id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt nyp.33433076058613 Townley Houghton. The Bishop's emeralds, by Houghton Townley 1908 .txt text/plain 106259 8657 87 incensed at his father's opposition, because in an expansive moment the Bishop had patronizingly admitted that Mabel was the very counterpart of Lady Hester fifteen years ago, except for the spirit of folly, the had he been in Jack's place, he could not have relinquished lovely Mabel Bannister so casually. finely rounded periods and enlightening speeches, specially prepared for Jack's edification in hours of youthful despair, looked like being unrequired. "Let's have a look at you, Mabel," observed the languid father, as Voss held a lighted match to his cigar. "I only bring Bowman my bargains," explained Bannister to Mabel, who was looking at the ring with natural delight, but with a tremulous fear of she knew not father of Mabel, the girl Jack was going to marry! Jack, the Bishop's son, was to marry Mabel, the daughter of the adventurer, Dick Gordon, knowing nothing ./cache/nyp.33433076058613.pdf ./txt/nyp.33433076058613.txt