Francis William Lauderdale Adams

Name: A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV.
Author: Francis William Lauderdale Adams

A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

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“A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV.”, published in 1894, is a work by Francis William Lauderdale Adams. It explores elements such as portmanteau, kiss and Amélie.

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ My heart went up to the bottom of my throat.
'Is it from Professor Strachan?' asked Rosy as Amélie was going out.
'No,' I said, striving to be full master of myself.
She refrained from further question, and I slowly opened the letter:
'Dear Bertram,—I should not have written to you, but that many things have come upon me. My little son is dead. God, in His great Love, saw fit to give him to me, as I thought, for my consoling; and He has seen fit, in His great Wisdom, to take him away from me again. God's ways are not as our ways. ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ If you do, you are a coward and no gentleman. I pray God will forgive me for my wickedness; He knows I did not do it for gain, but for pure love for you; that is the only comfort I have within myself. I loved you, but what is love and how strong when through suffering hate takes the place of that love. I hate you and I always shall. ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ You'd like to take the flask with some cognac in it? It's such a pretty flask, and you've never used it!' (She had given it me.)
'Yes,' I said, 'to be sure.' And told Marie to go and bring it.
Marie brought it, and then came the question of the cognac. There was none in the house; which had not struck any of us before. I was for not minding about it, till I saw that Rosy would be hurt if her flask was not used; so Marie was sent down to get some cognac, while Rosy and I went into the study again, not caring for more dinner. ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ In a moment it was come. She was in my arms, pressing up with a poor little tearful face for the soft lips' kiss. None other kiss than that now, none other kiss than that! Oh Rosebud, Rosebud! Then our beings, scarce met, parted again; and I had left her.
I went down.
As I got into the cab opposite the door, I looked up at our balcony half hoping to see her there. No. Nor at the window.
Once more, as we drove away, I looked up at balcony and window. No. I was a fool. ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ Marie opened the door. I told her to tell Amélie to be as quick with dinner as possible, as I wanted to catch a train. Marie agreed and went back, closing the door. 'I have found your small port-manteau,' said Rosy, coming into the dining-room doorway with a noise of the opening curtain-rings. 'Will you come and choose the things you want, because I'm not sure?
We went together.
When we, or rather I, had finished packing the portmanteau, we returned to dinner. The portmanteau was to be taken down by the back staircase.
'I forgot the flask. Do you know where it is? ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ A porter with my portmanteau came to me to remind me that it was time to be getting my luggage weighed and myself on to the platform. We went up the hall together. I looked at the clock. He was right. ”

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Francis William Lauderdale Adams, A Child of the Age — Part V: Chapter IV. (1894)

“ Lady Gwatkin, 22 Balmoral Street, London, and B. Leicester, Paris, and (in French) I cannot come. Then, when the clerk had shown me that he understood it aright, I returned to my porter and the portmanteau in the cab.
When I arrived at the Avenue de Fontenoi, I did not look up at either balcony or window, but got down with my portmanteau and, having paid the man, went slowly in. As the impulse to look up had been denied, so was that to ask at the concierge's if she had gone out. But the concierge came forth to proffer carrying up the portmanteau ”

Francis William Lauderdale Adams

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