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The Ups and Downs of an Old Maid's Life

Jemima Compton

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1868. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. HAD entered on the last week of my visit to Elm House, for my holidays were nearly over, when I received a letter from Mrs. Musgrave, that determined me to shorten my visit by a few days, and return at once to Harley. She wrote in much distress of mind. Herbert was ill; he had been out skating, over-heated himself, and managed to get a chill, which laid him up with a fever that threatened to prostrate him very low. Mrs. Musgrave requested me to come if possible to take charge of her daughters, as her time was fully occupied in nursing her son. She apologized for shortening my time of absence, but said that she would esteem it as a personal favour if I would answer her letter by returning to Harley the next day. I felt that I must go at once, and I did not allow much time to elapse before my I had left Harley in December; it was May when I was enabled to give attention to the lessons; and even then I had to supply Mrs. Musgrave's place if any important duty called her elsewhere. I had been necessarily thrown very much with Herbert, and had coaxed and scolded him alternately during his illness. I had forgotten all my fears about him, for he only seemed extremely grateful, and showed no disposition to resume the complimentary expressions which I had objected to before. With returning health Herbert changed, and became very irritable, and perpetually found fault with me: he was fretful and peevish in the extreme; but I bore with him patiently, knowing how physically prostrate he felt when he attempted to wait upon himself. By the time that the long summer days had come, another change had taken place in his behaviour towards me, and I began to be excessively annoyed at the alteration in his manner, and a little afraid of myself: I did not know h...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ups and Downs of an Old Maid's Life. To get started finding The Ups and Downs of an Old Maid's Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1150735139

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1868. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. HAD entered on the last week of my visit to Elm House, for my holidays were nearly over, when I received a letter from Mrs. Musgrave, that determined me to shorten my visit by a few days, and return at once to Harley. She wrote in much distress of mind. Herbert was ill; he had been out skating, over-heated himself, and managed to get a chill, which laid him up with a fever that threatened to prostrate him very low. Mrs. Musgrave requested me to come if possible to take charge of her daughters, as her time was fully occupied in nursing her son. She apologized for shortening my time of absence, but said that she would esteem it as a personal favour if I would answer her letter by returning to Harley the next day. I felt that I must go at once, and I did not allow much time to elapse before my I had left Harley in December; it was May when I was enabled to give attention to the lessons; and even then I had to supply Mrs. Musgrave's place if any important duty called her elsewhere. I had been necessarily thrown very much with Herbert, and had coaxed and scolded him alternately during his illness. I had forgotten all my fears about him, for he only seemed extremely grateful, and showed no disposition to resume the complimentary expressions which I had objected to before. With returning health Herbert changed, and became very irritable, and perpetually found fault with me: he was fretful and peevish in the extreme; but I bore with him patiently, knowing how physically prostrate he felt when he attempted to wait upon himself. By the time that the long summer days had come, another change had taken place in his behaviour towards me, and I began to be excessively annoyed at the alteration in his manner, and a little afraid of myself: I did not know h...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Ups and Downs of an Old Maid's Life. To get started finding The Ups and Downs of an Old Maid's Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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