Anthony Trollope
The Small House at Allington
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Excerpt: ...into each other's blank faces, remembering stories of poor broken-hearted girls who had died because their loves had been unfortunate,-as small wax tapers whose lights are quenched if a breath of wind blows upon them too strongly. But then Lily was in truth no such slight taper as that. Nor was she the stem that must be broken because it will not bend. She bent herself to the blast during that week of illness, and then arose with her form still straight and graceful, and with her bright light unquenched. After that she would talk more openly to her mother about her loss,-openly and with a true appreciation of the misfortune which…
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Excerpt: ...into each other's blank faces, remembering stories of poor broken-hearted girls who had died because their loves had been unfortunate,-as small wax tapers whose lights are quenched if a breath of wind blows upon them too strongly. But then Lily was in truth no such slight taper as that. Nor was she the stem that must be broken because it will not bend. She bent herself to the blast during that week of illness, and then arose with her form still straight and graceful, and with her bright light unquenched. After that she would talk more openly to her mother about her loss,-openly and with a true appreciation of the misfortune which had befallen her; but with an assurance of strength which seemed to ridicule the idea of a broken heart. I know that I can bear it, she said, and that I can bear it without lasting unhappiness. Of course I shall always love him, and must feel almost as you felt when you lost my father. In answer to this Mrs. Dale could say nothing. She could not speak out her thoughts about Crosbie, and explain to Lily that he was unworthy of her love. Love does not follow worth, and is not given to excellence;-nor is it destroyed by ill-usage, nor killed by blows and mutilation. When Lily declared that she still loved the man who had so ill-used her, Mrs. Dale would be silent. Each perfectly understood the other, but on that matter even they could not interchange their thoughts with freedom. You must promise never to be tired of me, mamma, said Lily. Mothers do not often get tired of their children, whatever the children may do of their mothers. I'm not so sure of that when the children turn out old maids. And I mean to have a will of my own, too, mamma; and a way also, if it be possible. When Bell is married I shall consider it a partnership, and I shan't do what I'm told any longer. Forewarned will be forearmed. Exactly;-and I don't want to take you by surprise. For a year or two longer, till Bell is...
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4432-3396-5
- EAN: 9781443233965
- Produktnummer: 14788147
- Verlag: Books LLC, Reference Series
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D1.3 cm 473 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 473
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