A Pair of Blue Eyes

By: Hardy, Thomas

Book Excerptat I should do, papa.''Well, it would be awkward, certainly.''I should hardly think he would come to-day.''Why?''Because the wind blows so.''Wind What ideas you have, Elfride Who ever heard of wind stopping a man from doing his business? The idea of this toe of mine coming on so suddenly ...If he should come, you must send him up to me, I suppose, and then give him some food and put him to bed in some way. Dear me, what a nuisance all this is ''Must he have dinner?''Too heavy for a tired man at the end of a tedious journey.''Tea, then?''Not substantial enough.''High tea, then? There is cold fowl, rabbit-pie, some pasties, and things of that kind.''Yes, high tea.''Must I pour out his tea, papa?''Of course; you are the mistress of the house.''What sit there all the time with a stranger, just as if I knew him, and not anybody to introduce us?''Nonsense, child, about introducing; you know bet

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08GV1VFQB
• ISBN13: 9798673817940
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"