Peter the Great (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781421897523)

Oskar Hedin, head of the fur department of old John McNabb's big store, looked up from his scrutiny of the Russian sable coat spread upon a table before him, and encountered the twinkling eyes of old John himself. "It's a shame to keep this coat here-and that natural black fox piece, too. Who is there in Terrace City that's got thirty thousand dollars to spend for a fur coat, or twenty thousand for a fox fur?" Old John grinned. "Mrs. Orcutt bought one, didn't she?" "Yes, but she bought it down in New York-" "An' paid thirty-five thousand for a coat that runs half a dozen shades lighter, an' is topped an' pointed to bring it up to the best it's got. Did I ever tell ye the story of Mrs. Orcutt's coat?" "No." "It goes back quite a ways-the left-handed love me an' Fred Orcutt has for one another.

Author: Jacob Abbott
ISBN-10: 1421897520
ISBN-13: 9781421897523
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2007
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d