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... father's voice beat down the sound of rain . " Lay into them brutes and beat into the lock ! " He could imagine his father glaring back . If only he had not dropped his whip . He would have liked to ask his father for the big bull whip ...
... father's voice beat down the sound of rain . " Lay into them brutes and beat into the lock ! " He could imagine his father glaring back . If only he had not dropped his whip . He would have liked to ask his father for the big bull whip ...
Page 531
... Father Hires a Cook , " reprinted from Life With Father by Clarence Day , by permission of Alfred A. Knopf , Inc. Copyright , 1933 by Clarence Day . Renewed , 1961 by Katherine B. Day . " You can cook , can't you ? " Father. O ne late ...
... Father Hires a Cook , " reprinted from Life With Father by Clarence Day , by permission of Alfred A. Knopf , Inc. Copyright , 1933 by Clarence Day . Renewed , 1961 by Katherine B. Day . " You can cook , can't you ? " Father. O ne late ...
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... Father's face would darken with dis- Margaret's plain little face was still pink with excitement and pleasure at being chosen above all that roomful by such a masterful gentleman . Father had probably smiled at her , too , for they ...
... Father's face would darken with dis- Margaret's plain little face was still pink with excitement and pleasure at being chosen above all that roomful by such a masterful gentleman . Father had probably smiled at her , too , for they ...
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APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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