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The Perpetual Curate

by Oliphant Margaret

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The book describes the life of Curate Frank Wentworth who lives in a village of Carlingford where he does a number of good things for the poor. We discover that he is a wonderful person, kind and sympathetic. One day the new Rector Mr. Morgan comes to the village and there appear some difficulties in getting on between these two men. Three aunts of Curate comes to Carlingford to visit there nephew. Frank is in love with a young charming woman Lucy but he is not wealthy enough to marry her. His aunt Leonora does not agree with some of his religious believes and threatens to bestow his living if he does not change his views... This is just the beginning of an amazing story. So be ready to discover it fully!

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...to these people about that little girl, if nobody else has senseenough to do it, " said Miss Leonora; "she is evidently going wrong asfast as she can, the little fool;" and the iron-grey sister went intoMr Elsworthy's in this perfectly composed and ordinary frame of mind, with her head full of the application which was to be made to thelicensing magistrates today, in the parish of St Michael, and totallyunaware that anybody belonging to herself could ever be connected withthe incautious little coquette at the window. Miss Dora's feelingswere very different. It was much against her will that she was goingat all into this obnoxious shop, and the eyes which she hastilyuplifted to the window and withdrew again with lively disgust anddislike, were both angry and tearful; "Little forward shamelessthing, " Miss Dora said to herself, with a little toss of her head. Asfor Miss Wentworth, it was not her custom to say anything--but she, too, looked up, and saw the pretty face at the window, and...