The Swindler And Other Stories
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Her eyes were raised to his, and she seemed to read there the futility of argu- ment. She remained absolutely still for some seconds, then abruptly she turned from him and burst into tears.
"Don't! don't! "he said.
He stepped close to her, as she leaned upon the mantelpiece, all the hardness gone from his face. Had she known it, the battle at that moment might have been hers; for he would have insisted no longer. He was on the brink of abandoning the conflict. But her anguish of weeping possess...ed her to the exclusion of everything else.
"Oh, Jerry, go away!" she sobbed passionately. "You're a perfect beast, and I'm another! But I'll do it, I'll do it for your sake, as I would do anything in the world, though it's quite true that I'd rather starve!" And Jerry, rather pale, but otherwise complete master of himself, patted her shoulder with a hasty assumption of kindly approval ; and told her that he had always known she was a brick.
II "Heaven knows I don't aspire to be any particular ornament to society, " said Dick Ken- 262 The Swindler yon modestly.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Her eyes were raised to his, and she seemed to read there the futility of argu- ment. She remained absolutely still for some seconds, then abruptly she turned from him and burst into tears.
"Don't! don't! "he said.
He stepped close to her, as she leaned upon the mantelpiece, all the hardness gone from his face. Had she known it, the battle at that moment might have been hers; for he would have insisted no longer. He was on the brink of abandoning the conflict. But her anguish of weeping possess...ed her to the exclusion of everything else.
"Oh, Jerry, go away!" she sobbed passionately. "You're a perfect beast, and I'm another! But I'll do it, I'll do it for your sake, as I would do anything in the world, though it's quite true that I'd rather starve!" And Jerry, rather pale, but otherwise complete master of himself, patted her shoulder with a hasty assumption of kindly approval ; and told her that he had always known she was a brick.
II "Heaven knows I don't aspire to be any particular ornament to society, " said Dick Ken- 262 The Swindler yon modestly.
What to read after The Swindler And Other Stories?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ethel M Ethel May Dell to read onlineMoreLess
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