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Excerpt from Adventures in Pondland
This was not without reason, for he was devoted to them, as they were to him. True, Jackie's father often shook his head solemnly, and remarked that Uncle Jack would never set the Thames on fire but then, Uncle Jack never desired to do so. He only asked to live his life quietly, surrounded by children and animals, both of which he loved dearly. Every year it was his habit to come down and stay in the country for a few days - days that were all too Short for his little godson Jackie, who took possession of his uncle, and went on long excursions with him, returning tired and muddy, but laden With treasures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
