Master and Man (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 edition. Excerpt: ...girl, 'and could give you all sorts of nice things. Such silk dresses and furs And would make you so happy And we should all be so glad if you will take him, dear And here is Will, so I will leave you.' 'Don't, don't, Ada it is not kind.' But Ada had gone, and Will--big, good-natured Will--was at her side. 'I am so glad to meet you, Miss Clement; I want to speak to you, ' he said, coming up to her. 'You can speak without being so near to me, ' she said. 'Stand there; don't come any nearer. What is it you want, Will? Tell me, quickly; I want to go away from here.' 'Rose, ' he said, calling her by that name for the first time, 'Rose, I want you to be my wife. Look here, ' he said, 'there isn't a thing that you shall not have. I will give you lots of money, and you shall go and see all the old women about the country if you like. And you shall kill your own beef and make gallons of soup for them, and do whatever you like, if you will have me, dear, ' he said, in his earnestness going nearer. He bad spoken so rapidly that Rose could not make a reply. Now she said: 'Thank you, Will, very much. You are a good man, and deserve a good wife; but, you know, I don't love you.' 'Not one little bit, Rose?--a very little?' 'No, Will; I like you very much as Ada's brother, and that sort of thing; but I cannot be your wife with such a love as that. It would be awful--wicked.' He did not speak for a moment. Presently he said--'Think of it, dear, darling Rose.' 'I could not, indeed, Will If you will like me as Herbert does, I' 'Rose, Rose ' poor Will cried, 'love me different to that ' 'I cannot, Will; indeed, I cannot Shake hands with me, Will, and let us be friends.' But poor, honest Will burst into a flood of tears, as he wrung her hands and left her. That was...