devil in The Moving Finger
day. Give us just one--" He had caught her roughly by the shoulder, and bent down to kiss her, but the girl drew back with a low cry that brought Fisher to her aid. "Let her alone, Ned," he said with a muttered oath. "Right you are, boss," laughed the other. "There 's a darned sight too much milk a…
- Record ID
- 2,294
- Year
- 1,895
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2294
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- The Moving Finger; Mary Gaunt
- Published
- 1895
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devil
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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day. Give us just one--" He had caught her roughly by the shoulder, and bent down to kiss her, but the girl drew back with a low cry that brought Fisher to her aid. "Let her alone, Ned," he said with a muttered oath. "Right you are, boss," laughed the other. "There 's a darned sight too much milk and water there for my taste; I like 'em with a spice o' the devil in 'em, I do. But if that 's your taste--well, fair's fair an' hands off, says I." "It ain't much good, boss," said another man. "She's Gentleman Jim's gal, she is, and I shouldn't sleep easy if I so much as looked at her." "Gentleman Jim," he repeated, and the bitterness.
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