This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...have tried to draw them, and the poppies, and the sunset, and the white monk I saw looking up at the sky, but it is a feeble little sketch. One skein of yarn would be of more use to me if I could spin it While we were buying our hats at the stall under the gallery, we thought we saw that little Mr. Rickets we ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...have tried to draw them, and the poppies, and the sunset, and the white monk I saw looking up at the sky, but it is a feeble little sketch. One skein of yarn would be of more use to me if I could spin it While we were buying our hats at the stall under the gallery, we thought we saw that little Mr. Rickets we met at Dorlicote passing along the opposite side of the court; but it would be an out-of-the-way place for him to have come to, and I think we must have been mistaken, though Sylvia herself was struck by the likeness. "I am not more happy about Sylvia than I was when I last wrote to you. Papa does not see how she feels his quick words, and I do believe it is from mere nervousness on both sides that so much goes amiss. I must leave off now for I am going to Chamounix for the day. I wish Sylvia could come in my place: we ought to be so happy, and yet these wretched misunderstandings seem to spoil it all." CHAPTER VIII. In the Balcony. Poor Sophy! she was not contented with her lot in life, but even Sophy scarcely suspected how much her father's slights and angry reproofs affected her sister. Sylvia told me all about this time long afterwards. Sometimes she used to wake up at night and cry. "I am only a trouble to everyone," she used to say to herself. "Oh, how happy Sophy is to be clever! She can make mamma forget her nerves; she can write papa's letters. Everybody always talks to her. Even the little baby likes her best, because she can play such pretty games. Oh, who wouldn't rather be clever than beautiful!" That morning Sylvia came down to breakfast very much in this mind. The door banged--her mother gave a nervous shriek, but the Colonel, for once, did not reprove his daughter--he was preoccupied--his five-pound notes were running...
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