Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
It was about this time, or some three or four days after Kingston's arrival, that Mistress Dinnage was sitting--languidly for her--at the door of the lodge. Mistress Dinnage lived a life of constant energy; she did not sit and lament; she had her sorrows; but they were closed...
It was about this time, or some three or four days after Kingston's arrival, that Mistress Dinnage was sitting--languidly for her--at the door of the lodge. Mistress Dinnage liv...
2. CHAPTER IV.--LAURA BROUGHT TO TASK.Rather reluctantly, Mrs Best obeys. She knows perfectly well why her father wishes her to remain, and she shrewdly suspects what subject of conversation he is likely to introduc...
3. CHAPTER V.--THE QUESTION ANSWERED.The next morning Katie takes up her position at her father's writing-table. She has a letter to answer--a very confidential one from her friend and confidant, Liddy Delmere--and...
4. CHAPTER VI.--FAMILY COUNSEL.Mr Grey's library is a curious little room, fitted up quite in his own way. Maps cover the sides of the walls, and a large bookcase holds the books, which are mostly nautical. M...