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The Abandoned Farmer (Unabridged)
The Abandoned Farmer (Unabridged)
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I. Before the Plunge
II. Peter Waydean is Found Wanting
III. An Upheaval
IV. The Education of Griggs
V. Paul and the Chickens
VI. A Cow and a Calf
VII. The Advent of William Wedder
VIII. Marion Rises to the Occasion
IX. Aunt Sophy's Generosity
X. Uncle Benny Creates a Diversion
XI. The Wedding-Day
XII. The Exit of William Wedder
XIII. The Fairy Well
XIV. A Pastoral Call
XV. The Harvest
INTRODUCTION
"You need to turn the little chap loose in the country," was the doctor's verdict, given in a low tone that didn't—thank Heaven!—attract Paul's attention, though if the child hadn't been absorbed for the moment in driving a brood of imaginary chickens into an imaginary coop under a real parlor table this indiscreet reference would have caused a scene. The doctor had been cautioned not to do or say anything that would arouse suspicion in the mind of our offspring as to the real nature of his visit, so he should have known better, but of course he couldn't know what a dread Paul had of sometime having to go somewhere without his parents.
Marion sank weakly into a chair, then sat up very straight and braced herself for what was coming; I made a frantic pantomimic appeal to the doctor for temporary silence, then I grabbed Paul by the arm, pointing out the fiction that the chickens had escaped around the end of the table into the hall. When he had darted out in pursuit I shut the door, turning in time to hear Marion say with a piteous break in her voice: "Doctor, tell us the worst—is it his lungs?"
II. Peter Waydean is Found Wanting
III. An Upheaval
IV. The Education of Griggs
V. Paul and the Chickens
VI. A Cow and a Calf
VII. The Advent of William Wedder
VIII. Marion Rises to the Occasion
IX. Aunt Sophy's Generosity
X. Uncle Benny Creates a Diversion
XI. The Wedding-Day
XII. The Exit of William Wedder
XIII. The Fairy Well
XIV. A Pastoral Call
XV. The Harvest
INTRODUCTION
"You need to turn the little chap loose in the country," was the doctor's verdict, given in a low tone that didn't—thank Heaven!—attract Paul's attention, though if the child hadn't been absorbed for the moment in driving a brood of imaginary chickens into an imaginary coop under a real parlor table this indiscreet reference would have caused a scene. The doctor had been cautioned not to do or say anything that would arouse suspicion in the mind of our offspring as to the real nature of his visit, so he should have known better, but of course he couldn't know what a dread Paul had of sometime having to go somewhere without his parents.
Marion sank weakly into a chair, then sat up very straight and braced herself for what was coming; I made a frantic pantomimic appeal to the doctor for temporary silence, then I grabbed Paul by the arm, pointing out the fiction that the chickens had escaped around the end of the table into the hall. When he had darted out in pursuit I shut the door, turning in time to hear Marion say with a piteous break in her voice: "Doctor, tell us the worst—is it his lungs?"
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