The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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Page 33
... standing under four great maple trees , in a neat yard with a white pal- ing fence . Two little girls ran out , calling : ' Good morn- ing , Gran'ma ! ' Jefferson stopped the carriage , and Mrs. Colbert asked after their mother . gone ...
... standing under four great maple trees , in a neat yard with a white pal- ing fence . Two little girls ran out , calling : ' Good morn- ing , Gran'ma ! ' Jefferson stopped the carriage , and Mrs. Colbert asked after their mother . gone ...
Page 106
... standing on end . Colbert trusted Sampson's judgment , and be- lieved he could get a place for him among the Quaker mills in Philadelphia . He had considered buying Samp- son from Sapphira and sending him to Pennsylvania a free man ...
... standing on end . Colbert trusted Sampson's judgment , and be- lieved he could get a place for him among the Quaker mills in Philadelphia . He had considered buying Samp- son from Sapphira and sending him to Pennsylvania a free man ...
Page 157
... standing full . His wife , who always had a little wine with her supper , signalled Washington to bring on another bottle . Martin's stories were never quite indecent , and al- ways characteristic of old Loudoun County neigh- bours ...
... standing full . His wife , who always had a little wine with her supper , signalled Washington to bring on another bottle . Martin's stories were never quite indecent , and al- ways characteristic of old Loudoun County neigh- bours ...
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