England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
"Well, on the whole, I think you were well out of it. There was no end of a row on Saturday evening when it all came to light. Little Harrison turned rusty, and told the Doctor that some of the sixth had taken to gambling, and then there was a solemn convention, and we were al...
"Well, on the whole, I think you were well out of it. There was no end of a row on Saturday evening when it all came to light. Little Harrison turned rusty, and told the Doctor...
2. CHAPTER II.How was it that his son was so different from what he had expected? That was the question which continually recurred to Colonel Farrant, as, with all the chilliness of an old In...
3. CHAPTER III."But faith beyond our sight may go," He said; "the gracious Fatherhood Can only know above, below, Eternal purposes of good. From our free heritage of will The bitter springs of...
4. CHAPTER IV.On the following evening the little inn-parlour witnessed a very different scene. Donovan, who had known perfectly well what to expect, had, after a night and day of misery, set...
5. CHAPTER V.DUCHESS OF YORK. "Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy, Thy school-days frightful, desperate, wild and furious. * * * * * * * * * * What comfortable hour cans't thou name That eve...
6. CHAPTER VI.Ellis Farrant had taken Donovan up to town on the pretext of arranging various matters of business, but he had been careful to leave many things unattended to, as he was anxious...
7. CHAPTER VII.O, ye wha are sae guid yoursel', Sae pious, and sae holy, Ye've nought to do but mark and tell Your neebour's faults and folly. Ye see your state with theirs compar'd, And shudd...
8. CHAPTER VIII."You see, dear Mrs. Tremain, one must be so careful with boys; there are so many temptations into which they are likely to fall, and, humanly speaking, there is no such careful...
9. CHAPTER IX.She was sent forth To bring that light which never wintry blast Blows out, nor rain nor snow extinguishes-- The light that shines from loving eyes upon Eyes that love back, till...
10. CHAPTER X.Accuse me not, beseech thee, that I wear Too calm and sad a face in front of thine; For we two look two ways, and cannot shine With the same sunlight on our brow and hair. On me...
11. CHAPTER XI."Phœbe says she doesn't think I shall be really frightened when the time comes, and there isn't anything really to be afraid of, you know--it is so different now; when we talked...
12. CHAPTER XII.Great sorrows affect people so differently that it is often hard to know how to sympathise with those in trouble, the spoken words of comfort which may soothe one person may sim...
13. CHAPTER XIII.The possible stands by us ever fresh, Fairer than aught which any life hath owned. * * * * * * * * * A healthful hunger for the great idea, The beauty and the blessedness of lif...