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ESTELLE LAMAGE. 411 THE SORROWS OF
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nition and guileless and advice creature pained - of Mm old , not and a her little reluctanc . As for e me to , I receive must confess
admo-I was icious inclined in this to think instance monsieur , forto , all usuall appearances y so full , of nothing charit y could , rather be
more susp It satisfactory did not than as the thoug state h , of Jacques affairs . could sufficiently show his
" seem admiration for Blancheor do enough for her , or for any one . le said he certainl , going to turn over a new leaf with his
marriage Peop irl when , he and mi how was ht fine have it looked y was of ever him so marry high ! ing All a the poor village portionless spoke g
g about should the be wedding the handsomest and , and that the dressed he bride shmild groom bride consider -ele that ct declared had it no ever trouble that knelt his at before bride all to _Monsieiir le Cure
fetch could the not dress take himself lace , until from the P famil aris . y But arrived of , course for they the would ceremony give handsome presents p besides which Blanche was particularly desirous
that her sister Henri , ette , whom she had not seen for so many years , should be her bridesmaid
bird " As and for Estelle Blanche was , she full was . y "won once over more to her as bri view ght of and the blithe affair as by a
this out to , time lease , for Estelle Jacques and , since , when his he father chooses ' s decease , no P , arisian had laid gentleman himself
can every have day p finer now Blanche ways , with went des him over much than to the that Monsieur chateau had to , either Jacques be re- accompanied arr . anged Almost in
the b tain y Estelle steward s and muslin or ' s alone apartments blinds , for , besi required before her in the marriage chateau , there , for were the making new It cur was of - clever needle in constant requisition .
which Blanche apparentl Blanche was y a happy heard 's time warbling for every was throug one h , and the the grand sweet rooms clear voice of the of
chateau day after day . Towards " The the wedding end of was the last fixed week to take in November _xolace on , New the famil Year y ' s arrived Day .
ber at the Mon chateau sieur , Leon and ' it s , birthday was announced , a dance that would upon be the given first to of the Decem ser-
vants the , foremost and villagers sts . Blanche and Blanche and Estell especiall e were y antici of c pated ourse the amongst ball ; gue ,
the day preceding it she was invited to the chateau by the houseke " Upon sister eper this , to day Certainly aid Blanche in preparations Henriette hoped to for had become the made evening reunited her appearance ' s gaiety with her . at long her
but parted mother her ' s visit the . was day onl following y for than a few the moments one of the , of and De affection she Bonneval had in left the ' s arrival behind simple ,
her astonishment rather a yearning , breast features s of of her her face rel , atives they . would Had they have not supposed traced her the to well have known been
some " Poor elegant Blanche lady visiting in , stead at of the a day chateau of rej . oicing , experienced from ,
voiv . _ii . 2 e 2
Estelle Lamage. 411 The Sorrows Of
ESTELLE LAMAGE . 411 THE SORROWS OF
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1859, page 411, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021859/page/51/
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