[Mary-’Gusta by Joseph C. Lincoln]@TWC D-Link book
Mary-’Gusta

CHAPTER I
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He thought I meant the other ends, I cal'late, for I went to sleep in the chair, same as I generally do, and when I woke up my head looked like the main truck of the old Faraway.

All it needed was to have the bald place gilded.

I give you my word that if I hadn't been born with my ears set wing and wing like a schooner runnin' afore the wind I'd have been smothered when I put my hat on--nothin' but them ears kept it propped up off my nose.
YOU remember that haircut, Zoeth.

Well, all the time you and me was in Marcellus's settin'-room that stepchild of his just set and looked at my head.

Never took her eyes off it.


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