The Orange-Yellow Diamond
Book Excerpt: ...in his inexperience had expected to see it arrive by return of post. Also he had put his pride in his pocket, and had written a long letter to his old schoolmate, John Purdie, in far-away Scotland, explaining his present circumstances, and asking him, for old times' sake, to lend him some money until he had finished and sold a novel, which, he was sure, would turn out to be a small gold-mine. John Purdie, he knew, was now a wealthy young man--successor to his father in a fine business; Lauriston felt no doubt that he would respond. And meantime, till the expected letters came, he had money--and when you have lived for four days on two shillings, fourteen shillings seems a small fortune. Certainly, within the last half-hour, life had taken on a roseate tinge--all due to a visit to the pawnshop.Hurrying back along Praed Street, Lauriston's steps were suddenly arrested. He found himself unconsciously hurrying by an old-fashioned eating-house, from whence came an appetizing odour of cooking food. He remember...
Yazar | J. S. Fletcher |
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Yayın Evi | Independently published |
Lina Scatia Almanca Türkçe J B SBoon J S SBoon Blurb Lightning Source UK Ltd İngilizce Independently published Independently Published; Illustrated basım Fransızca İtalyanca Lucy Bella CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform İspanyolca Books On Demand Emily Grace Monogram Sketchbook Hinterland
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Baskı Detayları
Yazar | J. S. Fletcher |
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İsbn 13 | 979-8678607010 |
Yayın Evi | Independently published |
De olduğu gibi | B08KH2K843 |
tarafından gönderildi The Orange-Yellow Diamond | 1 Ekim 2020 |