A Waif of the Plains. the Ancestors of Peter Atherly And Other Tales
The book A Waif of the Plains. the Ancestors of Peter Atherly And Other Tales was written by author Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 Here you can read free online of A Waif of the Plains. the Ancestors of Peter Atherly And Other Tales book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Waif of the Plains. the Ancestors of Peter Atherly And Other Tales a good or bad book?
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Susy glanced mischievously at Clarence, but withdrew her eyes presently to let them rest with unmistakable apprecia- tion and admiration on her relative. A pang shot through 238 SUSY: A STORY OF THE rt-viNS Clarence's breast. He had never seen her look in that way at Mrs. Peyton. Yet here was this stranger, provin- cial, overdressed, and extravagant, whose vulgarity was only made tolerable through her good humor, who had awakened that interest which the refined Mrs. Peyton had never yet been ab...le to touch. As Mrs. McClosky swept out of the room with Susy he turned away with a sinking heart. Yet it was necessary that the Spanish house servants should not suspect this treason to their mistress, and Clar- ence stopped their childish curiosity about the stranger with a careless and easy acceptance of Susy's sudden visit in the light of an ordinary occurrence, and with a familiar- ity towards Mrs. McClosky which became the more dis- tasteful to him in proportion as he saw that it was evi- dently agreeable to her.
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