Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...half-closed eyes dreamily gazing on the low, crooked fender. "Well, Nancy, how are you to-day?" "Why, middling, Mis3, i'myseln--my eyes is no better, but I 'm a deal easier i' my mind nor I have been," replied she, rising to welcome me with a contented smile: which I was glad to see, for Nancy had been somewhat afflicted with religious melancholy. I congratulated her upon the change. She agreed that it was a great blessing, and expressed herself "right down thankful for it"; adding, "If it please God to spare my sight, and make me so as I can read my Bible again, I think I shall be as happy as a queen." "I hope he will, Nancy," replied I; "and, meantime, I'1l come and read to you now and then, when I have a little time to spare." With expressions of grateful pleasure, the poor woman moved to get me a chair; but, as I saved her the trouble, she busied herself with stirring the fire, and adding a few more sticks to the decaying embers; and then, taking her well-used Bible from the shelf, dusted it carefully, and gave it me. On my asking if there was any particular part she should like me to read, she answered, "Well, Miss Grey, if it's all the same to you, I should like to hear that chapter in the First Epistle of St. John, that says, 'God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.' With a little searching, I found these words in the fourth chapter. When I came to the seventh verse she interrupted me, and, with needless apologies for such a liberty, desired me to read it very slowly, that she might take it all in, and dwell on every word; hoping I would excuse her, as she was but a simple body. "The wisest person," I replied, "might think over each of these verses for an hour, and be all the better for it; and I...