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. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... take me in. I know perfectly well she's got the brains of a wellread parrot." I don't know how the girl came to have the hold on Mick that she undoubtedly had. J suppose her tremendous physical vitality offered an easy refuge from the unrest that grew in him as his work at King's drew near completion. ...
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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. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... take me in. I know perfectly well she's got the brains of a wellread parrot." I don't know how the girl came to have the hold on Mick that she undoubtedly had. J suppose her tremendous physical vitality offered an easy refuge from the unrest that grew in him as his work at King's drew near completion. She was wonderfully beautiful. I believe that his dislike of her was at least as great as his love. Her unrestrained passion drew him fiercely and repelled him as fiercely. There were times when he seemed curiously afraid of her and her need to absorb him. "She wants keeping in her place," he said, "and I'm the man to do it." But he had doubts of his own strength of purpose and he did not relish the prospect of a lifetime spent in keeping her off. Once, when he and I were working alone, he said, "Margaret did n't like Olive, did she?" "She's hardly Margaret's sort," I answered cautiously. "No." He considered a minute. "Margaret can live with you without always trying to get at you. That girl would suck me dry -- mind and soul -- dry as an old glove if I gave her half a chance. I'd never be able to do anything. I sha'n't give her the chance. I don't intend to marry her. She'd make a rotten mother, would n't she? That means quite a lot to me, you know." After a while he added abruptly, " I suppose you all think she's my mistress. Well, you 're quite wrong. I'm not going to give her any such hold upon me. There's not the least likelihood of my making that particular fool of myself." A week later he went to South Kensington after promising to come home early. He did not come. Margaret and I sat up for him until midnight, and then Margaret went to bed. He came about three, and stood in the doorway, regarding me with a triumphant defiance. I did...
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Good. 8vo 8"-9" tall; 306 pages; 1st edition. In original red cloth with title design in black to cover and spine. Cloth faded and toned at spine; a bit soiled to surfaces and lightly rubbed at corners and spine ends. Binding a little shelf cocked and shaken. General toning to page stock. Tired but sound and complete with clean text. Good only reading copy.
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