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Her self-possession all restored, at seeing him thus overcome, Gertrude places her hand in his, and startles him from his position by the firm and decided tone with which she whispers, "Come!" "Whither?" exclaims he, looking up in surprise. "To Emily." With a half shudder and a mournful shake of the head, he retreats instead of advancing in the direction in which she would lead him "I cannot."
'If you are in full command of yourself, if your memory holds all the past, what can have made of you another being? We dare not play with words at a time such as this. Tell me at least one thing. Do I know what it was that caused your illness? 'I don't understand you. Her eyes examined him with fear. 'I mean, Emily was it solely due to that shock you received?
He distrusted his partner in crime, and avoided as much as possible being left alone with her. In the Bartons Edith found true friends, Julia and Emily doing everything in their power to render her stay with them as agreeable as possible. The pretty Mrs.
'If it is not a bore, returned Reginald. 'I only want you to walk with me to South End. 'Eh? said Reginald; 'I thought the little Misses were too delicate to put their dear little proboscises outside the door. 'That is the reason I ask you; I do not think Emily or Jane would like it, and it is too far for Claude.
'I have heard him talk with great regard of such a person, replied Edward; 'a colonel, I believe, in the army, and the husband of Lady Emily Blandeville; but I thought Colonel Talbot had been abroad. 'I am just returned, answered the officer; 'and being in Scotland, thought it my duty to act where my services promised to be useful. Yes, Mr.
Emily sprang up, and tried to draw down his arm; and she did, but he only used it to put her from him, hold her off at arm's length, and look at her oh! with such a tender face of firm sorrow! "Ah! Emily," he said; "you too! It has been all on false pretences! That will have to be all over now." Then Emily's great brown eyes grew bigger with wonder and dismay.
So good-by, and don't forget to be well enough to-night, for you must be present at my debut." O'Leary had scarcely gone, when my thoughts reverted to Emily Bingham.
"No, my dear Emily, no bad news, but most unexpected news; such as it has been my fortune in life to receive once before this time. You remember, although years have since passed, the letter that was brought to us in our little parlor " "Which put you in possession of Wexton Hall, Campbell." "Yes, I did refer to that; but I will not keep you all in longer suspense.
They took up the thread of their conversation and it was the unexpected which intervened. Drexley relaxed still further; there was a quiet humour in everything he said; he took upon his shoulders the whole entertainment of the little party. The coming of Emily de Reuss might well have been a matter of indifference to him. With Douglas it was strangely different.
He sat by the side of Emily Merton, the Major I knew he was a colonel or general, only by means of a regular Manhattan promotion, which is so apt to make hundreds of counts, copper captains, and travelling prodigies of those who are very small folk at home the Major sat next, and, at his side, I saw a lady, whom I at once supposed to be Lucy.
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