Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 614
l this year. He never said a thingabout himself, nor uttered a word of complaintbecause he had been too busy doing chores totake part in it. Ever since she had been forcedto take a few boarders to eke out their scantyincome, Harry had put in busy, irksome summersdoing incessant odd jobs. And Bing,… … SHE USED TO CLIMB THAT TREE BY THE GATE work. It was hard, very hard for her to haveto open their home to summer boarders, ofteninconsiderate, and harder for the children to lacknormal fun, and even normal well-being, becauseshe had so little money. They seemed happy,though, in spite of everything,…
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