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The Loves of the Lady Arabella

By Molly Elliot Seawell

2022-05-12 23:10:25

Excerpt.....’Tis not in my nature to be cowed by any woman whatever. Therefore, when I found myself in the presence of my Lady Hawkshaw, in her Chinese drawing-room, with her great black eyes glaring at me, and her huge black plume of feathers ... Read more

Excerpt.....’Tis not in my nature to be cowed by any woman whatever. Therefore, when I found myself in the presence of my Lady Hawkshaw, in her Chinese drawing-room, with her great black eyes glaring at me, and her huge black plume of feathers nodding at me, as she sat, enveloped in a vast black velvet robe like a pall, I said to myself, “After all, she is but a woman.” So I stared back at her with all the coolness in the world—and I was a seeker after favor, too—and but fourteen years of age, and had only seven and sixpence in my pocket. The tall footman who stood behind Lady Hawkshaw’s chair made a grimace at me; and I responded by a fierce look, as if I were about to run him through the body.....

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File size1746.498 KB
Print pages292
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1290076890
Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860 – November 15, 1916), was an American historian and writer. Her father, John Tyler Seawell, a prominent lawyer and orator, was pivotal at influencing her lear...

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