Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. All are architects of fate, "Working in these walls of time; Some with massive deeds and great, Some with ornaments of rhyme. Nothing useless is, or low, Each thing in its place is hest; And what seems but idle show, Strengthens and supports the rest. Longfellow. Mr. Barnard was here suddenly interrupted by the sound of " Constance ! Constance !" coming- up upon the wind, and the next moment Effie's little figure itself appeared, toiling up the hill. " Oh! here comes Effie," exclaimed Constance in a vexed tone, as she thought thatnow there was an end to the conversation, " what can she want ?" If she had paid attention, she might have seen how differently Mr. Barnard received her sister? " Well, my dear," he said, holding out his hand, and drawing- her kindly to his side, " what have you to say to me ?" " Oh, dear Mr. Barnard," cried Effie, with twice the warmth of manner of Constance, " I am so glad to see you; only you know," she added, with a toss of her saucy little head, " I didn't come to find you, I came to look for Constance." "And here is Constance, so you wont have to look very far. But is it a secret, you look very mysterious ? Get along with you both and have it out together, I promise you I wont listen." " Oh, sir, indeed you may, it is no secret, at least it wont be, and indeed you may hear it; that is," she added, looking doubtfully at him, " if you won't think it very silly." " Tell me first, my dear, and then I will tell you what I think about it." " I will give you each three guesses," said Effie, "you, Constance, guess first." "Some trumpery, I daresay," answered Constance, not thinking it worth while to give herself the trouble of guessing. Not so: Mr. Barnard! " Well, my dear, has some one g...