ISBN: 9780217113434

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], 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: in. Jfrfwr. Raymond did work. Madge watched him with hopeful pride, and seldom stirred from his side. Their small store of money was nearly gone, and there seemed but little likelihood of a fresh supply. Raymond's hopes were bound up in the picture he was then engaged upon. If only he could finish that, he felt sure that he could sell it. There was a feverish light in his eyes, a burning flush upon his cheeks while he worked. He spoke seldom but Madge saw him raise his hand sometimes to his forehead as if in pain. The picture was nearly done, and Raymondlooked up for a minute one morning, and saw that the sun was shining brightly down on the sea of roofs and chimney pots which for the most part constituted the view from their garret- window, and then he said to Madge, " Go out, and get a breath of fresh air it is stifling work for you to be always up here." "Shan't you want me to mix your colours, Raymond?" " No go. I should rather you went." She put on her bonnet, and then stood for one moment looking at his work. " I wish you would come with me, it would do you good, and rest you." Raymond gave a wearying sigh. " No rest for me yet, Madge. I must toil on until this is done. I can't rest when I go to bed. I am thinking all night when will the morning come, that I may be at work again. No, no there is no rest until this is sold. Do you know that in a day or two we shall be penniless and starving? Madge looked up at him with a smile. " No," Raymond, we shan't be left to starve don't fear." Raymond looked doubtful, and went on with his work, and Madge went out. She felt very lonely and sad as she wandered through the crowded busy streets, and gazed into the faces of the passers-by, all were so completely wrapped up in their own concerns. None knew ...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

2012, ISBN: 9780217113434

Softcover, Buch, [PU: General Books]

ISBN: 0217113435