Marion Crawford's first novel; a sketch of the (then) modern Anglo-Indian life, with a touch of Oriental mystery. First published in 1882; and filmed in 1931 as Son of India.
As he looked at me, the whole field of possibilities seemed opened. I must have been mistaken in thinking this marriage impossible and incongruous. What incongruity could there be in Isaacs marrying Miss Westonhaugh? [...] I was carried away by the idea, returning with redoubled strength as a sequel to what I had argued and to what I had guessed. "Why not?" was the question I repeated to myself over and over again in the half minute's pause after Isaacs finished speaking.
"You are right," he said slowly, his half-closed eyes fixed on his feet. "Yes, you are right. Why not? Indeed, indeed, why not?"
2189662Mr. Isaacs: A Tale of Modern India1885F. Marion Crawford
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MR. ISAACS
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MR. ISAACS
A TALE OF MODERN INDIA
BY
F. MARION CRAWFORD
Ah! si tu dois mourir, bel astre, et si ta tête
Va dans la vaste mer plonger ses blonds cheveux,
Avant de nous quitter, un seul instant arrête—
Étoile de l'amour, ne descends pas des cieux!
