A Bachelor Husband (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. 1920. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken." MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on. It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about. She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything. Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did? She knew that she was totally unsuited to be Chris' wife, and, knowing it, wondered why it was she had ever loved him so much; why things so often seemed to happen like that in life, without any apparent reason. In spite of the subtle change in her feelings towards her husband, she never for a moment blamed him. It was Fate--one could not avoid these things, and she found herself wondering if Feathers would have been kinder and less selfish had he found himself in similar circumstances. She looked down at his rough tweed coat lying across her lap. It was well worn and very shabby, much more shabby than any coat of her husband's. She smoothed the rough fabric with gentle fingers. It was odd how blind women were, she thought; odd that an ugly face should so repel them that they never troubled to look beyond it and discover that it is possible for a heart of gold to lie hidden behind blunt features and an ungainly figure. She had made the same mistake herself. She had adored her husband's handsome face and proved to her bitter cost that alone it was unsatisfying and offered nothing in exchange for all her love. What was to become of her? The bond of marriage which she had at first believed she could tolerate because she loved her fe...

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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. 1920. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVI "Better for both that the word should be spoken; Fetters, than heart, if one must be broken." MARIE sat lost in thought for a long time after the others had gone on. It was very peaceful out there on the links, and to-day there was hardly anybody about. She wondered why it was that, no matter how hard she tried, she always seemed to find herself left alone and out of everything. Did the fault lie in her own temperament, or was it merely that she was not physically strong enough to enter into things as other women did? She knew that she was totally unsuited to be Chris' wife, and, knowing it, wondered why it was she had ever loved him so much; why things so often seemed to happen like that in life, without any apparent reason. In spite of the subtle change in her feelings towards her husband, she never for a moment blamed him. It was Fate--one could not avoid these things, and she found herself wondering if Feathers would have been kinder and less selfish had he found himself in similar circumstances. She looked down at his rough tweed coat lying across her lap. It was well worn and very shabby, much more shabby than any coat of her husband's. She smoothed the rough fabric with gentle fingers. It was odd how blind women were, she thought; odd that an ugly face should so repel them that they never troubled to look beyond it and discover that it is possible for a heart of gold to lie hidden behind blunt features and an ungainly figure. She had made the same mistake herself. She had adored her husband's handsome face and proved to her bitter cost that alone it was unsatisfying and offered nothing in exchange for all her love. What was to become of her? The bond of marriage which she had at first believed she could tolerate because she loved her fe...

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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 5mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

98

ISBN-13

978-1-150-42132-7

Barcode

9781150421327

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LSN

1-150-42132-0



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