ISBN: 9780217049573

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], 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: Chapter III WHEN James Ruthven left the house, he went to the byres. There was no one there. He looked, called twice: the first time ... "Is anyone here ?" . . . the next ..." Margaret!" It had been wet and raw outside when he came out of the warm parlour, but here it was warm again, though only with the steamy warmth which holds a chill for the feet and head. The heat was from the close air, from the breaths and moist skins of the cows, from the dung, from the heavy-smelling straw. He listened awhile to the monotonous chewing of the cud, to the occasional movement of leg or long tail or restless head. Then he struck a match, and lit a coarse, rank-smelling dip. The fowls roosting in the rafters fluttered uneasily, but soon dozed off again some of the kye turned their heads, staring with wide, velvety eyes. The lastcow which had calved began an anxious licking of her huddled, ungainly offspring, as though by this protective care to ward some possible harm. The rats squeaked and scurried among the straw. James lit his pipe and leaned against the window-ledge. The dip guttered, flared, and sank into a noisome flame, become blood-red through the acrid smoke. An hour passed. Once he took his watch from his vest-pocket, and looked at it in the flare of a match: later, he heard eleven strike from the big clock in the stable-yard now, when he looked at his watch, he saw that it was past the quarter. He turned and walked uncertainly towards the door, muttering an angry curse as his left foot slipped in the byre-gutter. In a wanton resentment he kicked a cow drowsing on her side when the startled beast stumbled afoot, he struck her again and again heavily on the flank with his open palm. One, two, several of the kye staggered to their feet. One began a convulsi...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 9780217049573

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's web… Plus…

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, G. Richards; Publication date: 1899; Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Books Silence-Farm~~William-Sharp General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: G. Richards in 1899 in 284 pages; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Literary; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / Poetry;<

ISBN: 9780217049573

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's web… Plus…

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, G. Richards; Publication date: 1899; The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, G. Richards; Publication date: 1899; Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Books, , Silence-Farm~~William-Sharp, 999999999, Silence Farm, William Sharp, 0217049575, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 0217049575