The Living Age, Volume 270Living Age Company, 1911 |
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Page 21
... Penelope , " and she blushed . " Penelope , " repeated Mrs. Powrie , in a tone surprised and almost disap- proving . " Tuts ! what a pity ! It's- it's so foreign ! Give me a plain Scotch name like Kate or Margaret ; I'm Agnes myself ...
... Penelope , " and she blushed . " Penelope , " repeated Mrs. Powrie , in a tone surprised and almost disap- proving . " Tuts ! what a pity ! It's- it's so foreign ! Give me a plain Scotch name like Kate or Margaret ; I'm Agnes myself ...
Page 22
... Penelope , " corrected Miss Grace Skene's companion . " Just let it be Penelope , if you don't mind , or simply Pen . The pen , you know , is mightier than the sword : that's father's joke . I can't help being a minister's daughter . I ...
... Penelope , " corrected Miss Grace Skene's companion . " Just let it be Penelope , if you don't mind , or simply Pen . The pen , you know , is mightier than the sword : that's father's joke . I can't help being a minister's daughter . I ...
Page 23
... Penelope . " Nobody would think of such a thing except Sir Andrew , " answered Mrs. Powrie . " All men are alike when swimming , and in their mothers ' laps . ' he says to Miss Amelia . I wish my- self they were all like Captain — all ...
... Penelope . " Nobody would think of such a thing except Sir Andrew , " answered Mrs. Powrie . " All men are alike when swimming , and in their mothers ' laps . ' he says to Miss Amelia . I wish my- self they were all like Captain — all ...
Page 24
... Penelope . " Do you think so ? " asked the house- keeper . " Yes , I daresay that is so . I used to think them out of place myself at first , but now I feel , someway , they're very natural . And these are their swords ; Sir Andrew's is ...
... Penelope . " Do you think so ? " asked the house- keeper . " Yes , I daresay that is so . I used to think them out of place myself at first , but now I feel , someway , they're very natural . And these are their swords ; Sir Andrew's is ...
Page 81
... Penelope on the box , the night maintained a loyal privacy . Grace Skene's lady Abigail , quite un- conscious of her part in an adventure that amused the whole community , rose next morning early , and , with nothing else to do in the ...
... Penelope on the box , the night maintained a loyal privacy . Grace Skene's lady Abigail , quite un- conscious of her part in an adventure that amused the whole community , rose next morning early , and , with nothing else to do in the ...
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