| Title | : | The Country House |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Galsworthy |
| Release | : | 2012-06-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books |
| Size | : | 218954 |
| The year was 1891, the month October, the day Monday. In the dark outside the railway-station at Worsted Skeynes Mr. Horace Pendyce's omnibus, his brougham, his luggage-cart, monopolised space. The face of Mr. Horace Pendyce's coachman monopolised the light of the solitary station lantern. Rosy-gilled, with fat close-clipped grey whiskers and inscrutably pursed lips, it presided high up in the easterly air like an emblem of the feudal system. On the platform within, Mr. Horace Pendyce's first footman and second groom in long livery coats with silver buttons, their appearance slightly relieved by the rakish cock of their top-hats, awaited the arrival of the 6. 15. |
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