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- "The vicar's wife would have a fit if I lounged like this." See page 4
- WHEN THE BIRDS BEGIN TO SING.
- A Novel
- BY
- BY
- WINIFRED GRAHAM,
- AUTHOR OF "ON THE DOWN GRADE," &c., &c.
- WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAROLD PIFFARD.
- LONDON: C. ARTHUR PEARSON LTD., HENRIETTA STREET, W.C. 1897
- WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAROLD PIFFARD.
- LONDON: C. ARTHUR PEARSON LTD., HENRIETTA STREET, W.C. 1897
- AUTHOR OF "ON THE DOWN GRADE," &c., &c.
- AUTHOR OF "ON THE DOWN GRADE," &c., &c.
- WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAROLD PIFFARD.
- LONDON: C. ARTHUR PEARSON LTD., HENRIETTA STREET, W.C. 1897
- WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAROLD PIFFARD.
- LONDON: C. ARTHUR PEARSON LTD., HENRIETTA STREET, W.C. 1897
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- "THE VICAR'S WIFE WOULD HAVE A FIT IF I LOUNGED LIKE THIS" . . . Frontispiece
- "LOOK! THERE IT GOES."
- SALUTING THE OLD PICTURES ON THE WALL WITH MOCK COURTESY
- THE DINING-ROOM DOOR OPENS, AND PHILIP ROCHE STANDS BEFORE THEM
- "MR. AND MRS. GREBBY!"
- SHE COVERS HER FACE WITH HER HANDS
- "MAY I SEE THAT PHOTOGRAPH?"
- "WHY, IT'S NEVER MR. ROCHE!" SHE EXCLAIMS
- SHE RUSHES TO THE DOOR WITH A WILD CRY
- ELEANOR STAGGERS ON BREATHLESSLY UP THE HILL
- THE CRUEL FINGERS PRESS WITH DEADLY FORCE
- BIG TOMBO BOWS ASSENT
- BEARING TENDERLY THE LIMP BODY OF THE TERRIER
- "WHAT VILLAIN HAS KILLED MY HORSE?"
- SHE STEALS INTO THE VERANDAH AND WATCHES
- PHILIP THROWS BACK HIS COAT, AND SHE SEES THE SHIRT BENEATH IT IS SPLASHED WITH BLOOD
- "LOOK! THERE IT GOES."
- SALUTING THE OLD PICTURES ON THE WALL WITH MOCK COURTESY
- THE DINING-ROOM DOOR OPENS, AND PHILIP ROCHE STANDS BEFORE THEM
- "MR. AND MRS. GREBBY!"
- SHE COVERS HER FACE WITH HER HANDS
- "MAY I SEE THAT PHOTOGRAPH?"
- "WHY, IT'S NEVER MR. ROCHE!" SHE EXCLAIMS
- SHE RUSHES TO THE DOOR WITH A WILD CRY
- ELEANOR STAGGERS ON BREATHLESSLY UP THE HILL
- THE CRUEL FINGERS PRESS WITH DEADLY FORCE
- BIG TOMBO BOWS ASSENT
- BEARING TENDERLY THE LIMP BODY OF THE TERRIER
- "WHAT VILLAIN HAS KILLED MY HORSE?"
- SHE STEALS INTO THE VERANDAH AND WATCHES
- PHILIP THROWS BACK HIS COAT, AND SHE SEES THE SHIRT BENEATH IT IS SPLASHED WITH BLOOD
- "THE VICAR'S WIFE WOULD HAVE A FIT IF I LOUNGED LIKE THIS" . . . Frontispiece
- "THE VICAR'S WIFE WOULD HAVE A FIT IF I LOUNGED LIKE THIS" . . . Frontispiece
- "LOOK! THERE IT GOES."
- SALUTING THE OLD PICTURES ON THE WALL WITH MOCK COURTESY
- THE DINING-ROOM DOOR OPENS, AND PHILIP ROCHE STANDS BEFORE THEM
- "MR. AND MRS. GREBBY!"
- SHE COVERS HER FACE WITH HER HANDS
- "MAY I SEE THAT PHOTOGRAPH?"
- "WHY, IT'S NEVER MR. ROCHE!" SHE EXCLAIMS
- SHE RUSHES TO THE DOOR WITH A WILD CRY
- ELEANOR STAGGERS ON BREATHLESSLY UP THE HILL
- THE CRUEL FINGERS PRESS WITH DEADLY FORCE
- BIG TOMBO BOWS ASSENT
- BEARING TENDERLY THE LIMP BODY OF THE TERRIER
- "WHAT VILLAIN HAS KILLED MY HORSE?"
