Wild digital books

Were her studies
to be sacrificed to an old woman's taste for novels?
Cecil had that pertinacity of nature that is stimulated to
resistance by opposition; and she thought of the Egyptian campaign,
and her desire to understand the siege of Acre. Then she
recollected that Miss Vivian had spoken of reading the book, and
this decided her. "I'll go to Sirenwood, look at it, and order it.
No one can expect me to submit to have no friends abroad nor books
at home. Besides, it is all some foolish old family feud; and what
a noble thing it will be for my resolution and independence to force
the two parties to heal the breach, and bridge it over by giving
Miss Vivian to Frank."
In this mood she rang the bell, and ordered her horses; not however
till she had reason to believe the dog-cart on the way down the
avenue. As she came down in her habit, she was met by Frank,
returning from his tutor.
"Have I made a mistake, Cecil! I thought we were to go out together
this afternoon!"
"Yes; but Raymond was wanted at Willansborough, and I am going to
lunch at Sirenwood.


Pages:
151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175