"COME down to Coldbrooks next week-end, will you, Roger?" said Barney Chadwick. He had been wandering around the room, pausing once to glance at the Cesar Franck on the piano and once at the window to look down at the Thames, and his voice now, though desultory in intention, betrayed to his friend preoccupation and even anxiety. "There is going to be an interesting girl with us: American; very original and charming.""

"A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"A Fountain Sealed" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Adrienne Toner" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Amabel Channice" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Christmas Roses and Other Stories" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Franklin Kane" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Paths of Judgement" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"Tante" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).

"The Confounding of Camelia" from Anne Douglas Sedgwick. American-born British writer (1873-1935).