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Spenser's Faery Queen was in her hand, but she had turned from its witching pages to gaze upon the title-page, on which was written, in Edward Houstoun's hand, "June 24th, 18 ." It was the day, as Lucy well remembered, on which he had first revealed his love, and chosen his career in life. She was aroused from her reverie by Lady Houstoun's entrance.
Blakely would be a worthy daughter, truly, of a house which has counted nobles among its members." "If I have resisted Mr. Houstoun's wishes separated myself from him, and resigned all hope of even looking on his face again, it has not been from the slightest reverence for the nobility of his descent, but from self-respect, from a regard to the nobleness of my own spirit.
"Seen him, lady! I loved him oh how dearly!" "Honored him would be a more appropriate expression." "I loved him, lady we are permitted to love our God," said Lucy, firmly. Lady Houstoun's brow grew stern again. "And from this you argue, doubtless, that you have a right to love his son."
I have been for weeks in search of a governess for a friend residing in the country. I will order the carriage and take you there instantly or stay return home and put up your clothes. I will send a coach for you." Again Lucy had vanished from Edward Houstoun's world, nor could his most munificent bribes, nor most active cross-examination win any other information from Mrs.
Her form was slender in proportion to its height, yet gave in its graceful outline promise of a development "rich in all woman's loveliness;" and her face, with its dark starry eyes, its clear, transparent skin, and rich, waving curls of glossy brown, recalled so vividly to Edward Houstoun's memory his favorite description of beauty, that he repeated almost audibly:
The crimson deepened on Lucy's face, but it was now the flush of pride, and raising her head she met Lady Houstoun's eyes fully as she replied "I could not believe that he ever designed to dishonor himself by ruining the orphan child of him who died in his father's defence." "And you have intended to avail yourself of his infatuation. The menial of Mrs.
The Lady Houstoun's still fine figure was elevated to its utmost height as she spoke, and her dark eye flashed out from beneath the shadow of the deep borders of her widow's cap.
Time moderated her astonishment, and quiet perseverance subdued her opposition subdued it the more readily, perhaps, from the knowledge that her son could accomplish his designs without her aid, by turning into money the plate, jewels and pictures received from his father. Edward Houstoun's first act, after securing the execution of his designs, was to inform Lucy of the progress he had made.
On Edward Houstoun's arrival in New-York, he found his mother already recovering from the acute attack which had endangered her life and occasioned his recall. He soon unfolded to her his new views of life, and the career which he had marked out for himself. New views indeed new and incomprehensible to Lady Houstoun!
In a week Edward Houstoun's friends had grown weary of ruralizing they found no longer any music in the crack of a fowling-piece, or any enjoyment in the dying agonies of the feathered tribes, and, having resisted all their persuasions to return with them, he was left alone.
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