Apples by Night: StoriesJonathan Cape, 1932 - 314 pages |
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... father employed instead of the several stalwart men necessary on such wilful land , had neglected , like the malicious pup he was , to do so . Things had gone steadily wrong under her patient hands , exactly as if it was desired to lead ...
... father employed instead of the several stalwart men necessary on such wilful land , had neglected , like the malicious pup he was , to do so . Things had gone steadily wrong under her patient hands , exactly as if it was desired to lead ...
Page 247
... father will say when I tell him , eh ? ” ' Your father ! ' Simon was greatly amused . I persisted , and he laid a heavy hand upon me : ' Quiet , boy , quiet ! Your father isn't God Al- mighty , even though he acts like it at times . My ...
... father will say when I tell him , eh ? ” ' Your father ! ' Simon was greatly amused . I persisted , and he laid a heavy hand upon me : ' Quiet , boy , quiet ! Your father isn't God Al- mighty , even though he acts like it at times . My ...
Page 252
... father's coat : ' We found these hung out of sight when we came to bury Mary . I never knew till three months back that it was your handiwork . ' That was all he said . He smiled in a twisted sort of way . I looked at my father . Wasn't ...
... father's coat : ' We found these hung out of sight when we came to bury Mary . I never knew till three months back that it was your handiwork . ' That was all he said . He smiled in a twisted sort of way . I looked at my father . Wasn't ...
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