MacMillan's Magazine, Volume 16Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris 1867 |
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Page 63
... Gertrude , burnt with fierce and ceaseless heat : watched by Alice with sly and demure satisfaction , as sure to lead in some way ( no matter how ) to mischief and vexation for its object : watched with angry sneers by the Spanish she ...
... Gertrude , burnt with fierce and ceaseless heat : watched by Alice with sly and demure satisfaction , as sure to lead in some way ( no matter how ) to mischief and vexation for its object : watched with angry sneers by the Spanish she ...
Page 64
... Gertrude was em- broidering a portière with crimson flowers and white on a green ground , and all her worsted scattered about - so pretty she looked , and Kenneth had his eyes fixed on her in such a way - in such a way and his head bent ...
... Gertrude was em- broidering a portière with crimson flowers and white on a green ground , and all her worsted scattered about - so pretty she looked , and Kenneth had his eyes fixed on her in such a way - in such a way and his head bent ...
Page 66
... Gertrude . He could not trouble his head about his Spanish wife . Strange to say , the very calm that sur- rounded Gertrude had a charm for him . That calm , the very essence of which was home , and peace , and purity - that calm which ...
... Gertrude . He could not trouble his head about his Spanish wife . Strange to say , the very calm that sur- rounded Gertrude had a charm for him . That calm , the very essence of which was home , and peace , and purity - that calm which ...
Page 67
... Gertrude wrung the tender hand she held , and tried to smile her farewell . Her boy Neil stood beside her husband , his father's hand on his sturdy shoulder , smiling with radiant young eyes in the morning sun . " God bless them both ...
... Gertrude wrung the tender hand she held , and tried to smile her farewell . Her boy Neil stood beside her husband , his father's hand on his sturdy shoulder , smiling with radiant young eyes in the morning sun . " God bless them both ...
Page 68
... Gertrude's bright morning - room . It was very bright and still . There was no chance of interruption . Ger- trude's maid had accompanied her lady ; so had Lady Charlotte ; but even had there been such a chance , Alice would have easily ...
... Gertrude's bright morning - room . It was very bright and still . There was no chance of interruption . Ger- trude's maid had accompanied her lady ; so had Lady Charlotte ; but even had there been such a chance , Alice would have easily ...
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