The Streets of Ascalon; Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esq
by Robert William Chambers (9781150318320)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1912 Original Publisher: D. Appleton and company Subjects: Fiction / General Fiction / Classics Fiction / Historical Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IX As Quarren came forward between the peonies drooping over the flagged walk, Molly Wycherly, awaiting him on the veranda, laid her forefinger across her lips conjuring caution. " I didn't tell Strelsa that you were coming," she whispered; " I didn't suppose the child could possibly object." Quarren's features stiffened: "Does she?" " Why -- this morning I said carelessly to Jim that I meant to ask you, and Strelsa came into my room later and begged me not to ask you until she had left." " Why ? " inquired the boy, grimly. " I really don't know, Ricky " " Yes, you do. What has happened? " " You're certainly rude enough " " What has happened, Molly? " " I don't know for certain, I tell you. . . . Langly Sprowl has been roving around the place a great deal lately. He and Strelsa ride together nearly every day." " Do you think she has come to an understanding with him?" " She hasn't told me so. Perhaps she prefers Sir Charles." "Do you believe that?" " Frankly, no. I'm much more afraid that Langly 'I didn't tell Strelsa that you were coming,' she whispered." has persuaded her into some sort of a tacit engagement. ... I don't know what the child can be thinking of -- unless the universal criticism of Langly Sprowl has convinced her of his martyrdom. . . . There'll be a pretty situation when Mary Ledwith returns. ... I could kill Langly -- " She doubled both pretty hands and frowned at Quarren, then her swift...

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