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Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell
ElecBook Classics
684
or three people were nowas alwayscongregatedmaking play of
examining the booksor business of writing down the titles of new
works in the order-bookthere was Mr Preston. He bowed as they
came in. He could not help that; butat the sight of Mollyhe
looked as ill-tempered and out of humour as a man well could do.
She was connected in his mind with defeat and mortification; and
besidesthe sight of her called up what he desired now above all
things to forget; namelythe deep conviction received through
Molly’s simple earnestnessof Cynthia’s dislike to himIf Miss
Phoebe had seen the scowl upon his handsome faceshe might
have undeceived her sister in her suppositions about him and
Molly. But Miss Phoebewho did not consider it quite maidenly to
go and stand close to Mr Prestonand survey the shelves of books
in such close proximity to a gentlemanfound herself an errand at
the other end of the shopand occupied herself in buying writing-
paper. Molly fingered her valuable letteras it lay in her pocket;
did she dare to cross over to Mr Prestonand give it to himor not?
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