Coleridge Christabel Rose. Kingsworth: or, The Aim of a Life
Chapter One. The Heirs of Kingsworth
Chapter Two. The Reading of the Will
Chapter Three. Found Drowned
Chapter Four. Applehurst
Chapter Five. Speculations
Chapter Six. The Other Party
Chapter Seven. Friendship
Chapter Eight. Society
Chapter Nine. The Ball
Chapter Ten. Under the Rocks
Chapter Eleven. Coming to an Understanding
Chapter Twelve. Responsibility
Chapter Thirteen. The Real Sacrifice
Chapter Fourteen. Mother and Daughter
Chapter Fifteen. Love Lane
Chapter Sixteen. Cousins
Chapter Seventeen. A New Motive
Chapter Eighteen. Of Age
Chapter Nineteen “Lady Clare.”
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Mrs George Kingsworth had reigned for a year over Kingsworth House, her father-in-law had grown very fond of her, and the estate had prospered under George’s management. But James scarcely ever came home, and was no nearer than before to his father’s favour. Mr Kingsworth, though not old, was much broken in health, and it was not surprising that he should lean much on the son who was close at hand.
So mused the young wife as she sat in a little breakfast room in the second autumn after her marriage; her little four months old daughter on her knee. Her face had grown much graver and sterner since her wedding day, and she was only half attending to her lively cooing baby, as if her thoughts were not free to take pleasure in it.
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When they came back from church, Mrs Kingsworth ran hastily up to the nursery to find some cheering in the sight of her child. She opened the door on a scene that she little expected. Instead of decorous silence, or subdued comments, a confusion of angry voices met her ear, and the head nurse, a very grand personage, of whose experience her mistress herself stood somewhat in awe, turned round at her entrance.
“Indeed, ma’am, you will be surprised and grieved at what you see. It is disgraceful at such a time as this. Nor should I have spoken till to-morrow, if you hadn’t happened to open the door.”
