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So the bargain was soon struck; and almost before she had discovered what was going to happen to her, Agnes found herself the day-nurse of the Lord Richard, the little Prince who was then in the cradle. Muriel was made mistress of the nurses; and even little Avice received a formal appointment as waiting-damsel on the Princess Margaret, the little girl who was feeding the peacock.
I suppose you see but little of her now she is the great dame's waiting-damsel?"
Arctura looked as pretty a little waiting-damsel as might be seen, in her brown, two-skirted, best delaine dress, and her white, ruffled, muslin bib-apron, her nicely arranged hair, braided up high around her head and frizzed a little, gently, at the front, since why shouldn't she, too, have a bit of the fashion? and tied round with a soft, simple white ribbon.
"Look to it then." said Morton; "you know my mind respecting the wench you have consented she shall receive as a waiting-woman one of a family, which, of all others, has ever been devoted to her, and inimical to us. Had we not been wary, she would have been purveyed of a page as much to her purpose as her waiting-damsel.
But Hastings will not wed thee, and his wooing, therefore, but stains thy fair repute; while I " "You!" said Montagu, entering suddenly "you, kinsman, may look to higher fortunes than the Duchess of Bedford's waiting-damsel can bring to thy honest love. How now, mistress, say, wilt thou take this young gentleman for loving fere and plighted spouse?
But Hastings will not wed thee, and his wooing, therefore, but stains thy fair repute; while I " "You!" said Montagu, entering suddenly "you, kinsman, may look to higher fortunes than the Duchess of Bedford's waiting-damsel can bring to thy honest love. How now, mistress, say, wilt thou take this young gentleman for loving fere and plighted spouse?
I hear a rumour that an old mad Romish pilgrimer, who passes for at least half a saint among them, was employed to find a fit subject." "We have escaped that danger at least," said Murray, "and converted it into a point of advantage, by sending this boy of Glendinning's and for her waiting-damsel, you cannot grudge her one poor maiden instead of her four noble Marys and all their silken train?"
I suppose you see but little of her now she is the great dame's waiting-damsel?"
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