The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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Page 33
... asked in his cracked treble : ' Which - a - way , Missy ? ' She told him to the post - office , so he turned west . When he had gone a mile , he slowed his horses to a walk . There was Mrs. Blake's house , standing under four great ...
... asked in his cracked treble : ' Which - a - way , Missy ? ' She told him to the post - office , so he turned west . When he had gone a mile , he slowed his horses to a walk . There was Mrs. Blake's house , standing under four great ...
Page 158
... asking him about Hal Gogarty , a dare - devil young Irishman whose stables rivalled Bushwell's . ' Gogarty ? ' Course you ... asked Martin to go along and sit on the box with him , whispering that he meant to make it a pretty rough trip ...
... asking him about Hal Gogarty , a dare - devil young Irishman whose stables rivalled Bushwell's . ' Gogarty ? ' Course you ... asked Martin to go along and sit on the box with him , whispering that he meant to make it a pretty rough trip ...
Page 242
... asked after her mother's health . ' I'm right worried about her , Miss Rachel . Doctor Clavenger comes out from Winchester every week to see her . Sometimes he draws the water off , an ' then she's easier . She don't git up for ...
... asked after her mother's health . ' I'm right worried about her , Miss Rachel . Doctor Clavenger comes out from Winchester every week to see her . Sometimes he draws the water off , an ' then she's easier . She don't git up for ...
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