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Heartsease, or the Brother's Wife. by the Author of the Heir of Redclyffe
Heartsease or the Brother's Wife by the Author of the Heir of Redclyffe Author:Charlotte Mary Yonge General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1868 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: PART II. There's pansies for you, that's for thoughts. Hamlet. CHAPTER I. How far less am I blest than they, Daily to pine, and waste with care, Like the poor plant, that from its stem Divided, feels the chilling air. Hickle's Cumnor Hatt. 4 RTHUK and Violet arrived at their new home in the twi- f light, when the drawing-room fire burnt brightly, giving a look of comfort. The furniture was good ; and by the fire stood a delightful little low chair with a high back, and a pretty little rosewood work-table, on which was a coloured glass inkstand, and a table-stand of books in choice bindings. ' Arthur, Arthur, how charming! I am sure this is your doing.' ' No, it is John's; I can't devise knick-knackeries, but he is a thorough old bachelor, and has been doing all sorts of things to the house, which have made it more tolerable.' ' How very kind he is ! The books -- how beautiful! Just what I wanted. That one he lent me -- he talked to me of that. This Emma has -- I saw your sister reading that, and wished to see more of it. But I can't look at them all now; I musc see Sarah, she was to bring something from home.' A Wrangerton face had great charms, though it was starched and severe, without one smile in answer to the joyous greeting, Well, Sarah, I am glad you could come. How are they all V 'Thank you, ma'am, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, and the young ladies, and Mr. Albert, are all very well, and desires their love,' replied a voice solemn enough for the announcement that they were all at the point of death. Violet's spirits would have been damped but for the sight of the table spread with parcels ...« less