Out of Stock
Overview
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: again. How lie admired, worshipped, loved her She thought of the night of the Goose Fair, and of the declaration of his despair in the snow His life had indeed been broken by the loss of her. As for Gerans, he took everything easily. Nothing disconcerted him for long. When Rose descended to the hall and to the parlour, she seated herself in the shade. She had not the courage to meet the eyes of her mother-in-law, or of her husband. She thought they must certainly read in her face what had happened. Her cheeks burnt, and her eyes were cast down, and she was very silent. But neither Mrs. Gaverock nor Gerans observed her condition; and presently she reasoned with herself that she had no occasion for being ashamed, and sitting like a penitent; she had not encouraged Dennis to kiss her. When he put his arm round her, she had bidden him let go, and had striven to thrust him off. Why should she feel compunction because a man no way related to her had misconducted himself? ' Rose ' said Mrs. Gaverock; and at the call Rose started from the study into which she had fallen. ' Rose, are you aware that this is Gerans's twenty-third birthday ?' ' It had escaped me, ' answered Rose. ' Then, ?you have not wished him well?' ' I wish you, ' said Rose, turning to her husband, ' many happy returns of the day.' She spoke without warmth. ' Was that spoken in earnest or in sarcasm ? ' asked Gerans, fixing his eyes on her face entreatingly, but doubtfully. ' Take it which way you like, ' she answered with a shrug of her shoulders, stood up, and left the room, CHAPTER XXXII. Anthony's Wooing. Loveday returned to Nantsillan, hardly able to think, so stupefied was she by what she had seen. But she pressed her hands to her bosom, and repeated to herself, ' I am glad I am going
| ISBN-13 | 9780217751797 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0217751792 |
| Weight | 1.67 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.16 In |
| List Price | $33.68 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Pages | 522 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
