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Excerpt: ...she had never seen any other blonde girl who approached this one in loveliness. How do you do, Miss Ward? I am glad to know you, she said, offering her hand. She noticed that … mais…

Excerpt: ...she had never seen any other blonde girl who approached this one in loveliness. How do you do, Miss Ward? I am glad to know you, she said, offering her hand. She noticed that the slender hand that Evelyn put forth to meet hers was very soft and white. It had evidently done no hard work and was in sharp contrast to the rough, work-worn hands of her sister. I''m sure I am pleased to know you, Miss Harlowe, and very thankful to you for arranging for my coming to Overton. I would have cried my eyes out with disappointment if Ida had come home with bad news, returned the pretty girl in a plaintive tone which impressed Grace with a curiously uncomfortable feeling that this attractive young woman would have done nothing of the sort. There was that indefinable something about her that contradicted, flatly, the idea of tears. Your sister was an eloquent pleader, Miss Ward. I would have made an even greater effort than was necessary to place you, if only to please her. I was greatly impressed with her unselfishness and nobility of character, Grace made reply. An expression of amusement showed itself on Evelyn Ward''s face. Ida is a perfect old dear, she agreed lightly. She takes life too seriously, though. She worries over every little thing. Still her very seriousness makes a good impression. She has ever so many friends; a great many more than I. She shrugged her shoulders, as though to convey the fact that the latter state of affairs did not trouble her. As your luggage is not heavy, we might walk to Harlowe House, suggested Grace. This glorious fall weather is ideal for walking. Let me take your suit case. With pleasure. It''s altogether too heavy for comfort. Are there no street cars or busses we can take? I like to walk, but not when I have luggage to carry. We can take a car or an automobile bus if you like, said Grace courteously, although she experienced a vague sense of annoyance at this newcomer''s calmly expressed preference. Oh,... Jessie Graham Flower, Books, Fiction and Literature, Grace Harlowe's Return To Overton Campus Books>Fiction and Literature <

ISBN: 9781153624992

The adventures through which Grace Harlowe and her friends pass in the course of these stories are told with a feel for character and adventure which will thrill readers of all ages. Part… mais…

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