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In a quiet, gossip-fueled village, the return of a worldly and eccentric lawyer shakes the foundations of local society. Tasked with untangling a web of long-buried secrets and petty feuds, he brings his sharp wit and unconventional methods to a community resistant to change. As he navigates quirky townspeople and unexpected romances, his brilliant legal maneuvers begin to mend fractured lives. This delightful tale blends shrewd observation with heartwarming humor in a classic small-town setting.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length10 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I—“HARD-TIMES” WHARFF COCKS HIS NOSE TO SNIFF TROUBLE
16CHAPTER XVI—THE DISAPPOINTING “TEST CASE” OF SUMNER BADGER,: A “SAMPLE CITIZEN” OF PALERMO
2CHAPTER II—“HIME” LOOK’S HOMECOMING WITH AN ELEPHANT: AND TROUBLE AND A FEW OTHER THINGS
17CHAPTER XVII—WHAT DEVELOPED AT THE FORUM IN ASA BRICKETT’S STORE,: TO AN OBBLIGATO BY LOOK’S CORNET BRASS BAND
3CHAPTER III—FROM THE MOUTH OF MARRINER AMAZEEN
18CHAPTER XVIII—YANKEE DISPOSITION IS NOT EXACTLY UNDERSTOOD,: EVEN BY ITS POSSESSORS.
4CHAPTER IV—SQUIRE PHIN FINDS HYMEN’S TORCH BURNING HIS FINGERS
19CHAPTER XIX—SQUIRE PHIN SEES AND REPLEVINS WHAT BELONGS TO HIM: IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY
5CHAPTER V—HIRAM LOOK MEETS KLEBER WILLARD BRIEFLY AND BRISKLY: AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
20CHAPTER XX—PALERMO’S “MARCH MEETIN’”: HOW IT WAS PLANNED TO BE RUN, AND HOW IT WAS RUN
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6CHAPTER VI—SQUIRE PHIN HAS A WORD OF BUSINESS WITH KING BRADISH
21CHAPTER XXI—WHY HIRAM LOOK WENT OUT OF THE CIRCUS BUSINESS
7CHAPTER VII—THE BUSINESS OF HUMAN HEARTS: THAT CALLED SQUIRE PHIN TO THE COVE ROAD
22FOR GOOD AND ALL
8CHAPTER VIII—SQUIRE PHIN ACTS AS PEACEMAKER
23****
9CHAPTER IX—SUMNER BADGER MAKES A WILL AND, UNWITTINGLY, A DISCLOSURE
24CHAPTER XXII—HOW SYLVENA WILLARD “TRIED IT ON THE DOG,”: WITH HAPPY RESULTS
10CHAPTER X—HIRAM LOOK PULLS IN SIMON PEAK FROM THE FLOTSAM OF LIFE: FOR GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
25CHAPTER XXIII—HIRAM LOOK’S TWO LIVELY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS: WITH CAPTAIN NYMPHUS BODFISH OF THE “EFFORT”
11CHAPTER XI—THE COMBINATION THAT PROVED TOO MUCH: FOR SQUIRE PHIN’S “LOOK TEMPER”
26CHAPTER XXIV—THE CREDIT SHEET, AFTER THE LOOK: AND THE WILLARD FAMILIES STRIKE THEIR BALANCES
12CHAPTER XII—THE LIVELY FIRST APPEARANCE OF “THE LOOK BROTHERS: CONSOLIDATED MENAGERIE AND CIRCUS”
27CHAPTER XXV—AQUARIUS WHARFF SEES SOMETHING BESIDES HARD TIMES
13CHAPTER XIII—THE “COME-UPPANCE” OF CAPTAIN NYMPHUS BODFISH: OF THE PACKET “EFFORT”
28IN THE SUNSET
14CHAPTER XIV—THE PACT OF “ORPHAN HILL”: AND THE DIVAGATIONS OF DISCONSOLATE IMOGENE
29THE END
15CHAPTER XV—SOME OF THE POSSIBILITIES IN A “CORNET BRASS BAND”: AS FIGURED BY ITS PROMOTER, HIRAM LOOK
30IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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