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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... thing , you may come to me ; for I knew your father well . Do you like shooting ? ' - ' I never did shoot anything . ' ' Well , perhaps better not . To tell the truth , I'm not very fond of young men who take to shooting without having ...
... thing , you may come to me ; for I knew your father well . Do you like shooting ? ' - ' I never did shoot anything . ' ' Well , perhaps better not . To tell the truth , I'm not very fond of young men who take to shooting without having ...
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... thing to do with that man Crosbie . ' " They'll be very pushed about money , ' said Mr. Boyce , thrusting his feet into his slippers . " That's just what I said to Mrs. Hearn . And those girls have never been used to anything like real ...
... thing to do with that man Crosbie . ' " They'll be very pushed about money , ' said Mr. Boyce , thrusting his feet into his slippers . " That's just what I said to Mrs. Hearn . And those girls have never been used to anything like real ...
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... thing was finished . On the next day she went after lunch to her mother's house , and never came back again to ... thing she was coming to . I did . I knew it wasn't to be all party - going and that sort of thing . But I must own that ...
... thing was finished . On the next day she went after lunch to her mother's house , and never came back again to ... thing she was coming to . I did . I knew it wasn't to be all party - going and that sort of thing . But I must own that ...
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