ISBN: 1151492027

[EAN: 9781151492029], Neubuch, DOUGLAS WILLIAM JERROLD,WORLD,LITERARY, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers c… More...

[EAN: 9781151492029], Neubuch, DOUGLAS WILLIAM JERROLD,WORLD,LITERARY, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: . . . face that seemed to scorch her. For the first time, I saw within her eyes a look of scorn, of passion. Her hands shook together, as she appealed to the landlady, Will not these men go To be sure they will--never fear em, my love, cried Mrs. Crumpet, seating herself upon the edge of the bed. And if they wont, Ill never leave you; never, my darling. And so this is Mrs. Abram, is it asked Hardmouth. Poor thing! Well, with all her husbands luck upon the road, he might house her better. She is no Missus Abram; nor nothing of the sort. Dont cry, child, theyre brutes; a waking honest people in their beds. I should like to know when youre going asked Mrs. Crumpet of her intruders. When weve done a little more business. Off o that, Mother Crumpet, you and I are old friends, and ceremonys lost atween us. Saying this, Mr. Hardmouth--if justice be a woman, she ought specially to protect her sex--seized Mrs. Crumpet by the arm, and swung her from her seat upon the bed. Now, my dear, wheres the traps asked the officer with most familiar insolence. I know not what you mean--not a word; but leave me--only a few minutes, whilst I rise and dress. Thus spoke Patty; and for a time she seemed to vanquish sickness by the strong sense of her offended modesty. There was a look of command in her face--a look in which were lost the care and feebleness of an hour since. I beg--I desire that you leave me. To be sure--leave us, exclaimed Mrs. Crumpet in treble notes, and imitating, though with shrewish awkwardness, the imperative manner of Patty. How can we dress with men in the room Are you lost to natur, you. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., [PU: General Books, LLC]<