text stringlengths 1.96k 5.76k | author int64 1 50 |
|---|---|
have much effect he could not resist the only person who held out a chance to him with quick steps they reached the house they sought and presently were with the who listened to the plan mr was in the habit of thinking rapidly and a sugar princess as soon as the scheme was duly unfolded he lifted a finger to indicate t... | 1 |
are the observed of all there wave them a last good bye for we must go down to our cabin and dress for where is asked a most melodious voice or at least one that sounded melodious to a certain pair of ears i t know i m sure he s old enough to take care of himself he may be old enough but as they turned the eyes of miss... | 1 |
was impressed by the captain into reading the lesson it seemed as if the simple act which had performed for miss van would never cease to be a topic of conversation when everything else failed this always served to interest a group not only was it referred to in the smoking room and at the table but it interested many ... | 1 |
what a nation of forty million people to with one of the biggest in the world they d have taken the island so quick it would make your head swim if uncle sam hadn t them the government didn t own a ship a fort or a full regiment of soldiers the new to reply it is often as effective to assume that air in the eyes of tho... | 1 |
again you see the have several advantages over other countries not only is their soil fertile but their product is admitted to the united states free of duty thus putting two cents a pound into the pockets of the i ve heard of that are good for eight hundred dollars worth of sugar per acre in a single crop with that s ... | 1 |
of years of kindness me beyond expression i only ask one minute in mr s presence one word from him that he means what his silence leads me to fear the gaze that was fixed on speaker seemed to pierce him through and through if there was one trait which van believed he possessed it was to read his fellow men he saw into ... | 1 |
in the most picturesque of countries with very limited means at their disposal the entire line from i to have shown a liberality toward objects of public welfare which royal house of europe has ever approached that this tendency has affected even the white of their the magnificent of the public schools by mr bishop wel... | 1 |
in those clinging garments with her dark hair half hidden under the cap her face lost nothing of its with the exercise and her laugh rang out like music when he placed her before her and let a huge wave carry her with the speed of a toward the land she can swim like a laughed the brother as he caught a nervous look on ... | 1 |
even to the captain as various passengers passed near most of them spoke to and were presented by him to the most noticeable was a certain col park also a half a an especial distinction in that fast fading race an ex member of s cabinet and perhaps take him all in all the finest living specimen of his type another was ... | 1 |
brought over arid after thanking went at once to a little train of cars that stood a few rods away looking as if they had come out of some ark neither of the van were in sight and there was no other passengers to whom felt obliged to say good by it seemed as if the engine would never be set in motion nor would get anyw... | 1 |
there was something in the expression of those eyes that the words sprang to the younger man s lips was haggard as if from a severe mental strain for some seconds he did not speak then throwing himself on the floor he ejaculated oh in a way that sent terror into breast of his astounded listener ro se his lips set his t... | 1 |
he did not think of going to bed for he knew no sleep was likely to come to him oh don t tell me any more he heard mrs van exclaim after an interval of comparative quiet it s the most dreadful thing i ever heard of i hope it will satisfy you william she added and that you won t think of going an inch further toward tha... | 1 |
the girl s forward movement finding it did not do so he began to move with slow and painful steps in her direction before he reached her side s slight strength gave way she made a and would have fallen had he not caught her in his arms despairing with a conviction that peter s body could never be recovered fainting fro... | 1 |
face was she exclaimed please forgive me i would do anything to your grief if it were in my power believe me they were never to be more than ordinary acquaintances and there was no reason he should decline to clasp the hand she extended i thank you with all my heart he said simply dropping the hand as quickly as he had... | 1 |
the idea i see it is just what i do want i wonder i haven t thought of it before i don t know as our young friend will accept that sort of position but it will be easy to ascertain the will be here in a few days and if i don t do something he will sail off to san which may be the last we will ever see of him you must m... | 1 |
them away i m not going she said as soon as she could control her voice no i m not so i hope you won t either i m going to stay at home and be a nice little girl to my dear father now it s settled once for all and with the latter words she broke into a was a mixture of happiness and pathos rev mr love joy regarded the ... | 1 |
but mrs van notwithstanding her own weakness in the matter of ancestors was when it was hinted to her that her son had serious intentions regarding the pretty maiden she would not discuss the subject seriously declaring it preposterous but she was for all that very glad at the prospect of getting out of the country for... | 1 |
