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Her goodness, undoubted as it was, was more distasteful than many faults which had more savour of human struggle in them. "What was this terrible demon in her heart?" asked Jemima's better angel. "Was she, indeed, given up to possession? Was not this the old stinging hatred which had prompted so many crimes? The hatred of all sweet virtues which might win the love denied to us?
The next moment he was gone, and Miss Jemima was left to face the visitors with the best excuses she could frame. The question of returning the numerous calls they had received occasioned much perplexity to Miss Jemima's mind. Nothing would induce her brother to accompany her on any expedition of the kind.
When this form had been gone through, and the maid-of-all-work had once more made her appearance and cleared the table, Jeannie spoke again. "Gus," she said, "I want you to put me to bed and then come and read to me out of 'Jemima's Vow' where poor Jemima dies, you know. It is the most beautiful thing in the book, and I want to hear it again."
Captain Higginbotham had been invited; but to the astonishment of Jemima, he had replied to the invitation by a letter to herself, marked "private and confidential." And he did this the more confidently, inasmuch as he could not but be aware of Miss Jemima's SECRET feelings towards him, while he was proud and happy to say, that his dear and distinguished cousin, Mr.
Her complexion is dark, and her hair, though still abundant, is already turning grey. Her dress is plainness itself, and she wears no jewelry, all kinds of which she regards with scorn. Her old-fashioned silver watch is a family heirloom, and a broad black ribbon is her only watch-guard. Yet there is nothing of malice or evil intent in Aunt Jemima's soul.
For Reginald was a gentleman, and the sound of these rude words in his own voice startled him into a sense of shame and confusion tenfold worse than any Miss Shuckleford had succeeded in producing. "I beg your pardon," he gasped hurriedly. "I I didn't mean to be rude." Now was the hour of Miss Jemima's triumph. She had the unhappy youth at her mercy, and she took full advantage of her power.
I didn't know you at first, neither did Jemima and you don't want anybody else to make that kind of a mistake." "My father did, yesterday " Harry rejoined quietly, dropping into Jemima's chair. St. George half raised himself from his bed: "You have seen him?" "Yes and I wish I hadn't. But I hunted everywhere for you and then got a horse and rode out home.
Mrs. Dale, however, by no means shared the despondency of her fair friend, and having gained access to Miss Jemima's chamber, succeeded, though not without difficulty, in her kindly attempts to cheer the drooping spirits of that female misanthropist. Nor, in her benevolent desire to speed the car of Miss Jemima to its hymeneal goal, was Mrs. Dale so cruel towards her male friend, Dr.
He quietly gathered up his letters, and, placing them on the chimney-piece, retired to his workshop. At breakfast-time Miss Jemima's prognostication began to receive fulfilment in the arrival of the postman with another batch of letters. This time the number had increased to something like a dozen.
Riccabocca cautiously lowered his spectacles, and darted one glance which, with the rapidity and comprehensiveness of lightning, seemed to envelop and take in, as it were, the whole inventory of Miss Jemima's personal attractions.
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