"The Lucky Piece: A Tale of the North Woods" by Albert Bigelow Paine. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Albert Bigelow Paine. The Lucky Piece: A Tale of the North Woods
The Lucky Piece: A Tale of the North Woods
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
BUT PALADINS RIDE FAR BETWEEN
CHAPTER II
OUT IN THE BLOWY WET WEATHER
CHAPTER III
THE DEEP WOODS OF ENCHANTMENT
CHAPTER IV
A BRIEF LECTURE AND SOME INTRODUCTIONS
CHAPTER V
A FLOWER ON A MOUNTAIN TOP
CHAPTER VI
IN THE "DEVIL'S GARDEN"
CHAPTER VII
THE PATH THAT LEADS BACK TO BOYHOOD
CHAPTER VIII
WHAT CAME OUT OF THE MIST
CHAPTER IX
A SHELTER IN THE FOREST
CHAPTER X
THE HERMIT'S STORY
CHAPTER XI
DURING THE ABSENCE OF CONSTANCE
CHAPTER XII
CONSTANCE RETURNS AND HEARS A STORY
CHAPTER XIII
WHAT THE SMALL WOMAN IN BLACK SAW
CHAPTER XIV
WHAT MISS CARROWAY DID
CHAPTER XV
EDITH AND FRANK
CHAPTER XVI
THE LUCKY PIECE
EPILOGUE
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"Besides," she supplemented, "I'm so famished. I should never be able to wait for dinner. I can smell that omelette now. And may I have pie—pumpkin pie—just one piece? You know we never had pie abroad, and my whole childhood was measured by pumpkin pies. May I have just a small piece?"
Half an hour later, when they came out and again made their way toward the Deane mansion, the wind had died and the rain had become a mild drizzle. As they neared the entrance of her home they noticed a crouching figure on the lower step. The light from across the street showed that it was a woman, dressed in shabby black, wearing a drabbled hat, decorated with a few miserable flowers. She hardly noticed them, and her face was heavy and expressionless. The girl shrank away and was reluctant to enter.
