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. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... first act scene Lawn in front of the terrace at Hunstanton. sir John and Lady Caroline Pontefract, Miss Worsley, on chairs under large yew tree. lady caroline I believe this is the first English country house you have stayed at, Miss Worsley? hester Yes, Lady Caroline. lady caroline You have no country houses, I am told, in America? hester We have not many. lady caroline Have you any country? What we should call country? act I. hester Smiling. We have the largest country in the world, Lady Caroline. They used to tell us at school that some of our states are as big as France and England put together. lady caroline Ah! you must find it very draughty, I should fancy. To Sir John. John, you should have your muffler. What is the use of my always knitting mufflers for you if you won't wear them? sir john I am quite warm, Caroline, I assure you. lady caroline I think not, John. Well, you couldn't come to a more charming place than this, Miss Worsley, though the house is excessively damp, quite unpardonably damp, and dear Lady Hunstanton is sometimes a little lax about the people she asks down here. To Sir John. Jane mixes too much. Lord Tllingworth, of course. is a man of high distinction. It is a privilege to meet Act I. him. And that member of Parliament, Mr. Kettle sir john Kelvil, my love, Kelvil. lady caroline He must be quite respectable. One has never h
