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. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...want her to suffer, even if she has made my boy suffer." " I think I could bear her suffering quite philosophically. Every deserter has to pay the price of desertion sooner or later. Of course I feel a little guilty. Not enough, though, to lose completely the savour of the spectacle of a righteous punishment." ...
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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. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...want her to suffer, even if she has made my boy suffer." " I think I could bear her suffering quite philosophically. Every deserter has to pay the price of desertion sooner or later. Of course I feel a little guilty. Not enough, though, to lose completely the savour of the spectacle of a righteous punishment." Mrs. Warren took out her watch and then lifted herself hurriedly, for her, from her chair. " I must go," she cried. " Tom always stops on his way home to tell me the latest news of the trial, and I must not disappoint him--not to speak of my own impatience. What a blessing these motor-cars are. I held out for a long time but now I think horses an abomination because they get in the way--even yours, Edith, although your coachman is so careful of you that you are almost as easy to avoid running down as a voting-booth. And you don't take up so, much room." As they approached the door Mrs. Mandell reached out quickly, with nervous abruptness as always, and caught Mrs. Warren's hand. " Will you," she asked tremulously; " will you let me know to-morrow, if the trial ends then, --what the result is? If the decision is right--if Hugh is free--he will come himself, but if not--if there should be some mistake, I should rather hear from one who is friendly--not from the cold print in the newspapers--nor over the telephone; please, Bessie, not over the telephone--that never seems to me really private." She put her handkerchief to her eyes to hide the tears that would come. Mrs. Warren put her soft arms around her. " You poor dear," she said. " Of course I'll come to let you know--if Hugh does not come himself. I think he will. And I'm sorry if I've talked too much. I don't think I quite realised, Edith, I so love to talk that sometimes I forget." " You...
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