Barrington. Volume 2 (of 2)

Barrington. Volume 2 (of 2)

CHAPTER I. FIFINE AND POLLY CHAPTER II. AT HOME AGAIN CHAPTER III. A SMALL DINNER-PARTY CHAPTER IV. A MOVE IN ADVANCE CHAPTER V. A CABINET COUNCIL CHAPTER VI. AN EXPRESS CHAPTER VII. CROSS-EXAMININGS CHAPTER VIII. GENERAL CONYERS CHAPTER IX. MAJOR M'CORMICK'S LETTER CHAPTER X. INTERCHANGED CONFESSIONS CHAPTER XI. STAPYLTON'S VISIT AT THE HOME CHAPTER XII. A DOCTOR AND HIS PATIENT CHAPTER XIII. CROSS-PURPOSES CHAPTER XIV. STORMS CHAPTER XV. THE OLD LEAVEN CHAPTER XVI. A HAPPY MEETING CHAPTER XVII. MEET COMPANIONSHIP CHAPTER XVIII. AUNT DOROTHEA CHAPTER XIX. FROM GENERAL CONYERS TO HIS SON CHAPTER XX. THE END There are a few days in our autumnal seasonvery few and rare!when we draw the curtain against the glare of the sun at breakfast, and yet in the evening are glad to gather around the cheerful glow of the fire. These are days of varied skies, with fleecy clouds lying low beneath a broad expanse of blue, with massive shadows on the mountains, and here and there over the landscape tips of sunlight that make the meanest objects pictures; and, with all these, a breezy wind that scatters the yellow leaves and shakes the tree-tops, while it curls the current of the bright river into mimic waves. The sportsman will tell you that on such days the birds are somewhat wild, and the angler will vow that no fish will rise to the fly, nor is it a scent-lying day for the harriers; and yet, with all this, there is a spring and elasticity in the air that impart themselves to the temperament, so that the active grow energetic, and even the indolent feel no touch of lassitude. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 34883
Author: Lever, Charles James
Release Date: Jan 8, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882