Giberne, Agnes, 1845-1939, American Sunday-School Union · Philadelphia [etc.] The American Sunday-school Union · leaf 113
time, Ruth: and thenhis face was hidden in his hands. Ruths voicegrew somewhat querulous, but a certain awe-struck silence remained upon all the others tillthe meal was over. Mrs. Halcombe did not find her daughter inthe drawing-room, so she went straight up-stairsto the little bed-room overhead,… … For a minute or more they remained silently side by side. p. 105. AN UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL. That was all that either of them said at first.Gwendoline shut the door again, and went backto the window where she had been standing.Mrs. Halcombe followed her, and for a minuteor more they remained silently…
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