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No sooner was the wedding over, than the step-mother began to show her bad temper. She could not bear her step-daughter's good qualities, that only showed up her daughters' unamiable ones still more obviously, and she accordingly compelled the poor girl to do all the drudgery of the household.
"You have read good descriptions of battles, I see." Mrs. Riccabocca, who thought this remark a taunt upon her step-daughter's studies, hastened to Violante's relief. "Her papa made her read the history of Italy, and I believe that is full of battles." HARLEY. "All history is, and all women are fond of war and of warriors. I wonder why?" " We can guess why, can we not?"
Lady Lundie expressed the necessary surprise, in the properly graduated tone of reproof, at her step-daughter's want of punctuality. Blanche made her apologies with the most exemplary humility. She glided into her chair by her uncle's side, and took the first thing that was offered to her.
Brinkworth's chance of clearing himself from an odious suspicion which rests upon him, and upon another Person present. That is an after-matter. The object immediately before us so far as a woman can pretend to understand it is to establish my step-daughter's right to call Mr. Brinkworth to account in the character of his wife.
The patriotism with which he had inspired her gratified him; he tried to set matters right by numerous presents." The Empress of Austria was compelled to conceal her ill-will. She was present almost every morning when Marie Louise was dressing, ransacked her step-daughter's laces, ribbons, stuffs, shawls, and jewels, and carried something off almost every day.
I am sorry to say that Alicia would very much have preferred a hearty pitched battle to this silent and undemonstrative disunion; but it was not very easy to quarrel with my lady. She had soft answers for the turning away of wrath. She could smile bewitchingly at her step-daughter's open petulance, and laugh merrily at the young lady's ill-temper.
It was then that Matrena resolved within herself to save the general in spite of himself, but I remain persuaded that, if she had dared such a plan against Natacha, it would only be because of what she believed definite proof of her step-daughter's infamy.
It is certain that Duroc might have become the husband of Mademoiselle de Beauharnais had he been willing to accede to the conditions on which the First Consul offered him his step-daughter's hand.
He turned back a few steps and was lost in grave reflection, finally wending his way homeward by the obscure river-side path. Unable to rest there he went to his step-daughter's lodging, and was told that Elizabeth-Jane had gone to Mr. Farfrae's.
"You have read good descriptions of battles, I see." Mrs. Riccabocca, who thought this remark a taunt upon her step-daughter's studies, hastened to Violante's relief. "Her papa made her read the history of Italy, and I believe that is full of battles." HARLEY. "All history is, and all women are fond of war and of warriors. I wonder why?" "We can guess why, can we not?"
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