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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872. Excerpt: ... 205 CHAPTER X. rPHERE are times when our days drop off one- by one, slowly and leisurely, eventless and colourless, and of these a woman's life chiefly consists. But there are times, too, when days are so full, so strange, and so dramatic that they comprise the story of years; and of a few such days my life was made up about this time. When I look back upon it now I am amazed to see that so much of moment to myself and to others occurred in so brief a space. I had greatly wished to see Gray's House, and yet on the morning of our intended visit to it I woke with the heaviest feeling of sorrow I had felt for many a day. It seemed to me as if all the grief I had curbed down since I had learned the death of James Carr were coming back in its early force. T felt too restless to sleep again, and after awhile I thought I would go down to the garden. 1 dressed hastily, stole downstairs through the silent house, and let myself out with a sense of relief. The morning was beautiful and calm, the flowers were still bathed in dew, the birds were only beginning to chirrup--everything was fresh and lovely as I passed through the solitary gravel paths. I went on without stopping till I had reached the little lake. I had a fancy for seeing it at that early hour. It was fully gratified. The red sun was climbing above the glassy pool, half veiled by thick mists which floated softly on its surface. A forest of reeds rose straight and tall in the morning stillness. Lilies lay floating on the water, above which the wild fowl screamed loud and shrill in their wheeling flight. They had just wakened from their night slumbers, I believe, and looked like so many winged ghosts as I saw them through the white mist. I stood and looked at them, wondering what I should say about them if...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 145882294X
- ISBN 13 9781458822949
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages68
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