... you, but I have no fear that he will be able to grant you any time from his numerous [a] hoydens, doxies, and beldames. He threatened me for the mountenance of an hour this afternoon, but I bade him write and it pleased him—passing well knew I that he could not missay me with you. ... — Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions - Vol. I • Slason Thompson
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