as any from or china out on the he almost wished that he had a cane knife in his hand and their a month for awhile after the hotel was still that night he sat for hours in his room thinking of van her mother s wish to introduce her to refined circles could mean but one thing she was going to put that delicate beautiful... | 1 |
you to in any way you deem necessary these islands are soon to be a part of the united states if is to marry an american is good enough for her and no man can be too good for the dearest child in the world please take this letter giving you authority to draw on me for money in case of emergency and promise that whateve... | 1 |
he s one of those quiet fellows that are terrible when aroused if he finds out bow deep i am in this thing there ll never be any peace for me again i ve got to keep faith with my remarked thoughtfully make me a and keep faith with me cried with eagerness will come to san beyond doubt get into communication with him and... | 1 |
darling she had cried grasping both of thorn s hands i have a notion to kiss you you dear good fellow i would do it too she added in response to the challenge that shown in his laughing eyes if you wasn t a man there oh said thorn smiling at her ingenious statement then perhaps you won t mind giving it to olive just to... | 1 |
on his plantation the time for titles is past the best thing about these fellows is don t put on any if they were to try it with me i d soon take it out of em he added savagely the tired look which he understood so well came into his mother s face and withdrew a little later who had been talking with a group of young p... | 1 |
of her mother s arms in her anxiety to escape the she had good reason to expect mrs young caught hold of her son s arm and held him gently away there you ve woke her up she exclaimed go away and be a good boy as angel obeyed unwillingly his revenge she added raising her eyes solemnly children are a great blessing miss ... | 1 |
country by myself you wouldn t get far he answered as you do not speak the language you would have to give up your plan in about an hour x sugar princess but you understand it she said regarding him steadily sufficient for practical purposes well that would answer i didn t mean to go absolutely alone of course i meant ... | 1 |
hasten and finally ended with another exhibition i d like to have full charge of those for an hour whispered to mr whose a sugar princess was nearest to hers j for one brief glad hour the smile which he shot back in response to this confidence glanced and struck full in the face he had not heard the girl s words and on... | 1 |
wholesome the bill of fare is jn a queer sort of french though why i can t see as it is the language of neither the guests nor the proprietor each item is numbered and is ordered by those i have already made some progress in the and call for ban ni ban san ban etc with much pride knew them all before and mr is picking ... | 1 |
at all if only i can persuade olive to run off with me i ve you before i how mrs young is toward the poor minister and mother and i have talked about it and we cannot understand it at all we asked her one day what she disliked in him but all the answer we got was a shrug of the shoulders the queer thing is that he does... | 1 |
heard angel you ought to be ashamed of yourself you boy it s lucky thorn isn t here if he heard you say such things to his he d do something to you you wouldn t like it was of course and between the two thought she would go distracted before she could utter another sentence however angel had got in his reply and then b... | 1 |
to the occasion miss you and mr the girl stopped him by the speedy method of putting her hand over his mouth mrs vain regained her feet with s assistance and said she thought it quite time for them to return to the hotel wait just a minute mother pleaded t want to have a little talk with this pretty child so do i said ... | 1 |
re alone those are peeping and and remarks mrs young s he repeated vaguely the woman you met at mrs van s a sugar princess don t you remember with the brown she came along as mrs van s guest and brought her two with her they had lowered their voices now so that even if the were trying to listen from their perch overhea... | 1 |
retorted the if he was nobody would want him badly thorn you tell me i ll go right to bed if you ll just say what a really is all eyes were now turned upon thorn but before he could speak interposed sharply if you ll excuse me mrs young that child s company has ceased to be agreeable a sugar princess said mrs van sever... | 1 |
fearful that he would invent some new plan if she did not the nail she repeated her question mr answer me and don t beat about the bush if and i go off by ourselves do you mean to let us go alone or will you let us have the only practical guard we can possibly obtain why he stammered of course in that case with a hop a... | 1 |
listener she seemed as if merely thinking aloud anxious to end the conversation in a way to prevent its ever being miss van a moment longer foolish as it seemed i m not going to marry anybody she said and i don t see what put such ideas into your little head never speak about it again or you ll distress me very much tu... | 1 |
