Unmarked6698
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
A scream from “the shack” stopped further quotations. Billy ran up the hill to learn the trouble. Only Evelyn was there in the little house built, half of boards, half of willow twigs woven lattice-wise, against a huge smooth rock. Beside this rock also ascended a cobble chimney; and the fireplace, roughly plastered, served its purpose well. Billy had made it all, and Edith wished the house fireplace would draw as well. Warwick Bro’s & Rutter, Limited, Printers and Bookbinders, Toronto, Canada. “I’ve not been to seek a wife,.
453 people found this
review helpful
kez_ h (Kez_h)
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
"So things went along fer a few years. Then come a letter from England to Roger Stanhope. Frank read it to me. Seems they wanted Stanhope back home, if he was alive; if not they wanted his son to come. Frank didn't even answer that letter. He says to me, 'Mr. Keeler, this spot's good enough fer me.' An' by gosh! he stayed.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
"Then why don't you get rid of 'em?"
658 people found this
review helpful
Conrad
“Naw Nosey,” he retorted, “there ain’t no bun to break in two, the dorg is outside the bun already.” Billy felt his head lift a little higher at his mother’s words; felt a new standard of honor and independence leap into being. The house was too small for him. He ran out into the summer evening, down the hill to the big rock that overhangs Runa Creek. The stars were beginning to shine, and he could hear the tinkle of the water below. Bouncer rubbed against him, and Billy hugged him to the peril of the old dog’s breath. She pressed him closer and kissed him. And soon he slept. “Billy! My—boy!” Mrs. Bennett bent over him; and he felt a tear where her cheek touched his..
298 people found this
review helpful