Brisee; A Novel (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: learned to follow Edward Lorimer about, and he always had a special fondness for Clare, and slighted Marian's proffers of cake and bones, and everything unnecessary, preferring instead to lie on Clare's dress and look up at her with his beautiful beseeching brown eyes. But he loved his master best, and they were never separated except when Edward Lorimer found it impossible to take his comrade with him. CHAPTER VI. " Oh what a fancy ecstatic, Was the poor heart's ere the wanderer went on, Love to be saved for it, proffered to, spent on !" "The rose is fairest when 'tis bndding new; And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears." " It is the first day of May, and here are some rosebuds for you, Miss Hungerford," said Edward Lorimer, springing from his horse and holding out a basket to Clare. She was standing on the steps of the piazza at Blythewood. " Genus May, Species rose; what a combination, and how kind you are! May I ask where they came from ?" "No, do not; the poetry of the offering ends with the few facts I mentioned; their birthplace and journey are not in keeping with them or you, or the day.?Miss Conyers," he went on, bowing to Agnes who appeared at the moment, " I have come to spend the morning, if you will let me." " Yes, but you must fall in with our schemes for the day, and not be either ennuye or treat us en grand seigneur." " I will promise both those things if you will assure me that I will not be in the way." " I am sure of that, Mr. Lorimer," said Clare, " for Agnes and I are not the best friends in the world to-day, and will be glad of some other target besides each other's shortcomings." "A pleasant prospect for me, to be riddled by two such archeresses; nevertheless, I will take my chances. And now, what is the order of the d...