Lost

Edward Bellamy

Description

Lovers Charles Randall and Ida Werner are forced to part due to financial problems, with the promise that they will reunite as soon as possible. But when life intervenes, their planned meeting is delayed indefinitely. Will they ever be able to pick up where they left off?

Sujets

• Short story

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776596577
• Langue: English

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LOST
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EDWARD BELLAMY
 
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Lost First published in 1898 Epub ISBN 978-1-77659-657-7 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77659-658-4 © 2014 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
Lost
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The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date,but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives. CharlesRandall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home toAmerica, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentlebosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before shecould breathe freely again.
A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term atthe university just begun, had seen the announcement, " Zimmer zuvermiethen ," in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived. Idaanswered his ring, for her father was still at his government office,and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper. She wouldmuch rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms;but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them,she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through thesuite. When he came next day with his baggage, he learned for the firsttime what manner of apartments he had engaged; for although he hadprotracted the investigation the previous evening to the furthestcorner, and had been