St. Elmo |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 14
... turned and walked into his shop . " There is a dollar , it is the only small change I have . " He rode up to the door of the shed , threw the small gold coin toward the blacksmith , and was riding rapidly away , when Edna darted after ...
... turned and walked into his shop . " There is a dollar , it is the only small change I have . " He rode up to the door of the shed , threw the small gold coin toward the blacksmith , and was riding rapidly away , when Edna darted after ...
Page 22
... turned away from the mill and walked to her deserted home , while the tears poured ceaselessly over her white cheeks . As she approached the old house she saw that it was shut up and neglected ; but when she opened the gate , Grip , the ...
... turned away from the mill and walked to her deserted home , while the tears poured ceaselessly over her white cheeks . As she approached the old house she saw that it was shut up and neglected ; but when she opened the gate , Grip , the ...
Page 23
... turned from the pompous epitaphs and high - flown panegyrics of that English cemetery , to the rudely - lettered boards which here briefly told the names and ages of the sleepers in these narrow beds , he had never asked the question ...
... turned from the pompous epitaphs and high - flown panegyrics of that English cemetery , to the rudely - lettered boards which here briefly told the names and ages of the sleepers in these narrow beds , he had never asked the question ...
Page 29
... turned and pressed her cheek against the fair , chubby hand of a baby , who slept with its curly head on its mother's shoulder , and its little dimpled arm and hand hang- ing over the back of the seat . There was comfort and a soothing ...
... turned and pressed her cheek against the fair , chubby hand of a baby , who slept with its curly head on its mother's shoulder , and its little dimpled arm and hand hang- ing over the back of the seat . There was comfort and a soothing ...
Page 33
... turned her face down on the grass to hide tears that would not be driven back . Here the surgeon was called away , and for a half hour the child lay there , wondering what would become of her , in her present crippled and helpless ...
... turned her face down on the grass to hide tears that would not be driven back . Here the surgeon was called away , and for a half hour the child lay there , wondering what would become of her , in her present crippled and helpless ...
Contents
205 | |
219 | |
232 | |
250 | |
262 | |
286 | |
300 | |
312 | |
85 | |
100 | |
113 | |
127 | |
140 | |
153 | |
166 | |
179 | |
193 | |
329 | |
345 | |
356 | |
375 | |
387 | |
417 | |
430 | |
441 | |
457 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aaron Hunt Allston Andrews arms asked beautiful believe blue-stocking Bocage Chattanooga cheeks child clasped countenance darling dear door Edna Earl Edna's Elmo Estelle eyes face feel Felix fell felt fingers Gertrude girl glanced Gordon governess grave GROSSET & DUNLAP Hammond hand handsome happy Hattie head hear heard heart hope Huldah Jean Webster kissed knew laughed Le Bocage leaned Leigh letter Lew Wallace lips Loch Maree looked mamma marble Miss Earl morning mother Murray Murray rose Murray's N. C. Wyeth never night noble once orphan painful parsonage passed poor pray proud rose seemed shoulder silent Sir Roger smile soul stood sweet Taj Mahal Targum tears tell thank thing thought tion to-day told took turned voice walked watched wife window wish woman wonder words young