[ChipnDale]

I've come across a very odd book, first paragraph and I am completly confused...has anyone heard of this book or read this author before?? (It is a public domain book by the way).

ETA: Here is a snippet from the book I got of a website, I'm going to look into this author and book before deciding to read further:

Every sentence the able and beautiful girl uttered caused Sir John to shift his apparently uncomfortable person nearer and nearer, watching at the same time minutely the divine picture of innocence, until at last, when her reply was ended, he found himself, altogether unconsciously, clasping her to his bosom, whilst the ruby rims which so recently proclaimed accusations and innocence met with unearthly sweetness, chasing every fault over the hills of doubt, until hidden in the hollow of immediate hate. - From Irene Iddesleigh