Excerpt: ...did he ever come here in the beginning? He wasn't one of our people." "The wind blew him this way, pretty, an' he was never one to keep goin' against the wind. When the last Jordan died childless an' the place was put up to be sold, Mr. Jonathan read about it somewhar, an' it looked to him as if all he had to do was to come down here an' bury himself alive to git rid of temptation. But the only way to win against temptation is to stand square an' grapple with it in the spot whar it finds you, an' he came to know ...
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Excerpt: ...did he ever come here in the beginning? He wasn't one of our people." "The wind blew him this way, pretty, an' he was never one to keep goin' against the wind. When the last Jordan died childless an' the place was put up to be sold, Mr. Jonathan read about it somewhar, an' it looked to him as if all he had to do was to come down here an' bury himself alive to git rid of temptation. But the only way to win against temptation is to stand square an' grapple with it in the spot whar it finds you, an' he came to know this, po' sinner, befo' he was done with it." "He was a good soldier, wasn't he?" asked Molly. "So good a soldier that he could fight as well on one side as on t'other, an' 'twas only an accident that sent him into the army with me instead of against me. I remember his telling me once when I met him after a battle that 'twas the smell of blood, not the cause, that made him a fighter. Thar's many a man like that on both sides in every war, I reckon." "I wonder how you can be so patient when you think of him!" she said passionately as he stopped. "You'll understand better when you're past seventy," he answered gently. "Thar's a softness like a sort of green grass that springs up an' covers you when you begin to git old an' worn out. I've got it an' Spot's got it-you can tell by the way he won't trouble to git mad with the chickens that come peckin' around him. As soon as it's safely spread over you, you begin to see that the last thing to jedge anybody by is what you've known of the outside of 'em." "I can't feel about him as you do, but I don't mind takin' his money as long as you share it," returned the girl in a softer voice. "It's a pile of money such as you've never heard of, Molly. Mr. Chamberlayne says thar'll be an income of goin' on ten thousand dollars a year by the time you're a little older." "Ten thousand dollars a year just for you an' me!" she exclaimed, startled. "Thar warn't so much when 'twas left, but it's been doublin' on...
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Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First Edition. Red hardcover with gilt titling to spine and front. Title page has green and black lettering. Spine ends and corners bumped and chipped. Paper separation inside front cover. Pages clean. Inscription to previous owner on FFEP.
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Good. No Jacket. X5-Book has some wrinkling, chipping, tears, rubbing, peeling, library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc. ), significant discoloration, and shelf wear.
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Near Fine. No Dustjacket. Book New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1911. First Edition. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. fFirst Edition. Clean red ribbed cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking, pages and edges are clean. Neatly penned previous owner name on front free endpaper. 432 pgs. A nice clean, solid copy.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reprint. (literature, fiction, women) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.