King Midas: A Romance
"Except," added Helen, "that you walked twelve miles this glorious Saturday morning to welcome me home, which was beautiful. And of course you`ll stay over Sund
"Except," added Helen, "that you walked twelve miles this glorious Saturday morning to welcome me home, which was beautiful. And of course you`ll stay over Sunday, now you`re here; I can invite you myself, you know, for I`ve come home to take the reins of government. You never saw such a sight in your life as my poor father has made of our house; he`s got the parlor all full of those horrible theological works of his, just as if God had never made anything beautiful! And since I`ve been away that dreadful Mrs. Dale has gotten complete charge of the church, and she`s one of those creatures that wouldn`t allow you to burn a candle in the organ loft; and father never was of any use for quarreling about things."
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