The Best Man

The Best Man

Many thousands of readers have found happiness, comfort, and inspiration in reading the novels and stories of Grace Livingston Hill.

In "The Best Man", the hero is a man instead of a young woman. Cyril Gordon is an employee of the Secret Service, and told not to let anything hinder him on his mission. It turns out that there are major obstacles to overcome! His adventures, romantic and otherwise, are the theme of the story. This is an action-oriented romance, with tender love scenes and exciting twists and turns.

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Excerpt:
Then the bride became aware of his look, raised her eyes, andâ€”they were full of tears!
They gave him one reproachful glance that shot through his soul like a sword, and her lashes drooped again. By some mysterious control over the law of gravity, the tears remained unshed, and the manâ€™s gaze was turned aside; but that look had done its mighty work.
All the experiences of the day rushed over him and seemed to culminate in that one look. It was as if the reproach of all things had come upon him. The hurt in the white dogâ€™s eyes had touched him, the perfect courage in the appeal of the childâ€™s eyes had called forth his deepest sympathy, but the tears of this exquisite woman wrung his heart. He saw now that the appeal of the dog and the child had been the opening wedge for the look of a woman, which tore self from him and flung it at her feet for her to walk upon; and when the prayer was ended he found that he was trembling.
He looked vindictively at the innocent youth beside him, as the soft rustle of the audience and the little breath of relief from the bridal party betokened the next stage in the ceremony. What had this innocent-looking youth done to cause tears in those lovely eyes? Was she marrying him against her will? He was only a boy, anyway. What right had he to suppose he could care for a delicate creature like that? He was making her cry already, and he seemed to be utterly unconscious of it. What could be the matter? Gordon felt a desire to kick him.
Then it occurred to him that inadvertently he might have been the cause of her tears; he, supposedly the best man, who had been late, and held up the wedding no knowing how long. Of course it wasnâ€™t really his fault; but by proxy it was, for he now was masquerading as that unlucky best man, and she was very likely reproaching him for what she supposed was his stupidity. He had heard that women cried sometimes from vexation, disappointment or excitement.
Yet in his heart of hearts he could not set those tears, that look, down to so trivial a cause. They had reached his very soul, and he felt there was something deeper there than mere vexation. There had been bitter reproach for a deep wrong done. The glance had told him that. All the manhood in him rose to defend her against whoever had hurt her. He longed to get one more look into her eyes to make quite sure; and then, if there was still appeal there, his soul must answer it.
Country USA
Author Grace Livingston Hill
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 234
PublicationDate 2015-10-26
ReleaseDate 2015-10-26

Country	USA
Author	Grace Livingston Hill
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	234
PublicationDate	2015-10-26
ReleaseDate	2015-10-26

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