The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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... Till and tell her to come and get me ready . ' ' Yes , mam . ' Mrs. Colbert turned her letter face - down upon her desk . Till could read , and the Mistress did not wish her to see to whom the letter was addressed . When the neat black ...
... Till and tell her to come and get me ready . ' ' Yes , mam . ' Mrs. Colbert turned her letter face - down upon her desk . Till could read , and the Mistress did not wish her to see to whom the letter was addressed . When the neat black ...
Page 67
... Till's secret discontent with the Mill Farm she expressed by the quiet statement that it was ' damp . ' Even on a sunny wash - day the sheets were longer dry- ing than they should be . In the fall the hoar frost was heavier here than ...
... Till's secret discontent with the Mill Farm she expressed by the quiet statement that it was ' damp . ' Even on a sunny wash - day the sheets were longer dry- ing than they should be . In the fall the hoar frost was heavier here than ...
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... Till , and a hundred dollars to boot . Mrs. Bushwell , surprised by this liberal offer , closed the deal at once . But Matchem looked down her long nose and compressed her lips . Till was not unhappy at the prospect of travel and new ...
... Till , and a hundred dollars to boot . Mrs. Bushwell , surprised by this liberal offer , closed the deal at once . But Matchem looked down her long nose and compressed her lips . Till was not unhappy at the prospect of travel and new ...
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