Excerpt from The Mistress of Beech Knoll a Novel
"I should think the whole town had lost its wits!" observed Roxana Sherritt scornfully.
She was sitting by the dining-table in Dr. Joy"s house, polishing the roses on a silver coffee-pot. Whatever Roxana did, she did with her might, and she concentrated her attention now on the antique silver with the same care which she bestowed habitually on all the doctor"s belongings, including his niece Phyllis, who sat near by, rubbing silver forks with a piece of chamois skin, and laughing softly at the housekeepers intolerant remarks.
"You must remember that nothing ever happened before, in Snowdon," replied the girl.
"Humph! Where human bein"s live, you can be pretty sure there"s plenty happens," remarked Roxana.
"Well, nothing ever happened to me before," said Phyllis, lifting her brilliant face to her companion.
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