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THE PORTRAIT. 187
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Chapter Iii. A Few Days After The Imluck...
land . With regard to tlie latter , I was informed that business had called him to the South of France ; font that in all likelihood he
would "be in London very shortly . I was likewise informed that Mrs . Bethune intended to leave Paris in a few weeks . This was
all I knew . succeeded In the interval in making which 1 Mr elapsed . Mansfield before understand our departure that for his Eng attentions land , I
and intentions were equally thrown away upon me . I knew that Master Edward was not a subject to waste feeling upon , so I told
him the truth in definite terms . He _srot over the chagrin of _disaxDpointment having his whim worked crossed him in a no brief harm sp . ace He of tim soon e , whistled and his temporary and joked
whenever as manfull his y as aunt ever , was and safel declared stowed he would return in Yorkshire to Paris or with Rome , his
y away father . " I am in no haste to marry , since you will not have me , " said Master Edward" and aunt will do for the old Squire just
as well as any wife of ; mine . " my And the heir of Biverton strongly advised MrsBethune to take her residence at his paternal estate
in the North . . His aunt , however up , had her own plans ; and these were in direct antagonism to those of her nephew .
It became evident that my rejection of Mr . Mansfield was looked upon almost as a ,, personal insult by Mrs . Bethune . After one or
two conversations on the subject , in which she endeavored to show that my me dut the , if y not foll to y for accept of my throwing the own estate sake aw , of yet ay _Biverton such for the a chanc benefit and its e , of owner and my tried famil , her to y manner , it found prove was
to all me her became arguments ceremonious _^ unavailing and . cool Wh erefore in the was extreme Mrs , . as Bethun she e so anxious on this pointwhen the broad acres of her nephew could
pick up a mistress any , day who would not be so " fanciful" about a husbandas I was called . Our last conference ended in my being
pronounced blessings , she " an was obstinate contumaciousl , _, self-willed y rejecting girl , who . " did I not had know offended the
beyond forgiveness . The world wore rather a grim aspect as I quitted France , but , with the unfrozen faith of girlhood , straggling *
rays In of Paris sunshine I had penetrated met with throug a rich h subj the ect gloom for . thought . Time , my
artist friend had vanished in a cloud , but in London he would re-This was my solace . It was my intention to take leave
had of appear Mrs occurred . Bethune . neither the of moment us felt we at reached ease . She Eng was land too , as well after -bred what a
woman to be discourteous or rude , but I felt the gap that now existed between us . In London , which we reached in safety , I lingered
The His a few day name week of was s my , in dep never the arture hope mentioned was of hearing fixed , by and from Mrs still , . or Bethun no seeing tidings e , Mr his of . Cleveland the aunt artist and . .
cousin we left in Paris , and Master Edward was almost , oblivious of
the existence of such a person , consequently I was in utter igno-
The Portrait. 187
THE _PORTRAIT . 187
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1861, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051861/page/43/
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