From Birth to Bridal

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 28 CHAPTER III. 7ES, Vera is charming?a sweet, ami- -- able child, and so obedient, Mrs. Harrison said to her brother-in-law at dinner, the second day of her visit to Salisbury, with the blandest of smiles, watching him as she spoke. I am glad you are pleased with her, answered he, gravely. I believe her...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 28 CHAPTER III. 7ES, Vera is charming?a sweet, ami- -- able child, and so obedient, Mrs. Harrison said to her brother-in-law at dinner, the second day of her visit to Salisbury, with the blandest of smiles, watching him as she spoke. I am glad you are pleased with her, answered he, gravely. I believe her impulses are very good; but my little girl has lived so quiet and sheltered a life that, as yet, no storms or trials have come near her. She is so pretty, too, that, with a little care and pains, she may become quite distinguee; and she is always ready to give up her own pleasure. My darlings are getting quite fond of her. It is such a happy visit for them. A shriek from the nursery, and a violently-slammed door, interrupted the lady's praises, and Dr. Harrison looked up quickly from the biscuit he was meditatively breaking up, as Vera marched into the dining- room, with flashing eyes, and a deep red spot on her cheek. Papa, she said, my cousins have torn the new book you gave me; and they laugh at my hair cut short like a boy's, and I told them you and mamma liked it so; and then they said I was asburd, and then?and then I believe I was very naughty and rude, for Brand said I was a disgrace to her and you, and that she would tell you to-night; and see, I came to tell you myself. Manfully said, Vera, cried her uncle; like a brave man, too But her father shook his head. That is not a pretty story at all, my child; but we will not speak of it now, only if you have been rude to your cousins you must ask their pardon, and show them you are sorry. Vera looked rather crestfallen, but she climbed up on to her father's knee, and rubbed her derided head against his breast. Susan, tell Brand to bring the other children down to...