Love's Conflict - 1 Author:Florence Marryat Volume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Original Publisher: B. Tauchnitz Subjects: Fiction / Romance / General Fiction / Romance / Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary Fiction / Romance / Historical History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no ... more »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 books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER m. Helexe Du Broissart. When Nell and her lover returned to the Farm Cottage, which they did shortly afterwards, they found it in the greatest confusion. The girl had re-assumed her thick shoes, and replaced the kerchief on her neck and bosom, for James Willis was apt to be rather strict with his foster daughter, and had he been within would have come down sharply on her for appearing at home without a covering to her shoulders. I think, as she entered her dwelling, and saw the two stranger gentlemen she had encountered on the beach, quietly domesticated there, even her feelings of surprise were swallowed by the thought that she did not look so captivating as she could have wished. John's indignation, which had been lulled by her apparent affection during their walk, was raised again by the sight before him; but both their attentions were soon diverted in the direction of poorMrs. Willis, who half lay, half sat upon a chair, with closed eyes, whilst Mrs. Cornish, bending over her, attempted to stem the torrent of her tears, by entreating her not to "take on," and poor little Charlie, though quite unconscious of the cause of the uproar, cried heartily in sympathy with his mother. Mr. Eyder and William Treherne sat by in silence, hardly knowing whether to look grave or amused at the scene before them. The sight of her foster mother's tears did not seem to move the girl's nature, though in her confusion ...« less