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312 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1912
賴賱 鬲毓乇賮 賷丕 毓夭賷夭賷 兀賳 丕賱毓賲賱 賱賷爻 賴賵 賲丕 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賷 賮賷 丕賱賰賱賷丞. 亘賱 丕賱賱毓亘. 賮兀賳丕 賱丕 兀毓乇賮 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳賴 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賳氐賮 丕賱賵賯鬲. 賷亘丿賵 兀賳 賳賰丕鬲賴賳 賲乇鬲亘胤丞 亘賲丕囟 鬲賯丕爻賲賴 丕賱噩賲賷毓 爻賵丕賷. 兀賳丕 睾乇賷亘丞 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵 賱丕 兀賮賴賲 丕賱賱睾丞. 廿賳賴 卮毓賵乇 亘丕卅爻. 賰賳鬲 兀卮毓乇 亘賴 胤賵丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賷. 賮賷 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 丕賱孬丕賳賵賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賮鬲賷丕鬲 賷賯賮賳 賮賷 賲噩賲賵毓丕鬲 賵 賷丨丿賯賳 亘賷. 賱賯丿 賰賳鬲 睾乇賷亘丞 丕賱兀胤賵丕乇 賵 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 毓賳 賰賱 賲賳 毓乇賮鬲. 賰賳鬲 兀卮毓乇 兀賳 毓亘丕乇丞 "賲賷鬲賲 噩賵賳 睾乇賷乇" 賲賰鬲賵亘丞 毓賱賶 賵噩賴賷.
賴賱 鬲毓乇賮 賷丕 毓夭賷夭賷. 兀馗賳 兀賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 兀賴賲 氐賮丞 賷賲賰賳 賱賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷鬲爻賲 亘賴丕. 賮賴賵 賷噩毓賱 丕賱賳丕爻 賯丕丿乇賷賳 毓賱賶 賵囟毓 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賮賷 賲賵丕囟毓 兀卮禺丕氐 丌禺乇賷賳. 賵 賷噩毓賱賴賲 賱胤賷賮賷賳 賵 毓胤賵賮賷賳 賵 賲鬲賮賴賲賷賳. 賱丕亘丿 兀賳 賷乇亘賶 丕賱禺賷丕賱 賮賷 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱. 賱賰賳 賲賷鬲賲 噩賵賳 睾乇賷乇 賷賳夭毓 亘丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 兀賯賱 賵賲囟丞 鬲馗賴乇 賲賳賴. 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱爻賲丞 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷丨賮乇賵賳賴丕 賮賷賰 賴賷 丕賱賵丕噩亘. 賱丕 锟斤拷馗賳 兀賳賴 賷鬲賵噩亘 毓賱賶 丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 鬲毓賱賲 賲毓賳賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賰賱賲丞. 賮賴賷 賲賯乇賮丞 賵 亘睾賷囟丞. 廿匕 毓賱賷賴賲 兀賳 賷賮毓賱賵丕 賰賱 卮賷亍 亘丿丕賮毓 丕賱丨亘.
賱丕 賷賰賮 丕賱賲乇亍 毓賳 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賷丕 毓夭賷夭賷 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱毓丿賷賲丞 丕賱兀賱賵丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 賷囟胤乇 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賱毓賷卮賴丕. 丨賷賳 賷乇賶 丕賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賰賱賲丕鬲 賲賳 賲孬賱 丕賱卮賷賮賵賳 賵 丕賱丿丕賳鬲賷賱丕 丕賱賲卮睾賵賱 亘丕賱廿亘乇丞 賲賳 丕賱亘賳丿賯賷丞. 兀賵 丕賱鬲胤乇賷夭 丕賱賷丿賵賷 賵 丕賱賳爻噩 丕賱兀賷乇賱賳丿賷. 賴賷 賲噩乇丿 賰賱賲丕鬲 賮丕乇睾丞 賱丿賷賴賲. 賮賷 丨賷賳 兀賳 丕賱賲乇兀丞 爻賵丕亍 兀賰丕賳鬲 賲賴鬲賲丞 亘丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 兀賲 亘丕賱賲賷賰乇賵亘丕鬲 兀賵 丕賱夭賵丕噩 兀賲 丕賱卮毓乇 兀賲 丕賱禺丿賲 兀賲 賲鬲賵丕夭賷 丕賱兀囟賱丕毓 兀賲 丕賱丨丿丕卅賯 兀賲 兀賮賱丕胤賵賳 兀賲 賱毓亘丞 丕賱亘乇賷丿噩. 賮賴賷 賲賴鬲賲丞 亘丕賱孬賷丕亘 丕賴鬲賲丕賲丕 兀爻丕爻賷丕 賵 丿丕卅賲丕
賱賷爻鬲 丕賱賲鬲毓 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 丕賱賴丕卅賱丞 賴賷 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賴賲. 亘賱 氐賳毓 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳賴丕 賲賳 賲鬲毓 氐睾賷乇丞. 賱賯丿 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕賱爻乇 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賱賱爻毓丕丿丞 賷丕 毓夭賷夭賷. 賵 賷賰賲賳 賴匕丕 賮賷 兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 丕賱賱丨馗丞. 賵 兀賱丕 鬲鬲丨爻乇 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕囟賷 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲. 兀賵 鬲賮賰乇 亘丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱. 亘賱 兀賳 鬲丨氐賱 毓賱賶 兀賰亘乇 賯丿乇 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賱丨馗丞. 丕賱兀賲乇 卮亘賷賴 亘丕賱夭乇丕毓丞 廿匕 賷賲賰賳賰 兀賳 鬲丨氐賱 毓賱賶 夭乇丕毓丞 丕賳鬲卮丕乇賷丞 賵 夭乇丕毓丞 鬲賰孬賷賮賷丞. 丨爻賳 兀賳丕 兀賳賵賷 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 賱賷 丨賷丕丞 鬲賰孬賷賮賷丞. 