Household Words, 1851, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Household Words, 1851, Vol. 3: A Weekly Journal, From the 29th of March to the 20th of September, Being No. 53 to No. 78Oh no, said she, I have nothing better to do. The sun is nearly setting, but the light will linger for some time to come.I looked into her face as she spoke, and saw again how beautiful she was. When she spoke seriously, her features gave no indica tion of her light and playful character there was even a sorrowful air in her countenance, that made me think that deeper feeling lay under all that outward gaiety. Once she left me suddenly, and, running across the road, plucked some more leaves. Then, making a hollow with her hand, she laid a. Leaf across and struck it sharply, making a noise like the report of a pistol. There, said she, try to do the same, and if you do not know already, I foretell you will not succeed the first time. I took several leaves and strove, in vain, to imitate her, and at every failure she laughed till I gave it up, vexed with myself and her.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.