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Edna Ferber. Cheerful—By Request
Cheerful—By Request
Table of Contents
II
THE GAY OLD DOG
III
THE TOUGH GUY
IV
THE ELDEST
V
THAT'S MARRIAGE
VI
THE WOMAN WHO TRIED TO BE GOOD
VII
THE GIRL WHO WENT RIGHT
VIII
THE HOOKER-UP-THE-BACK
IX
THE GUIDING MISS GOWD
X
SOPHY-AS-SHE-MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN
XI
THE THREE OF THEM
XII
SHORE LEAVE
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Edna Ferber
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"Not much left of that," said one of the sewing girls, glancing up. "I guess Sarah would have a hard time making the hooks and eyes meet now. They say she's come home from London looking a little too prosperous."
Josie did not answer. She folded the dress over her arm and carried it to the wardrobe room. There she hung it away in an empty closet, quite apart from the other historic treasures. And there it hung, untouched, until the following Sunday.
