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Updated: June 5, 2025
So, as she saw the terrible couple come into her shop, she turned as pale as death. "We want to speak to you on business, madame," said Jacques Collin. "My husband is in there," said she. "Very well; we have no immediate need of you. I never put people out of their way for nothing." "Send for a hackney coach, my dear," said Jacqueline Collin, "and tell my god-daughter to come down.
In which he said that he was very sorry he couldn't repay the fifty pounds just then, because his capital was all out at interest, and he was very busy making his fortune, but that he didn't forget you were his god-daughter, and he should take it very unkind if we didn't buy you a silver coral and put it down to his old account?
"I often visit Madame Jourdan's establishment, for I am exceedingly fond of fine linen," he observed, casting a complaisant glance on the embroidered folds of his shirt. "I therefore found frequent occasion to admire you god-daughter; I think her beautiful and charming, and " "And you want to buy her from me?" "Bravo! you are a woman of intelligence and good sense, Mamma Lacombe.
The most acceptable act of kindness she ever did to her god-daughter was when the child was recovering from an illness, and she asked her to visit her at the seaside. Madam Liberality had never seen the sea, and the thought of it proved a better stimulus than the port wine which her doctor ordered so easily, and her mother got with such difficulty.
I had begun to think that the ears of God had hearkened to our ardent prayers, but it pleased him to try us yet more hardly than ever. For, a few days after the arrival of the most illustrious King Gustavus Adolphus, it was bruited about that my child her little god-daughter was possessed of the Evil One, and tumbled about most piteously on her bed, insomuch that no one was able to hold her.
Her father was a playmate of the Duke's when they were boys, and she herself was a god-daughter of the fourth Duke. Not only was Mr. Stuart an eye-witness, but she said Mr. Sergeant, another gentleman, was too. Hamilton identified as Mr. At last the Marquis retaliated with one blow over the heart, and although it was not a heavy blow, the position where it struck was sufficient to cause death.
You are crazy, you silly wench, or you abuse the indulgence which my brother and the lady have shown to you." "Indeed, indeed I have not," repeated Margaret, struggling to retain the unbidden tear which seemed ready to burst out on the slightest occasion. "Do but say to the lady that your brother's god-daughter desires earnestly to speak to her, and I know she will not refuse to see me."
When Fanny entered the room, Alba could see what a trial her charming god-daughter of the past week had sustained, by the surprising and rapid alteration in that expressive and noble visage. She took her hand at first without speaking to her, as if she was entirely ignorant of the cause of her friend's real indisposition. She then said: "How pleased I am to see you! Are you better?"
The child of Hugh Vallincourt spoke in that impassive summing up of the situation and Lady Arabella, with her intimate knowledge of both Hugh and his sister Catherine, would have ascribed it instantly to the Vallincourt strain in her god-daughter. To Gillian, however, to whom the Vallincourts were nothing more than a name, the strange submissiveness of it was incomprehensible.
Gillian and Magda, laden with parcels, entered the room as she spoke, and, before Quarrington could prevent her, she had flashed round on her god-daughter. "Magda, here's Michael in need of a model for the best picture he's ever likely to paint, and it seems you exactly fit the bill. Will you sit for him?" Followed an astonished silence. Gillian glanced apprehensively towards Magda.
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