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George Barr McCutcheon. The Sherrods
The Sherrods
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
THE SOFT SUMMER NIGHT
CHAPTER II
"LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER."
CHAPTER III
JUD AND JUSTINE
CHAPTER IV
MRS. HARDESTY'S CHARITY
CHAPTER V
WHEN THE CLASH CAME
"IN A SECOND CRAWLEY WAS ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES."
CHAPTER VI
THE GIRL IN GRAY
"YOU MUST LET ME PAY YOU FOR IT."
CHAPTER VII
LEAVING PARADISE
CHAPTER VIII
THE FIRST WAS A CRIMINAL
CHAPTER IX
THE ENCOUNTER WITH CRAWLEY
CHAPTER X
THE CLOTHES AND THE MAN
CHAPTER XI
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
CHAPTER XII
THE GOOD OF EVIL
CHAPTER XIII
THE FINDING OF CELESTE
CHAPTER XIV
"MY TRUEST COMRADE."
CHAPTER XV
ONE HEART FOR TWO
CHAPTER XVI
THE FALL OF THE WEAK
"HIS EYES TOOK IN THE PICTURE."
CHAPTER XVII
AT SEA
CHAPTER XVIII
'GENE CRAWLEY'S SERMON
CHAPTER XIX
THE PURE AND THE POOR
"'YOU'RE A LIAR—YOU'RE ALL LIARS.'"
CHAPTER XX
THE SOCIABLE
CHAPTER XXI
THE COMING IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXII
THE FIRST-BORN
CHAPTER XXIII
THE TALE OF TEARS
CHAPTER XXIV
THE NIGHT OUT
CHAPTER XXV
THE LETTER TO CRAWLEY
CHAPTER XXVI
TWO WOMEN AND A BABE
CHAPTER XXVII
THE END OF IT ALL
"IT IS NOT TRUE, HALF SHRIEKED CELESTE
CHAPTER XXVIII
HEARTS
CHAPTER XXIX
CRAWLEY'S LEGACY
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George Barr McCutcheon
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Justine was like her father, fair faced and straight of form. Her hair was long and reddish-brown, her brow was broad and full, her eyes big and brown and soft with love, her cheeks smooth and clear. A trifle above the medium height, straight and strong, of slender mold, she was as graceful as a gazelle. Health seemed to glow in the atmosphere about her.
With Jud, too, the realization of love and the feeling that there was something to live for, brought a change. His stooping shoulders straightened, his eyes brightened, his steps became springy. He whistled and sang at his work, took an interest in life, and presently even resumed his drawing. The country folk winked knowingly. The two were constantly together when opportunity afforded, so it soon became common report that he was her "feller, fer sure," and she was his "girl."
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