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SUCCESS AND FAILURE. 181
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Mm P Part Ii. Chapter Iii. To Doraarthur...
have intellectual fancied features that once , _tlie again wide her brow whole , tlie th being . ougL was . tf ul pose gladdened , and she and could
inher spired but by with the love kind and glance approval of those and eyes passionate , which affection had never ; the looked illusion on she restrained
was herself so from strong calling that out it was " Wyndham , with a , forcible have you effort returned to nie ?" she heard the noise of
whispering She rose to break and laug the hter spell at ; the at door that faces , it moment was then into thrown smiles hastil burst y open in
and " her Oh ! two Miss pupils Nugent , with , radiant such news , dimp we not ling have lad found ? " Dora it , all smiled out . . , Augusta is going to be marriedare g
, you is " Is coming it not to deli tell ghtful you ? all _" they about continued it , and to , " ask think you , a to wedding give us ! a holiday mamma .
Oh The ! here eldest is Augusta Miss Vernon herself -was . " about Dora ' s own age . She had
therefore indulged the been fancy thrown of taking with her some more German than she lessons otherwise of her would , and have had
. beenand liked her extremely ; there was quite a friendship between governess , and pupil . Few women were her more agreeable , in and the great full
intelli extent of the word and , the than Dora id , life from of a London quick sympathies girl , who had been alread gence out ; two ars vap and had not therefore the charm of novelty
to occasional season y her association balls ye , was , with wonderfull a mind y so bri fresh ghtened , strong and , entertained and pure , and by asked of itMiss
so ready to yield out of its abundance to any who . Vernon an eldest was _daug clever hter , , the proud heiress , highl ( owing y educated to an , a uncle , nd as ' s little will ) selfish of large as
property fallen She into mi , g could ht good have be directing . been moulded hands , for into she an was admirable truthful person in words had and she
sincere in characterand she had the power of loving . That is an immense ift . It is , not easy to bear the weight of a great love
little bestowed sisters g on vanished one , but on it is her still entrance more difficult full of awe to bestow and admiration it . Her .
Her approaching marriage invests a , girl with most wonderful attributes in her own home and among her little sisters ,
"Am I to congratulate you ? " said Dora . " YesAmy and Helen have told you ?"
. Miss " That Vernon you are ' s beautiful going to be statuesque married , features nothing g more lowed . " with light as
she answered" He is very distinguished , very clever , very good . " " And very , much in love , " bent added down Dora , her gentl head y . and kissed her
" I The think statel so" y she Miss murmured Vernon , " I was quite taken by surprise . We . have known , him for some time , he was attache at Berlin , when slihtl
papa ful I liked it was his novels sent that there and his on then poems a special he , like and mission d his ine conversation but . I feared knew him was papa deli would g ght y - ,
; seems even ,
Success And Failure. 181
SUCCESS AND FAILURE . 181
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1859, page 181, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051859/page/37/
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