Eothen

           ItwasoneofthemanycausesforpersonalpridewithwhicholdOsbornechosetorecreatehimselfthatSedley,hisancientrival,enemy,andbenefactor,wasinhislastdayssoutterlydefeatedandhumiliatedastobeforcedtoacceptpecuniaryobligationsatthehandsofthemanwhohadmostinjuredandinsultedhim.Thesuccessfulmanoftheworldcursedtheoldpauperandrelievedhimfromtimetotime.AshefurnishedGeorgewithmoneyforhismother,hegavetheboytounderstandbyhints,deliveredinhisbrutal,coarseway,thatGeorge’smaternalgrandfatherwasbutawretchedoldbankruptanddependant,andthatJohnSedleymightthankthemantowhomhealreadyowedeversomuchmoneyfortheaidwhichhisgenerositynowchosetoadminister.Georgecarriedthepompoussuppliestohismotherandtheshatteredoldwidowerwhomitwasnowthemainbusinessofherlifetotendandcomfort.Thelittlefellowpatronizedthefeebleanddisappointedoldman.

           Itmayhaveshownawantof"properpride"inAmeliathatshechosetoacceptthesemoneybenefitsatthehandsofherfather’senemy.Butproperprideandthispoorladyhadneverhadmuchacquaintancetogether.Adispositionnaturallysimpleanddemandingprotection;alongcourseofpovertyandhumility,ofdailyprivations,andhardwords,ofkindofficesandnoreturns,hadbeenherloteversincewomanhoodalmost,orsinceherlucklessmarriagewithGeorgeOsborne.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 1007 з 1227