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The Lost Heir
G. A. Henty
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The gypsy examined her hand in silence. "I would rather not tell you what I see," she said as she dropped the hand. "Oh, ridiculous!" the lady exclaimed. "I have crossed your palm with gold, and I expect to get my money's worth," and she held out her hand again.
The gypsy again examined it.
"You stand at the crossing of the ways. There are two men—one dark, quiet, and earnest, who loves you. You love him, but not as he loves you; but your line of life runs smoothly until the other line, that of a brown man, becomes mixed up in it. He loves you too, with a hot, passionate love that would soon fade. You had a letter from him a day or two back. Last night, as he passed you in a dance, he whispered, 'I have not had an answer,' and the next time he passed you, you replied, 'You must give me another day or two.' Up. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
This was my first Henty novel that I read as it’s not available on Audible. It was an enjoyable read, though at over 300 pages much more drawn out than it needed to be. It was certainly a departure from his normal style where he takes a factual time period, with usually a war or some major historica
I finished this during a vacation and didn't have access to GoodReads so the plot is a bit hazy to me. Spoilers ahead.
As far as I can recall and according to the summaries I can find, this is most a detective story about 2 deaf or partly young ladies who used their lip reading skills to solve a crim
Unlike other Henty's I've read. Perhaps an attempt to branch out into the market for young lady readers? ...although the heroines in this book don't even feature as centrally as the boys of other Henty works. I quite liked the story though, although about two thirds of the way through all the pieces