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. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...lost your wits since we arrived in this distracting city--the idea of your kissing your hand from the window to strange men in the street! Eose. La! Mam'selle, it was n't a young man; what do you take me for? it was a load of hay. But now I recollect, there was a nice-looking yonng gentleman across the ...
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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. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...lost your wits since we arrived in this distracting city--the idea of your kissing your hand from the window to strange men in the street! Eose. La! Mam'selle, it was n't a young man; what do you take me for? it was a load of hay. But now I recollect, there was a nice-looking yonng gentleman across the way, and he did kiss his hand also; but I thought it was because he, t-, was delighted to see the dear load of hay. looking out of the window. Good gracious! where has he gone? Do you think he thinks I think--what do you think? Aglae. That he will come up here, of course. Oh, you provoking creature! And there he is! Bolt the door quickly;--too late! Be qniet, now. Enter Napoleon, impetuously; seeing Hose, he runs forward, and throws himself at her feet. Hose. Oh, if you please, Monsieur, don't! Oh, please go away. It was not you, indeed it was not you; it was the load of hay! Nap. Transcendently beauteous and uncommonly nice being! From a heavenly window of this happy hotel, the resplendent load-star of thy presence has risen on the blighted fiimament of my devastated existence. I beheld that load-star kiss its lily hand to me, most blessed of men, and my heart stood still a moment, overcome with the rapture. Then, as if inspired with godlike courage, and surmounting the impediments of an impertinent conventionality, I rushed up two nights of stairs to throw myself at the sweetest feet in the universe. Behold me! Accept me! Eose. Oh, please to don't, Monsieur! Indeed it 'b all a mistake; I didn't doit to you; it was all Dn account of the hay; it-was nothing but the load of hay, and I did n't mean any harm, Monsieur; and oh, if you please, get up and get out! Nap. Unhesitatingly, Mademoiselle, I assume at your bidding the erect posture, ...
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Add this copy of The Queen's Heart: a Comedy in Three Acts to cart. $55.00, fair condition, Sold by HaroldsBooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Corydon, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1858 by William V. Spencer.
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Fair. Ex-Library Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Cover is faded and slightly worn. The book is bound in a hard cardboard library binding. 80 pages.
