The Winged Victory - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ... I 'even't bin' used Mr. Bosc tapped the letter again vehemently. "You've been spying on your lady," he exclaimed. Mrs. Pounce sniffed at "lady." "Pack up your things and leave the house at once " "Mr. Bosc, sir" "You're a malevolent woman, a hypocritical, malevolent woman. You would have me believe this innocent young lady "Mr. Bosc's indignation deprived him of words, but not of presence of mind. He knocked Mrs. Pounce's hand aside, and saved the letter from falling into her clutches. Mrs. Pounce saw herself turned out, so in for a penny in for a pound. She set her arras akimbo, and tossed her head. Thus, without modest diffidence, she dawned upon Mr. Bosc as a younger and better-looking woman than she had hitherto found it convenient to appear, but a very different woman from Responsible Pounce. "Begging your pardon, Mr. Bosc," she broke out impudently, "but innercent young lidies don't 'ev old gentlemen comin' to the 'ouse at all hours" Mr. Bosc pushed back his chair with a clatter and stood up; his face was twitching painfully. "How dare you," he was beginning--"Oh, I dare right enough," she interrupted. "And you'll be wishin' you'd encouraged me to dare, that's what you'll be wishin' by and by, Mr. Bosc, w'en she's done wi' yew an' it's too late. She's turned all the men's 'cds, that young woman 'as--lidy, indeed!--the young men's and likewise the ole one's, same as yours, which it would surprise you if you could see yourself, to think any woman would take the trouble, which it's not for your beauty, Mr. Bosc. But you'll see, an' I'll be there to see too, w'en you all come into Court to settle up yer innercent young lady's affairs. O Lord!--There's the p'lic...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154889653
- ISBN 13 9781154889659
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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