Within the Gates

Within the Gates

This drama has so departed from the plan of the original story, The Gates Between, published by me long ago, that it is, in fact, a new work, and has therefore received a new title.E. S. P. W. Doctor Esmerald Thorne, a city physician. Helen Thorne, his wife. Laddie, their child. (Between four and five years of age.) Mrs. Fayth, a patient of the Doctors, and a friend of Mrs. Thornes, an invalid. Doctor Gazell, a hospital physician not in harmony with Dr. Thorne. Dr. Carver, a young surgeon. Maggie, a maid. A library in a city house. A dining-room opens beyond a portire. The dinner-table is set. The library is furnished in red leather and dark wood. Books run to the ceiling. The carpet is indeterminate in tone. The heavy curtains are of a rich, dark crimson. A window is to be seen. The library is littered a little with the signs of feminine occupation. At one of the tables sits Mrs. Thorne. She is a young and beautiful woman, of stately presence and modest, high-bred manner. She is well-dressedbut not over-dressedin a tea-gown such as a lady might wear in her own home when guests are not expected. The dress is cream-white; it falls open over a crimson skirt. The lamps are shaded with lace of red or of white. One with a white shade is on the table by which she sits. Her sewing materials are lying about, among books and magazines half-cut. She tries to sew upon a little boys lace collar, but throws her work down restlessly. Her face wears a troubled expression. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 53794
Author: Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Release Date: Dec 23, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English