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'Recreants! was it for such as you that I pointed to the crown of martyrdom? Was it for your shattered ideals that I have wept many a night on Serena's faithful breast? She pointed to Miss Crofton, who enfolded her in an embrace. 'You! Julia went on, aiming at them the finger of conviction. 'I am but a woman, weak I may have been, wavering I may have been, but I took you for men!
"Some day we will come to Tideshead and have a great celebration, to make up for losing that," said papa. "Betty, my child, I'm sleepy. I don't know whether it is this rocking-chair or Serena's dinner." "Perhaps it was getting up so early in the morning," suggested Betty. "Go to sleep, papa. I'll say some of my new pieces of poetry. I learned all you gave me, and some others beside."
Mumbray thereupon began to encourage the slow advances of her Rector, who thought of Serena's fortune as a means to the wider activity, the greater distinction, for which he was hungering. Glazzard's self-contempt as he went home this evening was not unmingled with pleasanter thoughts. For a man in his position, Serena Mumbray and her thousands did not represent a future of despair.
Perhaps perhaps still wondering perhapses he fell asleep. Next morning at breakfast the young lady seemed to be in good spirits and, except for Serena's absence Serena had breakfast in her room, a proceeding which was apparently developing into a habit the meal was to Daniel quite like one of the happy breakfasts of Trumet days. Mr.
Black's soul was shaken by a twinge of envy. The second shock was Serena's appearance and the calm graciousness of her demeanor. The Boston gown was not as grand, as prodigal of lace and embroidery, as was the visitor's, but it was in the latest fashion and Serena wore it as if she had been used to such creations all her life. Neither was she overawed or flurried when her callers entered.
Serena began by asking, with a roguish look. "Pooh! What is such stuff to me?" "I knew I should tease you. What do you think of Mr. Quarrier's chances?" "Oh, he will be elected, no doubt." Glazzard spoke absently, his eyes on Serena's face, but seemingly not conscious of her expression. "I hope he will," she rejoined. "What! you hope so?" "Yes, I do. I am convinced he is the right man.
After hearing Serena's complaints of her "nerves" and weariness, he decided that there was trouble sufficient for that night. But the next morning he spoke of it. Serena was surprised, of course, and worried likewise. "You're right, Daniel," she said, "I am afraid you're right. She and John must have had some disagreement.
He heard the applause which greeted Serena's opening speech of introduction. He heard the Boston delegates speak, and Mrs. He heard it all, but, when it was over, he could not have repeated a sentence of all those which had reached his ears. He was thinking, and thinking hard. Aunt Lavinia's will had changed their position in life, so Serena had said.
Black scanning them in the order of their importance rose as they appeared. Mrs. Black was large and impressive, and gorgeous to view. She did not look her age. Her husband was not as tall as his wife, and did not look his height. Annette swept forward. "Oh, my dear Mrs. Dott," she gushed, taking Serena's hand in her own gloved one.
"I am glad to hear it; but to what circumstance is so deckled a revulsion of sentiment attributable?" "You know I have great confidence in Sister Serena's sagacity, and during the past fortnight she has talked frequently with me on the subject of the prisoner. When she undertook to nurse the poor child, she too considered her guilty of the unnatural crime; but by degrees she began to doubt it.
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