This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...when they 're thinking about somebody they have a liking for and think nobody knows it. She finished her long story at last. The minister had listened to it in perfect silence. He sat still even when she had done speaking, --still, and lost in thought. It was a very awkward matter for him to have a hand in. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...when they 're thinking about somebody they have a liking for and think nobody knows it. She finished her long story at last. The minister had listened to it in perfect silence. He sat still even when she had done speaking, --still, and lost in thought. It was a very awkward matter for him to have a hand in. Old Sophy was his parishioner, but the Venners had a pew in the Reverend Mr. Fairweather's meeting-house. It would seem that he, Mr. Fairweather, was the natural adviser of the parties most interested. Had he sense and spirit enough to deal with such people? Was there enough capital of humanity in his somewhat limited nature to furnish sympathy and unshrinking service for his friends in an emergency? or was he too busy with his own attacks of spiritual neuralgia, and too much occupied with taking account of stock of his own thin-blooded offences, to forget himself and his personal interests on the small scale and the large, and run a risk of his life, if need were, at any rate give himself up without reserve to the dangerous task of guiding and counselling these distressed and imperilled fellow-creatures? The good minister thought the best thing to do would be to call and talk over some of these matters with Brother Fairweather, --for so he would call him at times, especially if his senior deacon were not within earshot. Having settled this point, he comforted Sophy with a few words of counsel and a promise of coming to see her very soon. He then called his man to put the old white horse into the chaise and drive Sophy back to the mansion-house. When the Doctor sat down to his sermon again, it looked very differently from the way it had looked at the moment he left it. When he came to think of it, he did not feel quite so sure practically about...
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Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 12mo 7"-7½" tall; Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine, top edge gilt and untrimmed fore edges. Light wear, corners lightly bumped. This is a very attractive volume with good quality paper, having only light yellowing. Hinges cracked but solid. Undated-circa 1880's (second preface dated 1883). In this story Holmes demonstrates his opposition to the concept of that 'an individual can be held morally responsible for an inherited flaw. ' (Benet)
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