G.A. Henty Quotes

How is a boy’s mind to expand if he does not ask questions, and who should be so well able to answer his questions as his father?

G.A. Henty

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• How is a boy’s mind to expand if he does not ask questions, and who should be so well able to answer his questions as his father?

  

  G.A. Henty
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