爻兀爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賰賱 賱丨馗丞 賵 爻兀毓乇賮 兀賳賳賷 兀爻鬲賲鬲毓 兀孬賳丕亍 匕賱賰. 賲毓馗賲 丕賱賳丕爻 賱丕 賷丨賷賵賳 亘賱 賷賰鬲賮賵賳 亘丕賱噩乇賷. 賵 賷丨丕賵賱賵賳 亘賱賵睾 賴丿賮 賲丕 亘毓賷丿 賮賷 丕賱兀賮賯. 賵 賮賷 丨乇丕乇丞 丕賱噩乇賷 鬲賳賯胤毓 兀賳賮丕爻賴賲 賵 賷賱賴孬賵賳 賮賷禺爻乇賵賳 乇丐賷丞 丕賱乇賷賮 丕賱噩賲賷賱 丕賱賴丕丿卅 丕賱匕賷 賷噩鬲丕夭賵賳賴. 孬賲 賷賰賵賳 兀賵賱 賲丕 賷賰鬲卮賮賵賳賴 兀賳賴賲 氐丕乇賵丕 賲爻賳賷賳 賵 賲賳賴賰賷賳. 賵 賱賳 賷丨丿孬 亘賱賵睾賴賲 賴丿賮賴賲 兀賵 毓丿賲賴 兀賷 賮乇賯. 賱賯丿 賯乇乇鬲 丕賱噩賱賵爻 毓賱賶 噩丕賳亘 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賵 鬲賰丿賷爻 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞.
乇亘賲丕 賵賯毓鬲 兀賳鬲 賮賷 丨亘 兀丨丿 兀賷囟丕. 兀賵賻 鬲丿乇賷責 廿賳 賰賳鬲 賰匕賱賰. 賮賱賷爻 毓賱賷賾 兀賳 兀賮爻乇. 賵 廿賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 賯丿 兀丨亘亘鬲. 賮賱賷爻 亘賵爻毓賷 兀賳 賱兀卮乇丨.
Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,Judy/Jerusha is a likeable main character with a lively sense of humor and an independent streak. In many ways the book is dated, understandably, but at the same time there are some unexpectedly progressive views. Given the times, it's not too surprising that Judy also makes some positive comments about socialism, as well as a few snarky comments about religion.
I hope you aren't the Trustee who sat on the toad? It went off--I was told--with quite a pop, so probably it was a fatter Trustee.
. . . Every spring when the hoptoad season opened we would form a collection of toads and keep them in [window wells by the orphanage's laundry room]; and occasionally they would spill over into the laundry, causing a very pleasurable commotion on wash days. We were severely punished for our activities in this direction, but in spite of all discouragement the toads would collect.
. . . I don't know why I am in such a reminiscent mood except that spring and the reappearance of toads always awakens the old acquisitive instinct. The only thing that keeps me from starting a collection is the fact that there's no rule against it.
鈥溫ж关傌� 兀賳 賲丕 賷賴賲 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賱賷爻鬲 丕賱兀賮乇丕丨 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賱賰賳 丕賱賲爻乇丕鬲 賵 丕賱賲鬲毓 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲氐賳毓 丕賱卮賶亍 丕賱賰孬賷乇貙 賱賯丿 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲 丕賱爻乇 丕賱丨賯賷賯賶 賱賱爻毓丕丿丞 賷丕 賵丕賱丿賶貨 賵賴賵 兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 賮賶 丕賱丌賳 賮賯胤 賵 鬲賴鬲賲 亘丕賱賱丨馗丞 丕賱丨丕囟乇丞. 賱丕 鬲賳丿賲 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕囟賶 兀賵 鬲毓賲賱 丨爻丕亘丕 賱賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱貙 賱賰賳 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲丨氐賱 毓賱賶 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賱丨馗丞 丕賱丨丕囟乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 鬲毓賷卮 賮賷賴丕鈥�
鈥溬呝� 丕賱賲賲鬲毓 丨賯丕 兀賳 賳毓賷卮 丕賱賰鬲亘 賱丕 兀賳 賳賰鬲亘賴丕!鈥�
賱賯丿 丕賰鬲卮賮鬲購 丕賱爻乇 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賱賱爻毓丕丿丞 賷丕 賵丕賱丿賷貨 賵賴賵 兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 賮賷 丕賱丌賳 賵鬲賴鬲賲 賮賯胤 亘丕賱賱丨馗丞 丕賱丨丕囟乇丞. 賱丕 鬲賳丿賲 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕囟賷 兀賵 鬲毓賲賱 丨爻丕亘賸丕 賱賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱貙 賱賰賳 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲丨氐賱 毓賱賶 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賱丨馗丞 丕賱丨丕囟乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賷卮 賮賷賴丕."