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Pomona's Novel

I found the poster worked so good, I thought it might keep other people from comin' a-botherin' around, and so I left it up; but I was a'goin' to be sure and take it down before you came."


An' sure enough, the man he come along soon

An' sure enough, the man he come along soon


As it was now pretty late in the afternoon I proposed that Pomona should postpone the rest of her narrative until evening. She said that there was nothing else to tell that was very particular; and I did not feel as if I could stand anything more just now, even if it was very particular.

When we were alone, I said to Euphemia;

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