Flitters, Tatters, and the Counsellor; And Other Sketches (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt: ... The last tinge of crimson and purple had faded before the golden glories of the day, as the sun climbed higher and higher in the serene blue sky. The red pile of Salisbury Crags glared with a hot lustre above the green slopes of the hill, and in the soft white dust of the highroad a million tiny stars seemed to sparkle and twinkle to Baubie Clark's eyes. The birds had long been awake and busy in the bushes above her head, and from where she sat she could see,"in the distant glitter of Princes Street, all the stir of the newly-roused day. It was a long vigil, and her fear and impatience made it seem doubly longer. A thousand fears and doubts took possession of Baubie, and so wrought upon her that she even counted the striking of the clocks wrong; but she never relaxed her watch for an instant. At last the clock began to chime eight o'clock, and before it was half done the wicket in the great door opened with a noisy clang after a preliminary rattle. First came a boy, --lie cast an anxious look round him, then set off at a run; next a young woman, for whom another was waiting just out of sight down the road. And then Baubie, whose heart was beginning to beat fast again with anxiety, saw the familiar, well-known figure shamble forth, and look up and down the road in a helpless, undecided way. He came the last. The next moment the wicket had clapped to again. Clark glanced back at it, sighed once or twice, and blinked his eyes as though the sunlight were too strong for them. Baubie, scarce breathing, watched him as a cat watches just before she springs. After a second of hesitation he began to move cityward, obeying some sheep-like instinct which impelled him to follow those who had gone on before. Baubie saw this, and just waiting to let him get well under wa...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt: ... The last tinge of crimson and purple had faded before the golden glories of the day, as the sun climbed higher and higher in the serene blue sky. The red pile of Salisbury Crags glared with a hot lustre above the green slopes of the hill, and in the soft white dust of the highroad a million tiny stars seemed to sparkle and twinkle to Baubie Clark's eyes. The birds had long been awake and busy in the bushes above her head, and from where she sat she could see,"in the distant glitter of Princes Street, all the stir of the newly-roused day. It was a long vigil, and her fear and impatience made it seem doubly longer. A thousand fears and doubts took possession of Baubie, and so wrought upon her that she even counted the striking of the clocks wrong; but she never relaxed her watch for an instant. At last the clock began to chime eight o'clock, and before it was half done the wicket in the great door opened with a noisy clang after a preliminary rattle. First came a boy, --lie cast an anxious look round him, then set off at a run; next a young woman, for whom another was waiting just out of sight down the road. And then Baubie, whose heart was beginning to beat fast again with anxiety, saw the familiar, well-known figure shamble forth, and look up and down the road in a helpless, undecided way. He came the last. The next moment the wicket had clapped to again. Clark glanced back at it, sighed once or twice, and blinked his eyes as though the sunlight were too strong for them. Baubie, scarce breathing, watched him as a cat watches just before she springs. After a second of hesitation he began to move cityward, obeying some sheep-like instinct which impelled him to follow those who had gone on before. Baubie saw this, and just waiting to let him get well under wa...

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Imprint

General Books LLC

Country of origin

United States

Release date

February 2012

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First published

February 2012

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

52

ISBN-13

978-1-151-53047-9

Barcode

9781151530479

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LSN

1-151-53047-6



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