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"Paddington had a very persistent stare when he cared to use it. It was a very powerful stare. One which his Aunt Lucy…"

"Paddington…has become a part of the folk-lore of childhood, not because he appears in a great or even a particularly …"

"In general appearance the is an extremely large and powerful fellow, with a beautiful head and speaking countenance, …"

"Very few of the old s interfere with the duties of their assistants, but there be men who seem to think you have mere…"

"Three days at , and up anchor again; our next place of call being . Every one has heard of the , who tried to beat th…"

"When I was a little boy at school, floundering through Herodotus, and getting double doses of fum-fum daily for my An…"

"Every child knows how fond cats are of hunting and catching mice, but no cat any respectability would think of confin…"

"I have dozens of well-authenticated anecdotes of cats who are very expert at fishing. I have, myself, watched a cat b…"

"When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings."