large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_05_gaskell_64kb_62
large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_05_gaskell_64kb
English
9146
I once knew a girl who thought that a gentleman who sent her mother a present of a sucking pig, did it as a delicate way of making her an offer. Tell me his exact words." I ONCE KNEW A GIRL WHO THOUGHT THAT A GENTLEMAN WHO SENT HER MOTHER A PRESENT OF A SUCKING PIG DID IT AS A DELICATE WAY OF MAKING HER AN OFFER TELL ME HIS EXACT WORDS
 the light of happiness as is the cup of a water-lily of the sun's radiance. "Maggie--you don't say so," said her mother, half incredulously. "It can't be, for he's at Cambridge, and it's not post-day. What do you mean?" "He came this morning, mother, when I was down at the well; and we fixed that I was to speak to you; and he asked if he might come again for tea." "Dear! dear! and the milk all gone sour? We should have had milk of our own, if Edward had not persuaded me against buying another cow." "I don't think Mr. Buxton will mind it much," said Maggie, dimpling up, as she remembered, half unconsciously, how little he had seemed to care for anything but herself. "Why, what a thing it is for you!" said Mrs. Browne, quite roused up from her languor and her head-ache. "Everybody said he was engaged to Miss Erminia. Are you quite sure you made no mistake, child? What did he say? Young men are so fond of making fine speeches; and young women are so silly in fancying they mean something. THEN SHE LIFTED IT UP AS BRIMFUL OF THE LIGHT OF HAPPINESS AS IS THE CUP OF A WATER LILY OF THE SUN'S RADIANCE MAGGIE YOU DON'T SAY SO SAID HER MOTHER HALF INCREDULOUSLY IT CAN'T BE FOR HE IS AT CAMBRIDGE AND IT'S NOT POSTY WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE CAME THIS MORNING MOTHER WHEN I WAS DOWN AT THE WELL AND WE FIXED THAT I WAS TO SPEAK TO YOU AND HE ASKED IF HE MIGHT COME AGAIN FOR TEA DEAR DEAR AND THE MILK ALL GONE SOUR WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MILK OF OUR OWN IF EDWARD HAD NOT PERSUADED ME TO BEGIN SPYING ANOTHER COW I DON'T THINK MIXED MISTER BUXTON WILL MIND IT MUCH SAID MAGGIE DIMPLING UP AS SHE REMEMBERED HALF UNCONSCIOUSLY HOW LITTLE HE HAD SEEMED TO CARE FOR ANYTHING BUT HERSELF WHY WHAT A THING IT IS FOR YOU SAID MISSUS BROWNE QUITE ROUSED UP FROM HER LANGUOR AND HER HEADACHE EVERYBODY SAID HE WAS ENGAGED TO MISS EM MINIA ARE YOU QUITE SURE YOU'VE MADE NO MISTAKE CHILD WHAT DID HE SAY YOUNG MEN ARE SO FOND OF MAKING FINE SPEECHES AND YOUNG WOMEN ARE SO SILLY IN FANCYING THEY MEAN SOMETHING
large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_05_gaskell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9146/moorland_cottage_1404_librivox_64kb_mp3/moorland_cottage_05_gaskell_64kb.flac