This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...been nobody in it," said Mrs. Maverick, rather indignantly. Althea happened to be standing in the window as she spoke. " I protest, child, I'm shocked at your unfeeling spirit! I could not have supposed that a Christian young gentlewoman could have shown so much inhumanity." " When you see him, sister, you'll ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...been nobody in it," said Mrs. Maverick, rather indignantly. Althea happened to be standing in the window as she spoke. " I protest, child, I'm shocked at your unfeeling spirit! I could not have supposed that a Christian young gentlewoman could have shown so much inhumanity." " When you see him, sister, you'll feel sorry for him--'pon my soul, you will! " cried Fred, anxious to avert a storm. " I am sorry already--for him and all other wrong-doers," said Althea loftily. " I only don't see why I am to shake up his bolus for him." " Ton my soul, sister, I don't know what's got you!" said Fred--for once forgetting his awe of his sister, in indignation at what seemed to him this unwomanly harshness. " I felt just as you do before I saw him. But you'll excuse my saying I don't think this harshness becomes you--or any woman. A little softness, even to an offender, never shows amiss in a woman, and I don't care if I tell you so to your face!" If the Captain had stood on his head before her, Althea could hardly have been more astounded than at this open revolt. But if he thought to browbeat her, he was mistaken. " I do not doubt you think a woman should be kind to a man's faults," she said--with a look which made Fred feel three sizes smaller. " There is plenty of scope for that sort of charity nearer home, without fetching in all the sick and wounded rebels to exercise it upon. And as for inhumanity--since Mr. Fleming is to be brought hither, I shall, of course, help Cousin Maverick to do what is necessary. I trust I should not be inhumane to a much worse man than I hope he is." " How you do detest him, to be sure, sister! I remember I didn't like him myself at first," said Fred, hoping to appease her. " I'm sure I don't know why, though--he seems...
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