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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...Ashe was less tolerant. Is nt it rather damp out there, Ned? she called to her brother; you had better throw my shawl round Miss Pages shoulders. Oh, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...Ashe was less tolerant. Is nt it rather damp out there, Ned? she called to her brother; you had better throw my shawl round Miss Pages shoulders. Oh, it is nt a bit damp, said Lilly, recalled to herself by this broad hint. Thank you so much for thinking of it, Mrs. Ashe, but I am just coming in. She seated herself beside Katy, and began to question her rather languidly. When did you leave home, and how were they all when you came away? All well, thank you. We sailed from Boston on the 14th of October; and before that I spent two days with Rose Red, --you remember her? She is married now, and has the dearest little home and such a darling baby. Yes, I heard of her marriage. It did nt seem much of a match for Mr. Reddings daughter to make, did it? I never supposed she would be satisfied with anything less than a member of Congress or a Secretary of Legation. Rose is nt particularly ambitious, I think, and she seems perfectly happy, replied Katy, flushing. Oh, you need nt fire up in her defence; you and Clover always did adore Rose Red, I know, but I never could see what there was about her that was so wonderfully fascinating. She never had the least style, and she was always just as rude to me as she could be. You were not intimate at school, but I am sure Rose was never rude, said Katy, with spirit. Well, we wont fight about her at this late day. Tell me where you have been, and where you are going, and how long you are to stay in Europe. Katy, glad to change the subject, complied, and the conversation diverged into comparison of plans and experiences. Lilly had been in Europe nearly a year, and had seen almost everything, as she phrased it. She and her mother had spent the previous winter in Italy, had taken a run...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...Ashe was less tolerant. Is nt it rather damp out there, Ned? she called to her brother; you had better throw my shawl round Miss Pages shoulders. Oh, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...Ashe was less tolerant. Is nt...  Read More