The Small House at AllingtonOxford University Press, 1981 - Всего страниц: 674 Lily Dale is sublimely happy when she becomes engaged to Adolphus Crosbie, assistant secretary in a government agency. Lily is the niece of Squire Dale, an embittered old bachelor fixedly stuck in the "Great House" at Allington. Crosbie spends a weekend away from Lily, and becomes attracted to Lady Alexandrina De Courcy, Who is from a noble Family. He asks for her hand in marriage, jilting he former love, Lily. John Eames, a young government clerk, has loved Lily Dale for years. He tries to get Lily to notice him after she gets jilted, but she still loves Crosbie, and maintains her love for him despite his treachery. Crosbie, however, soon finds that his noble bride brings no money into the marriage, but continues to spend it as though she had. His "noble"marriage is a debacle from start to finish. All Lily's friends urge her toward Eames, but Lily stubbornly clings to her hopeless love. |
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... look pretty well . ' -- ' No man could be better , - not of my age . I'm sixty , you know . ' ' You don't look as though you were ailing . ' ' I'm always out in the open air , and that , I take it , is the best thing for a man ...
... look pretty well . ' -- ' No man could be better , - not of my age . I'm sixty , you know . ' ' You don't look as though you were ailing . ' ' I'm always out in the open air , and that , I take it , is the best thing for a man ...
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... look at it . ' ' I'll ask Lily , ' said Mrs. Dale . ' Do , do . Give her my love , and tell her from me that , in spite of all that has come and gone , Christmas Day should still be to her a day of rejoicing . We'll dine about three ...
... look at it . ' ' I'll ask Lily , ' said Mrs. Dale . ' Do , do . Give her my love , and tell her from me that , in spite of all that has come and gone , Christmas Day should still be to her a day of rejoicing . We'll dine about three ...
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... Look here , Johnny , ' said Cradell , as they got into one of the streets bordering on Burton Crescent , ' you know the last thing in the world I should like to do would be to offend you . , ' All right , Caudle , ' said Eames , going ...
... Look here , Johnny , ' said Cradell , as they got into one of the streets bordering on Burton Crescent , ' you know the last thing in the world I should like to do would be to offend you . , ' All right , Caudle , ' said Eames , going ...
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