Unmarked6698
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
"Oh, if I had not given you that pistol," sobs Mona, who cannot conquer the horror of the thought that she has helped him to his death, "you would be alive and strong now." "Why is this?" said her father. "Some of these young men are rich, handsome, and brave." Still, Mona is happy: the walk has done her good, and warmed her blood, and brought a color soft and rich as carmine, to her cheeks. She has followed the winding path for about an hour, briskly, and with a sense of bien-etre that only the young and godly can know, when suddenly she becomes aware that some one was following her..
453 people found this
review helpful
kez_ h (Kez_h)
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
She doesn't want in the very least to know who he is, but thinks it her duty to say something, as the silence being protracted grows embarrassing.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
Then there is silence for a full minute, during which Miss Mansergh casts a reproachful glance at the irrepressible Jack.
658 people found this
review helpful
Conrad
"Certainly I shall not. It would be very mean, and I wonder at you to ask the question," says Mona, with a great show of virtuous indignation. "Besides," mischievously, "if you know, there is no necessity to tell you anything." "They—they have found that fellow,—old Elspeth's nephew," he says in a husky tone. Here the old woman at the fire, who has been getting up and down from her three-legged stool during the past few minutes, and sniffing at the pot in an anxious manner, gives way to a loud sigh of relief. Lifting the pot from its crook, she lays it on the earthen floor. Flattery goes a long way with most men, but in this instance the subtle poison touches Mr. Rodney even more than it pleases him. He presses the hand that rests upon his arm an eighth of an inch nearer to his heart than it was before, if that be possible..
298 people found this
review helpful