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. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. THE ROCKS AND VALLEYS. During these days Mrs. Greenow was mistress of the old Hall down in Westmoreland, and was nursing Kate assiduously through the calamity of her broken arm. There had come to be a considerable amount of confidence between the aunt and the niece. Kate had acknowledged to her aunt that her brother had behaved badly, --very badly; and the aunt had confessed to the niece that she regarded Captain Bellfield as a fit subject for compassion. "And he was violent to you, and broke your arm? I always knew it was so," Mrs. Greenow had said, speaking with reference to her nephew. But this Kate had denied. "No," said she; "that was an accident. When he went away and left me, he knew nothing about it. And if he had broken both my arms I should not have cared much. I could have forgiven him that." But that which Kate could not forgive him was the fault which she had herself committed. For his sake she had done her best to separate Alice and John Grey, and George had shown himself to be unworthy of the kindness of her treachery. "I would give all I have in the world to bring them together again," Kate DEGREESaid. "They 'll come together fast enough if they like each other," said Mrs. Greenow. "Alice is young still, and they tell me she's as good-looking as ever. A girl with her money won't have far to seek for a husband, even if this paragon from Cambridgeshire should not turn up again." "You don't know Alice, aunt." "No, I don't. But I know what young women are, and I know what young men are. All this nonsense about her cousin George, --what difference will it make? A man like Mr. Grey won't care about that, --especially not if she tells him all about it. My belief is that a girl can have anything forgiven her, if she 'll only...
