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devil in The Moving Finger

YEAR
1895
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SOURCE
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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
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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
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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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