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Count Altenberg had declared that he was particularly fond of theatrical amusements. That hint was sufficient. Besides, what a sensation the opening of a theatre at Falconer-court would create in the country! Mrs.
Falconer, and her daughter Georgiana, answered rapidly, with looks of alarm, as they stood a little behind the count. "Oh! no, no, Count Altenberg," cried Mrs. Falconer, advancing, "not a daughter of the gentleman of this house another family, relations, but distant relations of the commissioner's: he formerly knew something of them, but we know nothing of them."
He was further very eloquent "on the folly of meeting in crowds to say commonplace nothings to people you do not care for, and to see only the outsides of those with whom you desire to converse." "Just as I was writing this sentence," continues Alfred, "Count Altenberg called how fortunate! how obliging of him to come so early, before I went to the courts.
Percy joined the party who were going to walk in the park. Count Altenberg had been unusually silent in Lord Oldborough's company: with the becoming deference of a young man, in the presence of one superior in age, and in high station, he had listened, eager to learn, instead of impatient to talk. Attention of course now turned upon him, as the stranger and the foreigner.
The accomplishments, good sense, and exalted sentiments of Count Altenberg, and the marked attentions he had paid her, had made an unusual impression on the mind of Caroline. He had never declared his love, but involuntarily it had betrayed itself on several occasions.
Pray keep your temper, Bell, if you can, for a minute," whispered Miss Georgiana; "you see they have rung for the carriage." Mrs. Falconer began to entreat Mrs. Percy would not be in a hurry to run away; but to her great joy the carriage came to the door. At parting with Count Altenberg, Mr. Percy said that he regretted that they were so soon to lose his company in this part of the world.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy both acknowledged that they thought Count Altenberg had shown some preference for Caroline; but as he had never declared his attachment, they had not felt themselves justified in inferring more from his attentions than his general good opinion.
With one exception you must allow a mother's partiality to make an exception in favour of her own son with one exception Count Altenberg is the man of all others to whom I could wish to see Caroline united. I never till yesterday doubted that it would be; but I was as much struck with the change in his manner as you have been.
"Properly when every thing was settled for my marriage; but not improperly, or it might never have come to my wedding-day. Headstrong child! listen to me, or you will never see that day with Count Altenberg." "Do you mean, ma'am, to ask Miss Caroline Percy to play Zara?" "I will answer no question, Georgiana, till you have heard me patiently."
In this belief her female companions contributed to confirm her, though probably they were all the time laughing at her vanity. Mrs. Falconer requested Count Altenberg to open the ball with Lady Frances Arlington.
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