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Margaret Pedler. The House of Dreams-Come-True
The House of Dreams-Come-True
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I—THE WANDER-FEVER
CHAPTER II—MADAME DE VARIGNY
CHAPTER III—THE STRANGER ON THE ICE
CHAPTER IV—THE STOLEN DAY
CHAPTER V—AMONG THE SNOWS
CHAPTER VI—THE MAGIC MOMENT
CHAPTER VII—WHICH DEALS WITH REFLECTIONS
CHAPTER VIII—THE MAN FROM MONTAVAN
CHAPTER IX—THE MASTER OF STAPLE
CHAPTER X—OTHER PEOPLE’S TROUBLES
CHAPTER XI—“THE SINS OF THE FATHERS”
CHAPTER XII—A SENSE OF DUTY
CHAPTER XIII—“WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOUR?”
CHAPTER XIV.—A COMPACT
CHAPTER XV—LADY ANNE’S DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER XVI—THE GIFT OF LOVE
CHAPTER XVII—IN THE ROSE GARDEN
CHAPTER XVIII—CROSS-PURPOSES
CHAPTER XIX—THE SPIDER
CHAPTER XX—THE SHADOW OF THE FUTURE
CHAPTER XXI—DIVERS HAPPENINGS
CHAPTER XXII—“WILLING OR UNWILLING!”
CHAPTER XXIII—ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS
CHAPTER XXIV—AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
CHAPTER XXV—ARRANGED BY TELEPHONE
CHAPTER XXVI—MOONLIGHT ON THE MOOR
CHAPTER XXVII—INTO THE MIST
CHAPTER XXVIII—THEY WHO WAITED
CHAPTER XXIX—THE GOLDEN HOUR
CHAPTER XXX—THE GATEWAY
CHAPTER XXXI—AN UNWELCOME VISITOR
CHAPTER XXXII—THE DIVIDING SWORD
CHAPTER XXXIII—THE RETURNING TIDE
CHAPTER XXXIV—THE TEST
CHAPTER XXXV—THE EVE OF DEPARTURE
CHAPTER XXXVI—REUNION
CHAPTER XXXVII—“AN HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS”
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Margaret Pedler
Published by Good Press, 2019
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But, two hours later, she realised that once again his superficial air of animation had deceived her. From her window she saw him coming along the frozen track that led from the hillside cemetery, and for a moment she hardly recognised her father in that suddenly shrank, huddled figure of a man, stumbling down the path, his head thrust forward and sunken on his breast.
Her first imperative instinct was to go and meet him. Her whole being ached with the longing to let him feel the warm rush of her sympathy, to assure him that he was not utterly alone. But she checked the impulse, recognising that he had no use for any sympathy or love which she could give.
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