Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 303
of the plate, orelse was so rarethat Phylliss bighungry eyes filledwith tears at themere sight of it. Jessamy and Bab tried extracting beef-juicein glass jars with cold water and salt, asMrs. Wells taught them to do, and they gota broiling-fork and cooked chops over theirstoves until the irascible… … For a monththese two poorlittle heroinesstruggled on ina daily round ofpetty annoyances— not petty, af-ter all, when oneconsidered whatwas involved. We re get-ting awful, Jessa-my, said Bab,tearfully, one sadnight. We regetting sharp-tempered, ner-vous, hard; andI wonder whereshall we end ? Come in…
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