today she offered him her hand and regretted the when he pressed it gently to his lips then he left her and walked across the bridge rapidly will you please escort me back to the hotel she asked when he came up they walked along together in silence for some moments then she asked him if he could keep a secret and when ... | 1 |
only wholly happy people in the party were angel and who found enough pleasure in the of other people to forget their own both of these had to stuff the ends of their in their mouths to keep from screaming with delight at each moan that came through the paper that divided them from mrs van even came down rather cross i... | 1 |
to break the monotony among the letters received was one which seemed to worry thorn a great deal he told his sister hurriedly financial matters required his presence in and started immediately for that city he said however that he expected to return in a few days and kissed her at parting there was one person at the h... | 1 |
the truest friend he had ever known not until it was nearly midnight did rouse himself from his and rise from the ground where he had flung himself long before noon the thought of food had not come to him during that long day and though faint now from it did not occur to his mind that hunger was the cause he stood up s... | 1 |
myself she added cutting sarcasm between accepting a salary and at other people s expense like some folks i could mention this shot was so severe that its effect was immediately apparent mrs young took her handkerchief and buried her face in it you have gone a little too far said mrs van sharply when you compare a hire... | 1 |
better than mr she told a story of how her ancestors belonged to a noble family in but had to ill fortune in one of the civil wars this was a little fiction that she had long ago invented and had caused infinite amusement in where many of the inhabitants remembered her parents very well while this was going on was paci... | 1 |
plans as to what she would do in certain conceivable so the party went on almost as sombre as a funeral train till die stop for lunch and rest at noon early in the evening the came to hamlet of a picturesque collection of houses and shops and alighted at the hotel from the time the village was entered it became evident... | 1 |
where the others of her party were and thought s face was turned somewhat anxiously in her direction if you have reference to mr said thorn he is under arrest for and now on his way to where proceedings will take place a sugar princess mercy is it possible we have had a man of that character with us and never suspected... | 1 |
she held that no one could ever make her believe anything wrong of him and after a little further talk they returned to the hotel at about the hour of midnight finding himself unable to sleep thorn quietly made his way downstairs and out of doors he started for a stroll along the deserted street although it was hardly ... | 1 |
chair on the had she played her great game and lost had she forgotten her reserve all to no purpose was mr love joy wrong after all she was the most wretched of human beings a sugar princess chapter l love you i love you i there was certainly no reason for staying longer at and miss van elected to go on over the mounta... | 1 |
bear i sincerely beg your pardon after a slight pause continued you will at least let me say that your conduct excited my admiration on the way to the i sought any excuse to be near you you went with mr into a place of danger and for a few moments i feared you had perished all i hastened after you determined either to ... | 1 |
s swimming eyes the world seemed vanishing into space he met the ripe lips that bent down to him and a kiss as sweet as the honey of and delicate as the wing of a butterfly sealed the for several minutes they rode on with their hands clasped and then s was gently withdrawn she did not mean to attract the attention of h... | 1 |
i was expecting to make didn t come quite as rapidly at it should and when she gave me the i lost my heart and job at the same time for a few months i wasn t good for anything knew the shape i was in and one day he sent for me how would you like to be a says he td as be that as anything else i answered my life is shatt... | 1 |
hope you will be able to give me a little help in the matter the fact is has never given up the belief that peter is living and he thinks he s here in somewhere a look of the most intense pain came into the listener s face mr is dead he said hoarsely there is a sugar princess ao doubt about it if you had seen as i did ... | 1 |
you are going to resign your position he will come not considered and within a month or so you can have his a sugar princess blessing if you want it if it pleases independent spirit any better we can begin housekeeping in one room as he did perhaps you ll be a sugar king yourself one of these days she i ve not had a de... | 1 |
that should be sent for and this was done without delay as the result of a long talk it was decided in case x a sugar princess mrs van did not change tier mind and if miss consented that the entire remaining members of the party would accompany mr to the interior when returned from the she told that her interview had b... | 1 |
young her two children who for their age showed remarkable in the profession of their parents came also as i think you will not forget when not engaged in his professional duties mr is a most man and mrs m is almost as hard to extract information from as he i tried to get a full explanation of plan they adopted but all... | 1 |
