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Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels

Mrs. Charles Bryce

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. . .Her rage and indignation continued to augment as the minutes passed and no bell summoned her back to her duties. Though no fonder of work than her fellows, Amélie’s whole soul rose in revolt against the idea that she could be dispensed with. And when at last, after an hour’s waiting, both she and Miss Turner were recalled to the bedroom, one of them at least re-entered it with murderous feelings in her heart, which she vented by making faces at the masseuse behind the ladies’ backs and vowing to herself that the day of vengeance could not be much longer delayed.

As for Barbara, she was struck immediately she returned to her friend by a suppressed excitement, a restlessness of manner, which seemed to betray that there had been something of personal interest in Madame Querterot’s confidences. She did not like, however, to ask what the Frenchwoman had had to tell in private, and as Mrs. Vanderstein did not volunteer any information. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I read this book after reading Mrs. Charles Bryce's other novel "The Ashiel Mystery." This book was engaging, though it had a lot of blatant racism indicative of the time period in which it was written. If you can get past that, the story itself was interesting and unique. None of the characters are