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The girl that I have brought to my home is as genuine a sample of noble, good, pure and honorable women, as could exist, if you had known her father I would tell you, she is Bob Edgeworth's child and you could not then doubt the truth of all I say." "Edgeworth?" Guy queried, "It seems to me I have heard that name before."
He was so pleased to hear, and I, you may be sure, was equally pleased to tell him, what had been written to me by a friend a short time before that several little boys and girls, Miss Edgeworth's nephews and nieces were so delighted with the " Tales From Denmark ," that they not only read and re-read them continually, but used to act the stories together in their play-hours!
The host had been called away, but the guest describes his many hostesses: 'Edgeworth's mother, aged seventy-four; his sister, the great Maria, aged seventy-two; and another cousin or something. 'We talk about Walter Scott, whom she adores, and are merry all day long, he says. 'When I began this letter I thought I had something to say, but I believe the truth was I had nothing to do.
Edgeworth inquired among his friends, who said they feared it was true. He decided to set out immediately, and we began to pack up. Other friends contradicted this fear. We were anxious on another account to leave Paris, from the bad state of Henry Edgeworth's health, his friends at Edinburgh urging us to go there to see him.
Somerville Visit to the House of Commons: Peel, Brougham, Vansittart Mrs. Fry Almack's Dinners and parties: Sir Humphry Davy, Dr. Holland, Miss Lydia White Mrs. Siddons and Sheridan Jeffrey, Hume, Herschel, Lady Byron, Randolph Ticknor on Maria Edgeworth's conversation. Letters from Edgeworthstown, Black Castle, Kinneil, Edinburgh, Callander, Inverness, Kinross, Abbotsford to Mrs. Ruxton, Mrs.
Vivian was as constant and devoted when the leaves began to turn, as when the leaves began to bud. This was perhaps the most intricate plot of his scheming life, but he was proving himself equal to it: he was probing his way slowly and quietly into the well guarded sanctum of Honor Edgeworth's heart, trying to accumulate every energy of his soul into one eloquent appeal to her obstinate nature.
"It was a great pleasure to me to see the sister of two of Mr. Edgeworth's wives, one belonging to the same period, and dressed in the same style as the lovely Honora. She did not appear till lunch-time, when we found her seated at the table in a wheel-chair, on account of her lameness. She reminded me of the pictures of the court beauties of Louis XIV. Her dress was very elaborate.
With regard to the influence of religion, which is scarcely, if at all, alluded to in Miss Edgeworth's novels, we would abstain from pronouncing any decision which should apply to her personally.
Another of Edgeworth's inventions was a one-wheeled carriage adapted to go over narrow roads; it was made fast by shafts to the horse's sides, and was furnished with two weights or counterpoises that hung below the shafts. In this carriage he travelled to Birmingham and astonished the country folk on the way. I must now give a sketch of Edgeworth's matrimonial adventures.
There was a breathless pause of a second Guy feared the beatings of his heart would betray him hungrily he waited to catch the word that would fall from Honor Edgeworth's lips his rage, his contempt, his indignation, had all subsided during this interval of terrible suspense he had forgotten for that little moment the depravity of the man before him, he only knew, that in Honor's eyes, this was a dashing, handsome, fascinating young fellow, and that the great crisis of his own life as upon him one other minute and over the vista of coming years, would have settled a pall of hopeless darkness or a flood of gorgeous sunshine he listened in smothered breaths, the moon hid herself behind a dark, curling cloud, he could not see now, but he heard the voice, that had filled his heart for years, speak out m firm and clear, though gentle accents.
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