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There she hung, like any Juliet from her balcony, but did not perceive her husband at the foot of the stairs until he tossed a tiny bunch of celandines against her cheek.
She caught the posy and glanced down upon him calmly and critically. She might well have been think ing that, burly and ruddy as he was, he made no bad figure of a country squire; but he grew uncomfortably aware that he was hot and mud-splashed and entirely out of harmony with her daintiness.
She tossed back his ?owers with the comment: They don''t match my gown - see?
In silence he returned the despised blossoms to his buttonhole, as she asked indifferently: Roads bad?
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Edith Rickert
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780483832916
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 386
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Author
Edith Rickert
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331632061
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 388
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