- SHE STEALS INTO THE VERANDAH AND WATCHES
- PHILIP THROWS BACK HIS COAT, AND SHE SEES THE SHIRT BENEATH IT IS SPLASHED WITH BLOOD
- "LOOK! THERE IT GOES."
- SALUTING THE OLD PICTURES ON THE WALL WITH MOCK COURTESY
- THE DINING-ROOM DOOR OPENS, AND PHILIP ROCHE STANDS BEFORE THEM
- "MR. AND MRS. GREBBY!"
- SHE COVERS HER FACE WITH HER HANDS
- "MAY I SEE THAT PHOTOGRAPH?"
- "WHY, IT'S NEVER MR. ROCHE!" SHE EXCLAIMS
- SHE RUSHES TO THE DOOR WITH A WILD CRY
- ELEANOR STAGGERS ON BREATHLESSLY UP THE HILL
- THE CRUEL FINGERS PRESS WITH DEADLY FORCE
- BIG TOMBO BOWS ASSENT
- BEARING TENDERLY THE LIMP BODY OF THE TERRIER
- "WHAT VILLAIN HAS KILLED MY HORSE?"
- SHE STEALS INTO THE VERANDAH AND WATCHES
- PHILIP THROWS BACK HIS COAT, AND SHE SEES THE SHIRT BENEATH IT IS SPLASHED WITH BLOOD
- A Novel
- WHEN THE BIRDS BEGIN TO SING.
- CHAPTER I.
- AND WHEN LOVE SPEAKS.
- CHAPTER II.
- "IMPARADIS'D IN ONE ANOTHER'S ARMS."—Milton.
- CHAPTER III.
- GOD MADE THE WOMAN FOR THE MAN.—Tennyson.
- "Look! there it goes."
- "Look! there it goes."
- CHAPTER IV.
- LIFE IS A JEST.
- Saluting the old pictures on the wall with mock courtesy.
- Saluting the old pictures on the wall with mock courtesy.
- CHAPTER V.
- "THE FLY THAT SIPS TREACLE IS LOST IN THE SWEETS."
- The dining-room door opens, and Philip Roche stands before them.
- The dining-room door opens, and Philip Roche stands before them.
- CHAPTER VI.
- LIKE ONE THAT ON A LONESOME ROAD DOST WALK IN FEAR AND DREAD.
- CHAPTER VII.
- THE SHADOWS RISE AND FALL.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- KIND HEARTS ARE MORE THAN CORONETS.
- "Mr. and Mrs. Grebby!"
- "Mr. and Mrs. Grebby!"
- CHAPTER IX.
- HEART SICK AND WEARY WITH THE JOURNEY'S FRET.
- CHAPTER X.
- FALSER THAN ALL FANCY FATHOMS.
- CHAPTER XI.
- IF WE ONLY KNOW! IF WE ONLY KNOW!
- She covers her face with her hands.
- She covers her face with her hands.
- CHAPTER XII.
- TO-MORROW, AND TO-MORROW, AND TO-MORROW.—Shakespeare.
- "May I see that photograph?"
- "May I see that photograph?"
- CHAPTER XIII.
- IF NEED, TO DIE—NOT LIVE.—Chas. Kingsley.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- IN CLOUDS OF SILENCE FOLDED OUT OF SIGHT.
- "Why, it's never Mr. Roche!" she exclaims.
- She rushes to the door with a wild cry.
- "Why, it's never Mr. Roche!" she exclaims.
- She rushes to the door with a wild cry.
- CHAPTER XV.
- AH, FOR SOME RETREAT, DEEP IN YONDER SHINING ORIENT.—Tennyson.
- Eleanor staggers on breathlessly up the hill.
- Eleanor staggers on breathlessly up the hill.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- OH, LOVE! IN SUCH A WILDERNESS AS THIS.
- The cruel fingers press with deadly force.
- The cruel fingers press with deadly force.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- "WHERE THERE AIN'T NO TEN COMMANDMENTS." "The Road to Mandalay."—Rudyard Kipling.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- LET US BE OPEN AS THE DAY.
- Big Tombo bows assent.
- Big Tombo bows assent.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- THE IDEAL! DIM VANITIES OF DREAMS BY NIGHT.
- Bearing tenderly the limp body of the terrier.
- Bearing tenderly the limp body of the terrier.
