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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 III. Mrs Gilroy's Evening Party. 'THE Great Miner was gratified with the invitation to the party. It was what he specially desired, for he had taken a fancy to strike up an acquaintanceship with the Gilroys. The invitation was accordingly accepted, by a note which rivalled that of Miss Nancy in politeness. In the house of the Gilroys there was forthwith a general commotion. At a female congress held in the drawing- room, it was resolved that the carpet should be lifted, and sent off to be beaten under the auspices of Eppie Britherstanes. Bessie and Mysie undertook to see that the furniture was well polished and dusted. A harp which had got lamentably out of order, was removed to one of the bedrooms. And all else, in the drawing-room and the adjoining parlour, was becomingly set to rights. At the appointed time, Mr Badsley made his appearance, and was received by the assembledfamily in their usually frank and hospitable style. Thanks to Bessie's assiduity, the tea-table was fully equipped. Some cookies from Hutchison's were invitingly laid out on plates of antique and well-preserved china. A silver tea-pot, exhibited only on great occasions, stood ready primed, with a supplementary tea-pot on the hob. The pianoforte stood open, with a piece of music by Beethoven placed on it, as if to indicate what was to be a leading feature of the entertainment. Dugald's three young friends had come early, and were respectively introduced to Mr Badsley. None of them, however, seemed willing to improve the intimacy. Standing a little in awe of so great a man, they slid quietly into a corner; but, at a hint from Nancy, who autocratically acted as mistress of the ceremonies, they hastened to hand about the tea and the cookies?articles of which, in due course, they had their full s...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217168786 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217168787 |
| Weight | 0.47 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.32 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 138 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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