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Queechy, Volume II By: Susan Warner (1819-1885) |
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Produced by Daniel FROMONT tome 2 COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS
TAUCHNITZ EDITION.
VOL. 312
QUEECHY. BY ELIZABETH WETHERELL .
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
TAUCHNITZ EDITION by the same author,
THE WIDE WIDE WORLD 1 vol. THE HILLS OF THE SHATEMUC 2 vols. SAY AND SEAL 2 vols. THE OLD HELMET 2 vols.
QUEECHY.
BY
ELIZABETH WETHERELL AUTHOR OF "THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD."
IN TWO VOLUMES.
AUTHOR'S EDITION .
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II
LEIPZIG BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ 1854
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
Chapter I. The Brook's old Song, and the new II. Flighty and unsatisfactory III. Disclosures by Mr. Skillcorn IV. Mr. Olmney's cause argued V. Sometimes inconvenient, "from the loop hole of retreat, to
peep at such a world" VI. Fleda's white Muslin VII. How the Fairy engaged two Englishmen VIII. Fleda forgets herself IX. The Roses and the Gentlemen X. "An unseen enemy round the corner" XI. The Fairy at her work again XII. A Night of uncertain length XIII. A Thorn enters XIV. Dealings with the Press XV. Ends with soft music XVI. How Fleda was watched by blue eyes XVII. What pleasant people one meets in Society XVIII. How much trouble one may have about a note XIX. Aromatic vinegar XX. The fur cloak on a journey XXI. Quarrenton to Queechy XXII. Montepoole becomes a point of interest XXIII. The house on "the hill" once more XXIV. The first one that left Queechy XXV. The last Sunset there XXVI. Fleda alone on an Isthmus XXVII. The Gothic chapel before breakfast QUEECHY.
VOL. II.
CHAPTER I.
"He that has light within his own clear breast,
May sit i' th' centre and enjoy bright day."
MILTON.
The farming plan succeeded beyond Fleda's hopes thanks not
more to her wisdom than to the nice tact with which the wisdom
was brought into play. The one was eked out with Seth
Plumfield's; the other was all her own. Seth was indefatigably
kind and faithful. After his own day's work was done, he used
to walk down to see Fleda, go with her often to view the
particular field or work just then in question, and give her
the best counsel dictated by great sagacity and great
experience. It was given, too, with equal frankness and
intelligence, so that Fleda knew the steps she took, and could
maintain them against the. prejudice or the ignorance of her
subordinates. But Fleda's delicate handling stood her yet more
in stead than her strength. Earl Douglass was sometimes
unmanageable, and held out in favour of an old custom or a
prevailing opinion in spite of all the weight of testimony and
light of discovery that could be brought to bear upon him.
Fleda would let the thing go. But seizing her opportunity
another time, she would ask him to try the experiment on a
piece of the ground, so pleasantly and skilfully, that Earl
could do nothing but shut his mouth and obey, like an animal
fairly stroked into good humour. And as Fleda always forgot to
remind him that she had been right and he wrong, he forgot it
too, and presently took to the new way kindly. In other
matters he could be depended on, and the seed time and harvest
prospered well. There was hope of making a good payment to Dr.
Gregory in the course of a few months. As the spring came forward, Fleda took care that her garden
should both gardens, indeed. There she and Philetus had the
game in their own hands, and beautifully it was managed. Hugh
had full occupation at the mill. Many a dollar this summer was
earned by the loads of fine fruits and vegetables which
Philetus carried to Montepoole; and accident opened a new
source of revenue. When the courtyard was in the full blaze of
its beauty, one day an admiring passer by modestly inquired if
a few of those exquisite flowers might be had for money. They
were given him most cheerfully that time; but the demand
returned, accompanied by the offer, and Fleda obliged herself
not to decline it. A trial it was, to cut her roses and
jessamines for anything but her own or her friends' pleasure,
but, according to custom, she bore it without hesitation... Continue reading book >>
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