Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXX. WHAT ALWAYS HAPPENS. Yuien Arnold reached Kathleen's rooms, he found Mrs. Irving quietly seated there before him, while Kathleen herself was immensely excited about something unknown that had happened in the interval. 'Have you seen the evening papers?' she cried, almost as soon as he entered, rushing up and seizing his hand with sympathetic fervour. 'That dear Mrs. Irving, she's just brought them round to me!' 'What papers?' Arnold answered, trembling inwardly for her disappointment. Such friendliness was cruel. 'Not to-night's Piccadilly V 'Oh dear no, ' Kathleen answered, unable any longer to restrain her delight. 'Who cares for the Piccadilly? The Hyde Park Gazette and to-morrow's Athenceum. Do look at them at once! There are such lovely reviews in them!' 'Eeviews?' Arnold exclaimed, drawing a deep long breath. 'Oh, Kitty, of our book?' For it had been 'ours' with both of them in every-day talk from its very beginning. 'Yes, ours, ' Kathleen answered, everjoyed. 'And, oh, Arnold, I'm so proud. To think it's your very, very own this time! I shall always be so glad to remember I helped you write it!' 'Let me see them, ' Arnold cried, half mazed; and Kathleen, with a glowing face, handed him over the papers. The poor fellow began, still tremulous, with the Hyde Park Gazette. How his heart beat fast, and then stood still within him! The heading alone was enough: 'Mr. Willoughby's New Triumph.' Once more the ground reeled under him, though in the opposite sense from the way it had reeled an hour or so before. He clutched a chair for support and sank into it, all dazzled. This was too, too splendid! 'Mr. Willoughby, ' the notice began, with journalistic stiffness, 'has scored a second success, far greater in its way than th