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His Little Mother, and Other Tales and Sketches, by the Author of 'john Halifax, Gentleman'.
His Little Mother and Other Tales and Sketches by the Author of 'john Halifax Gentleman' Author:Dinah Maria Craik General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1881 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: " Tears won't do," she said at last, drying them. " He will be here to-night, no doubt -- or to-morrow morning -- for he will have to go out to India at once. Papa said he must, if he failed in his matriculation. He has lost only too much time already. And we are wholly dependent upon papa! Oh my poor boy !" She wrung her hands, oblivious of everything -- even of the second letter -- which Miss Waldershare proposed to open and read. " Dear Miss Hall, -- "'Plucked' is a hard word -- but Cyprian must not let his courage sink. Many a man has succeeded in the world after being plucked. Perhaps, after all, he is scarcely fit for University life, and this may be for the best in the end. Try to believe so -- though I know it is hard. We shall be with you almost as soon as this letter. " Yours sincerely, " James Moffat." " How kind he is ! " said Miss Waldershare. " Yes, very kind." And so he was -- as kind as Miss Waldershare herself -- for the two took counsel together over the helpless sister many a time during the melancholy days which ensued, when it was necessary to arrange everything for Cyprian's departure, and for the parting of the twins, literally for the first time in their lives -- except that brief attempt at tutoring of which everybody had said as little as possible. So great was the despair of both at first, that Miss Waldershare suggested Dorcas's going out with him to India. The girl shook her head. " No ; it would be too expensive. It would vex papa. He only sent home money for one. Besides," with a sad casting down of the eyes, " papa does not want me. He never did want us, you...« less