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Perhaps five hundred persons nearly all slaves had been employed on the huge estate, and they were all at hand. As Drusus came up the avenue, a general shout of welcome greeted him. "Ave! Ave! Domine!" and there were some shouts as Cornelia was seen of, "Ave! Domina!"
"If I have to make a choice, I take that which is least objectionable. I am chagrined, most, at the idea that Wilfrid has been treacherous." "Practical," Cornelia suggested. "You are not speaking of one of our sex." Questions were then put to Adela, whether Mr.
Eugene lighted a cigar and stood waiting to hear what she might choose to communicate. Fastening her brilliant black eyes on his face, she said sneeringly: "Eugene Graham, did you learn dissimulation in the halls of Heidelberg?" "What do you mean, Cornelia?" "Where did you learn to deceive one who believed you pure and truthful as an archangel? Answer me that."
It was the first time Cornelia had ever met the man whose career had exerted such an influence upon her own life.
They proposed to go back to their boardin' place, and take in Deacon Balch, Ezra's brother from Chicago, who wuz stayin' there a few days to recooperate his energies, and get help for tizick. So they did. He wuz a widowed man. Yes, he was the widower of Cornelia Balch who I used to know well, a good lookin' and a good actin' man.
"Why, certainly!" assented Sophie; "to some kinds of voices, at any rate; probably to a woman's more easily than to a man's. Is Mr. Bressant very deaf, Neelie?" Cornelia glanced quickly at her sister, but was reassured by the grave composure of her aspect. Nevertheless, she was deeply engrossed in her new dress as she made reply. "Oh! no.
"Whenever he got stuck for an idea, he would bang the Bible and shout very bitterly, 'Curse ye Meroz. Poor Meroz got thoroughly cursed that day, whoever he was, Mrs. Dr. dear," said Susan. "The minister who is candidating can't be too careful what text he chooses," said Miss Cornelia solemnly. "I believe Mr. Pierson would have got the call if he had picked a different text.
Turner already known to fame as Shelley's Cornelia de Boinville Fleeming saw and heard such men as Manin, Gioberti, and the Ruffinis. He was thus prepared to sympathise with revolution; and when the hour came, and he found himself in the midst of stirring and influential events, the lad's whole character was moved.
"No; she went away very modestly, and I was not sorry to see the angry surprise on her face. Gertrude Kippon a countess! Only imagine it! Well, then, I have no doubt the Frenchman will make of Gertrude whatever can be made of her." "Our drawing-rooms, and even our streets, are full of titles," said Cornelia; "I think it is a distinction to be plain master and mistress."
Then there was a great deal to be said about sociables, and theatres, and sets, and fellows; and there was also more or less conversation, carried on in a low tone that occasionally descended to a whisper, which, beyond that it seemed to have reference to marriage and kindred matters, was for the most part Greek to Cornelia.
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