be a of the german empire but these are nothing compared to being the pet of the most indulgent of and the wife of a man who has been through fire and come out like the hebrew children with not even the smell of burning on his garments your own p s don t wait for the mail telegraph your acceptance to our san house and ... | 1 |
his sister or father charles preferred walking when the distance was not too great and detested everything that of fashion or style giddy he was a very peculiar fellow was charles and people had begun to speak of him as a miss may seated herself upon her comfortable cushions and was about to give the order to her drive... | 1 |
he never spoke unless some one addressed him first and then he replied in the terms he could find he and were not any too fond of each other and they were seldom found walking the streets together the statement that he had just heard seemed to him exceedingly but he did not show his resentment in harsh expressions he o... | 1 |
excessive poverty and his purchase of the extensive mills at x but it is never given and i do not see why the writer of a mere work of fiction should be more explicit than his of the news columns this much was however well known mr had been the of a railroad that one of the greatest trunk lines in the country he had ob... | 1 |
of three in a hot contest that first time the second time he had no such trouble his saw to it that members likely to oppose him were left at home by their the hon did not care anything for the life of the in itself he went there because it was and still is the proper thing for a man worth over ten millions to do he sp... | 1 |
not a saint in the matter of women he has a mistress they say at each of his principal stopping places one here one in van and one in washington that doesn t prove that he didn t love his wife though the most devoted husband i ever knew a man who fairly worshipped his lost his life in a house of ill fame at boston the ... | 1 |
visitors to the park and did not speak come what do you say i say i will do nothing of the kind i she snapped in two years my will want to put me into a shop to work and i never will go never do you hear and then there will be trouble my father does whatever she tells him he has no mind of his own and what could he do ... | 1 |
not finish the sentence with words as they seemed superfluous and mr was not given to superfluous language looked at the lawyer with rising indignation must this man not only join the ranks of those who assumed to advise him to marry for what s money but go farther yet and name the identical party of the second part a ... | 1 |
devotion and felt for his sister the tenderest sentiments but these were not the ones who needed his care among the more intelligent of the laboring class that charles was thrown in contact with was a carpenter named strange he had spent many evenings in the company of this man impressed with the with which he was will... | 1 |
giving accounts of strikes and accompanied by calling out of swearing in of extra and things of that kind we ve got a country where freedom is supposed to exist and where we ought to expect but a warfare is being constantly no adequate remedy had been proposed until the appearance of this book at least nothing that was... | 1 |
enough what can do go into a shop or a store or or or learn to cook i hate all of those things i wont do any of them no matter if i starve to death there are people who don t feel as i do about such matters as for me i simply won t now there are girls who are highly educated who have pleasant who wear good clothes youn... | 1 |
with one of the oldest and most distinguished families of the state the fact that he had very little wealth was no in the estimation of these people it rather his value he could furnish the family and they the cash surely it was a bargain that is daily and with great pleasure and profit to both sides mr in spite of his... | 1 |
your particular friend i admit having kept my eyes open for some weeks back and with the exception of yourself no one has had the least encouragement threw down the remains of his u don t except me he said i haven t had any either a nuisance ft an incredulous look spread over the face of the what did you just say about... | 1 |
just as was leaving charles at the corner of the avenue the girl would inevitably have seen him had she turned her head but she was in a fit of temper because mr was still unreasonable and she was sailing toward her home looking neither to the right nor the left recognized her instantly but he did not would be a lady f... | 1 |
be made to answer m s the girl thought this over recalling the appearance of the she had seen and then responded that an open cab for summer use and a closed one for winter would be acceptable supposing i am able to arrange these things said slowly how are you going to fix it with your father i should just tell him i w... | 1 |
do as you please it is short and comprehensive is it not if you come to me for advice i shall try and give it to the best of my ability otherwise you must be your own guide in all things the sober face of the young man grew yet more earnest as he listened i am sure i want but one thing to do what is right he said pardo... | 1 |
hand on his son s shoulder you are as free as if was not the slightest relation to you but let me remind you that one result will be to lessen provided you are successful the size of the fortune i hope to divide between you and may charles studied the young carpenter over whose work his sister seemed still to bend with... | 1 |
