Excerpt from Against Wind and Tide, Vol. 2 of 3 Sir Philip Nugent's glance followed the sweep Of Lady Lowther's hand, and paused, at last, upon the laughing face of Phyllis. When Phyllis laughed, She had a pretty way of throwing back her head, a gesture which displayed the smooth whiteness and exquisite setting on of her neck; then She opened her mouth, and disclosed two tiny even rows of pearls, shining in an arch of vivid coral, and the laugh rang out soft and clear as a peal of bells over her pouting lips. Sir Philip's glance, pausing on this bright vision, lingered there half absently. Lady Eleanor con tinned to rhapsodize, and forgave him that he did not listen. She was a woman of the world, worldly - also, she was a mother with three daughters to marry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.