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THE PORTRAIT. 113
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her "believe that the Iiappiiiess of his life depended on my assuming * the name of Mansfield , and perhaps she thought my happiness
would be secured by the hand and wealth of the aspirant . He mi on g gaining ht with possession as much truth of any have horse affirmed or dog that on his -which happiness he had depended set his
fancy snuff . the "So air , ho and ! brown champ eyes the bit , what , and ' s look in the read wind y to start now , off that ? " you is a
speech just as well suited for the ears of a horse as for those of a lad-love and these were precisely the sort of things I was expected
devoted to y accept admirer ; as kind the , tender heir , of and Biverton affectionate . It , must from have the li been ps of clear my
to any one who took , the trouble of studying the character of Master Edwardthat he was among those unfortunates who' are spoiled and
indulged , in every whim from the moment they can squall for what instantl they want , iven scream to them with . passion He was , and called tear good their -natured nurse's when hair , grown if not y g
up , and why ? because no one crossed him : he had money , and money arrogant buys and good insolent temper to and his every inferior virtue sfamiliar under the to vul sky garit . He y with was
, his equals , and servile to those still richer and better titled than . himself
. indeed Scorning he had the not wholesome even brains duties of h a he country went abroad squire , as for he which said enoug ,
to study and become a man of culture , and accomplishments , . He returned brimful of wordswhich stood to him in place of ideas ;
and endeavoured to palm , his travelled foolery on homely _soiils who had never left the island . In Rome ,- —I actually feel as I
write that glorious name , which calls up a thousand memories of for greatness as if it I seems were , in using the to me same it as amiss sentence if those , and with incap committing the ables name oug an ht of act > Master not of to desecration soil Edward with ,
their feet such classic and imperial ground . In Rome , then , this student _of amusement gained , as any rich Englishman may gain , the al
companions which did him no good , and , in spite of papblessing * of and a the Chri presence stian life of the His descendan did t of all St that . Peter money , he could led the do reverse , * but
there are still left . a few money items money cannot purchase , and those items Mr . Mansfield was compelled to do without . Grace of person
and His beauty acquaintance of mind , his with gold Mr . could Cleveland not buy had . been a chance affair ;
they had met I was occasionall of inion y in th Italy at the and wish had to travelled introduce to Mr Paris . Cleve in - op
land company arose . on the art of Master Edwardfrom dread lest his aunt would expect , too much p attention from him , which would prevent
, him following his own inclinations . ' This stroke who of policy turned that
his out aunt admirabl was y willing for the to purposes dispense of with its ori his gin services ator , . " soon Clevel saw and is lad to have
pooi _* , " he used to say to me , " and may be deuced gso
The Portrait. 113
THE PORTRAIT . 113
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1861, page 113, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041861/page/41/
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