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Lady Aylmer kept her chair, and even maintained her stitch, till Clara was half across the room. Then she got up, and with great mastery over her voice, made her little speech. 'We are delighted to see you, Miss Amedroz, she said, putting out her hand of which Clara, however, felt no more than the finger. 'Quite delighted, said Belinda, yielding a fuller grasp.
"More likely because he has been in anxiety about your ladyship," said Belinda. "I will find out the cause, let it be what it may," said Lady Delacour: "luckily my address is equal to my curiosity, and that is saying a great deal."
The lighter, more frivolous aspects of English high society are admirably portrayed in her "Belinda" and eight or ten other tales: and she makes a still stronger claim to permanent remembrance in such studies of Irish types, whether in England or on the native soil, as "The Absentee" and "Castle Rackrent."
At the breakfast table it was Belinda who was the most nervous of the three, the most moved, the most disposed to throw a sacramental air over their last meal together. Her companions had passed beyond the idea of separation; it was as if they now cherished a secret satisfaction at the high dignity of their parting. Belinda in some way perceived they had become different.
P. Bradford while Belinda Randall played and sang. Isaac brings you this, and will himself best tell you of himself. Burrill is well, and unites with me in remembrance to all who remember. Your friend, CONCORD, June 26th, 1844. These are Tophetic times. I doubt if the sturdy faith of those heroes, Shadrack and co., would carry them through this fervor unliquefied.
I have often asked myself, what is to become of such girls when they grow old or ugly, or when the public eye grows tired of them? My dearest Belinda, may this never be your case! You will also have the name of being very fashionable, if you go much into public, as doubtless you will with Lady Delacour.
Clarence Hervey, Miss Portman, that was looked upon so completely, you know, as not a marrying man; and now the last man upon earth that your ladyship would suspect of marrying in this sort of way!" "In what sort of way? My dear Belinda, how can you stand this fire?" said Lady Delacour, placing a skreen, dexterously, to hide her face from the dowager's observation.
This circumstance was afterwards explained by Dr. X , a mutual friend, and Hervey was so much charmed with Belinda that he would have gone to her at once only that he had undertaken the reformation of Lady Delacour. III. An Unexpected Suitor
With sincere wishes for your happiness, I bid you farewell. A few hours after Mr. Vincent had read this letter he threw himself into a post-chaise, and set out for Germany. He saw that all hopes of being united to Belinda were over, and he hurried as far from her as possible.
"The first was made for Miss Lucia Gaston, who is Lady Theobald's niece," replied Miss Belinda mildly. "And there are few young ladies in Slowbridge who would not emulate her example." "Oh!" said Octavia, "I dare say she is very nice, and all that; but I don't believe I should care to copy her dresses. I think I should draw the line there."
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