The Whiteoak Brothers

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Mazo de la Roche. The Whiteoak Brothers

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THE WHITEOAK BROTHERS

BROTHERS

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Holding the six logs to his breast with his left arm, the sweetness of the pine filling his nostrils, he gingerly opened the door and put his face in the opening. In the room was a different world, the world of the very old. The heavy maroon curtains were drawn across the windows, and the still air was laden with the scent of sandalwood, camphor, and hair oil. In the dimness the pale shape of the bed was visible and a night-capped head on the pillow.

“Which of you is it?” demanded the voice, old but vibrant.

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