The Complete Works of Bret Harte, Vol. 8: Tales of the Pine and the Cypress (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780483123519: The Complete Works of Bret Harte, Vol. 8: Tales of the Pine and the Cypress (Classic Reprint)

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But even this prospect failed. The station, half-hotel and half-stable, contained only the landlord, who was also express agent, and the new volunteer whom Clinch had suggested would be found among the stablemen. The nearest Justice of the Peace was ten miles away, and Hale had to abandon even his hope of being sworn in as a deputy constable. The introduction of a common and illiterate ostler into the party on equal terms with himself did not add to his satisfaction, and a remark from Rawlins seemed to complete his embarrassment.

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