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away and golf clubs and tennis racquets were | away, and golf clubs and tennis racquets were | ||
dusted off and placed ready for use in the hall closet. The | dusted off and placed [[^ready for use]] in the hall closet. The | ||
cool Maine summer was already well under way | cool Maine summer was already well under way; | ||
the summer cottages [[crossed out: were]] had been opened and cleaned, | |||
the boats [[crossed out: had been]] scraped, repainted and put | |||
in the water; lilacs bloomed in the dooryards | in the water; lilacs bloomed in the dooryards | ||
and shadblow by the roadside. From the | and shadblow by the roadside. From the | ||
reef below the light house the bell buoy rolled | reef below the light-house the bell-buoy rolled | ||
and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its | and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its | ||
warnings to the occasional freighter making | warnings to the occasional freighter [[^making]] heading | ||
for Bangor or the yacht cruising | for Bangor [[crossed out: or Belfast]] or the yacht cruising | ||
the Bay, and striking the nostalgic hearts | the Bay, and striking the [[crossed out: sentiment]] nostalgic hearts | ||
of the | of the Castine summer colony with memories | ||
of younger | of past [[^ younger]] summers. | ||
In those days the summer colony was | In those days the summer colony was | ||
small and | small and [[crossed out: fixed]] [[^long established.]] Most people owned their houses | ||
and since many were ministers or university | and since many were ministers or university | ||
professors of limited means who had work to do in the holidays, | professors [[^of limited means]] who had work to do in the holidays, | ||
social customs had remained simple. It | social customs [[^had]] remained simple. It [[crossed out: used to be]] | ||
was said that old Mrs. Ames used to have Robert hitch | was said [[^that]] old Mrs. Ames used to have Robert hitch | ||
up Brownie to the cart which in her black dress | up Brownie to the cart [[ crossed out: spread the umbrella]] which, in her black dress | ||
Latest revision as of 05:27, 10 December 2022
away, and golf clubs and tennis racquets were dusted off and placed ^ready for use in the hall closet. The cool Maine summer was already well under way; the summer cottages crossed out: were had been opened and cleaned, the boats crossed out: had been scraped, repainted and put in the water; lilacs bloomed in the dooryards and shadblow by the roadside. From the reef below the light-house the bell-buoy rolled and wallowed in the rushing tides, clanging its warnings to the occasional freighter ^making heading for Bangor crossed out: or Belfast or the yacht cruising the Bay, and striking the crossed out: sentiment nostalgic hearts of the Castine summer colony with memories of past ^ younger summers.
In those days the summer colony was small and crossed out: fixed ^long established. Most people owned their houses and since many were ministers or university professors ^of limited means who had work to do in the holidays, social customs ^had remained simple. It crossed out: used to be was said ^that old Mrs. Ames used to have Robert hitch up Brownie to the cart crossed out: spread the umbrella which, in her black dress