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Elsket and Other Stories

Thomas Nelson Page

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .t a girl, laughed and sang for him, and he sang for her, and his voice was rich and sweet. And she went with him to fish and to climb, and often, when Cnut and I were in the field, we would hear her laugh, clear and fresh from the rocks beside the streams, as he told her some fine story of his England. He stayed here a month and a week, and then departed, saying he would come again next year, and the house was empty and silent after he left. But after a time we grew used to it once more and the winter came.

"When the spring returned we got a letter—a letter to her—saying he would come again, and every two weeks another letter came, and I went for it and brought it to—to her, and she read it to Cnut and me. And at last he came and I went to meet him, and brought him here, welcome as if he had been my eldest born, and we were glad. Cnut smiled and[Pg 31] ran forward and gave him his hand, and—she—she did not come at first, but . . . Read More

Community Reviews

Excellent lore of old

The timeless story of simple mountain folk,living in peace and tranquility, until an untru heart entered their mountain stronghold and brought the betrayal of the worldly