Leverson, Ada, 1862-1933 / 2008-06-22 00:00:00

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Tenterhooks, by Ada Leverson

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net


Title: Tenterhooks
Author: Ada Leverson
Release Date: November 8, 2003 [eBook #10021]
Language: English
Chatacter set encoding: US-ASCII

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TENTERHOOKS***

E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sarah Lewis, and Project Gutenberg
Distributed Proofreaders

Tenterhooks
[Book 2 of The Little Ottleys]
by Ada Leverson
1912



TO ROBERT ROSS


CHAPTER I
A Verbal Invitation
Because Edith had not been feeling very well, that seemed no reason why
she should be the centre of interest; and Bruce, with that jealousy of
the privileges of the invalid and in that curious spirit of rivalry
which his wife had so often observed, had started, with enterprise, an
indisposition of his own, as if to divert public attention. While he
was at Carlsbad he heard the news. Then he received a letter from
Edith, speaking with deference and solicitude of Bruce's rheumatism,
entreating him to do the cure thoroughly, and suggesting that they
should call the little girl Matilda, after a rich and sainted--though
still living--aunt of Edith's.
Read more


Parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11