The Waif, or the Web of Life: A Novel (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Emma Erichsen

9780265803172: The Waif, or the Web of Life: A Novel (Classic Reprint)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265803179 ISBN 13: 9780265803172

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from The Waif, or the Web of Life: A Novel

Drawing a luxurious chair before the genial glow of the bright coal within the highly burnished grate, the reverend gentleman gazed musingly around. The apartment was large and sumptuous. The rich, Brussels carpet, velvet chairs, divans, and luxurious lounges and heavy garnet vela vet hangings, gave the occupant a sense of elegant comfort, while it completely shut out the cold and misery without.

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