The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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... window here ' He raised the north window and propped it up on its stick . ' Now I will walk home with you . ' ' No , Father , thank you . We might meet somebody . I'd sooner we weren't seen together tonight . ' The following night Mrs ...
... window here ' He raised the north window and propped it up on its stick . ' Now I will walk home with you . ' ' No , Father , thank you . We might meet somebody . I'd sooner we weren't seen together tonight . ' The following night Mrs ...
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... window something which startled him . A white figure emerged from the stairway and drifted across the indoor duskiness of the room . It was Mary , barefoot , in her nightgown , as if she were walking in her sleep . She reached the table ...
... window something which startled him . A white figure emerged from the stairway and drifted across the indoor duskiness of the room . It was Mary , barefoot , in her nightgown , as if she were walking in her sleep . She reached the table ...
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... window sill ) and put it in her mouth . She looked up at him gratefully and tried to smile . He whispered that he would soon come back to her , took the candle , and crossed the hall to Mary's room . He did not know what he might find ...
... window sill ) and put it in her mouth . She looked up at him gratefully and tried to smile . He whispered that he would soon come back to her , took the candle , and crossed the hall to Mary's room . He did not know what he might find ...
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