to with i m not trying to raise to myself nor in fact to do anything except ta indicate what in my opinion you ought to do and could do if you liked a marriage with the daughter of a man worth fifteen or twenty millions is not a thing to dismiss without consideration you could oath i am a devil be s son in law if you c... | 1 |
brought up in various ways the amount to be on the new residence came in as a matter of course people call me extravagant but they don t know my resources said mr my fortune has come to me very fast in fact there is getting to be almost too much of it after a man has a certain sum the rest is merely bother as soon as m... | 1 |
we find the greatest virtue in the poorest quarters while the upper ten is growing notorious for you can t doubt that goodness it into tha minds of every wealthy girl by her mother her and her teachers as she grows up besides this she is surrounded with what are meant for on every side almost in from dangers to which t... | 1 |
mistaken posted a dinner at s to some extent by mr the had been given a part of the reason why the young man delayed coming to the point miss too far above him he felt unworthy of such a pure being mr had tried to show his guest that too much stress might be put on sins of a character hoping that this would remove the ... | 1 |
a few minutes to wait miss spoke to her father if mr ever should propose to me you want me to accept him is that it if she had asked what they were to have for dinner or whether her cap was on straight she would have put the inquiry in the same tone i never mean to influence my children began the but if a find a ml it ... | 1 |
tongue and you told him you did not care to go she smiled pleasantly asking how he could state this with such absolute certainty but he did not reply he was at his work again having resumed his old attitude of course i told him that you of she said with a tone that came near approaching familiarity but that does not im... | 1 |
place of normal rest the left the boat at and was afterwards glad he did so he found one of the prettiest spots he had ever seen and a vegetation thoroughly tropical combined with a modern hotel whose were satisfactory in all respects by the time the next steamer arrived he had done the telegraph act himself and had th... | 1 |
on the till miss morning brings them out of the narrow stream po the broad bosom of the st john and to the town of are richly repaid it was now february and the de at st was open when reached the town he was obliged to admit that nothing so unique had escaped the tooth of time in the new world the old quarters are no l... | 1 |
proper sense of his duties j w am sure he replied mr is above all a gentleman the girl looked into as if up some image i should want a great deal of liberty if i were married she said i could not bear a husband like mrs s for instance who acts before every one as if she might escape into the air if he took his eyes fro... | 1 |
the giddy creature who her manners while possessing none of her attributes in the drawing rooms which he visited he passed for the most thorough type of gentleman people spoke of him to each other as the kind of man one likes to meet could these favored women have followed him after midnight on his other perhaps their ... | 1 |
reach her and in a few moments he had leaned over her shoulder and spoken her name why mr the fact that she was the s daughter was now known to most of the people in the house and nearly every eye was turned as she rose to greet the new comer although she had recognized long before he did her and had realized that he w... | 1 |
and into a reverie that was undisturbed till the advent of his friend hope i haven t kept you waiting said the jolly major the ball s only ten minutes walk from here let s have a drink before we go just for a you ll see nothing but m when you get among the girls chapter xiv glimpse of the man who drinks has one questio... | 1 |
before i die of curiosity where we have met before she answered that he ought to guess that s not easy he retorted i hav been to so many places since i came to new and met so many people was it on c street f she shook her head decidedly i am afraid that guess is not complimentary she replied he felt a little shiver run... | 1 |
she saw no objection if what mr had said was strictly true he assured her that all was as represented and a minute later he presented the women to each other under the titles which i have given them mask no permit me to present you to mask no i the natural thing was a procession to the where mask no proved herself an a... | 1 |
the later hours of the night like himself amid scenes of and they walked on in silence until they had passed into what may be called the quarter few people were yet to be seen in the streets except late of balls early of the or the market people themselves a clock sounded the hour i did not know it was so late said the... | 1 |
grieved tone lay back in the chair from which he had partly risen to observe his face better in the glass that hung opposite guess you d better finish the he said with a sort of resignation are lost on your development his silence was not broken again until he was nearly dressed and had his dressing gown to await the p... | 1 |
