A Third Person A Novel Author:Bithia Mary Croker General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co. Subjects: Irish fiction Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illust... more »rations 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 books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XIII. UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. "Thank you, good Sir, I owe you one.'1 -- G. Colman. " ROGER," said his aunt abruptly, as they sat at breakfast one morning, " do you know, that I am certain, that you will make an excellent husband ? " " Why ?" he inquired with twinkling eyes. " Because I am carving this ham, so beautifully ? " " No ; for various reasons. Because you seem so contented here with just two women, neither of us young or attractive ; you never keep late hours -- at least, ahem ! hardly ever ; you never seem idle or bored, you get our cabs, and wraps, when we go out, always remind us of our umbrellas, don't throw the chair-backs about, or muddle up the newspapers, -- the one thing that ruffles my placid temper ; you are very good-natured in going messages -- especially next door " "In fact, I am quite a tame cat," he exclaimed, " and, apropos of cats," nodding at the great white Persian, who was devouring a plateful of fish, " was it not William the Conqueror who died of a surfeit of lampreys ? I think his namesake, will very likely go out in the same way." " No; it was Henry the First, Roger; I am ashamed of your ignorance," said Annie with unwonted sprightliness. " Yes, yes, I recollect; the man who never smiled again." " And talking of cats, reminds me of dogs," continued Annie. Really," said her cousin with a laugh, " it never has that effect upon me." " I had a note from Rose Yaldwin...« less