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nights she sang the song about the bogey-man | nights she sang the song about the bogey-man | ||
which ended with the line "He'll catch | which ended with the line "He'll catch | ||
you if he can," which scared me to death.[[crossed out: and]] other times it was the one which ran | you if he can," which scared me to death. | ||
"Go tell Aunt Rhody/ | [[crossed out: and]] other times it was the one which ran | ||
"Go tell Aunt Rhody/ Her old grey goose is | |||
dead," which seemed to me very, very sad. | dead," which seemed to me very, very sad. | ||
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was Mother's rocking chair; there was Father's | was Mother's rocking chair; there was Father's | ||
Morris chair. And there was the settee | Morris chair. And there was the settee | ||
from the front hall, | from the front hall, [[crossed out: with]] the back ^of it | ||
embossed with the chewing gum which | embossed with the chewing gum which | ||
Marion stuck on it as she came home from | Marion stuck on it as she came home from | ||
her afternoon in the alleys. They were | her afternoon in the alleys. They were | ||
all piled onto the moving-van and brought | all piled onto the moving-van and brought | ||
Latest revision as of 04:42, 29 November 2022
murmured my recitation, fascinated by the exotic scent of olives on her breath; afterwards she unleashed her crossed out: ^warm ^ardent & enthusiastic nature in martial airs such as "The Bonnie Dundee." and finally turned out the light, leaving me tucked in and limp with excitement. Some nights she sang the song about the bogey-man which ended with the line "He'll catch you if he can," which scared me to death. crossed out: and other times it was the one which ran "Go tell Aunt Rhody/ Her old grey goose is dead," which seemed to me very, very sad.
When spring came all the furniture was moved out onto the front sidewalk. There was Mother's rocking chair; there was Father's Morris chair. And there was the settee from the front hall, crossed out: with the back ^of it embossed with the chewing gum which Marion stuck on it as she came home from her afternoon in the alleys. They were all piled onto the moving-van and brought