She did not want to hate the girls; indeed, since she loved them all, it would go particularly hard with her if she had to hate them; love turned to hate is such a virulent product! But, certainly, she had never found it so hard to be patient with them. They were all five her college classmates, of only last year's class, and it was dear and kind of them to drive out here into the country to see her, coming in Phyllis Porter's great family limousine, the prettiest, jolliest little "crowd" imaginable. They had been ...
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She did not want to hate the girls; indeed, since she loved them all, it would go particularly hard with her if she had to hate them; love turned to hate is such a virulent product! But, certainly, she had never found it so hard to be patient with them. They were all five her college classmates, of only last year's class, and it was dear and kind of them to drive out here into the country to see her, coming in Phyllis Porter's great family limousine, the prettiest, jolliest little "crowd" imaginable. They had been thoughtful enough to warn her that they were coming, too, so that she could set the old manse living-room in its pleasantest order, build a crackling apple-wood fire in the fireplace, and get out her best thin china and silver with which to serve afternoon tea-she made it chocolate, with vivid recollection of their tastes; and added deliciously substantial though delicate sandwiches, with plenty of the fruitiest and nuttiest kinds of little cakes. She had donned the one real afternoon frock she possessed, a clever make-over out of nothing in particular. Altogether, when she greeted her guests, as they ran, fur-clad and silk-stockinged after the manner of their kind, into her welcoming arms, she had seemed to them absolutely the old Georgiana.
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Frances Rogers. Fair. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Tan cloth hardcover boards with illustrated cover. Illustrated with color frontis. Heavy wear to the boards with spine torn; hinges weak; lettering faded; pages dusty age toning and foxing to the frontis and title page. Less common title. Grace S. Richmond (1866-1959) was a popular American writer during the first half of the 20th Century.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Published by agreement with Doubleday, copyright as per the 1916 original; this is an early Burt reprint. Brown cloth with black titling, very good with lightly bumped spine ends. Dust jacket good in Mylar, scuffed, toned, stained to back, and with moderate edgewear, including minor chipping at spine ends and fore-edge corners. DJ cover design is retained from the Doubleday first. Prior owner's name and '1935' inked to FFEP. Interior else clean, pages lightly toned, text unmarked.
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Good. 16mo. Slight bumping to corners of front/rear boards. with very light staining to foot of front board/hinge of spine, cracking to guttering throughout book with very light foxing to pp. previous owners inscription in ink on ffep. overall pp are clean and binding still reasonably firm.
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