The Good Grandmother and Her Offspring

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Барбара Хофланд. The Good Grandmother and Her Offspring

The Good Grandmother and Her Offspring

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HER OFFSPRING

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

THE END

Footnote

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Barbara Hofland

Published by Good Press, 2021

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In fact, by the death of the old man, Letty might be called rather frightened than hurt, since, although she cried for an hour after his death, yet her principal trouble seemed to arise from pity for herself, and at being left in the house with a dead corpse. This trouble a goodnatured neighbour quickly removed, by inviting her home, and undertaking to see every thing necessary for the funeral settled.

Shortly after, a cousin of her mother desired her to come and spend the winter at his house; and thither accordingly she removed, escorted by her faithful William, who deemed it his duty to inform the farmer how matters stood betwixt him and Letty. The cousin was glad to hear it, shook him heartily by the hand, and begged he would come to see his sweetheart every Sunday, adding, "she'll be noa worse, my lad, for seeing a little o' my woife's management: and country air, tho it be sharp, will do her good, and brisken her up a bit."

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