large/3448/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_11_ballou_64kb_49
large/3448/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_11_ballou_64kb
English
3448
In one instant how different an aspect all things wore; life, its aims, the persons he met at the door as he now passed out. IN ONE INSTANT HOW DIFFERENT AN ASPECT ALL THINGS WORE LIFE ITS AIMS THE PERSONS HE MET AT THE DOOR AS HE NOW PASSED OUT
me; trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of destiny. Captain Ratlin turned from that brief interview with a feeling he had never before experienced. The idea that Miss Huntington really cared for him beyond the ordinary interest, that the circumstances of their acquaintances had caused, had not thus far been entertained by him; had this been otherwise he would doubtless have differently interpreted many agreeable tokens which she had granted him, and to which his mind now went back eagerly to recall and consider under the new phase of feeling which actuated him. How else could he interpret that tear but as springing from a heart that was full of kindly feeling towards him. It was a tell-tale drop of crystal that glistened but one moment there. Could it have been fancy? was it possible he could have been mistaken? The matter assumed an aspect of intense importance it his estimation, and he paced the apartment where she had left him alone, half in doubt, half hoping. ENOR OF A LIFETIME TRIFLES LIGHTER THAN STRAWS ARE LEVERS IN THE BUILDING UP OF DESTINY CAPTAIN RATLIN TURNED FROM THAT BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH A FEELING HE HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THE IDEA THAT MISS HUNTINGTON REALLY CARED FOR HIM BEYOND THE ORDINARY INTEREST THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR ACQUAINTANCES HAD CAUSED HAD NOT THUS FAR BEEN ENTERTAINED BY HIM HAD THIS BEEN OTHERWISE HE WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE DIFFERENTLY INTERPRETED MANY AGREEABLE TOKENS WHICH SHE HAD GRANTED HIM AND TO WHICH HIS MIND NOW WENT BACK EAGERLY TO RECALL AND CONSIDER UNDER THE NEW PHASE OF FEELING WHICH ACTUATED HIM HOW ELSE COULD HE INTERPRET THAT TEAR BUT AS SPRINGING FROM A HEART THAT WAS FULL OF KINDLY FEELING TOWARDS HIM IT WAS A TELL TALE DROP OF CRYSTAL THAT GLISTENED BUT ONE MOMENT THERE COULD IT HAVE BEEN FANCY WAS IT POSSIBLE HE COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN THE MATTER ASSUMED AN ASPECT OF INTENSE IMPORTANCE IN HIS ESTIMATION AND HE PACED THE APARTMENT WHERE SHE HAD LEFT HIM ALONE HALF IN DOUBT HALF HOPING
large/3448/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_11_ballou_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3448/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_11_ballou_64kb.flac