Well, maybe 'tis natural. Of course things you don't know a… - Eleanor H. Porter

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Well, maybe 'tis natural. Of course things you don't know about are always nicer'n things you do, same as the pertater on 'tother side of the plate is always the biggest. But I wish I looked that way ter somebody 'way off. Wouldn't it be jest great, now, if only somebody over in India wanted ME?

Eleanor H. Porter

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Eleanor Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American author of children's literature.

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Birth Name: Eleanor Emily Hodgman

Alternative Names: Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter • Eleanor Hodgman Porter • Eleanor Porter

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