West of the HillMacmillan Company, 1949 - 248 страница "Here is a heart-warming novel about Maine people two generations ago. The tall, chestnut-haired girl named Molly had grown up in an atmosphere of poverty, loneliness, and fear among the fishermen who worked along the coast, shut off from the inland farms by a great forest-covered hill. "West of the Hill" meant happiness to Molly - an impossible dream. But the dream came true when she bundled up her few rags and rode off with stalwart young Brad Hartwell, fish peddler and farmer. |
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... laughed , but it was only a noise . It had no merri- ment . He said , " Well , not today they wun't . Not ' less they want a soft mess of pollock . That's all he's got , I happen to know . Nothin ' fit to eat on his cart . " Now Molly ...
... laughed , but it was only a noise . It had no merri- ment . He said , " Well , not today they wun't . Not ' less they want a soft mess of pollock . That's all he's got , I happen to know . Nothin ' fit to eat on his cart . " Now Molly ...
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... laughed . " Not long , ' tain't likely . No beer . " " But if they did - why , seems like they'd break it wide open ! " He laughed again . " Likely enough . Unless they got throwed into the jailroom under the Town Hall first . They're ...
... laughed . " Not long , ' tain't likely . No beer . " " But if they did - why , seems like they'd break it wide open ! " He laughed again . " Likely enough . Unless they got throwed into the jailroom under the Town Hall first . They're ...
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... laughed . " They don't think , " she said . " They know . First me , then you , then Grace . It'll be - kind of fun , Min ! You know ' twill ! " " Humph , " Min snapped . " I shan't let them know I know it ! . I s'pose I'll have to come ...
... laughed . " They don't think , " she said . " They know . First me , then you , then Grace . It'll be - kind of fun , Min ! You know ' twill ! " " Humph , " Min snapped . " I shan't let them know I know it ! . I s'pose I'll have to come ...
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