My Insect Queen A Novel PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...the rehearsal?--how good of you. You are in time--we shall begin directly." "Not to-day," he answered; and passing her with a slight bow, he went up to Miss Gilroyd, who was sitting in a corner, mixing some colours on a palette for Charlie, who was engaged in daubing pink and blue jockeys on a large engraving representing the Cup Day at Ascot, and too deeply interested in his artistic efforts, even to spare a look to his favourite Mr. Wentworth. I watched my Assistant's movement with curiosity, and pricked up my sharp ears, while I pretended to be wholly absorbed in looking at Miss Comberhill and the dancers; I observed that Rosamond did not raise her eyes as Roland approached her--did not appear to see him, in fact, until he was close by her side. "I trust that Miss Gilroyd is better?" "Miss Gilroyd is perfectly well, thanks, Mr. Wentworth." "Not so--unless my coadjutor was mistaken in the information he gave me very recently." "I was not quite well," she answered, indifferently; "but that is a long time ago--quite a thing of the past, and with the past Mr. Wentworth does not concern himself."--(oho!) "Now," thought I, "Mr. Wentworth, you are ' snubbed.'" But the allusion, if it was intended'for one, was unnoticed. "If I may be forgiven the discourtesy of remarking on a young lady's looks, Miss Gilroyd, I will say that yours do not bear out your assertion that you are quite well--you look pale and harassed." Not pale now, certainly, for as he spoke she flushed a vivid carnation. "I have over-exerted myself a little lately;--you see" (with a slight accent of bitterness, ) "I have grown so unused to gaiety." Still he evaded her allusion. "You have been instructing Miss Graysbrooke in the part of ' Colombe;' it is very kind of you." "It is...