little woman in Tales of the Dandenongs Fourth Series
to recall how he had allowed himself to overhear her most private thoughts and desires. And the more he thought about the matter the more clearly he realised that he “hadn’t played the game!” That—in his Code of Ethics—was an unpardonable thing to do, and he upbraided himself for his offence. “Jim!…
- Record ID
- 1,470
- Year
- 1,925
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1470
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- Australian Fairy Tales and related Australian tale books; Hume Cook / Ethel Buckland
- Published
- 1925
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- little woman
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B; Dandenong Ranges, VIC (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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to recall how he had allowed himself to overhear her most private thoughts and desires. And the more he thought about the matter the more clearly he realised that he “hadn’t played the game!” That—in his Code of Ethics—was an unpardonable thing to do, and he upbraided himself for his offence. “Jim! Ya scallywag! Y’took advantage of what y’heard t’screw the little woman into givin’ y’a job! Wished y’rself on ’er y’did. Ought t’ be ashamed of y’rself f’r doing it!” And then a wave of compassion surged over him. Molly was probably as lonely as ever. Maybe she had not been able to get another handy man—and badly needed help. Well! It.
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