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When Clara was about thirteen years of age a distant relative, chancing to see her, kindly proposed to contribute the sum requisite for affording her every educational advantage. The offer was gratefully accepted by the devoted mother, and Clara was placed at Madam St. Cymon's, where more than ordinary attention could be bestowed on the languages.
When he was at home, and not engaged in his study, his manner was always kind and considerate; but she fancied he was colder and graver, and often his stern abstraction kept her silent when they were together. Monday was the birthday, and on Monday morning she expected to start to school. Madam St. Cymon's was the fashionable institution of the city, and thither, with Pauline, she was destined.
'To Town. I perceived that he must have been going to look for me at the nurse's, and had seen the carriage at Madame de St. Cymon's door. I hastened after him, and then I recollected that I had left the locket on the table at Madame de St. Cymon's, that locket for which I had hazarded lost everything! The moment I readied home, I ran to Clarendon's room; he was not there, and oh!
"Will you let me go to the public school instead of Madam St. Cymon's?" "Why, pray?" "Because the tuition is free." "And you are too proud to accept any aid from me?" "No, sir; I want your counsel and guidance, and I want to be with you to show you that I do thank you for all your goodness; but I want to cost you as little as possible."
Gentle, but hopeless and depressed, she went, day after day, to her duties at Madam St. Cymon's school, and returned at night wearied, silent, and wan. Her step grew more feeble, her face thinner and paler. Often Beulah gave up her music and books, and devoted the evenings to entertaining and interesting her; but there was a constraint and reserve about her which could not be removed.
They had never met since the morning of Cornelia's contemptuous treatment at Madam St. Cymon's; and now, to Beulah's utter astonishment, she deliberately turned round, put out her white-gloved hand over the back of the seat, and said energetically: "How are you, Beulah? You have altered so materially that I scarcely knew you."
"As an independent orphan, I am insulted at Madam St. Cymon's." "By whom?" His eyes flashed. "No matter now, sir." "By whom? I ask you." "Not by Pauline. She would scorn to be guilty of anything so ungenerous." "You do not mean to answer my question, then?" "No, sir. Do not ask me to do so, for I cannot." "Very well. Get ready for tea. Mr. Lockhart is here. One word more.
Cymon's is one that you are by nature totally unfitted for. Child, it will gall your spirit; it will be unendurable." The old man sighed heavily. "Still, I have been educated with an eye to teaching, and though I am now to occupy a very subordinate place, the trials will not be augmented. On the whole, I do not know but it is best as it is. Do not try to discourage me.
Cymon's despatches to her brother; and now they could know nothing more till they could hear from Naples. Meanwhile, Helen perceived that, though the general continued to be as attentive and kind to her as usual, yet that there was something more careful and reserved in his manner than formerly, less of spontaneous regard, and cordial confidence.
"I heard Madame de St. Cymon's voice, but of what she said, I have no idea. I heard nothing but the single word 'rain' and with scarcely strength to articulate, I attempted to follow up that excuse. Clarendon's look of contempt! But he commanded himself, advanced calmly to me, and said, 'I came to Kensington with these letters; they have just arrived by express.
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