“You’re surprised to see me, of course?” Saluting Emily in those terms, Francine looked round the parlor with an air of satirical curiosity. “Dear me, what a little place to live in!” “What brings yo
“You’re surprised to see me, of course?” Saluting Emily in those terms, Francine looked round the parlor with an air of satirical curiosity. “Dear me, what a little place to live in!” “What brings yo
Emily closed the pages which told her that her father had died by his own hand. Cecilia still held her tenderly embrac…
“The information which I have obtained from Miss Jethro has been communicated to me, on the condition that I shall not …
Reaching the cottage at night, Emily found the card of a visitor who had called during the day. It bore the name of “Mi…
The parting words had been spoken. Emily and her companion were on their way to London. For some little time, they tra…
The discovery of the letter gave a new direction to Emily’s thoughts—and so, for the time at least, relieved her mind f…
In a moment more, the doctor came in—a brisk, smiling, self-sufficient man—smartly dressed, with a flower in his button…
A decent elderly woman was seated at the bedside. She rose, and spoke to Emily with a mingling of sorrow and confusion …
Emily found Mirabel in the waiting room at Belford. Her sudden appearance might well have amazed him; but his face expr…
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