This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...to ask Doctor Borin' to tell me." The arm upon which her hand rested gave a sudden jerk; the owner of it stood free of her, and, although it was too dark for her to see his face, she understood that Joe was angry; the jealousy that had been brooding in his heart suddenly burst forth. "Do!" he exclaimed, "do ask him; he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...to ask Doctor Borin' to tell me." The arm upon which her hand rested gave a sudden jerk; the owner of it stood free of her, and, although it was too dark for her to see his face, she understood that Joe was angry; the jealousy that had been brooding in his heart suddenly burst forth. "Do!" he exclaimed, "do ask him; he knows; he knows ever'thing. He's smart--he's smart as God, I reckin; since he knows the plan o' salvation so peart. Keeps it corked up like he does his doctor stuff, in a bottle, I reckin. Oh, yes! go ask the mad doctor to save yo' soul; he can do it. He'd like mighty well to have you saaft-so'derin' him like the sisters saaft-so'der Brother Barry. An' it ain't so clear ter my mind but you'd enjoy it 'bout as much as old erysip'las would." "Joe Bowen!" Her voice was full of surprised indignation; had he been calmer, more himself, he would have known that he alone had suggested Doctor Boring, as something more than the truly benevolent friend, the lonely old man, the thoroughly good physician. He would have detected in her simple, startled exclamation, her inability to find words with which to deny his unseemly charge, the very first intimation of the doctor's regard for her that had ever so much as hinted itself to her unsuspecting heart. But he was too angry to see anything, or to heed what he did or said. "Oh, I know you, Lissy," he broke out, fiercely. "You're mighty keerful not ter set a day for marryin' me; I'll lay you wouldn't find it so hard ter fix a time for marryin' him, if he asks you. I know you. It's all mighty well ter be runnin' over the mount'n nussin' of the sick, as ain't no manner o' kin ter you, an' got no manner o' claim, when you know he 11 be thar, ter pass compliments ...
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Good. Good hardcover, no previous owner's name. There are some numbers written on the rear pastedown. Cover has wear to the spine ends and corner tips. Spine has some wrinkles at the top.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 268 pages.
