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A STRANGE CHANCE. 401 1"
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+ Chapter, Iii.
word , you are looking very spruce this morning * . And what curls ! as fine Aunt as any Elizabeth lady ' s . curled " them . I wanted to come in before , but
she " would not let me until she had time to do my hair , because she said did not like it to be h . "
you roug b George itself on put the a little kiss upon boy ' s one fore of head the , and bright then curls survey that ing was his resting dress ,
H asked y " Yes ' , " , And and is aunt not put this it a on new ? , on And coat purpose she too ? did " for me to bit show herself it to you only . t she made it prett every ,
I hel asn ped to sew oh this button y . Are they not pretty buttons , uncle George The ? coat " having been duladmiredand the beneficences of
Elizabeth portfolio of thoroug drawings hly . appreciated He was y , always Charley , somewhat ' s eye caug under ht sight restrain of the t
would in the presence have done of George with Elizabeth , and instead he of onl turning y looked them -with over wistful as he
landscape interest upon sketched the one in which pencil , -was evidentl lying , y at by the an top unpractised . This ' was hand a would small , but indications of genius which an artists eye
not possessing a distinct fail to character detect many . in There elaboration the foliage was a free of of the breadth different and and trees sweep prevailing , produced of distance senti , too - , ,
ment without of any minute which were most excellent drawing , . In a one corner of the writing sketch the repose Before name , " answering Augusta" to was the lig boy htly ' s traced wish which in a woman his face 's
few expressed moments . as cle and arly when as an at y last words he , lifted George the Gilbert child upon hesitated his knee for a ,
not asking suffer him him if , he to did touch not them want , but to look carefull at the y removed pictures them , he still one would after
another himself . It seemed that he attached some very especial value to the contents of the old b portfolio , which and feeling consisted thoug of h some the
work old dozen portfolio of sketches a novice see , characterised the was day perceptible light , and y throug purpose when hout it did . it Very was rarel at , hand times y did when this
p George icture seemed Gilbert ' to s heart give particular was busier deli than ght to his Charles brain ; or it of was this . that One also of little boat stormy and in the corner
a rocking on a sea , the " name Ohhow " Augusta I should " like was to written draw . that little boat , " at last he said ,
paper after looking and , a pencil at it to again copy and it with again , p . lease " , Mayn uncle 't George I have ? a " piece of
He had on several occasions been indulged in this manner in the studioand uncle George did not refuse him now ; though in
perbeing granted mitting , procured him him th to , an he draw he was had the soon ever little quite enj boat busy oyed a , before and far greater George . Paper , privilege taking half and finished up pencil was his and brushbegan working himself a
palette , upon
A Strange Chance. 401 1"
A STRANGE CHANCE . 401 1 "
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1861, page 401, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021861/page/41/
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