Miss Tommy: A Mediaeval RomanceTauchnitz, 1884 - 271 páginas |
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Admiralty Pier answered asked baby busy Calais called carriage Castle Charles Everett Gordon Charlie Charlie Gordon Charlie's uncle Cliff comfortable dear Miss Tommy dear old Decie Don Quixote Dover Dover Castle Dover house Dover town eyes face fancy father Fcap feel felt gentleman girl glad godmother hand happy heard heart India kind kissed knew lady laughed listened little Carl live London look Major Gordon married Miss Trotter mother nephew never noticed old maid once peace perhaps pity pleasant Poor Uncle Gordon portmanteau pretty pride quiet Regent's Park rheumatic fever round seemed shabby silent sitting smile sometimes soon sorry spoke sweet Sycamore Hall talk tell tender thank thing Thomas Trotter thought tired told took trouble turned walk WALTER CRANE watched woman wonder young youth
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Página 96 - ... knees ; Thence as she walks the street with stately air, As chance directs, oft meet the parted pair : When he, with thickset coat of Badge-man's blue, Moves near her shaded silk of changeful hue ; When his thin locks of grey approach her braid, A costly purchase made in beauty's aid ; When his frank air, and his unstudied pace, Are seen with her soft manner, air, and grace, And his plain artless look with her sharp meaning face ; It might some wouder in a stranger move, How these together could...
Página 95 - She ceased ; — with steady glance, as if to see The very root of this hypocrisy, — He her small fingers moulded in his hard And bronzed broad hand ; then told her his regard. His best respect were gone, but love had still Hold in his heart, and govern'd yet the will — Or he would curse her : — saying this, he threw The hand in scorn away, and bade adieu To every lingering hope, with every care in view.
Página 97 - But pride forbad, and to return would prove She felt the shame of his neglected love ; Nor wrapp'd in silence could she pass, afraid Each eye should see her, and each heart upbraid ; One way remain'd — the way the Levite took, Who without mercy could on misery look ; (A way perceived by craft, approved by pride), She cross'd and pass'd him on the other side.