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. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...unlikely. I know if I were he, I should naturally like you better than I like myself." " What on earth are you trying to say? " said Willy. " Would you mind saying it all over again--slowly? " " I mean," I said, slightly confused, but sticking to my point--" I mean that if I were your father, I should ...
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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. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...unlikely. I know if I were he, I should naturally like you better than I like myself." " What on earth are you trying to say? " said Willy. " Would you mind saying it all over again--slowly? " " I mean," I said, slightly confused, but sticking to my point--" I mean that if I were your father, I should see a great many more reasons for being fond of you than I should of me," " Well, as far as I can make that out," said Willy, grinning exasperatingly, " it seems to me that it's a pity you're not my father." " You know perfectly well what I mean. Just suppose that I was your father " " I'd rather not, thanks." I did not heed the interruption. " I should be much fonder of you " " Then, why aren't you?" " I don't care what you say," I said, feeling I was getting the worst of it; "I know what I mean quite well, and so would you, only that you choose to be an idiot." And, getting up, I left the room with all speed, in order to have the last word in a discussion which was taking a rather difficult tone. The sea-fog had crept up from the harbour towards evening, and it fell in heavy drops from the trees upon Willy and me as we walked down the avenue after dinner to see the bonfire. There was no moon visible, but the milky atmosphere held some luminous suggestion of past or coming light. It was a still night; we could hear the low booming of the sea in the caves below the old graveyard, and the nearer splashing of the rising tide among the Durrus rocks. " There's no sound I hate like that row the ground-swell makes out there at the point," said Willy. "If you're feeling any way lonely, it makes you want to hang yourself." " I like it," I said, stopping to listen. " I often lie awake and listen to it these nights, when the westerly wind is blowing...".
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Good. 1915 new revised ed 5th imp, red embossed boards, clean & bright, light age toning to end papers, & some foxing to title page & early pages, otherwise clean tight copy, Professional booksellers since 1981.
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