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110 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS.
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her and to the bear post up , " for broug the ht present her frequent , for her sooth miseries ing letters should , begg not last ing
long , so certain did he feel of at last winning over her father to Supported give his consent by this ., cheering consolation , Julia struggled on ;
privations rose very e alread arly , y worked described very in late these , and pages endured . Before all the the other first season was over , she was laid on a bed of sickness , too ill to be '
instead removed of ; from roses which on her she cheeks arose and after a constitution three weeks impaired , with lilies for the rest of her days . Earnestl , y , fervently , did her lover again _,
he his urge could daug his hter suit not , be should but broug her serve father ht to out believe remained the the remainder inexorable extent of of , his her insisting daug time hter ; that for ' s
and sufferings laints and close as so confinement mexcuses ; looking to return upon to her her murmurings home and
be again comp near the young any man to whom she was so ardently attached . What must have been the feelings of that parent a
year Julia later shortl , I need after not describe her . from her illnessreceived
that fatal , letter y in which her recovery father announced his firm , decision that she must remain , where she wasand ive up all thoughts
of marriage ; at all events to the one , she had g chosen , as he had formed quite different views for her future . This was indeed
an I _^ need gon . _y scarcel for the y poor say that girl , all and her long companions and bitterl in y the she work wept - . room
the did happ their iness utmost to to see console her face and wearin cheer g her agai , and n a at parti last al we smil had e
, sations and herself ; nevertheless joining once her more yoke in seemed their little to hang jokes as and a ch conver ain of
iron strictl round y forbidden her neck by , her too fath heavy er to to correspon bear . Her d any lover longer , who with was
herdiscontinued his letters , and in a few months married worl ano , ther dand . Alas would ! poor ladl Julia hav ! e she bid adieu felt now to it indeed for ever alone . But in the the
burden , of life was g not to y be so easily laid down . the While Green sitting Park , one an elderl Sunday y gentleman afternoon on placed one himself of the seats by her in
was side , and lad led - her like in both to conversation in , for and I may manners add . that This Julia old nobleman very for y such he was appearance so adapted liis remarks , that not a single word , he uttered could , be construed into rudeness or
him importunity and returned , and Julia to the , on work rising -room * from deli her hted seat with , took the leave leasan of t p
half- , hour she had spent , and wondering g who " the gentleman " could be . He too had wondered who Julia was , and unobserved
had followed her to the door of the house , at which he subse-
110 A Season With The Dressmakers.
110 A SEASON WITH THE DRESSMAKERS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1863, page 110, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101863/page/38/
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