The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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Page 44
... spring . The miller's furniture was white- washed , so to speak , day by day , by the flour - dust which sifted down ... springs . On the tightly drawn cords lay the mattress ; a feather ' tick ' in winter , a corn - shuck one in summer ...
... spring . The miller's furniture was white- washed , so to speak , day by day , by the flour - dust which sifted down ... springs . On the tightly drawn cords lay the mattress ; a feather ' tick ' in winter , a corn - shuck one in summer ...
Page 70
... spring , and here she still was , by the mill - pond and the damp meadows . Up yonder , at the end of a long road ... Springs to take the baths . On beyond that was Romney , where people of some account lived , she had heard . In front ...
... spring , and here she still was , by the mill - pond and the damp meadows . Up yonder , at the end of a long road ... Springs to take the baths . On beyond that was Romney , where people of some account lived , she had heard . In front ...
Page 119
... spring - house . We got a real cold spring - house , mam , better'n most folks up here . It's quite a piece away , but that's where the spring is . ' ' Your son surely has nice manners , Mrs. Ringer 119 Sapphira's Daughter.
... spring - house . We got a real cold spring - house , mam , better'n most folks up here . It's quite a piece away , but that's where the spring is . ' ' Your son surely has nice manners , Mrs. Ringer 119 Sapphira's Daughter.
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