Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 129
... Maudie that night . She had turned brusquely and left the room holding Maudie's arm and feeling Peyton's and Milton's silence and their bewilderment , like a sheet of fabric laid upended in the partitioning doorway , almost palpable ...
... Maudie that night . She had turned brusquely and left the room holding Maudie's arm and feeling Peyton's and Milton's silence and their bewilderment , like a sheet of fabric laid upended in the partitioning doorway , almost palpable ...
Page 219
... Maudie wanted to know . Helen would say , " Yes , " because they were her friends : friends never died but always lived , and would live in her silent heart forever . She'd tell her of the ships coming past the house years ago , the ...
... Maudie wanted to know . Helen would say , " Yes , " because they were her friends : friends never died but always lived , and would live in her silent heart forever . She'd tell her of the ships coming past the house years ago , the ...
Page 220
... Maudie asked her what it was they said . She said , “ Hush , Maudie dear , that's not for you . " So they'd sit and watch and listen . Ella would go out at three , carrying her pail . From the porch they'd watch her limp off across the ...
... Maudie asked her what it was they said . She said , “ Hush , Maudie dear , that's not for you . " So they'd sit and watch and listen . Ella would go out at three , carrying her pail . From the porch they'd watch her limp off across the ...
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