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From: Stickrath <har...@se...> - 2009-12-25 16:28:45
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Rt of the world, would attract one; the State House, with its splendid view from the cupola, would draw another; the ships in the harbor, with their forest of masts, would fill the eyes of a third; while the toy-shops, music-stores, and confectioners, would command the particular attention of others. But none of these things attracted Nat. He went to examine the bookstores, and to them he repaired. Books filled the show-windows, and some were outside to attract attention. He examined those outside before he stepped in. He read the title of each volume upon the back, and some he took up and examined. Having looked to his heart's content outside, he stepped in. A cordial bow welcomed him to every place. "What would you like, sir?" inquired one bookseller. "I came in," replied Nat, "to look at your books, with your permission." "Look as long as you please," replied the bookseller, with a countenance beaming with good-will, to make Nat feel at home. For an hour or more he wen |