Excerpt: ...upon it. She looked up in astonishment, then shrank back with a low exclamation of dismay as she saw his face. It was altered almost out of recognition-the mouth set in a grim straight line of bitterness, the eyes so hard that they looked cruel. "What is it?" she faltered. "What have I done?" With an immense effort he seemed to recover himself. "Nothing," he returned harshly. "Only reminded me that a man is a double fool who tempts Providence a second time." Ann quivered as though he had struck her. "I-I don't ...
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Excerpt: ...upon it. She looked up in astonishment, then shrank back with a low exclamation of dismay as she saw his face. It was altered almost out of recognition-the mouth set in a grim straight line of bitterness, the eyes so hard that they looked cruel. "What is it?" she faltered. "What have I done?" With an immense effort he seemed to recover himself. "Nothing," he returned harshly. "Only reminded me that a man is a double fool who tempts Providence a second time." Ann quivered as though he had struck her. "I-I don't understand," she said, her voice hardly; more than a mere thread of sound. He gave a short laugh. "Don't you? Will you understand if I tell you this-that I'm shut out from the 'happy garden' by the gates of memory, now and always." She made no answer. For the moment she was physically unable to reply. But she understood-oh, yes, she understood quite well. He had repented that short, poignantly sweet moment of last night, repudiated all that it implied. He did not trust her-did not believe in her! And he was telling her in just so many words. The revulsion of feeling left her stunned and dazed. She had been so entirely happy-had already given herself in spirit in response to his unspoken demand, and now with a single roughly uttered phrase he had closed the gates-those unyielding gates of memory-and thrust her outside. And then her pride came to her aid. He should never know-never guess-how he had hurt her. With the pluck that is born of race, she smiled at him quite naturally. "Well, you needn't have closed your gates so hard on my wee bit of heliotrope! Look, you've crushed it completely!" She pointed to where it lay, broken and bruised, between them. He picked it up, and tossed it aside-a poor little corpse of heliotrope. "I'll get you another piece," he said shortly. "No, no!" she checked him, laughing. "We shall have that alarming-looking gardener on our track if we steal any more! Mr. Tempest says he doesn't even...
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The dust jacket is missing. This is an ex library book, stickers and markings accordingly Hardcover Book, Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo, but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping-Safe and Secure!
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Good in Good jacket. London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1935. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. ND. c.1935. Reprint on cheap stock, with some toning to edges as a result. A couple of corner folds, but otherwise all in good order. Endpapers toned, pencil inscription only. Red boards worn to edges and lightly bumped. Good unclipped d/j likewise worn with loss at junction of top of spine and rear panel. 12mo. 320pp.
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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.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Later. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. Edges of cover rubbed. Dustwrapper brown and shelf rubbed. Torn on edges of dustwrapper. 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.
