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OverviewPurchase 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: Ill As long as the coach rolled down the High Street, Laura sat bolt upright at the window. In fancy, she heard people telling one another that this was little Miss Rambotham going to school. She was particularly glad that, just as they went past the Commercial Hotel, Miss Perrotet, the landlord's red-haired daughter, should put her fuzzy head out of the window; for Miss Perrotet had also been to boarding-school, and thought very highly of herself in consequence, though it had only been for a year, to finish. At the National Bank, the manager's wife waved a friendly hand to the children, and at the Royal Mail Hotel, where they drew up for passengers or commissions, Mrs. Paget, the stout landlady, came out, smoothing down her black satin apron. Well, I'm sure I wonder yer ma likes sendin' you off so alone! The ride had comforted Pin a little; but, when they had passed the chief stores, and the flour-mill, and were come to a part of the road where the houses were fewer, her tears broke out afresh. The very last house was left behind, the high machinery of the claims came into view, the watery flats where Chinamen were for ever rocking washdirt in cradles; and O'Donnell dismounted and opened the door. He lifted the three children out one by one, shaking his head in humorous dismay at Pin; and, as little Frank showed sings of beginning, too, by puckering up hisface and doubling up his body, the kindly man tried to make them laugh by asking if he had the stomachache. Laura had one more glimpse of the children, standing hand in hand?even in her trouble Pin did1 not forget her charges?then a sharp bend in the road hid them from her sight. She was alone in the capacious body of the coach, alone, and the proud excitement of parting was over. The staunchly repressed tears wel... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Henry Handel RichardsonPublisher: General Books LLC Imprint: General Books LLC Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.253kg ISBN: 9780217295987ISBN 10: 0217295983 Pages: 166 Publication Date: 10 August 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |