The Prodigals and Their Inheritance; vol. 2

This interview did not calm the nerves of the agitated girl or bring her soothing or sleep. It was almost morning before the calm of exhaustion came, hushing the thoughts in her...

Edward Langton had never meant to forsake his love. He intended no more to give her up because she did not agree with him, because he thought her mistaken, or even because she h...

Mr. Babington remained in the house, or at least returned to it constantly, passing most of his time there till the funeral was over; after which he read the will to the little...

An address is not everything: there must be the will and the power to write, there must be the letter produced, and the address obtained. The very first step was hard. To go up...

Winifred had never fainted before in her life, and it made a great commotion in the house. Hopkins, without a word to any one, sent off for Dr. Langton, and half the maids in th...

Edward came out to meet her, and took her hand and drew it through his arm. He led her in tenderly, holding that hand in his, without a vestige of the reserve and restraint in w...

George arrived by the next mail. He did not travel all night, but came in the evening, driving up the avenue with a good deal of noise and commotion, with two flys from the stat...

This was in the morning, and nothing further happened until the afternoon. Winifred, though she was tremulous with weakness, had her pony carriage brought round, and went out, t...

There is, among the members of many families, a frank familiarity which dispenses with all those forms which keep life on a level of courtesy with persons not related to each ot...

Enough had been done and said that night. They remained together for some time in the drawing-room, having the outside aspect of a family party, but separated, as indeed family...

Winifred scarcely slept all that night. She had enough to think of. Her entire life hung in the balance. And, indeed, that was not all, for there remained the doubtful possibili...