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Widow Wells and Deacon Bancroft tale in Centerville
In Centerville a widow seeks security through marriage to Deacon Bancroft who is wary but intrigued by her apparent wealth. She stages a costly display and weds him, while suspicions about a pot of gold in her cellar unfold, ending with a cautious, humorous union framed by mince pies and village gossip.
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Deacon Bancroft
Centerville
Ceani
Wnthl
Bancroft
Wells
Mr. Wells
Gancroft
Bia
Tiera
Sinessin
Tell
Thenry
Denton Bancroft
Wiley
Tenry
Deacon
Tie
Deacon Banevose
Dea
Belectie' Medical Journal
Williams
Utica Herald
Europe
Orient
Paris
Egypt
Alice
Golad
Creation
Pricity
Queen
Victoria
Cherbourg