CHAPTER 8 The first thousand dollar cheque which Lily received with a blotted scrawl from Gus Trenor strengthened her self-confidence in the exact degree to which it effaced her debts. The transaction...
CHAPTER II. Gregor first woke up from his heavy swoon- like sleep in the evening twilight. He would certainly have woken up soon afterwards without any disturbance, for he felt himself sufficiently...
CHAPTER II I resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion Bessie and Miss Abbot were disposed to entertain of me. The fact is, I was a trifle...
CHAPTER V The haggling business, which had mainly depended on the horse, became disorganized forthwith. Distress, if not penury, loomed in the distance. Durbeyfield was what was locally called a...
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton CHAPTER III. It invariably happened in the same way. Mrs. Julius Beaufort, on the night of her annual ball, never failed to appear at the Opera; indeed, she...
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens CHAPTER 10 A MARRIAGE CONTRACT There is excitement in the Veneering mansion. The mature young lady is going to be married (powder and all) to the mature young...
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens CHAPTER 2 THE MAN FROM SOMEWHERE Mr and Mrs Veneering were bran-new people in a bran-new house in a bran-new quarter of London. Everything about the Veneerings was...
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens CHAPTER 15 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN AT HIS WORST The breakfast table at Mr Boffin's was usually a very pleasant one, and was always presided over by Bella. As...
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens CHAPTER 17 A SOCIAL CHORUS Amazement sits enthroned upon the countenances of Mr and Mrs Alfred Lammle's circle of acquaintance, when the disposal of their...
CHAPTER XXII WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN When his head was out of sight Colin turned to Mary. "Go and meet him," he said; and Mary flew across the grass to the door under the ivy. Dickon...