
Length3h 57m
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Excerpt: "It was as cold as Christmas, and Christmas Eve it was. A thin crust of snow lay over the level landscape of lower Virginia, and the declining sun cast a lovely rose-red light upon the silver world. Afar off lay the river that led to the great bay, both river and bay frozen hard and fast as steel. The crystal air was sharp and still, and in the opaline sky a little crescent moon smiled at the sparkling stars. Along the broad lane that led from the wooded heights to the spacious brick mansion of Rosehill, seated on the river bank, a great four-horse team trotted merrily, the stout farm-horses snorting with delight, and the negro driver and his helpers laughing, and singing Christmas catches, their voices echoing in the clear, cold air. The Rosehill mansion itself seemed to radiate Christmas cheer. From the warm, wide-throated chimneys curled delicate wreaths of blue smoke, and a venturesome peacock had climbed upon the flat roof and stood on one leg, warming himself comfortably against the hot chimney. The panes of the many windows glittered in the sinking sun, and on the frozen river a couple of skaters flew back and forth like birds upon the wing, their shrill little cries and laughter resounding gaily in the crisp cold."
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature, General Fiction
Length3 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 30, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ILLUSTRATIONS
13CHAPTER XII KETTLE ACTS HIS OWN ILIAD
2CHAPTER I CAPTIVATING BETTY
14CHAPTER XIII IT WAS THE SPRINGTIME
3CHAPTER II A YOUNG SOLDIER
15CHAPTER XIV PROBLEMS
4CHAPTER III THROUGH A DORMER WINDOW
16CHAPTER XV THE BROKEN DREAM
5CHAPTER IV KETTLE
17CHAPTER XVI PRIDE PAYS THE PRICE
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6CHAPTER V CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR
18CHAPTER XVII THE HAND OF DESTINY
7CHAPTER VI KETTLE AND OTHER THINGS
19CHAPTER XVIII “DOAN’ YOU CRY, MISS BETTY!”
8CHAPTER VII FORTESCUE AND ROSES AND BIRDSEYE
20CHAPTER XIX CALM WEATHER
9CHAPTER VIII THE SHADOW OF THE PAST
21CHAPTER XX TWILIGHT
10CHAPTER IX LOVE AND THE CHASE
22CHAPTER XXI RECOMPENCE
11CHAPTER X THE FLYING FEET OF THE DANCERS
23CHAPTER XXII GLORIA
12CHAPTER XI THE DREAM OF LOVE
24CHAPTER XXIII SUNSHINE