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A Terrible Temptation
Charles Reade
A Terrible Temptation
Charles Reade
Book Excerpt: ...ead sapiently for a considerable time, and with all this shaking, as it appeared, out fell words of wisdom. "Don't see it. I'm awfully spooney on her myself; and, you know, when a fellow introduces another fellow, that fellow always cuts the other out." Then, descending from the words of the wise and their dark sayings to a petty but pertinent fact, he added, _"Besides, _ I'm only let in myself about once in five times.""She gives herself wonderful airs, it seems," said Bassett, rather bitterly. Marsh fired up. "So would any woman that was as beautiful, and as witty and as much run after as she is. Why she is a leader of fashion. Look at all the ladies following her round the park. They used to drive on the north side of the Serpentine. She just held up her finger, and now they have cut the Serpentine, and followed her to the south drive.""Oh, indeed!" said Bassett. "Ah then this is a great lady; a poor country squire must not venture into her august presence." He turned savagely on his...
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 8 października 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9798677866371 |
Wydawcy | Independently Published |
Strony | 412 |
Wymiary | 152 × 229 × 23 mm · 603 g |
Język | English |
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