A week later Owen Gereth came down to inform his mother that he had settled with Mona Brigstock; but it was not at all a joy to Fleda, conscious how much to himself it would be a surprise, that he sho
A week later Owen Gereth came down to inform his mother that he had settled with Mona Brigstock; but it was not at all a joy to Fleda, conscious how much to himself it would be a surprise, that he sho
Her relation with her wonderful friend had, however, in becoming a new one, begun to shape itself almost wholly on brea…
"It looks just like Waterbath; but, after all, we bore that together:" these words formed part of a letter i…
There came to her at her sister's no telegram in answer to her own: the rest of that day and the whole of the next…
In the place at the corner, on the chance of its saving time, Fleda wrote her telegram—wrote it in silence under Mrs. G…
She was slow to take in the announcement, but when she had done so she felt it to be more than her cup of bitterness wo…
Ten days after his visit she received a communication from Mrs. Gereth—a telegram of eight words, exclusive of signatur…
He had uttered the hope that he should see her the next day, but Fleda could easily reflect that he wouldn't see h…
Mrs. Brigstock, in the doorway, stood looking from one of the occupants of the room to the other; then they saw her eye…
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