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. 1889 Excerpt: ...any trouble." His voice was hoarse and hollow. "You should n't sit at that window, Geoff," I said, for the fog was thick in the room; "you are hoarse from it now." He didn't stir. "Oh, sit round here, can't you?" I exclaimed, " and let me say what I must say, to your face. You 're not a fool nor a baby, Geoff, and you ...
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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. 1889 Excerpt: ...any trouble." His voice was hoarse and hollow. "You should n't sit at that window, Geoff," I said, for the fog was thick in the room; "you are hoarse from it now." He didn't stir. "Oh, sit round here, can't you?" I exclaimed, " and let me say what I must say, to your face. You 're not a fool nor a baby, Geoff, and you can bear to hear the truth from me." He wheeled round quickly enough at these last words. "Oh," he shouted in wrath, hurling his unlighted cigar out of the window, and springing to his feet, "is a man never to be free from this eternal prying and sneaking and lecturing? I tell you, Felix, you are making more mischief with your ridiculous suspicions than you can ever undo! I try to help a friendless child, who is struggling on through this beastly world, with every blamed thing against her, and you, with Laura at your elbow, start up a sensational scare of my trying to steal her young affections, and all that sort of trash. And not only that, but you fill other people's heads too. Now they are going to shut the child up, thanks to your friendly offices, and make her sew all day in a stuffy room, to keep her away from me. Oh, I have discovered your scheme,"--for I showed my surprise. "Of course I remove myself to-morrow, and make her think there's a great deal in it, when there's nothing. You've come down here to meddle, and you 've meddled, and I hope you are pleased with yourself. Only don't ask me to hear you preach about it." "Well, if you 're going away to-morrow, that's all I want," I remarked coolly. "I don't care what you call me, nor what brought you to it. You know it's your plain duty, or you would not be forced to it so easily. You know right fr...
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Very Good. 1890. Hardcover. Cloth. 12mo. 177 pp. Moderate shelf wear to boards. Some discoloration to spine. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Fiction).
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Good. First Edition. First edition. 12mo, original tea rose cloth with floral pattern, decoratively stamped in gilt, spine gilt-lettered. vi, 177, [12] ads. pp. Minor rubbing along extremities of binding, spine mellowed, else a fine copy. Rowing romance. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.