Jane And the Genius of the Place: Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery
“The heat broke with a vengeance above our heads about an hour before dawn, lashing the early morning darkness with a petulant violence. I drowsed under the persistent patter of raindrops, content to drift in the twilight between dream and waking. I expected the storm to pass on directly, and leave the world new-washed under an August sun. By nine o'clock, however—when all but our indolent Lizzy had assembled in the breakfast parlour—a steady deluge veiled the meadows from our sight. The dun-col...oured grasses were flattened with the pelting drops, and the willows at the riverbank were streaming like a mermaid's tresses.
“The Wingham road will be a morass of mud,” Neddie pronounced with decided gloom. “Such a day for a funeral!”
“—And such a funeral for the day!” Henry added. “It is well you go in black, brother—for the wet cannot mar such a shade.”
Neddie returned no answer; Henry's caprice can prove a sore trial, at times.
“I believe I shall bear you company, Ned,”MoreLess
“The Wingham road will be a morass of mud,” Neddie pronounced with decided gloom. “Such a day for a funeral!”
“—And such a funeral for the day!” Henry added. “It is well you go in black, brother—for the wet cannot mar such a shade.”
Neddie returned no answer; Henry's caprice can prove a sore trial, at times.
“I believe I shall bear you company, Ned,”MoreLess
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