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If Miss Lavinia had labored under the impression that Miss Sallianna designed to utter any complaints about Redbud, she did not show that such had been her expectation. She only bowed and said, politely, that if her little cousin Redbud was disengaged, she should like to see her.
"The dear companion with whom good fortune blesses me." This was so very direct, that Miss Sallianna actually blushed. "Oh, no " she murmured. "Yes, yes!" "You men " "Are sincere " "Oh, no! such flatterers."
"I meant," said Verty, "that as you had very few beaux here I believe you call 'em beaux I could come so. I know that Mr. Jinks comes, but he is too fierce to be agreeable, and is not very nice, I should think." Miss Sallianna darted a glance of scorn at the unlucky Verty, which would have transfixed that gentleman; but unfortunately he did not see it.
With that bad taste which characterizes the victims of this delusion, he could not consent to supply the place of the chosen object of his love with any other image; and even regarded the classic and romantic Miss Sallianna as wholly unworthy to supplant Redbud in his affections.
"I can't help it," returned Verty; "I don't like Miss Sallianna." "Not like that paragon!" cried Fanny. "No." "Why not, sir?" "She told me a story." "A story, sir!" "Yes."
The young man took the extended member, and made a bow. Miss Sallianna received it with a still more gracious smile, and asked Mr. Verty to be seated. He shook his head. "I must go away, ma'am," he said, sadly; "Redbud has quarrelled with me, and I cannot stay. Oh! what have I done to cause this!" And Verty's head sank upon his bosom, and his lips trembled.
Redbud had hastened forward with terror in her face, Fanny with bewilderment lastly, Miss Sallianna had rushed up to the spot with a scream; the various personages came together just when Mr. Jinks uttered his awful threat in relation to "gory blood." "Oh, Verty!" said Redbud. Verty smiled. "Alphonso!" cried Miss Sallianna, with distraction.
Jinks was on his knees before Miss Sallianna there. Our last view of Mr. Jinks was at Bousch's tavern, when, mounting in a manner peculiar to himself behind Ralph, the warlike gentleman set out to take revenge.
Having devoted much space in the foregoing pages to those scenes, descriptive, grotesque, and sentimental, which took place at the Bower of Nature and Winchester, it is proper that we should now go back to the domain of Apple Orchard, and the inhabitants of that realm, so long lost sight of in the contemplation of the graces and attractions of Miss Sallianna, and the various planets which hovered in the wake of that great feminine sun of love and beauty.
I say she's an odious old thing! to be giving herself airs, and setting her cap at all our beaux!" Verty stared, and then laughed. "Miss Sallianna!" he cried. "Yes, sir!" "I'm in love with her!" "You've just acknowledged it." "Acknowledged it!" "There! you're going to deny your own words, like the rest of your fine sex the men." "No I did'nt say I was in love with Miss Sallianna."
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