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The Uttermost Farthing, by Cecil Griffith
The Uttermost Farthing by Cecil Griffith Author:S Beckett General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 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 book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. During that gloomy winter May's visits were frequent at the Manns'. There was encouragement to go there in the fact that, absorbed in consideration of their own affairs, their observation was in no way dangerously keen. In addition to their unalterable, unmitigable grievances, they also were about this time in trouble. The invalid relative whose expected visit had favoured May's removal to Bellair, had ever since his arrival remained a great weight upon their hearts and hands. Lynnwater had never seen him; so sick was he, he never appeared downstairs. Its sym pathy therefore he had found no opportunity to enlist. But his entertainers claimed it for themselves of every one they saw. The trouble, the expense, the sorrow, the wonder, for to them it was full as much a wonder as a grief, that their destined heir, already precious asthe future possessor of so much wealth, should be afflicted like an ordinary mortal. All these points had been discussed with their acquaintance till, had not the conduct of Captain and Mrs. Mann undeceived them, that acquaintance would have thought the subject must from exhaustion necessarily drop. Of this plaintive discourse May naturally had her full share. Whether she really heard all the touching details that were brought before her consideration, might be matter of doubt. But she came often to be talked to, said ' yes ' and ' no ' at proper intervals, shook her head compassionately, and contrived to look as if she heard. ' It's so provoking, now, ain't it ? ' said Mrs. Mann. ' It might have been very pleasant you know, if he had had his health, and the capt...« less