The Blue Pavilions - Softcover
Excerpt: ...reached the bottom, however, when a voice called from the landing above, and the Earl of Marlborough descended after them. "Here are the papers," he said. "But, young sir, would you mind waiting here for a minute or two while I speak with your father in private?" With this he opened a door upon the left and led the way through a dark passage to a covered skittle-alley at the back of the house. It was a deserted and ramshackle arcade and offered the poorest cover from the rain, which dripped through the roof and drifted under the eaves. The skittles lay here and there, as if the last player, weary of the game, had been tossing them about at haphazard. Here the Earl paused, looked around him, and began in a low voice. "My friend, I regret to perceive that you begin to act without instructions." "In what way?" "You propose to return at once to Harwich with this son of yours." "Certainly, my lord. It appears to me that I have deserved a holiday by this week's work." "You shall take one; but not at Harwich just yet." "And why not at Harwich?" "For two reasons. In the first place you do no good, but harm, in returning thither at this moment. Understand that I am only asking you to defer the visit for a week or two. At present I am awaiting certain necessary information, without which you will hardly lay your hands on the good fortune I intend for you." "You are mysterious, my lord. This boy of mine
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About the Author:
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch ; 21 November 1863 – 12 May 1944) was a British writer who published under the pen name of Q. He is primarily remembered for the monumental Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250–1900 (later extended to 1918), and for his literary criticism. He guided the taste of many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy; and the fictional Horace Rumpole, via John Mortimer, his literary amanuensis.
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1153750473
- ISBN 13 9781153750479
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages66
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