Capitolo 1
Adrift Á. York New
Or, Tom and Florence Braving the World
from
HORATIO ALGER, JR.
The Victoria's author" of "Mark Mason, "Bruce Dentro", "Bernard Ruscello
Adventures", "A Debt of Honor", etc. etc.
A. L. Burt Società, Publishers
New York
1900
Adrift Á. York New.
Chapter me.
The Lost heir.
"Uncle, you are not seeming well to-evening."
"I am not well, Florence. I sometimes doubt if I will be never of it
better."
"Certainly, uncle, you cannot mean----"
"Yes, my child, I am right to believe that I am approaching me at the end."
"I cannot bear to feel to speak her/it so, uncle", Florence Linden says in
uncontrollable nervousness. "You are not an old man. You are but
fifty-four."
"True, Florence, but it only is not years that makes an old man. Two
great pains have embittered my life. Before, the death of mine dearly
beloved, and following wife, my boy's loss, Harvey."
"It is long from when I have felt Him refer to the loss of my cousin. ME
thought had been reconciled her--no, I don't mean that,--me I thought
it is probable that Your regret is less acute."
"I have not allowed me to speak of him, but I have never stopped
to think about him day and night."
John Linden sadly made a break, then it recapitulated:
"If he were dead, I was able, as you say, you/he/she has been reconciled; but him
it was abducted to the age of four at a vengeful servant that I had
discharged by my job. Sky knows if he is living or
dead, but you/he/she is thrilled on my mind that he anchors he/she lives, you/he/she can be
in uneasiness, you/he/she can be as a criminal, while me, his/her unhappy alive father
above in luxury that I cannot enjoy, without one to worry himself/herself/themselves about me----"
Florence Linden impulsively sank on his/her knees close to his/her uncle
chair.
"Doesn't say that, uncle", her the pleaded. "You know that me the hook, Uncle
John."
"Also, and me his/her uncle."
There was a shade of the jealousy in the voice of Curtis Waring as him
entered the library through the open door, and approaching himself/herself/itself to his/her uncle,