Oldtown Fireside Stories

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Гарриет Бичер-Стоу. Oldtown Fireside Stories

THE GHOST IN THE MILL

THE SULLIVAN LOOKING-GLASS

THE MINISTER’S HOUSEKEEPER

THE WIDOW’S BANDBOX

CAPTAIN KIDD’S MONEY

“MIS’ ELDERKIN’S PITCHER.”

THE GHOST IN THE CAP’N BROWNHOUSE

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Aunt Lois’s quick black eyes gave a surprised flash; and she and my grandmother looked at each other a minute significantly. “Who told you any thing about Ruth Sullivan,” she said sharply.

“Nobody. Somebody said you knew something about her,” said I.

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“But, Sam, if we work for you, you must tell us that story about Ruth Sullivan.”

“But, Sam, I hope General Sullivan wasn’t a wicked man, was he?”

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