The Scarlet Shawl: A NovelTinsley Brothers, 1874 - 309 pagina's |
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Pagina 167 - And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk...
Pagina 274 - Rachel was slumbering peacefully at her side ; but Nora could not sleep. The roar of the sea, usually unheard, to-night penetrated into that fashionable square — nature would be listened to. She laid and listened — the thunder of the surge filled the room with a mournful, monotonous sound. She did not think — but she felt. Silently the tears gathered in her eyes, and rolled slowly down her cheeks. She did not check them — she did not think of them. It was the first time she had given way...