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Dick came up and kissed Esmond on both cheeks, imparting a strong perfume of burnt sack along with his caress to the young man. "What! is this the little man that used to talk Latin and fetch our bowls? How tall thou art grown! I protest I should have known thee anywhere. And so you have turned ruffian and fighter; and wanted to measure swords with Mohun, did you?
Half an hour's ride through the swampy low grounds rising to gentle uplands, and beneath the festoons of the great vines trailing from tree to tree, brought us in front of a small house, half buried in a clump of bushes, like a hare's nest amid brambles. "We have arrived!" said Mohun, leading the way to the cabin, which we soon reached.
The Mice vehemently applauded, only Miss Norton, the oldest of the party, asked humbly "Would any one think it worth buying?" "Oh, yes," cried Valetta. "Lots of translations!" "The Erl King, for instance," put in Dolores Mohun. "If Anna would append the parody," suggested Gillian. "Oh, parodies are- are horrid," said Mysie.
It made Dolores wince, for she never could bear the mention of her mother, it was like touching a wound, and the old sensation of discomfort and dislike to her uncle's company began to grow over her again, now that she was not struggling against Mohun opposition to her meeting him.
"An odd welcome, this," said Mohun, with his sad smile; "broken chairs, old pictures, and a fire made of ruined furniture! But one thing we have an uninterrupted opportunity to converse. Let us talk, therefore, or rather, I will at once tell you what I promised." Mohun leaned back in his chair, reflected for a moment with evident sadness, and then, with a deep sigh, said:
Mohun had regretted the childish promise which she had felt bound to keep in spite of her husband's dislike to the name, which he declared would be a misfortune to the child. Dolores was really proud of its peculiarity, and delighted to have any one to sympathize with her, in that and a great deal besides, which she communicated to her new friend in the window-seat of her room.
You will take care of every thing and every body. Say farewell for me to my old friends, especially to Mohun. Poor Ralph! he will be sorry though he will not own it when he comes back from Bohemia and finds me gone."
"Why does he not wear a peruke like my Lord Mohun?" asked Miss Beatrix. "My lord says that nobody wears their own hair." "I believe you will have to occupy your old chamber," says my lady. "I hope the housekeeper has got it ready." "Why, mamma, you have been there ten times these three days yourself!" exclaims Frank.
White was so kind as to come and tell me -and about Rotherwood. 'What about Rotherwood? exclaimed Miss Mohun, advancing into the drawing-room, where Mr. White had risen from his seat. 'Nothing to be alarmed about. Indeed, I assure you, his extraordinary presence of mind and agility
Kalliope and Maura remained with Miss Mohun during the bridal journey to Scotland, and by the time it was ended the former had shaken off the invalid habits, and could hardly accept the doctor's assurance that she ought not to resume her work, though she was grateful for the delights before her, and the opportunities of improvement that she was promised at Florence.
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