Excerpt: ...you on the occasion of your first visit?" she inquired very seriously. "You were both rude and disagreeable, but I said that I'd not trouble you again, so long as you left me alone." "Well, haven't I left you alone?" asked Silas. "What do you call this?" There was just the shadow of a smile on her face. "That's a fact," said Silas after a pause. "But I just couldn't help myself. Honestly I'm sorry I came. I'm no match for you. I must bid you good-night. I hardly know what's come over me. If I've worried you, I'm ...
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Excerpt: ...you on the occasion of your first visit?" she inquired very seriously. "You were both rude and disagreeable, but I said that I'd not trouble you again, so long as you left me alone." "Well, haven't I left you alone?" asked Silas. "What do you call this?" There was just the shadow of a smile on her face. "That's a fact," said Silas after a pause. "But I just couldn't help myself. Honestly I'm sorry I came. I'm no match for you. I must bid you good-night. I hardly know what's come over me. If I've worried you, I'm truly sorry." "One of these days," she said very kindly, as she accompanied him to the door, "I'll send for you. At the proper time I'll give you some interesting news." "Well, I hope it will be good news; if so, it will be the first I have heard in many a long day. Good-night." The lady closed the door, and returned to the parlour and sat down. "Why, I thought he was a cold-blooded, heartless creature," she said to herself. Then, after some reflection she uttered an exclamation and clasped her hands together. Suppose he were to make way with himself! The bare thought was enough to keep the smiles away from the face of this merry-hearted lady for many long minutes. Finally, she caught a glimpse of herself in the swinging mirror. She snapped her fingers at her reflection, saying, "Pooh! I wouldn't give that for your firmness of purpose!" CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Rhody Has Something to Say Now, all this time, while the mother was engaged with Silas, Eugenia, the daughter, was having an experience of her own. When Rhody, Silas Tomlin's cook and housekeeper, discovered that Paul had left the house in a fit of anger, she knew at once that something unusual had occurred, and her indignation against Silas Tomlin rose high. She was familiar with every peculiarity of Paul's character, and she was well aware of the fact that behind his calm and cool bearing, which nothing ever seemed to ruffle, was a heart as sensitive and as tender as that of a woman, and...
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket 3rd printing. Spine slanted. Crown and back joint frayed. Owner's name on front free endpage. Dedication page torn. Fore page edges chipped. (reconstruction)
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Good. Oct.1902 first printing in blind stamped and gilt titled red cloth, no jacket. Good condition with spine cock, light wear to extremities, name penned in front; binding and text good.
