Under St Paul's: a Romance

Publisher Marketing: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...in a false position by being engaged to him, and at the same time causing him anxiety as to my power of keeping my promise to him. This must not be. I must never put George in a false position. What are all my life, all my interests, all my hopes, compared with him? Nothing. Oh, my love, I love you better than all things!' She raised her eyes to Mr Parkinson, and said, in a cheerful, light voice, 'I am sure Mr Osborne will not refuse you.' She bent over Osborne and touched him on the arm, saying, 'Your sister and you must come. I make this a condition to my going.' Osborne looked up at her and glanced at his sister, and said, --'Will you go, Kate?' 'As you please.' 'Then, Mr Parkinson, we shall be very happy to accept your invitation.' Parkinson had seen a look of worship in those grave manly eyes, and he had seen the answering look of love. He guessed how matters stood, and from that moment forward treated George as the responsible master of the party. Now Osborne felt more at ease than for any moment during the past four-and-twenty hours. He had secured his sweetheart, they had solemnly pledged their troth, and he had so clearly and firmly defined the position he should hold morally and spiritually, that he was no longer in fear of anything--in fact, he was less than indifferent to recent fears, and would rather court than shun the occasion of them. Marie felt in great delight with his acquiescence in her request. It showed his confidence in her. It showed her how he valued her word, her resolution, at their true worth. She would justify his confidence. She would show this lover how she respected his devotion and faith. What to her were all the sciences and all the savants of the world compared to this one simple gentleman, who honoured her insignificant s... Contributor Bio:  Dowling, Richard The co-authors of the book are Stephen Watson and Richard Dowling. Stephen D. Watson, M. Ed. Stephen Watson has taught English at universities in Gumi, South Korea and Guangzhou, China for more than 9 years. Prior to that, he taught high school mathematics in Canada, Tanzania, and Guyana. He also participated in the Arcosanti arcology project in Arizona, and he contributed to greenbelt afforestation in Tamil Nadu, India. He has B. Ed. and B. A. degrees from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He completed his M. Ed. in Teaching Second Languages from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia in 2002. He has written a children's book entitled "Moss, the Bike-Riding Mosquito," published in 2008 and available online. He has also produced 3 musical CDs with songs. He plays guitar and sings all the songs on the 3 CDs, most of which were written by him. The 3 CDs are also available online under the following 3 titles: "in it for the long haul," "Peoples of the World - A New Day," and "Burst onto the Scene." Richard Dowling, M. A. Richard Dowling is an associate professor with the Asian Division of the University of Maryland University College, where he has taught English Composition, History, and Government courses in Asia for 20 years - in Guam, Japan, and Australia, with 15 of those years in South Korea. He received a B. A. in History and Philosophy from Wheeling University in 1966, and an M. A. in History from Duquesne University in 1968. He also completed two years of doctoral work in History at the University of Connecticut from 1968 to 1970. Subsequently, he received a B. S. in English from the State University of New York in 1990, and a permanent certificate to teach both English and Social Studies in grade 7-12 from the State of New York in 1991. In 2008, he published his first book "The Youth and Maturity of Humanity: Interpreting American, Modern, and Impending Global History as One Story." The book is available online. He introduced the Two Hands Approach in a preliminary form at the KOTESOL conference in Daegu, South Korea in October 2000.