- CHAPTER XX.
- LIFE IS THORNY, AND YOUTH IS VAIN.
- "What villain has killed my horse?"
- "What villain has killed my horse?"
- CHAPTER XXI.
- She steals into the verandah and watches.
- She steals into the verandah and watches.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- NO FOOTSTEP STIRRED—THE HATED WORLD ALL SLEPT, SAVE ONLY THEE AND ME. (OH, HEAVEN! OH, GOD!)
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- OH, I DEFY THEE, HELL, TO SHOW ON BEDS OF FIRE THAT BURN BELOW, A DEEPER WOE.—E. A. Poe.
- Philip throws back his coat, and she sees the shirt beneath it is splashed with blood.
- Philip throws back his coat, and she sees the shirt beneath it is splashed with blood.
- AND WHEN LOVE SPEAKS.
- CHAPTER II.
- "IMPARADIS'D IN ONE ANOTHER'S ARMS."—Milton.
- CHAPTER III.
- GOD MADE THE WOMAN FOR THE MAN.—Tennyson.
- "Look! there it goes."
- "Look! there it goes."
- CHAPTER IV.
- LIFE IS A JEST.
- Saluting the old pictures on the wall with mock courtesy.
- Saluting the old pictures on the wall with mock courtesy.
- CHAPTER V.
- "THE FLY THAT SIPS TREACLE IS LOST IN THE SWEETS."
- The dining-room door opens, and Philip Roche stands before them.
- The dining-room door opens, and Philip Roche stands before them.
- CHAPTER VI.
- LIKE ONE THAT ON A LONESOME ROAD DOST WALK IN FEAR AND DREAD.
- CHAPTER VII.
- THE SHADOWS RISE AND FALL.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- KIND HEARTS ARE MORE THAN CORONETS.
- "Mr. and Mrs. Grebby!"
- "Mr. and Mrs. Grebby!"
- CHAPTER IX.
- HEART SICK AND WEARY WITH THE JOURNEY'S FRET.
- CHAPTER X.
- FALSER THAN ALL FANCY FATHOMS.
- CHAPTER XI.
- IF WE ONLY KNOW! IF WE ONLY KNOW!
- She covers her face with her hands.
- She covers her face with her hands.
- CHAPTER XII.
- TO-MORROW, AND TO-MORROW, AND TO-MORROW.—Shakespeare.
- "May I see that photograph?"
- "May I see that photograph?"
- CHAPTER XIII.
- IF NEED, TO DIE—NOT LIVE.—Chas. Kingsley.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- IN CLOUDS OF SILENCE FOLDED OUT OF SIGHT.
- "Why, it's never Mr. Roche!" she exclaims.
- She rushes to the door with a wild cry.
- "Why, it's never Mr. Roche!" she exclaims.
- She rushes to the door with a wild cry.
- CHAPTER XV.
- AH, FOR SOME RETREAT, DEEP IN YONDER SHINING ORIENT.—Tennyson.
- Eleanor staggers on breathlessly up the hill.
- Eleanor staggers on breathlessly up the hill.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- OH, LOVE! IN SUCH A WILDERNESS AS THIS.
- The cruel fingers press with deadly force.
- The cruel fingers press with deadly force.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- "WHERE THERE AIN'T NO TEN COMMANDMENTS." "The Road to Mandalay."—Rudyard Kipling.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- LET US BE OPEN AS THE DAY.
- Big Tombo bows assent.
- Big Tombo bows assent.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- THE IDEAL! DIM VANITIES OF DREAMS BY NIGHT.
- Bearing tenderly the limp body of the terrier.
- Bearing tenderly the limp body of the terrier.
- CHAPTER XX.
- LIFE IS THORNY, AND YOUTH IS VAIN.
- "What villain has killed my horse?"
- "What villain has killed my horse?"
- CHAPTER XXI.
- She steals into the verandah and watches.
- She steals into the verandah and watches.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- NO FOOTSTEP STIRRED—THE HATED WORLD ALL SLEPT, SAVE ONLY THEE AND ME. (OH, HEAVEN! OH, GOD!)
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- OH, I DEFY THEE, HELL, TO SHOW ON BEDS OF FIRE THAT BURN BELOW, A DEEPER WOE.—E. A. Poe.
- Philip throws back his coat, and she sees the shirt beneath it is splashed with blood.
- Philip throws back his coat, and she sees the shirt beneath it is splashed with blood.
- CHAPTER I.
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