"[...]Diane her rightful place as mistress of the house. "Vois-tu, Virginie," the latter would say hopefully. "When I have a little baby, I shall have done my duty as the wife of a great English milord. Even Miss Catherine will no longer regard me as of no importance." And Virginie would reply with infinite satisfaction: "Of a certainty, when madame has a little son, Ma'moiselle Catherine will be returned to her place." And now at last the great moment had arrived, and upstairs Catherine and Virginie were in attendance-both ...
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"[...]Diane her rightful place as mistress of the house. "Vois-tu, Virginie," the latter would say hopefully. "When I have a little baby, I shall have done my duty as the wife of a great English milord. Even Miss Catherine will no longer regard me as of no importance." And Virginie would reply with infinite satisfaction: "Of a certainty, when madame has a little son, Ma'moiselle Catherine will be returned to her place." And now at last the great moment had arrived, and upstairs Catherine and Virginie were in attendance-both ousted from what each considered her own rightful place of authority by a slim, capable, and apparently quite unconcerned piece of femininity equipped against rebellion in all the starched panoply of a nurse's uniform, while downstairs Hugh stared dumbly out at the frosted lawns, with their background of bare, brown trees swaying to the wind from the north. The door behind him opened suddenly. Hugh whirled round. He was a tall man with a certain rather formal air of stateliness about him, a suggestion of the grand seigneur, and the unwontedly impulsive movement was significant of the strain under which he was labouring. Catherine was standing on the threshold of the room with something in her arms-something almost indistinguishable amid the downy, fleecy froth of whiteness amid which it lay. Hugh was conscious of a new and strange sensation deep down inside himself. He[...]."
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Collectible: Good. No Jacket. Size: 5.25 x 7 5/8 x 1.25; Type: Book 1921/1st Edition/336 Pages/No Dustjacket. The cover is in "Good" condition", with a small swirl of white on the front title, and the pages are in "Very Good" condition. The pages are clean, crisp and lightly aged; completely readable without any writing or marking. This is an interesting looking work of fiction.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Reprint. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book is rubbed at spine ends and bumped corners, cover and foredges soiled. Dustwrapper is rubbed and chipped at spine ends and corners, 2" tear at bottom of front portion of jacket, jacket soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
