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. 1866 Excerpt: ...as you always do? Now, for my part, I can talk all day without getting excited; but tha most abstract matter seems to you a thing of life and death." "That's because she's a finer strung instrument than you, Ella." "O, dear!" a little nettled at this remark of Tom's. "Well, if this 'fine stringing' throws one into such ...
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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. 1866 Excerpt: ...as you always do? Now, for my part, I can talk all day without getting excited; but tha most abstract matter seems to you a thing of life and death." "That's because she's a finer strung instrument than you, Ella." "O, dear!" a little nettled at this remark of Tom's. "Well, if this 'fine stringing' throws one into such qualms over a little breakfast-table discussion, I'm devoutly thankful I'm not so delicately tuned!" They all laughed at this speech; but Tom continued, --"O, Ella, you're bright and witty, and all that, but you can't Bee through a mill-stone I" No great speech on the surface; but, after all, it would take a fathom line to sound it. On the very same day, as Rusha was returning home from a drive with her mother and Ella, she suddenly caught sight of Dr. Rochford and his sisters, standing on the front steps, and evidently taking leave of a party of friends. Rusha was off the Beat with her usual impetuosity. "Do stop the carriage!" she cried out, to the amazement of both ladies. "There are the Rochfords. I would not fail to see them for the world." "O, is that it!" exclaimed Ella, settling herself back resignedly among the luxurious cushions. "If you can possibly wait for the space of half a minute, we shall be at home, and avoid the awkwardness of stopping right in the middle of the street." Rusha was too much absorbed to care for the irony that lurked in her sister's tones. The carriage had hardly drawn up at her own door before she bounded out of it, and sprang across the street, stopping the Rochfords just as they were re-entering the house. The character of her reception afforded ample proof that the physician and his sisters shared Rusha's pleasure at this ...
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