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			There's "A Little Princess", which is not a bad book at all, but it does have this bit of unintentional humor, caused by the way language has changed in the last century: 
 
All three of them incontinently fled from the room and tumbled into the hall. It was in this way they always welcomed their father. 
 
I know what the author means, but the mental image it creates...
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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