Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 206 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie What's Bred in the Bone Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "What's Bred in the Bone" by Grant Allen is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The narrative centers around Elma Clifford, a young woman whose life takes an unexpected turn after a chance encounter with an artist named Cyril Waring on a train. Entering the story during an accident that strands the two characters in a dark tunnel, the novel highlights themes of connection and the nature of intuition in relationships. The opening of the book introduces Elma as she rushes to catch a train, only to find herself in a carriage with the artist Cyril Waring. Their initial interaction is playful and filled with tension, particularly when a snake that Cyril owns creates a moment of surprise. As they converse, an accident occurs, causing them to become trapped in the tunnel for an extended period. This predicament catalyzes a deeper emotional engagement between Elma and Cyril, exposing their vulnerabilities. The mix of adventure, danger, and budding romance sets a compelling tone for their relationship and hints at Elma's struggle with her feelings amidst societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 681934 2025-08-03T06:10:11.242246 text/html 709557 2021-02-26T01:10:42 text/html 316122 2025-08-03T06:10:20.633196 application/epub+zip 326854 2025-08-03T06:10:14.424212 application/epub+zip 317877 2025-08-03T06:10:13.118205 application/epub+zip 583329 2025-08-03T06:10:25.636182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536158 2025-08-03T06:10:19.683218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495065 2022-09-03T09:46:02.982076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585251 2025-08-03T06:10:10.401277 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 584972 2013-05-23T22:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585021 2013-05-24T11:08:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20146 2025-08-03T06:10:25.777134 application/rdf+xml 13845 2025-08-03T06:10:13.621213 image/jpeg 4004 2025-08-03T06:10:13.369219 image/jpeg 225410 2013-05-24T11:11:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 236820 2021-02-26T01:11:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 225420 2013-05-24T11:11:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 305785 2025-08-03T06:10:11.296207 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia