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Bret Harte. Under the Redwoods
Under the Redwoods
Table of Contents
JIMMY'S BIG BROTHER FROM CALIFORNIA
THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER
A WIDOW OF THE SANTA ANA VALLEY
THE MERMAID OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT
UNDER THE EAVES
HOW REUBEN ALLEN “SAW LIFE” IN SAN FRANCISCO
THREE VAGABONDS OF TRINIDAD
A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN
A ROMANCE OF THE LINE
BOHEMIAN DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Bret Harte
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The mere shock of the onset and his own amazement left Bob without breath for words. The boy, with arms convulsively clasping his body, was imprinting kisses on Bob's waistcoat in default of reaching his face. At last Falloner managed gently but firmly to free himself, and turned a half-appealing, half-embarrassed look upon the young lady, whose own face, however, suddenly flushed pink. To add to the confusion, the boy, in some reaction of instinct, suddenly ran back to her, frantically clutched at her skirts, and tried to bury his head in their folds.
“He don't love me,” he sobbed. “He don't care for me any more.”
