Mona's Choice Author:Alexander 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: mother a bright sunset before she goes. What's his name ? " concluded Madame Debrisay abruptly. " Leslie Waring—" "Hem ! I never heard it before—and I hear... more » a lot of gossip. Is he a new man ? " "I fancy he is, but I know very little about him." " You are looking ill, very ill, dear. I suppose you never go out ? No ? I thought not. Now my pupils have not come to town yet, So while I have time I'll come over and stay with Mrs Newburgh, so that you may take a little walk ; nothing like fresh air for keeping tho nerves in tune." "Thank you very much—and now I am afraid I must go back to grannie. Have you changed your rooms yet ? How have you been ? I am so selfish about my own troubles that I have forgotten to ask you." "I am as fresh as the flowers in May. I was dead beat at the end of the season—but it was a good one—so I went to Southsea to stay with the Winklemans. He is bandmaster to one of the regiments there. She is a sweet little Frenchwoman. I knew her in Paris. I had a very nice time, and it freshened me up. I have found very good rooms in Westbourne Villas, and cheaper than what I had. I have a big bedroom and a nice parlour. The woman of the house is a widow, and glad to have a permanent tenant. You'll come to see me, dear, one day ?" " Oh, yes ! It is such a comfort to talk to you, and tell you things. You dear, good Deb ! All I have told you is a dead secret." " Of course it is. I know I talk a good deal, but I never let out anything I was trusted with. Now God bless you. Mind you write me word to-morrow that you have agreed to marry Mr. Waring. There's my address. Ain't my new cards pretty 1" Chapter III. YES. Sleep partially restored Mrs Newburgh ; but next morning her grand-daughter observed that she was restless and watchful—especially o...« less