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Title: Pictures from English literature
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Waller, John Francis, 1810-1894 Horsley, John Callcott, 1817-1903 Yeames, William Frederick, 1835-1918 Barnard, Frederick, 1846-1896 Barnes, Robert, 1840-1895 Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882 Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896 Faed, John, 1819-1902 Fildes, Luke, Sir, 1844-1927 Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897 Green, Charles, 1840-1898 Lawson, Francis Wilfred, 1842-1935 Small, William, 1843-1929 Stone, Marcus, 1840-1921 Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909 Cobb, Thomas, fl.1863-1878 Wentworth, Frederick, fl. 1865-1894 Pannemaker, Stéphane, 1847-1930 Sulman, T., fl. 1855-1900 Dalziel Brothers Belle Sauvage Works (printer)
Subjects: English literature Authors, English Gift books
Publisher: London New York : Cassell, Petter and Galpin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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rayed for him who slept there. She turned round where his black pen-sioners cloak was hanging on the wall, and lifted up the garment and kissedit reverently. Then she wrote Ethel on a piece of paper, and left it on theBible, and departed to Clives house. We pass lightly over the scene there.Clive ran down when her name was announced, and brought her up. It is I, Ethel, uncle! the young lady said, taking his hand, and kneeling downbetween his knees, she flung her arms round him, and kissed him, and wept on his shoulder.His consciousness had quite returned ere an instant was over. He embraced her with the warmth of his old affection, uttering many brief words of love, kindness, and tenderness,such as men speak when strongly moved. The little boy had come wondering up to the chair whilst this embrace took place, and Clives tall figure bent over the three. Rosas eyes were not good to look at, as she staredat the group with a ghastly smile. Mrs. Mackenzie surveyed the scene in haughty state.
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The Newcomes? 147 from behind the sofa cushions. She tried to take one of Rosas lean hot bands. The poorchild tore it away, leaving her rings behind her; lifted her hands to her face, and cried— cried as if her little heart would break. Ah me ! what a story was there ; what an outburst ofpent-up feeling! what a passion of pain! Ethel is gone, and the colonel says he must be back at ten—militarytime ; drum beats—no, bell tolls—at ten ; gates close, and he laughs, andshakes his old head. Then the legacy is announced, and Clive tells his fatherhe need never go back to Grey Friars; but he answers, Not go back,Clivy ? Must go back, boy, to say Adsum ! when my name is called. Newcome ? Adsum ! I ley ! that is what we used to say—we used to say ! Let us pass over the sad dinner scene, and the premature illness and deathof poor Rosa, and come to the last scene of all. The colonel is very ill; Cliveis with him, and Ethel, but he does not know them. When the bell rang forthe morning c

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