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Anna Lee; The Maiden, the Wife, the Mother [by T.s. Arthur].
Anna Lee The Maiden the Wife the Mother - by T.s. Arthur Author:Anna Lee General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 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: "You play indeed !" exclaimed Jane, after Marien had played a short piece of music with fine taste. " Do you sing ? " " Sometimes." " Can you sing ' The Banks of the Blue Moselle ?'" " I believe so." Marien ran her fingers over the keys, and then warbled that sprightly song in a low, sweet 'voice, that really charmed her companion. The ease with which this was done surprised Jane. It seemed to cost Marien scarce an effort. Half a dozen other songs were named, and sung by Marien, who then asked Jane if she would not sing. " Not after you," replied the young lady, taking a step back from the piano. Marien did not know how to reply to such a remark, and so she said nothing. She could not lavish false compliments, nor did she wish to make any allusion to her own performance. She had sung to please her visitor, and had not a thought beyond that. Mrs Fielding was less self-satisfied than ever after this visit. She could not but acknowledge to herself, that she would much rather her daughter were more like Marien. CHAPTER XII. A PAINFUL BEREAVEMENT. Thus far in her maternal life, Mrs Hartley had endured all the pains, cares, anxieties, hopes and fears, of a mother, but neither sorrow nor bereavement. Her assiduous care had, thus far, been rewarded by the very best resuits. But now there came a heart-searching trial, which no act of hers could possibly prevent. On the day that Mrs Fielding and her daughter called upou Mrs Hartley, Lillian did not seem very welL She drooped about, and was very fretful, a thing with her very unusual. At night she dropped off to sleep an hour earlier than usual. When Mr ...« less