clock the hands of which indicated a quarter to four well there would be time to see for half an hour or so and still keep the other engagement perhaps he would get some cue from the as to whether there was any change in the lay of the land i wish i wasn t such an ass exclaimed with a disgusted look at his in the mirro... | 1 |
not begin now i could have learned to endure one of the others perhaps as easily as him the father hemmed several times as if to clear his throat of something that stuck in it it is the only time i have ever tried to influence you he said and even in this my child you must not let me your own judgment oh the reasons ar... | 1 |
but the choice was hardly perceptible the eldest robinson was coarse and bony there was something the matter with the entire list miss was young and pretty her fortune was the largest of them all he would have to shut his eyes to every other consideration and take the plunge it was mean though he was no for her than he... | 1 |
recommend for miss shivered it was this marrying without love with no object but to an empty purse but it would have to be done there was no other way remember one thing even if it does sound a trifle cold blooded pursued mr a husband has an interest in the estate of his wife should he survive her in any case therefore... | 1 |
courteously giving his permission for mr to address his daughter and even adding that he had his best wishes for success this letter miss found in his room when he came home from one of the clubs about midnight and he read it with a grave face the night was rather warm and after the young man partially opened the shutt... | 1 |
in act and thought if he ever had the happiness to call her his wife this he did not care to say to fearing that he would not look well in the of a sen ng miss giddy he received what his friend said in the most discreet silence convinced that he ought not to delay too long in seeking an interview with his future bride ... | 1 |
possible to urge the setting of a definite date this was during the month of august when she was with him at the grand union but this the girl could not be persuaded to do her health she said and dr her statement was very irregular on monday she might be as red as a rose and on the following thursday as pale as a water... | 1 |
letter he felt that there was no reply possible except that he would be in new york without delay new york was rather injured in its feelings when it learned that this marriage had taken place as quietly as if the were only common people in whom society had not the greatest interest several days before the ceremony was... | 1 |
could take no she remarked that her head was dizzy and she wanted to be alone go to your room and let take care of you he whispered tenderly by and by i will come not to night do not come to night she replied faintly i am indeed quite ill tomorrow not to night at her request he then rang for and saw her disappear with ... | 1 |
young miss giddy his ears and three days from the time it was he the idea to at dinner do you think my dear he said that you could spare me for a few days this is the time i go to the and i need the change very much if there was anything i could do for you of course i would not think of going for the world but to his g... | 1 |
what she said to him and a great deal from what dr communicated mr had resigned himself to a practical separation if one s wife is not well he must be reasonable no matter how he desires her of course the doctor him over and over mrs would not be so ill all her life it needed only care and patience to restore her she h... | 1 |
fancy for a resort when the ended how seeing an old a letter came to him that had much to do with making him change his mind an old friend of yours though a young one so the latter ran is in the city and wishes very much to see you if you will call at no street and inquire for miss the mystery will be explained an old ... | 1 |
but her nerves still demanded quiet dr who was occasionally summoned from new york confirmed her story he also wrote to that if he wanted to do the best thing for everybody he would find some pleasant way to enjoy himself until his wife had made a little more progress the young husband read these with mixed feelings se... | 1 |
from the civilization to which they were accustomed and some hundreds of miles nearer the of suppose we call it to morrow he suggested there is a train at eight or nine o clock for can you get up early enough to take that she laughed at the question if you will join me she said i would like to get up much earlier i hav... | 1 |
hotel but toward the water front it was still early to return when they reached the they saw many along the shore some were laden with cotton some with wheat and others bound up stream with n is a great port and a growing one the father of waters is pouring its treasures into her in greater volume year by year a new li... | 1 |
behind and the train was bearing the farther from him each moment there was every probability that he knew their destination that he had overheard the direction given to the station agent for the two tickets it was more than likely that he would convey this information to whoever was him nobody ex miss strange and mr k... | 1 |
the young man was disappointed by this excessive coldness he wanted her to behave without but he also wanted a closer companionship than she gave signs of intending to allow she was as distant to him as his own wife had been the moment he relaxed the least she took fright could she be afraid of him after taking this jo... | 1 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.