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Excerpt from Driftwood Every morning he came out upon his porch, directly after breakfast, to sprinkle the plants in his porch-boxes. If she was there, already busy at a similar task, he went back...

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Excerpt from Driftwood Every morning he came out upon his porch, directly after breakfast, to sprinkle the plants in his porch-boxes. If she was there, already busy at a similar task, he went back to his breakfast pots and pans, brisk and satisfied, after a few observations and the performance of his pleasant duty. But if she had not yet appeared, every device of a rather s Excerpt from Driftwood Every morning he came out upon his porch, directly after breakfast, to sprinkle the plants in his porch-boxes.

If she was there, already busy at a similar task, he went back to his breakfast pots and pans, brisk and satisfied, after a few observations and the performance of his pleasant duty. But if she had not yet appeared, every device of a rather slow wit was brought into play to keep him lingering there. She always appeared sooner or later, with watering pot and pruning shears, coming gayly as to a welcome task.

He wondered long why so blithe a beginning should have so doleful an ending. If he lingered until the ministrations were over, he invariably saw a look of gloom settle down on the face meant only for smiles and sweetness, and her unwillingness to return to the house was evident, even to Big Jim's perceptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.

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