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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: m iffSS GVGGENSLOCfEK He laughed, looking down into her serious upturned face. A brief smile of understanding flitted across her lips as she broke away from him and threw herself into the arms of tall, excited Uncle Caspar. The conductor, several trainmen and a few eager passengers came up, the former crusty and snappish. Well, get aboard he growled. We can't wait all night. The young lady looked up quickly, her sensitive face cringing beneath the rough command. Lorry stepped instantly to the conductor's side, shook his finger vigorously under his nose, and exclaimed in no uncertain tones: Now, that's enough from you If I hear another word out of you, I'll make you sweat blood before to-morrow morning. Understand, my friend. Aw, who are you? demanded the conductor, belligerently. You'll learn that soon enough. After this you'll have sense enough to find out whom yon are talking to before you open that mouth of yours. Not another word Mr. Grenfall Lorry was not president of the road, nor was he in any way connected with it, but his well assumed air of authority caused the trainman's ire to dissolve at once. Excuse me, sir. I've been worried to death on this run. I meant no offence. That old gentleman has threatened to kill me. Just now he took out his watch and said if I did not run back for his niece in two minutes he'd call me out and run me through. I've been nearly crazy here. For the life of me, I don't see how you happened to be Oh, that's all right. Let's be off, cried Lorry, who had fallen some distance behind his late companion and her uncle. Hurrying after them, he reached her side in time to assist her in mounting the car steps. Thank you, smiling down upon him be- witchingly. At the top of the steps she was met by her au...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217217972 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217217974 |
| Weight | 0.70 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 210 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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