Eleanor
A Novel (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Eleanor: A Novel<br><br>'Let us be quite clear, Aunt Pattie - when does this young woman arrive'<br><br>'In about half an hour. But really, Edward, you need take no trouble! she is coming to visit me, and I will see that she doesn't get in your way. Neither you nor Eleanor need trouble your heads about her.'<br><br>Miss Manisty - a small elderly lady in a cap - looked at her nephew with a mild and deprecating air. The slight tremor of the hands, which were crossed over the knitting on her lap, betrayed a certain nervousness; but for all that she had the air of managing a familiar difficulty in familiar ways.<br><br>The gentleman addressed shook his head impatiently.<br><br>'One never prepares for these catastrophes till they actually arrive,' he muttered, taking up a magazine that lay on the table near him, and restlessly playing with the leaves.<br><br>'I warned you yesterday.<br><br>"And I forgot - and was happy. Eleanor - what are we going to do with Miss Foster'<br><br>A lady, who had been sitting at some little distance, rose and came forward.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.