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It took no great quantity of strong waters to partially destroy Gibbs, and at such times he was neither literary nor romantic, no fit mate for Hunka-munka, who had a tidy sum in savings laid away and did not wish to invest it in the destroying process.
Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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I know that she was considerably middle-aged, hard of hearing, and short of sight, and that when I tried to recall her name I could not think of anything but "Hunka-munka."
Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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I suppose the change was too much for Hunka-munka, for she saddened and lost vigor.
Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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Hunka-munka's cooking was all good, as to taste, and if her vision had been a bit more extended it might have been of better appearance.
Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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It was necessary for Gibbs to speak up pretty smartly to get his remarks into Hunka-munka's consciousness.
Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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