peasant-hero

Updated: May 28, 2025

"Besides," said Baptiste to his wife, confidentially, "a boy costs less than a man. Why should we waste money? Marcel is best." A peasant-hero is seldom averse to economy in small things, like money. But there was not much play in the spring session with the light on the island. It was a bitter job. December had been lamb-like compared with April.

Henry Van Dyke - The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature