ISBN: 9781443273510

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...at night. They drove in at the lodge gate of Bellevue House, which was left ostentatiously open, and soon drew up at the hall door, and set many a pale face peeping from the upper windows. The door opened, the respectable servant came out, with a respectful air. Is Mr. Salter at home, sir? No, madam. Mr. Coyne is in charge to-day. Lady Bassett was glad to hear that, and asked if she might be allowed to see Mr. Coyne. Certainly, madam. I''ll tell him at once, was the reply. Determined to enter the place, Lady Bassett requested her people to open the carriage door, and she was in the act of getting out, when Mr. Coyne appeared, a little oily bustling man, with a goodhumoured vulgar face liable to a subservient pucker; he wore it directly at sight of a fine woman, fine clothes, fine footmen, and fine horses. Mr. Coyne, I believe, said Lady Bassett, with a fascinating smile. At your service, madam. May I have a word in private with you, sir? Certainly, madam. We have come a long way. May the horses be fed? I am afraid, said the little man, apologetically, I must ask you to send them to the inn. It is close by. By all means. (To one of the outriders) You will wait here for orders. Mary Wells had been already instructed to wait in the hall, and look out sharp for Sir Charles''s keeper and nurse, and tell them her ladyship wanted to speak to them privately, and it would be money in their way. Lady Bassett, closeted with Mr. Coyne, began first to congratulate herself; Mr. Bassett, said she, is no friend of mine, but he has done me a kindness in sending Sir Charles here, when he might have sent him to some place where he might have been made worse instead of better. Here, I conclude, gentlemen of your ability will soon cure his... Charles Reade, Books, History, A Terrible Temptation Books>History Publisher: Chapman and Hall Publication date: 1871 Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Fiction / Romance / Contemporary History / General Literary Collections / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<