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"We must go somewhere this summer, and Pa seems in earnest about not letting us visit London." "I don't know, I am sure, child," was the reply. "I can't think of going to Saratoga," said Emily, in a positive tone. "The Emmersons are going," Adeline remarked. "How do you know?" asked Emily, in a tone of surprise. "Victorine told me so this morning." "She did!" "Yes. I met her at Mrs.
And Victorine, lacking confidence in the man, remained with the young priest to make sure that everything he might require was provided. "Ah! Monsieur l'Abbe," said she, "what people! What a country! You can't have an idea of it. I should never get accustomed to it even if I were to live here for a hundred years. Ah! if it were not for the Contessina, but she's so good and beautiful."
The river is high now, and it is a fair sight to see the white blossoms along the banks." Cunning Victorine! She had all sorts of motives in this proposition. She thought it would be well to show Willan Blaycke to Pierre.
"Can you not tell me from whom this letter comes?" "No no!" she replied with unusual vehemence. "Alas! I know too well," returned Maurice sadly. "But why should you be agitated and troubled by what he says? What right has he to give you pain?" "You must leave me leave me at once!" cried Madeleine, nervously. Victorine was enchanted; the plot thickened!
I should very much like to know you." "You look so much like papa. You may kiss me if you like." She turned her sallow cheek for the salute, and Victorine said: "Is mademoiselle a relative? You are quite the image of Mr. Laurance." "Do you think so? Where can I find General Laurance? Does he reside here?" "Oh no! He never has lived with us.
The Countess had at first employed her as a nurse to her daughter Benedetta, hoping in this way to teach the child some French; and Victorine remaining for some five and twenty years with the same family had by degrees raised herself to the position of housekeeper, whilst still remaining virtually illiterate, so destitute indeed of any linguistic gift that she could only jabber a little broken Italian, just sufficient for her needs in her intercourse with the other servants.
And could it be explained otherwise than by cheerfully acknowledging the bounty of an overruling Providence that Nancy Wentworth should have had a new winter dress for the first time in five years a winter dress of dark brown cloth to match her beaver muff and victorine?
"The woman is Mademoiselle Victorine, the dompteuse." "Ah, I've not seen her yet. She burst upon Paris while I was away. Now, straight: no lies: who are the others?" Meyerbeer hesitated; for, of course, he did not wish to speak of Gaston at this stage in the game. But he said: "Count Ploare and Zoug-Zoug." "Why don't you tell me the truth?" "I do. Now, who is Zoug-Zoug?" "Find out."
He was on the point of desisting, when Victorine, who had been attending to customers in another apartment, chanced to look into this room, saw Lord Linden, recognized him as the gentleman with whom she had noticed Mademoiselle Melanie earnestly conversing on the day previous, and at once came forward as though to assist Ruth.
"I don't know, unless to Saratoga." "Victorine said," remarked Adeline, "that a large number of distinguished visiters were to be there, and that it was thought the season would be the gayest spent for some time." "I suppose we will have to go, then," said Emily. "I am ready," responded Adeline. "And so am I," said Florence. That evening Mr. Ludlow was graver and more silent than usual.
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