“Now cloying, now rebellious, she struggled and wept against the brown giant. She touched him with fearful fingers that lingered more and more with each touching; she stroked him, brazenly. She gasped, then panted against him, and at last she sighed and her breath came warm and even. And the harlot winter slunk from the couch, jeering. In his substantial residence in the village of Verdon, Philo Barkley rocked in front of the economically-dampered heater while he regarded his daughter with u...naccustomed approval. He had come home to a house that was in excellent order and to a daughter who was fully dressed, and he had had one of the best meals he had eaten in months. Afterward, she had brought him his house-slippers and his pipe; and she was now seated sedately on the couch, occupying herself with a basket of darning. She was a good girl, he decided. The very best daughter in the world. He was sorry that he had spoken to her brusquely so many times in the past.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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