Sounding one long melancholy chord, Tom drooped head upon his hands, and gave it up as hopeless.

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Sounding one long melancholy chord, Tom drooped head upon his hands, and gave it up as hopeless.

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date20th-century

ClassificationsDrawing

MediumConte crayon and ink

Dimensions11 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1972.603

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"He gave her one million, two million and still the misunderstanding grew."

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Time, burrowing like a mole below the ground, had marked his track by throwing up another heap of earth. And that was all.

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Then Mr. Pecksniff, gently warbling a rustic stave, put on his garden hat, seized a spade, and opened the street door.

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"Then his father paid me ten thousand dollars never to see him again. It sort of gives you back your faith in men, don't it?"

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"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

"He still carries her bullet in his body. That's how he can tell when it's going to rain."

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