The Quakeress Spy; A Romance of 1780 (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. 1868 Excerpt: ...and annoyed. However, that is past," And lightly waving it away, he turned to Lncy. " Permit me, Miss De Norraandie. Mrs. Langstaff, as I am credibly informed, (not, as you will of course understand, by herself, ) has been your good friend from your childhood." - Yes, Sir William." " Most of your life has been spent at her house?" " It has." " She has, in so far as such a thing could be possible, supplied your mother's place?" " She has, indeed " exclaimed Lucy. " You are uot ignorant, probably, of the great affliction that came upon her a year ago?" " I was the cause of it," said Lucy, faintly, and with a fading color in her eheeks. " Your frankness," said the General, " is not less charming than yourself. Do not be displeased at my saying that you are charming. I speak only from hearsay. Everybody tells me so." The smiling, careless gayety of his manner made the flattery delicate. " " And this candor," Sir "William rapidly continued, " is infinitely gratifying to me, just at this juncture, a3 it brings us to the point at once. You say that it was through you that this great sorrow came. I have no official knowledge upon that point, observe; and therefore, in my public capacity, do not even allude to it. But, as Sir William Howe, privately you understand, I grant it. I accept your charmingly candid statement. You follow me?" " Yes, Sir William," said Lucy, looking, however, as If he had left her a long way behind. " Then I say to you--this. What if it were in your power to remove this sorrow I" "Mrs. Langstaif sat like a statue. " In mine? In my power, Sir William?" " Miss De Normandie...