Hamlin Garland
The Eagle's Heart
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664568052
Table of Contents
THE YOUNG EAGLE FLUTTERS THE DOVE-COTE
THE YOUNG EAGLE DREAMS OF A MATE
THE YOUNG EAGLE RETURNS TO HIS EYRIE
THE EAGLE COMPLETES HIS CIRCLE
THE EAGLE ADVENTURES INTO STRANGE LANDS
A DARK DAY WITH A GLOWING SUNSET
PART I
CHAPTER I
HIS YOUTH
Harold was about ten years of age when his father, the Rev. Mr. Excell, took the pastorate of the First Church in Rock River. Many of the people in his first congregation remarked upon "the handsome lad." The clear brown of his face, his big yellow-brown eyes, his slender hands, and the grace of his movements gave him distinction quite aside from that arising from his connection with the minister.
Rev. John Excell was a personable man himself. He was tall and broad shouldered, with abundant brown hair and beard, and a winning smile. His eyes were dark and introspective, but they could glow like sunlit topaz, or grow dim with tears, as his congregation had opportunity to observe during this first sermon—but they were essentially sad eyes.