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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. THE FEAST WITHOUT GUESTS. Audleys were universally beloved by the -- villagers of Edendale until suspicion and distrust were sown in their minds by the monks on account of their religious opinions. At an ordinary time the marriage of the two daughters would have attracted everybody to the church, and there would have been a general holiday and rejoicing, especially when it became known that a bountiful feast had been provided by their good friend, to which all would be welcomed. But Mildred saw, to her dismay, that the church was almost empty, and only a few children and wandering beggars were standing about the churchyard when the wedding party went through it. She heard, too, one of the boys saying, ' 'Tain't no wedding at all, the prior says, but a sin against holy Church, and a curse is sure to come of it.' Mildred hoped that her sister had not heard these words, or her mother either, for Dame Audley was already so distressed and anxious that she would fain have had them put off the wedding until more peaceful times. It was a comfort to her, therefore, to see Cecily Temple waiting for them iuthe church, and Dame Audley was much gratified to notice that the lady had donned one of her richest dresses to do honour to her daughter's marriage. But still, nothing could dispel the gloom that hung over the wedding-party; for several times while Father Boyne was reading the simple, solemn service the church resounded with deep, hollow groans, although no one could tell where they came from. People came and peeped in at the doors and windows, but very few ventured to trust themselves inside the church; and when at last the wedding- party came forth again, even these stood aside, silent and moody, without a word of cheer or congratulation for the brides, who...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217456357 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217456359 |
| Weight | 0.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.37 In |
| List Price | $15.37 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 162 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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