Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
WoodcuttersSon, but this is a spelling-match, not a de-bating club. You said i-c-u-r, and theGreen Goblin says that is nt right. Theword is ichor. Well, spell it, the Green Goblin went on,for it was getting late, and he did nt like tohave the match last too long, for he was goingto the movies later… … Certainly I can, replied the Green Gob-lin, and puttin? the list behind his back hespelled it out: I-c-h-o-r. But you could nt have spelled it if youhad nt seen it, the Woodcutters Son per-sisted. I will admit cheerfully, the Green Gob-lin rejoined with a smile, that I cant spell aword that I never…
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