Books with author Ellen Wallace

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ... it, that she was likely to marry Mr. Linley." "Oh! that affair is just where it was," said Miss Manley. "When he is rich enough! If he could but change his curacy into a good living, then people would say he need not despair. But that will never be; or at least no prospect can be so uncertain and distant." "Mamma does not like these long engagements," said the younger sister. "You want a sprig of jessamine, dear Constance; this will just do. How fortunate you are; your engagement need never be a long one." "True!" said Miss Manley; "and you need never marry at all if you don't particularly wish it. You will be just as much respected with your splendid property as if you were a married woman." Constance thought with some pleasure, that when she had no property at all, she had preferred remaining single to marrying a person whom she did not particularly like; but there is no occasion to be more refined than your company, so she merely laughed, and told Miss Manley that she was very likely to illustrate her position, and that she should be curious to see how society would use her when she was an old maid. "That was a very elegant young man sitting next to you at luncheon," said Miss Louisa; "there was something very aristocratic in his manner." Do you think so?" returned Constance. "He is an idle neighbour of ours, who comes here oftener than any of us like." "Yes," said Miss Manley, "particularly with that charming Lord Bevis staying in the house!" Here she looked as fixedly as she could at Constance's purple veil. "But between you and me, dear Miss Manley," said Constance, "Lord Bevis shows a very bad taste, he has not shown...

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