Salted With Fire

Book Excerpt: r poorly dressed, and lookinguntidy, which at the moment she could not help, the mother took her for anordinary maid-of-all-work, and never for a moment doubted that her son mustsee her just as she did. He was her only son; her heart was full ofambition for him; and she brooded on the honour he was destined to bringher and his father. The latter, however, caring less for his good looks,had neither the same satisfaction in him nor an equal expectation from him.Neither of his pa...