Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 384
d every weed. Thefreshly stirred earth looked dark and pleasant;the odor of it was good, too. She comparedwhat she had done with what she had nt, andthe contrast moved her to new activity. Butafter a time—it was not such a long time,either, though it .seemed hours—she thought it would be pleasant… … WELL, SAm A PLEAS.\.\T VOICE, HOW DOES THE HOEING GO? (SEE NP;XT PAGE) garden. Even Stannard had left her behind.Gertrude abandoned her row and came andinspected Elliotts. That looks fine, she said,for a beginner. You must stop and restwhenever you re tired. Mother always tellsus to begin a thing…
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