Dolores, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Dolores, Vol. 2 of 3 But it was sad to see the change - to see her transformed from the blithe, thoughtless child, romping with her cat and dog, eager after flowers and sweetmeats and gay shops, to the sad, listless girl, who noticed so little, and seemed always brooding over a secret sorrow. She would sit for hours, her hands lying idle in her lap, her eyes far away over the distant green hills, while the fresh, soft air, laden with all the sweet scent of Summer flowers, kissed her face, and yet she saw nothing - nothing outward at least - only the kind, handsome face of the man who filled her every thought. Marcelline bustled about, and tried to be very brisk and cheerful, but her heart ached to see the child so silent and forlorn. "Tiens! petite" she would say, quite sharply, "it is not like that one gets through life - always moping and fretting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.