by
Matilde Serao, Translated from the Italian by Mrs. Henry Harland
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Motionless under the white coverlet of her bed, Anna appeared to have been sleeping soundly for the past two hours.
Her sister Laura, who occupied a little cot at the other end of the big room, had that evening much prolonged her customary reading, which followed the last gossip of the day...