Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 468
omehow feared to open it. When considering a question of unusual im-portance, it was a habit of Pinkeys to retreatto the woodshed and think it all over. Ten minutes later, with heart thumping andfingers trembling, he was perched on a pile ofwood, opening his note. Here is what he read : Harriet… … >i-:livered into the proper hands. He could not believe his hopes had been soblighted. But there it was in black and white.There could be no mistake. His first impulsewas to tear the paper into bits ; but, on secondthought, he decided not to do this. S/if hadwritten it, and since he had resolved…
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