Ruth
A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Ruth: A Novel, Vol. 2 of 3<br><br>She noticed Sally's looks particularly this morning. The manner in which the old servant treated Ruth, had in it far more of respect than there had been the day before; but there was a kind of satisfied way of braving out Miss Benson's glances which made the latter uncertain and uncomfortable.<br><br>She followed her brother into his study.<br><br>"Do you know, Thurstan, I am almost certain Sally suspects."<br><br>Mr. Benson sighed. The deception grieved him, and yet he thought he saw its necessity.<br><br>"What makes you think so" asked he.<br><br>"Oh! many little things. It was her odd way of ducking her head about, as if to catch a good view of Ruth's left hand, that made me think of the wedding-ring; and once, yesterday,when I thought I had made up quite a natural speech, and was saying how sad it was for so young a creature to be left a widow, she broke in with 'widow be farred!' in a very strange, contemptuous kind of manner."<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.