He That Will Not When He May
by Oliphant
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781153229074
Paperback|9781153229074
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...him to come to her. Here, too, Providence had thrown in her way a witness who might corroborate Paul. She was out of breath with agitation when he came across the street. "Can I--be of any use, Lady Markham?" the young man said. "If it will not detain you--if it is not out of your way," she said, with anxious politeness, "would you show me where Mr. Spears lives--Mr. Spears--I think my husband said you knew him--the--the public speaker--the--very great Radical--he whom my son knows?" Fairfax was puzzled for the moment by this respectful description. "Oh, Spears " he cried at last, suddenly waking to intelligence; he had not heard him called Mr. Spears before. A laugh woke about the corners of his mouth. He was apt to laugh at most things, and it amused him to hear the softening politeness with which the great lady spoke of the demagogue. But the next moment the wistful anxiety in Lady Markhams eyes made him ashamed of his smile. "I will show you the place if you will let me go with you," he said. It seemed some strange negligence on the part of the race generally that such a woman should be unattended wherever she might choose to go. He was a democrat too, mildly, with less devotion to Spears than Paul, yet with some interest in his teaching; but Pauls mother roused within him a natural loyalty and respect which was not in accordance with these principles--loyalty in which a subtle unexpressed regard for her rank mingled with reverence for herself. It was not as a mere woman and his friends mother, but also as a lady--the kind that queens are made of---that she affected his mind. The idea of her required an attendant, a servant, a retainer. He...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153229074 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153229072 |
| Weight | 0.34 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 96 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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