Download or read book Bessy Rane, Vol. 2 of 3 written by Mrs. Henry Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bessy Rane, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel The intimacy with Arthur Bohun, the silent love-makin g, had been going on always. Even now, she was listening lest haply his footsteps might be heard listening with hushed breath and beating heart. Never a day passed but he contrived to call, on some plea or other, at Mrs. Cumberland's, morning, afternoon, or evening and this morning he might be com ing, for aught she knew. At the close of the past summer, Mrs. Cumberland had gone to the Isle of Wight, for change of air, taking Ellen and her maid Jelly. She hired a secluded cottage in the neighbourhood of Niton. Sin gular to say, Captain Bohun remembered that he had friends at Niton - an Old invalid brother officer, who was living there in great economy. On and Off, on and Off, during the whole time Of Mrs. Cumberland's stay - and that lasted five months, for she had gone the beginning of September, and did not come home until the end of February - was Arthur Bohun paying visits to this old friend. Now for a day or two; now for a week or two once for three weeks together. And still Mrs. Cumberland suspected nothing I It was as if her eyes were held. Perhaps they were: there is a destiny in all things, and it must be worked out. It is true that she did not see or suspect half the intimacy. A gentle walk once a day by the sea was all she took. At other times Ellen rambled at will; some times attended by Jelly, alone when Jelly could not be spared. Captain Bohun took every care of her, guarding her more jealously than he would have guarded a sister: and this did a little surprise Mrs. Cumberland. We ought to feel obliged to Captain Bohun, Ellen, she said on one occasion. It's not many a young man would sacrifice his time to us. Your father, and his, and my husband the chaplain, were warm friends for a little time in India it must be the know ledge of that that induces him to be so atten tive. Very civil of him! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.