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  • She put her arm about the young lady's waist and together they tiptoed back to Thankful's bedroom.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Thankful's stable; we can both be in our own beds by gettin'-up time and not one soul need ever know a word about this foolishness.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • And now, shut up in the back part of the depot-wagon, with the roaring wind and splashing, beating rain outside, Thankful's references to fish and ducks and mermaids, even to Mount Ararat, seemed to Emily quite appropriate.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Heman could not have been given such authority because, according to Thankful's story, she and Miss Howes had immediately gone upstairs after leaving the living-room.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Thankful's dread of that little room had entirely disappeared.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Thankful's face was still pale and she was trembling.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Thankful's t'other day, him and me had quite a talk.

    Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Said she cal'lated I'd stay put till she got back from Thankful's.

    Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • She heard that Thankful's cousin up to Middleboro had died -- passed away, I mean -- and she thought she'd run over and find out if Thankful was willed anything.

    Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Some of Thankful's lodgers left, of course, but many stayed, and were planning to stay through September if the weather continued pleasant.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

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