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_Why did he love her? Ask the passing breeze Why it has left the lilies in their bloom-- The great white blossoms of magnolia trees, And jasmine flowers, that kindle up the gloom Of Southern woods, where the vast live oak grows, And mocking birds sing love notes to the rose. Ask why it turned from these and lowly flew To kiss the purple violets in their dew._
_Yes, ask the breezes;--love is like to them In the free poising of his restless wing. Sometimes he searches for a priceless gem, But often takes a pebble from the spring. To his veiled eyes the humble pebble shines Bright as a jewel from Golconda's mines. Expect no answer why love chooses so-- His reasons are as vague as winds that blow._
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by T. B. PETERSON & BROTHERS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.
MRS. ANN S. STEPHENS' WORKS.
Each work is complete in one volume, 12mo.
NORSTON'S REST. BERTHA'S ENGAGEMENT. BELLEHOOD AND BONDAGE; or, Bought With A Price. LORD HOPE'S CHOICE; or, More Secrets Than One. THE OLD COUNTESS. Sequel to Lord Hope's Choice. A NOBLE WOMAN; or, A Gulf Between Them. PALACES AND PRISONS; or, The Prisoner of the Bastile. WIVES AND WIDOWS; or, The Broken Life. RUBY GRAY'S STRATEGY; or, Married By Mistake. FASHION AND FAMINE. THE CURSE OF GOLD; or, The Bound Girl and Wife's Trials. MABEL'S MISTAKE; or, The Lost Jewels. SILENT STRUGGLES; or, Barbara Stafford. THE WIFE'S SECRET; or, Gillian. THE HEIRESS; or, The Gipsy's Legacy. THE REJECTED WIFE; or, The Ruling Passion. THE OLD HOMESTEAD; or, The Pet From the Poor House. DOUBLY FALSE; or, Alike and Not Alike. THE REIGNING BELLE. MARRIED IN HASTE. THE SOLDIER'S ORPHANS. MARY DERWENT. THE GOLD BRICK.
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TO MRS. GEN. WILLIAM LESLIE CAZNEAU, OF KEITH HALL, JAMAICA, W. I.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND DEAREST FRIENDS THAT I HAVE, THIS BOOK IS MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
ANN S. STEPHENS.
NEW YORK , May 31, 1877.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. GATHERING OF THE HUNT II. THE HILL-SIDE HOUSE III. WAITING AND WATCHING IV. THE SON'S RETURN V. CONFESSING HIS LOVE VI. CONFESSIONS OF LOVE VII. JUDITH VIII. WAITING FOR HIM IX. THE NEXT NEIGHBOR X. JEALOUS PASSIONS XI. PROTEST AND APPEAL XII. THE HEART STRUGGLE XIII. ONE RASH STEP XIV. ON THE WAY HOME XV. THE LADY ROSE XVI. ALONE IN THE COTTAGE XVII. A STORMY ENCOUNTER XVIII. AN ENCOUNTER XIX. FATHER AND DAUGHTER XX. THE TWO THAT LOVED HIM XXI. BOTH HUSBAND AND FATHER XXII. WAS IT LIFE OR DEATH? XXIII. BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH XXIV. A FATHER'S MISGIVING XXV. THE BIRD AND THE SERPENT XXVI. TRUE AS STEEL XXVII. A CRUEL DESERTION XXVIII. THE WIFE'S VISIT XXIX. BY MY MOTHER IN HEAVEN XXX. THE BARMAID OF THE TWO RAVENS XXXI. THE OLD LAKE HOUSE XXXII. THE NEW LEASE XXXIII. SHARPER THAN A SERPENT'S TOOTH XXXIV. THE SICK MAN WRITES A LETTER XXXV. WITH THE HOUSEKEEPER XXXVI. UNDER THE IVY XXXVII. A STORM AT THE TWO RAVENS XXXVIII. A PRESENT FROM THE FAIR XXXIX. A WILD-FLOWER OFFERING XL. SEEKING A PLACE XLI. THE FATHER'S SICK-ROOM XLII. PROFFERED SERVICES XLIII. THE LOST LETTER XLIV. THE HOUSEKEEPER'S VISIT XLV. EXCELLENT ADVICE XLVI. THE SERPENT IN HER PATH XLVII. NIGHT ON THE BALCONY XLVIII. WATCHING HER RIVAL XLIX. BROODING THOUGHTS L. YOUNG HURST AND LADY ROSE LI. THE GODMOTHER'S MISTAKE LII. SITTING AT THE WINDOW LIII. DEATH LIV. THE GARDENER'S FUNERAL LV. SEARCHING A HOUSE LVI. A MOTHER'S HOPEFULNESS LVII. WAITING AT THE LAKE HOUSE LVIII. SIR NOEL'S VISITOR LIX. PLEADING FOR DELAY LX. LOVE AND HATE LXI. HUNTED DOWN LXII. STORMS AND LADY ROSE LXIII. THE PRICE OF A LIFE LXIV. JUDITH'S RETURN LXV. ON THE PRECIPICE LXVI. SIR NOEL AND RUTH LXVII. SHOWING THE WAY LXVIII. FORSAKING HER HOME LXIX. THE SOUL'S DANGER LXX. ON THE TRAIN LXXI. THE SPIDER'S WEB LXXII. THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE LXXIII. SEARCHING THE LAKE HOUSE LXXIV. COMING HOME
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