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"If I could only love her! If only she had made me love her!" she muttered, over and over again. I hoped, from the bottom of my soul, that Edwin had not heard her had not seen her involuntarily recoil, as he led to his mother his handsome girl that he seemed so proud of, his happy, affianced wife. Happiness melts some natures, like spring and sunshine. Louise looked up with swimming eyes.
For on a sudden, contrary to all expectation, he married Julia, the daughter of Caesar, who had been affianced before and was to be married within a few days to Caepio. And to appease Caepio's wrath, he gave him his own daughter in marriage, who had been espoused before to Faustus, the son of Sylla. Caesar himself married Calpurnia, the daughter of Piso.
"I hope you will be very, very happy!" she said simply, yet with such grave earnestness in her look and voice that the "Yankee gel" was touched to a certain softness and seriousness not at all usual with her, and became so winning and gentle to Lord Algy that he felt in the seventh heaven of delight with his new position as affianced lover to so charming a creature.
She had never dared to confide to her father that vows had been exchanged between, them that they were, in fact, affianced lovers.
She is also my affianced wife." "Keep us!" Dickson exclaimed, with a doleful thought of Heritage. "What ailed you then no' to look after her better?" "We have been long separated, because it was her will. She had work to do and disappeared from me, though I searched all Europe for her. Then she sent me word, when the danger became extreme, and summoned me to her aid.
She had been taken into his house almost as an adopted daughter, and had, since that time, had all the privileges accorded to her. She had now been promoted still higher, and had become his affianced bride. That the man should have turned upon her thus, in answer to her counsel, was savage, or at least ungracious.
"Well, this Dujardin was housed by you, was nursed by your wife and all the family; and in return has seduced your sister, my affianced." "I can hardly believe that. Camille Dujardin was always a man of honor, and a good soldier." "Colonel, there has been no man near the place but this Dujardin. I tell you it is he.
She drew Antoinette close to her and kissed her fondly. "I will obey your majesty in all things," whispered the child, and sadly she resumed her seat. "Now, Caroline," continued the empress, "a word with you. You see with what modesty and submission your sister has accepted her destiny. Follow her example, and prepare yourself to receive your affianced husband, Ferdinand of Naples."
My affianced one tenderly loved me, and her constitution was delicate; fit succeeded fit; she broke a blood-vessel, and I found her deluged in blood; the surgeon had been sent for; he came and afforded her every possible relief. I was distracted; he bade me have hope, but I observed he looked very grave.
Milly and I were playing a vastly deeper game than baseball a game with hearts. But we were playing it with honest motive, for the good of all concerned, we believed, and on the square. I sneaked a look now and then up into the grand stand. Milly and Nan appeared to be getting on famously. It was certain that Nan was flushed and excited, no doubt consciously proud of being seen with my affianced.
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