Quest

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: QUEST To Ealph Stanley: It is one month since I saw you for the first time; I remember well the hour. It was already twilight; I stood alone in the drawing-room awaiting the return of my friends to welcome me; they had gone out for a sail in the yacht; you were the first of the party to arrive, and, entering the room where I stood, saluted me courteously as you passed. I saw you but indistinctly, and as you traversed the room a strange thrill shot through every nerve, leaving me trembling and afraid. Weary with long waiting, agitated with watching the restless, moaning sea during two hours, I was doubtless more impressible than usual', and was startled at seeing a stranger suddenly before me; I calmed myself with this reflection, and when you were formally presented to me in the evening, had already forgotten the circumstance of our meeting. You then recognised me with a distant bow, and were soon engrossed in conversation with a young girl whose loveliness attracted me. I watched her varying color and half averted eyes as she listened and replied to you; I marked her exquisite child face, and pondered if it were possible for artist hands to portray that which nature had left so faultless. Then I wondered if you appreciated that rare, wild-flower face?if it inspired you with more than a passing interest?if you had long been friends?and turning from her, I held judgment on you. There were many persons in the room, yet I had eyes for two only. The heat soon became oppressive, and a walk on the beach was proposed by some of the party. You gave your arm to your companion and joined the others; the room was speedily deserted, Mrs. Kose and myself alone remaining. " Who is the young girl in white ?" I asked. " A niece of my husband's; his brother's only child, Am...

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