"Loaf of bread" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... time in her life, a good scrubbing. She made a great splashing, and succeeded in getting the floor very wet; but she also made herself very sweet and nice, and found plenty of clean clothes ready for her hanging on the pegs. Then she went down below and ate a whole loaf of bread and drank about a quart of milk. This also had a good effect, for she began to face the situation, and determined to do her best. As she sat meditating, she heard a great noise among the fowls, and it reminded her of what she had to do. Going to the cupboard in search of food for them, she found ...
— The Princess Idleways - A Fairy Story • Mrs. W. J. Hays
... shop and exchanged greetings with Madame Coudert. They had bought a long loaf of bread, and Mother Meraut was just opening her purse to pay for it, when suddenly a shot rang out. It was followed by the rattle of falling tiles. Another and another came, and soon there was a perfect rain of ...
— The French Twins • Lucy Fitch Perkins
... kettles and tin pans and the Indian youth gave Rod a glad slap on the back as he hurried to the table. He was evidently in high spirits, and burst into a snatch of song as he cut up a loaf of bread. ...
— The Wolf Hunters - A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness • James Oliver Curwood
... Jane. "The door's locked." The cook tried, but found there was no key. Jane told her how she came there, and the cook promised to get her out as soon as she could. Meantime all she could do for her was to hand her a loaf of bread on a stick from the next window. It had been long dark before some one unlocked the door, and left her at liberty to go where she pleased, of which she did not ...
— Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood • George MacDonald
... a loaf of bread to eat, A slice of cheese, or pound of meat. So, while the owls around us sing, This basket full ...
— Little Folks (October 1884) - A Magazine for the Young • Various
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