“He was waiting for the return of the car which had gone to meet Wright and young Maurice. The train must be late. That was usual in Ireland. But the continued watching and waiting had begun to tire Dermot. He began to feel a little depressed and to have misgivings as to his wisdom in bringing a child into the house. It was so many years since he had had a child of his own that he felt he had forgotten their language. To be sure, he had got on easily with little Adeline, but she was an exception...al child and her father had been with her. Now this boy was to be on his hands without help from anyone. Of course, he could send him home if it came to the worst, but he did not want to send him home. He saw the maid, Kathleen, passing through the hall. He called out to her: — “Is the boy’s room prepared?” He had asked this question every time he had seen her that day but she answered patiently — “Indeed and it is, sir, and a lovely comfortable room that ought to make him settle down if anything will.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
Read book The Jalna Saga – Deluxe Edition: All Sixteen Books of the Enduring Classic Series & the Biography of Mazo De La Roche for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: