing, peering down at her with a set of mesmerizing sapphire eyes. It wasn__ the eyes that had her sex-drive squealing into overdrive; it was that_hair. Now, Tarrah had never really been into redheads before, but damn, she sure as hell would be willing to convert.
And how did little Tim behave?_ asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart__ content. __s good as gold,_ said Bob, __nd better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.
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And how did little Tim behave?_ asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heart__ content. __s good as gold,_ said Bob, __nd better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.
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