Hilda Lessways

By: Bennett, Arnold

Book Excerpt: rather wiry black hair, and her straight, prominent eyebrows, and her extraordinary expression of uncompromising aloofness."She's just enjoying it, that's what she's doing!" said Hilda toherself, of Mrs. Grant.And the fact was that Mrs. Grant, quite unconsciously, did appear to besavouring the catastrophe with pleasure. Although paralytic strokes weremore prevalent at that period than now, they constituted even then astriking dramatic event. Moreover, they were considered as directvisitations of God. Also there was something mysteriously and agreeablyimpressive in the word 'paralytic, ' which people would repeat for thepleasure of repeating it. Mrs. Grant, over whose mighty breast flowed ablack mantle suited to the occasion, used the word again and again asshe narrated afresh for Hilda the history of the stroke."Yes," she said, "they came and fetched me out of my bed at threeo'clock this morning; and would you believe me, though he couldn'thardly speak, the money and this here book was aRead Mo

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798715089991
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"