One character in this novel hears of another's fate from the Widow Steavans.
One character in this novel hears of another's fate from the Widow Steavans. The protagonist of this work contemplates the phrase "Optima dies…prima fugit", and determines that, "without girls to be in love with, there would be no Vergil." That protagonist kills a rattlesnake, impressing the title character, who has a duck-webbed brother named Marek. One character narrowly avoids being raped by (*) Wick Cutter, whom she works for during her stay in Black Hawk. The protagonist dallies with Lena Lingard, and near this story's end the title character marries Anton Cuzak. For 10 points, identify this novel narrated by Jim Burden about the titular Bohemian girl, a work by Willa Cather.
One character in this novel hears of another's fate from the Widow Steavans.
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