The Glory and Shame of England (Volume 1) - Softcover

Lester, Charles Edwards

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0217585418 ISBN 13: 9780217585415

Verlag: General Books LLC, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1845. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE TWO ORPHANS. 185 crowds as they passed along. I observed a boy ap- parently about twelve or thirteen, holding up and dragging along a pale little girl considerably youn- ger than himself. " Come along now, Meggy; can't you go for yourself a bit--I am about to give up, and I can't carry you again V I took the little creature's left hand, and the boy took the other, and we led her on to their home. The eyes of every one in the street were turned upon me, as though it were a strange thing to see a well- dressed person take a fainting child by the hand. " What is the matter, my boy, with your sister ?" " She's tired out, sir; for she is not used to the mill-work yet, and it comes hard on her." " How long have you worked in the mills V " Five years." " Why don't your sister stay at home 1 She is too young yet to go to the mills." " Mother did keep her out as long as she could ; but after father died she was obliged to send Meggy to the mills too." " How many brothers and sisters have you ?" " There's six of us in all. George is apprenticed in Preston; and Sarah, and Kate, and Billy work in Mr. 's mill." We turned a corner into a very narrow, filthy lane, and the boy, pointing the way down into the basement, said, " Here we live." The steps were steep and narrow, and I took the little girl in my arms and carried her into the cellar. I r The mother was lying upon a low bed of rags in one corner of the apartment. She rose up after one or two unsuccessful efforts, and sat on the side of the bed. The room was nearly dark; and what light there was came through the door we entered and fell upon her face. Her countenance looked sallow and consumptive; her cheek was feverish, and her eyes were sunk deep in her head. Her forehead was large and handsome ; but there was an a...

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• Verlag: General Books LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0217585418
• ISBN 13: 9780217585415
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 56