The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...Houghton Mifflin, 1940 - United States |
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... woman . Colbert drove his mill hard , gave it his life , indeed . He was noted for fair dealing , and was trusted in a community to which he had come a stranger . Trusted , but scarcely liked . The people of Back Creek and Timber Ridge ...
... woman . Colbert drove his mill hard , gave it his life , indeed . He was noted for fair dealing , and was trusted in a community to which he had come a stranger . Trusted , but scarcely liked . The people of Back Creek and Timber Ridge ...
Page 11
... woman in a sunbonnet , wearing a heavy shawl over her freshly ironed calico dress , was cross- ing the meadows by a little path which led from the highroad to the Mill House . She was a woman of thirty - six or -seven , though she ...
... woman in a sunbonnet , wearing a heavy shawl over her freshly ironed calico dress , was cross- ing the meadows by a little path which led from the highroad to the Mill House . She was a woman of thirty - six or -seven , though she ...
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... woman , had come to stay in the house and was taking care of the two children . The miller put his shoulder under the wheel . Mi- chael's life - insurance policy had lapsed ; the last two premiums had not been paid . There was little ...
... woman , had come to stay in the house and was taking care of the two children . The miller put his shoulder under the wheel . Mi- chael's life - insurance policy had lapsed ; the last two premiums had not been paid . There was little ...
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