Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 289
n living. Tohis eager desire, money was every-thing, because it would buy every-thing. Money meant enough toeat, a soft bed and an easy chairfor his crooked, pain-full shoulders,a better house and easy circum-stances for the family. Moneymeant comfort, education, goodclothes, an honorable position… … Jumping-Jack ever made, and a voice seemed towhisper dreamily that in some way it would carryhim thereafter, instead of his being left to creep sowearily around. And the boys had hailed it withsuch uproarious delight that he could not help feel-ing he had whittled out a triumph. Who shallwonder,…
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