That Stick (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781421845142)

'Oh, there's that stick. What can he want?' sighed one of a pair of dignified elderly ladies, in black silk, to the other, as in a quiet country-town street they saw themselves about to be accosted by a man of about forty, with the air of a managing clerk, who came up breathlessly, with a flush on his usually pale cheeks. 'Miss Lang; I beg pardon! May I be allowed a few words with Miss Marshall? I know it is unusual, but I have something unusual to tell her.' 'Nothing distressing, I hope, Mr. Morton, ' said one of the ladies, startled. 'Oh no, quite the reverse, ' he said, with a nervous laugh; 'in fact, I have unexpectedly come into a property!'

Author: M. Yonge Charlotte M. Yonge,Charlotte M. Yonge
ISBN-10: 1421845148
ISBN-13: 9781421845142
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2007
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d