9780217363570

The Pedlars

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ISBN13: 9780217363570

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: upon the floor?they raised her?she vas dead, and her face quite black by the stagnation ot the blood. The glances of the moon, the waving of a bush, in the excited state of her spirits she had doubtless mistaken for a figure; and fear had overpowered her, weak as she was at the time. DIALOGUE VI. Farmer, Darby, Pat. HOSP1TALITV., Farmer. And is that my own old gossipDarby Brady ? I thought it was you when I saw you from the far side of this big field, though it is so long since wo met. This must be one of your son?, for ho looks like a branch of the old tree. Perhaps it is tho little fellow?Pat I think, was his name--whom his mother was nursing the last time I was at your place. Darby. He is Pat indeed, and glad enough I am to let him see his father's old friend, and to see yourself looking so well. I hope your good woman, and the children, are in good health, Fanner. You shall soon see whether they aro or not?that's my house with tho ' about it, beyond the next field. Ah Darby, I see you stop to look at me, almost ready to say, ' Are you in earnest, and can such a house as that belong to one who began the world some twenty years ago, with nothing but a strong pair of arms and a willing heart?'' Darby. Fou are worthy, Tom, of a better house than even that; but I am now an old man, and have seen so many ruined by building, and shewing off at first, that I am easily frightened. But your old friend means Do offence. Farmer. I'm sure you don't, nor do I take any. Your remarks are'quit's right, and shew your disoreetion. It is nearly twenty years . since 1 took this farm; 'it 'is good land; I have a good landlord, and a long lease; I had saved a little money, and my mind was bent on Ellen C'leary. I did not know or c/xre about her fortune, 'because I was sat...

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9780217363570

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0217363571

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0.31 Pounds

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9.00 x 6.00 x 0.21 In

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$14.14

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Paperback

Pages

86 pages

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Published On

2009-08-01



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