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Thankful’s Inheritance

CHAPTER VIII
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If he don't he's an awful good make-believe, that's all I've got to say.

One time I caught him back of the woodpile sound asleep, but he was hanging onto the axe just the same.

Said he set up half the night before worryin' for fear he mightn't be able to get through his next day's work, and the want of rest had been too much for him.

Then he started in to tell me about his home life and I listened for ten minutes before I come to enough to get back to the house." "Do you think he is lazy, Imogene ?" "I don't know.

He says he never had no chance and it might be that's so.
He says the ambition's been pretty well drove out of him, and I guess it has.


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