The Land of Cockayne (Classic Reprint)
Serao, Matilde Excerpt from The Land of Cockayne
Unconsciously she loved him, because she must. From her age, temperament, and surroundings, her whole existence, she felt that innocent sort of love that weak natures, beaten down by tempests, have for strong ones.
When Bianca Maria was alone in the dreary suite of rooms where the Sparse furniture had got to have a still older, more wretched look, with these old servants always in low spirits, busied in hidi...