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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Paul Patoff](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnnv7mypbpm4j9mr835tp37/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260911%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260911T154844Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=d5559daa3a4dd5ada488a8f1d364aadce1af590ea862d78b799e2dd748cd101d) ## About this work Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Bruce Albrecht, Chuck Greif, and the publica.now Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) PAUL PATOFF BY F. MARION CRAWFORD AUTHOR OF "A ROMAN SINGER," "TO LEEWARD," "AN AMERICAN POLITICIAN," "SARACINESCA," ETC. NEW YORK THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd. 1911 All rights reserved COPYRIGHT, 1887, By F. MARION CRAWFORD. COPYRIGHT, 1892, BY F. MARION CRAWFORD. First published elsewhere. Reprinted with corrections, April, 1893; June, 1894; June, 1899; July, 1906; January, 1912. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A. Chapters: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV. WRITINGS OF F. MARION CRAWFORD PAUL PATOFF. My dear lady—my dear friend—you have asked me to tell you a story, and I am going to try, because there is not anything I would not try if you asked it of me. I do not yet know what it will be about, but it is impossible that I should disappoint you; and if the proverb says, "Needs must when the devil drives," I can mend the proverb into a show of grace, and say, The most barren earth must needs bear flowers when an angel sows the seed. When you asked for the story I could only find a dry tale of my own doings, which I detailed to you somewhat at length, as we cantered down into the Valley of the Sweet Waters. The south wind was warm this afternoon, though it brought rain with it and wetted us a little as we rode; it was soft and dreamy, and made everything look sleepy, and misty, and a little uncertain in outline. Baghdad sniffed it in his deep red nostrils, for it was the wind of his home;… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fpaul-patoff) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fpaul-patoff) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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