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The Moon out of Reach By: Margaret Pedler (-1948) |
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BY MARGARET PEDLER AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE OF DREAMS COME TRUE, THE SPLENDID FOLLY, THE LAMP OF FATE,
ETC. NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America
COPYRIGHT, 1921, MARGARET PEDLER
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE SHINING SHIP
II THE GOOD SAMARITAN
III A QUESTION OF EXTERNALS
IV THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD
V "PREUX CHEVALIER"
VI A FORGOTTEN FAN
VII THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR
VIII THE MIDDLE OF THE STAIRCASE
IX A SKIRMISH WITH DEATH
X INDECISION
XI GOING WITH THE TIDE
XII THE DOUBLE BARRIER
XIII BY THE LOVERS' BRIDGE
XIV RELATIONS IN LAW
XV KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE
XVI SACRED TROTH
XVII "THE KEYS OF HEAVEN"
XVIII "TILL DEATH US DO PART"
XIX THE PRICE
XX THE CAKE DOOR
XXI LADY GERTRUDE'S POINT OF VIEW
XXII THE OFFERING OF FIRST FRUITS
XXIII A QUESTION OF HONOUR
XXIV FLIGHT!
XXV AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
XXVI "THE WIDTH OF A WORLD BETWEEN"
XXVII THE DARK ANGEL
XXVIII GOOD BYE!
XXIX ON THIN ICE
XXX SEEKING TO FORGET
XXXI TOWARDS UNKNOWN WAYS
XXXII THE GREEN CAR
XXXIII KEEPING FAITH
XXXIV THE WHITE FLAME
XXXV THE GATES OF FATE
XXXVI ROGER'S REFUSAL
XXXVII THE GREAT HEALER
EMPTY HANDS Away in the sky, high over our heads,
With the width of a world between,
The far Moon sails like a shining ship
Which the Dreamer's eyes have seen. And empty hands are outstretched, in vain,
While aching eyes beseech,
And hearts may break that cry for the Moon,
The silver Moon out of reach! But sometimes God on His great white Throne
Looks down from the Heaven above,
And lays in the hands that are empty
The tremulous Star of Love. MARGARET PEDLER. NOTE: Musical setting by Adrian Butt. Published by Edward Schuberth &
Co., 11 East 22nd Street, New York.
THE MOON OUT OF REACH
CHAPTER I THE SHINING SHIP She was kneeling on the hearthrug, grasping the poker firmly in one hand.
Now and again she gave the fire a truculent prod with it as though to
emphasise her remarks. "'Ask and ye shall receive'! . . . ' Tout vient à point à celui qui sait
attendre '! Where on earth is there any foundation for such optimism,
I'd like to know?" A sleek brown head bent determinedly above some sewing lifted itself, and
a pair of amused eyes rested on the speaker. "Really, Nan, you mustn't confound French proverbs with quotations from
the Scriptures. They're not at all the same thing." "Those two run on parallel lines, anyway. When I was a kiddie I used to
pray I've prayed for hours, and it wasn't through any lack of faith that
my prayers weren't answered. On the contrary, I was enormously
astonished to find how entirely the Almighty had overlooked my request
for a white pony like the one at the circus." "Well, then, my dear, try to solace yourself with the fact that
'everything comes at last to him who knows how to wait.'" "But it doesn't!" Penelope Craig reflected a moment. "Do you know how to wait?" she demanded, with a significant little
accent on the word "know." "I've waited in vain. No white pony has ever come, and if it trotted in
now why, I don't want one any longer. I tell you, Penny" tapping an
emphatic forefinger on the other's knee "you never get your wishes until
you've out grown them." "You've reached the mature age of three and twenty" drily. "It's a
trifle early to be so definite." "Not a bit! I want my wishes now , while I'm young and can enjoy
them lots of money, and amusement, and happiness! They'll be no good to
me when I'm seventy or so!" "Even at seventy," remarked Penelope sagely, "wealth is better than
poverty much. And I can imagine amusement and happiness being quite
desirable even at three score years and ten." Nan Davenant grimaced. "Philosophers," she observed, "are a highly irritating species... Continue reading book >>
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