large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_08_gaskell_64kb_26
large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_08_gaskell_64kb
English
9146
Maggie lifted up her wan face; the pupils of her eyes were dilated, her lips were dead white. MAGGIE LIFTED UP HER WAN FACE THE PUPILS OF HER EYES WERE DILATED HER LIPS WERE DEAD WHITE
e-and-twenty, and does not know his own mind, as I tell him. Besides, he might marry any one he chose." "He has chosen me," murmured Maggie. "Of course, of course. But you'll not think of keeping him to it, after what has passed. You would not have such a fine fellow as Frank pointed at as the brother-in-law of a forger, would you? It was far from what I wished for him before; but now! Why you're glad your father is dead, rather than he should have lived to see this day; and rightly too, I think. And you'll not go and disgrace Frank. From what Mr. Henry hears, Edward has been a discredit to you in many ways. Mr. Henry was at Woodchester yesterday, and he says if Edward has been fairly entered as an attorney, his name may be struck off the Rolls for many a thing he has done. Think of my Frank having his bright name tarnished by any connection with such a man! Mr. Henry says, even in a court of law what has come out about Edward would be excuse enough for a breach of promise of marriage. YS BEEN FRANK IS BUT THREE AND TWENTY AND DOES NOT KNOW HIS OWN MIND AS I TELL HIM BESIDES HE MIGHT MARRY ANY ONE HE CHOSE HE HAS CHOSEN ME MURMURED MAGGIE OF COURSE OF COURSE BUT YOU'LL NOT THINK OF KEEPING TO HIM TO IT AFTER WHAT HAS PASSED YOU WOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A FINE FELLOW AS FRANK POINTED OUT AS THE BROTHER IN LAW OF A FORGER WOULD YOU IT WAS FAR FROM WHAT I WISHED FOR HIM BEFORE BUT NOW WHY YOU'RE GLAD YOUR FATHER IS DEAD RATHER HE SHOULD HAVE LIVED TO SEE THIS DAY AND RIGHTLY TOO I THINK AND YOU'RE NOT GOING DISGRACE FRANK FROM WHAT MISTER HENRY HEARS EDWARD HAS BEEN A DISCREDIT TO YOU IN MANY WAYS MISTER HENRY WAS AT WOODCHESTER YESTERDAY AND HE SAYS IF EDWARD HAS BEEN FAIRLY ENTERED AS AN ATTORNEY HIS NAME MAY BE STRUCK OFF THE ROLLS FOR MANY A THING HE HAS DONE THINK OF MY FRANK HAVING HIS BRIGHT NAME TARNISHED BY ANY CONNECTION WITH SUCH A MAN MISTER HENRY SAYS EVEN IN A COURT OF LAW WHAT HAS COME OUT ABOUT EDWARD WOULD BE EXCUSE ENOUGH FOR A BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE
large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_08_gaskell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_08_gaskell_64kb.flac