The Winthrop CovenantThe Winthrop Covenant is a collection of nine stories, thematically related and arranged chronologically from 1630 to 1970s. They are designed to trace, by the use of fiction and dramatized history, the rise and fall of the Puritan ethic in New York and New England. |
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Page 119
... Ward's confidence ? And that of Miss King ? Do I not have letters from each ? Do you think , Ward , that you are living in Turkey , where women are kept in harems and put in sacks and thrown in the river if they are disobedient ? Let me ...
... Ward's confidence ? And that of Miss King ? Do I not have letters from each ? Do you think , Ward , that you are living in Turkey , where women are kept in harems and put in sacks and thrown in the river if they are disobedient ? Let me ...
Page 121
... Ward , precariously reunited with her husband , and Jane King were giggling together . Jane was small and dark and sounded very silly . Charley Ward , standing beside them , seemed ab- sorbed in his dark glass . " I shall take care of ...
... Ward , precariously reunited with her husband , and Jane King were giggling together . Jane was small and dark and sounded very silly . Charley Ward , standing beside them , seemed ab- sorbed in his dark glass . " I shall take care of ...
Page 126
... Ward , what his wife has had to put up with ? " " I think I have an idea . " Something in Winthrop's tone made Bleecher stare at him again . " Maybe you're not a snowman , after all . Be frank , Ward . If you did what you did out of ...
... Ward , what his wife has had to put up with ? " " I think I have an idea . " Something in Winthrop's tone made Bleecher stare at him again . " Maybe you're not a snowman , after all . Be frank , Ward . If you did what you did out of ...
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