The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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Page 66
... Hill , came to Winchester at that time , bringing her maid and coachman , and from them Till could hear about everything that had happened at home since last Easter ; ' home ' being always Chestnut Hill . This mill farm on Back Creek ...
... Hill , came to Winchester at that time , bringing her maid and coachman , and from them Till could hear about everything that had happened at home since last Easter ; ' home ' being always Chestnut Hill . This mill farm on Back Creek ...
Page 68
... Hill . All Mrs. Bush- well's interest was in the stables ; she left the manage- ment of the house entirely to Matchem . Till stayed on , working under Matchem until she was fifteen . Then Sapphira Colbert made a trade for her . One ...
... Hill . All Mrs. Bush- well's interest was in the stables ; she left the manage- ment of the house entirely to Matchem . Till stayed on , working under Matchem until she was fifteen . Then Sapphira Colbert made a trade for her . One ...
Page 159
... hill and down dale . The women laughed and screamed , but Hal never let on he heard them . He'd have come out all right , too , except for a funny thing . Just as we were coming down a long hill at a pretty good pace , a young deer ...
... hill and down dale . The women laughed and screamed , but Hal never let on he heard them . He'd have come out all right , too , except for a funny thing . Just as we were coming down a long hill at a pretty good pace , a young deer ...
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