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This lady was still living at Longbridge, although every few months she talked of leaving the place. Her oldest boy had just received a midshipman's warrant, to which he was certainly justly entitled his father having lost his life in the public service. The rest of her children were at home; and rather spoilt and troublesome little people they were. "How is Jane?" asked Mrs.
Wyllys has kindly asked me, however, to go there, as soon as the matter is settled, whether for good or for evil." "I thought I heard you talking over with Mr. de Vaux, some boating excursion, to take place in August, from Longbridge; has it been given up?" "Not given up; but de Vaux very good-naturedly proposed postponing it, until after my affairs were settled.
Ellsworth returned to Wyllys-Roof, the appointed three months of probation would have expired, and he would either remain there as the affianced husband of Elinor, or leave Longbridge her rejected suitor. During the past three months, Elinor had taken an important step in life; she had reached a point in experience, where she had never stood before.
One, of her children, a little boy, had been suffering with some disease of the spine, during the last year, and a consultation of physicians, held the day before, in New York, had decided that a sea-voyage, or a long journey, was more than the poor little fellow could bear, in the present state of his health, as he had been much worse, during the last three months, since the Grahams had been at Longbridge.
Probably, most of those who thought about the matter, would have decided as the Longbridge ladies did although, on the point of Mrs. Hilson's elegance, many would have protested.
He was so much better, that he had been persuaded by some messmate to ship for a cruize only a three years' whaling voyage. Regular Jack-tar fashion a frolic one day, a fit the next, and off for the end of the world the third." "He has left Longbridge, has he?" said Mr. Wyllys.
Longbridge seems to be in a very flourishing condition, sir;" turning to Mr. Wyllys. "Yes, the place is looking up; they are very busy just now. They are building a good deal, this summer." "I observed several tasty mansions, in what may be called the suburbs; in particular a brick edifice, being erected, I understand, by Joseph P. Hubbard." "The brick house near the bridge?
"Adeline is to have a little party this evening; she met several of our Longbridge friends on board the boat yesterday, and took that opportunity of asking them, as she is very anxious to make the house pleasant to her company. I dare say she has already invited all your family, and I shall be very sorry if you are not able to come, for we always miss you more than any others of our neighbours.
Wyllys, the next morning, at breakfast. "I am sorry for it; but, I suppose your mother has a better right to you than we have." "I promised mamma I would not stay after to-day, sir. Aunt Agnes is to carry me over to Longbridge, before dinner." "You must come back again, as often as you can, child. It always seems to me, that Harry and you belong here, as much as you do anywhere else.
I went to his office, but he sent me off like the Baltimore lawyer, because be thought I was drunk. Three years after that I got back to Longbridge again, with a shipmate; but it did me no good, for I got drinking, and had a fit of the horrors.
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