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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 354 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=24mm, Gew.=689gr, [GR: 11110 - HC/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen], [SW: - Lit… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: KESSINGER PUB CO, 354 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=24mm, Gew.=689gr, [GR: 11110 - HC/Belletristik/Romane/Erzählungen], [SW: - Literature - Classics / Criticism], Gebunden Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II A CONCATENATION ACCORDINGLY THE dainty furnished flat in the big city took the Colonel's fancy. Its owners, a young pair " going home," were people of taste. The rent the Colonel paid made it worth their while to let at once by the month, as he wished. He had written from England to his son to meet him, but had looked for him, on arrival, in vain. Melusine had no trouble with housekeeping, meals and all attendance being supplied from the offices below stairs. Ruth's little room looked out on a gay, tree-bordered, boulevard-like street. Her hands were full, her days lively. When the Colonel went elsewhere, she drove with Miss Melsie. This big city had lovely shops, bands, broad streets. Miss Melsie talked to her a good bit, more as one girl with another than as mistress and maid. Ruth was a good deal taken up with these artless confidences, knowing by this time that Melusine often told things she did not mean to tell. The ancient instincts of a line ofgood servants were waking up in Ruth. Mother had been right enough. This job was " a lot of responsibility." She sat under the window, setting new trimmings to a filmy black blouse. Melusine sat opposite, having dropped in to try it on. " Ruth," she said suddenly, " I wish I knew what we are going to do." The other girl glanced up. " Mother's cousin wants me to sell him Murs- ley. I got the letter yesterday. Dad says he wishes it. He's taken against the house and everything. But it's mine, you see. I 'm ever so much too rich. It bothers me. Oh, yes, that's nice, Ruth, very nice! "? as Ruth held up her work. Melusine went on, " I wish Will would answer. Else, Dad will have to go and look him up, and I don't want to be left here alone. It's queer to have a brother and not remember him, is n't it? ...<

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ISBN: 9781120379054

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