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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI A MOLEHILL LEVELLED Fkom Brant's first visit to the transplanted Southern mansion in the Highlands to the second was but a step, which he found easier to take after the talk with Antrim about the black sheep. After that, finding his welcome all that could be desired, he went often. The judge liked him because he took the trouble to inform himself on the subject of penology, which was the invalid's hobby; Mrs. Langford was disposed to be gracious to him because of his kindness to Dorothy on the train; Isabel openly rejoiced in the acquisition of a critic who knew the difference between a work of art and a photograph; and Dorothy made him welcome for many reasons, most of which she kept under lock and key in the strong room of her heart. So there were not a few excursions across the river for Brant, and all went well until a certain Tuesday evening in late September?the Tuesday following that Sunday of picture measurings and lovers' partings. Brant had reached the house in the Highlands rather later than usual, and found Dorothy alone with her father and mother. There were unmistakable signs of sorrow in Dorothy's eyes; and when neither the judge nor Mrs. Langford seemed grateful for the company of their guest, Brant cut his visit short. When he took his leave Dorothy followed him outto the veranda. There had been nothing more than a pleasant friendship between them thus far, but Brant had been watching eagerly for a chance to say or do something which might lessen the distance. Here was the coveted opportunity; and when she gave him her hand at parting, with a halting excuse for the gloom of the household, he made bold to hold it while he said: Don't speak of it unless you want to; but?just send me about my business if I am intruding?is there anything...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217308830 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021730883X |
| Weight | 0.74 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.51 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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