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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: CHAPTER III. Now, thought he, I see the danger that Mistrust and Timorous were driven Dack by. The Lions were chained, but he saw not the chains. Pilgrim's Pi Ogress. The girls were very busy the next morning writing letters, one to Lady Frances and the other to Constance, when they were interrupted by the announcement of ' Mr. Frank Willoughby ' and in walked a youth of seventeen, rather short for that age, with hair of unnecessary length, and shagginess, and a round rosy face, so like little Edwin's, that it would have suited better at the top of his white frock and broad sash, than surmounting a tail coat. He looked rather disappointed, and a little doubtful whether he had come to the right place, when he only saw two young ladies; but Kate, rising, and holding out her hand, said cordially, ' How d'ye do, Frank ? ' ' 0,' said he, as if suddenly recollecting her, ' how d'ye do?' shook hands with her and Emmeline, and abruptly asked, ' Where's my father?.' ' Gone into the City,' said Kate; ' he will be back again by half-past one.' ' I will go and call mamma,' said Emmeline. She found Lady Willoughby sitting by the fire in her own room, wrapped up in a great Shawl, and with v.riting materials on the table before her. ' Here is Frank, mamma,' said she. Lady Willoughby's face did not express much alacrityor satisfaction. 'Dear me Is he, indeed? I had no idea he could come so soon.' ' Uailroads bring people very fast,' said Emmeline. And I was in the midst of a letter to your aunt in India, and I wanted to have my dresses taken out, for I am sure I have nothing fit to be seen. What can have a brought him so early 1 What shall we do with him, my dear? And Sir Francis will not be at home until one o'clock. I wish he would not go away. And what is this...
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