A Wild Proxy; A Tragic Comedy of To-Day (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. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...in the forecourt. He laughed as he caught sight of her. What a glorious girl she was, and no matter if Lai did batter in his head for him hereafter this good time was cheap at the price; besides, when he came to think of it, he was really educating her for him. She would have so much to recount, and life was only worth its experiences. She came to meet him with a smile; as she did so the sunshine touched the bangles on her wrist and glorified them, and he loved her; and she looked so slim and girlish that he felt it would be absurd for anyone to argue that, even though his years were very few more than hers, he was not venerable enough to travel with her to the moon. " I'm so much happier," she said; " for I've been thinking it over, and am certain that it is some difficulty about the carnage accident that has kept him. Of course he wouldn't tell us what it is in the telegram. You know he never even talks much, so that, of course, he wouldn't write much, and " "It's a mere miracle that he even telegraphed, all things considered; and really it must be a fearful exertion to him," he laughed. " Come, let us go and see Paris. We'll have simply a glorious day. We'll lunch at the Lion d'Or (best place in Paris, to my mind) and do everything that is miraculous." They went gayly down the boulevard. After all, they were so young it was difficult to take things too seriously. They lunched, and loitered about the thoroughfares. He bought her chocolates, and they drove about in a little fiacre, which he half filled with flowers, in the reckless, lavish way that characterized him. "The Parisians will think that though you look like a queen or a baby you are really a prima donna, and being taken round by a small section of your devoted audience. Flowers are...