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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: ingress and egress was as much a matter of course as that of his son-in-law. He was standing close beside the archdeacon before he was perceived, and would also have knelt in prayer had he not feared that his doing so might have caused some sudden start, and have disturbed the dying man. Dr. Grantly, however, instantly perceived him, and rose from his knees. As he did so Mr. Harding took both his hands, and pressed them warmly. There was more fellowship between them at that moment than there had ever been before, and it so happened that after circumstances greatly preserved the feeling. As they stood there pressing each other's hands, the tears rolled freely down their cheeks. God bless you, my dears, ?said the bishop with feeble voice as he woke? God bless you?may God bless you both, my dear children: and so he died. There was no loud rattle in the throat, no dreadful struggle, no palpable sign of death; but the lower jaw fell a little from its place, and the eyes, which had been so constantly closed in sleep, now remained fixed and open. Neither Mr. Harding nor Dr. Grantly knew that life was gone, though both suspected it. I believe it's all over, said Mr. Harding, still pressing the other's hands. I think?nay, I hope it is. I will ring the bell, said the other, speaking all but in a whisper. Mrs. Phillips should be here. Mrs. Phillips, .jhe nurse, was soon in the room, and immediately, with practised hand, closed those staring eyes. It's all over, Mrs. Phillips ? asked Mr. Harding. My lord's no more, said Mrs. Phillips, turning round and curtseying low with solemn face; his lordship's gone more like a sleeping babby than any that I ever saw. It's a great relief, archdeacon, said Mr. Harding, a great relief?dear, good, exc...
| ISBN-13 | 9781459095274 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1459095278 |
| Weight | 1.54 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.07 In |
| List Price | $26.90 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 480 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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