This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... BOOK II. --IN THE CONTRA COSTA HILLS. CHAPTER VIII. THE ROSE-GARDEN. Margaret had been notified by telegram, of coarse, of the coming of her new guest, and met her husband at the front door with the most gracious of friendly greetings. Harold had so long avoided the company of women that he felt an ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... BOOK II. --IN THE CONTRA COSTA HILLS. CHAPTER VIII. THE ROSE-GARDEN. Margaret had been notified by telegram, of coarse, of the coming of her new guest, and met her husband at the front door with the most gracious of friendly greetings. Harold had so long avoided the company of women that he felt an almost boyish bashfulness as she appeared. He looked a trifle excited; the little flush was on his well-formed face; his eyes were afraid to meet hers. He only saw at a glance that she was radiantly beautiful. He stammered as he was introduced, and felt more like a fool than he had done for years, save in his* dreams. He was conscious, moreover, that the journey had made him dusty, and he felt that a drive during the California drought may be displeasing to a man's sense of neatness after he has lived for a while amid cleaner landscapes. It was not until after they had gone hp-stairo to their rooms, and had later rejoined Mrs. Eldon in the parlor, that ho found himself at case again. Then he observed with amusement that, after bis little flurry of confusion and admiration, all the suspicion and prejudice with which he had come to see her had forthwith vanished; he had already reached a centre of indifference, so to speak, where he regarded her only as a beautiful woman, whom he might or might not come to like. For her part, she was plainly eager to begin the business before them. She was full of some plan that caused her no small delight. But she checked herself to ask about the little journey, and how California scenery impressed Mr. Harold in these days; and then to lament the recent weather, which she had somehow found bad for her roses. Then she inquired of Tom whether he had seen father this morning. He had not. This fact caused her to...
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