...
horses are never more than half exercised. At 10 :30 to-morrow then."
He stood bareheaded upon the pavement for a moment, and Selina's eyes and
smile had never worked harder. Mary leaned ... often," he answered.
A Prince of Sinners
E. Phillips Oppenheim
BOOK 2
CHAPTER 1
LORD ARRANMORE'S AMUSEMENTS
"The domestic virtues," Lord Ar...
... hall at the same time, and turned homewards, walking like a man in a
dream.
Breathless he reached Brooks' side. The sweat stood out in beads upon his
forehead. He seemed not to hear a ... paper out, and read through every line carefully. A few minutes
after his arrival home he re-issued from the house in a bowler hat and a long,
loose overcoat. He took the Metropolit...
... suggestions, and advertisements. There
were small sums of money, and a few larger ones. He was amused to find that a
great many people addressed him as an infidel the little mission preacher had ... plunged into a correspondence as various as it was voluminous. There were
letters of abuse, of sympathy, of friendship, of remonstrance, of reproof. There
were offers of he...
... with Henslow in a somewhat depressed state of mind, and
its result had not been enlivening. Were all politics like this? Was the greatest of
causes, the cause of the people, to be tossed about ... question of another party. You have set the ball
rolling, and I can assure you that the next Member whom Medchester sends
here, whether it be you or any one else, will come fully pledg...
...
"You were really very clever. Now do have some more tea, and tell me all the
news."
"I will have the tea, if you please," he answered, "and you shall have the news,
such as ... think that I was wrong. It was
many years ago, and he has repented."
Brooks smiled faintly. The idea of Lord Arranmore repenting of anything
appealed in some measure to his sens...
... law, stronger than all mankind, unconquerable, eternal. There wasn't
the smallest corner of the world the better for my broken life. There wasn't a
child, a man, or a woman content ...
have not quite decided what my particular line shall be, but I have no doubt but
that the papers will all be calling me a welcome addition to that august assembly
before long. I believe...
... hand and bathe them every day. As we get to know the people
better and appreciate their special needs other things will suggest themselves.
But I want them to feel that they have some place to ... good-natured cheerfulness. If there had been a
shadow she had brushed it away ruthlessly. Even on that terrible afternoon at
Enton she had sat in the cab white and silent she had appealed to ....
... them hear this from me at once, to prevent
misunderstanding. We are here to help to the best of our ability all who need
help, whatsoever their characters. They are equally welcome to what we ... a doctor, after a glance into the man's face,
followed them. When he returned, after about twenty minutes' absence, he
leaned forward and whispered in Brooks' ear "You&a...
... comfortable as we are. A larger
household means more care, and a man-servant about the place is a thing I could
never abide. If you felt like taking sittings at Mr. Thompson's as well as our ... dress the other day, and apologized as though he'd
torn it off my back, and the next day he gave me his seat in the car. I always
acknowledge him, and he's glad enough to come...
... being a man governed entirely by one idea
at a time, had never seriously contemplated the possibility of himself stepping
outside the small arena of local politics. It is certain at any rate ... underneath pale-faced, hollow-eyed, weary, yet for a
moment stirred from their lethargy of suffering at the prospect of some passing
relief. There was a young woman, hollow-cheeked...