Alone in London Author:Hesba Stretton Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 1LMOST without knowing where his feet were carrying him, Tony sauntered through the streets until he found himself at the turn into the alley within a few ya... more »rds of Oliver's home, and his beloved Dolly. At any rate he could pass down it, and if the shop- door was not shut, he would wrap his beautiful silver coin in a rag, and throw it into the inside; they would be sure to guess who had done it, and what it was for. It was dark down the alley, only one lamp and the greengrocer's gas lighting it up, and Tony stole along quietly in the shadow. It was nearlytime for Dolly to be going to bed, he thought, and old Oliver was sure to be with her in the inner room; but just as he reached the door his ears rang and his heart throbbed violently, at the sound of a shrill little scream of gladness, and the next moment he felt himself caught by Dolly's arms, and dragged into the house by them. "Tony's come home, Tony's come home, gan- pa!" she shouted with all her might. "Dolly's found Tony at last!" Dolly's voice quivered, and broke down into quick, childish sobs, while she held Tony very fast, lest he should escape from her once again; and old Oliver came quickly from the room beyond, and laid his hand fondly upon the boy's shoulder. "Why have you kept away from us so long, Tony ?" he asked. "0 master," he cried, "I've been a wicked boy, and a miserable boy. Do forgive me, and I '11 never do so no more. I s'pose you '11 never let mo sleep under the counter again ?" "Come in, come in," answered Oliver, pushing him gently before him into the house. "We've been waiting and watching for you every night, me and my little love. You ought not to have served us so, my lad; but we 're too glad to be angry with you. Charlotte 's sharp, and she's very much afraid of low ways and manne...« less
This is a sweet story of a little girl abandoned in London on her grandfather's doorstep. A young boy who is also homeless helps take care of her and learns to about The God of Heaven. Excellent book!