The book Philip Darrell : a Romance of English Home Life 1 was written by author Rowcroft, Albert E Here you can read free online of Philip Darrell : a Romance of English Home Life 1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Philip Darrell : a Romance of English Home Life 1 a good or bad book?
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In person this man had something engag- ing about him, whether from the look of rough health, or the open glance of one Avho is con- scious that he has never worked any wrong to a fellow-creature. His face was like Katie's, as the old hoary oak resembles an oakling. Katie's face was soft and enticing, his was rugged with lines of care, and furrowed by his long life-struggle. From the look of the hard jaw and occasional cold glitter of the eyes, one could guess that he possessed an indomitable w...ill and a dogged resolution. Perhaps also he could hate boldly and fiercely. Por some days past he had noticed Katie's abstraction of manner. She had seemed to shun him, and alwavs to be awav, walkino; in the pine wood. She would leave hmi abruptly 198 Philip Darrell. at the entrance to the quarry, and often brought his dinner no further, but left it with another workman to dehver to him. Then a chum joked about Katie's new lover one day when they were all eating their dinner. And John Wright had been unable to get from the fellow the meaning of the joke.
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