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have thus sp believed ent would it . have But there proved was otherwise a romantic tlian charm tedious about , he this would _seeret not
treasure , thus singularly placed at his disposal ; and the love and times gratitude he felt he insp sad ired to think graduall that y the became time a must necessity come of when his life she . would
Somecease to be a child , and when the quiet , simple relation now existing between them must necessarily change . He said to the old French
best lady , schools "By and at the by , North when . I can There afford she it can , I will become send a her teacher to one and of take the
care of herself . " Madame Labasse smiled , shrugged her shoulders , and said , " Nous verrons . " She did not believe it . with the
resolution merchant The years . remained Throug glided h unbroken on various , and all conflicts Loo went Loo prosperousl with was himself still y his , his sister honorable . young She
. have had become been very comp dull letel without y entwined her affectionate with his exist greetings ence . , her Life pleasant would
little sQngs , and the graceful dances she had learned to perform so in well this . fashion Sometimes Madame , when he Labasse had passed would a look peculiarl mischievous y happy and evening say
, , , she _" But did when not often do you repeat think this you experiment shall send her ; for to whenever that school she ? " did True it , ,
the laced light "went his out soul of " his I countenance ht to do it , as " he if an said extinguisher within himself were ;
p " but how upon can I live . without oug her ? " The , French widow was the business ep onl isode y person in relations his aware life , . knew how Some that romantic gentlemen he had and purchased , whom how serious he a young frequentl was slave y this , met had whom long - he in
told he had them placed the true with state a French of the woman case , they to be would educated have ; but smiled incredulously . Occasionally , they uttered some joke about the
fascination which made him so indifferent to cards and horses ; but the reserve with which he received such jests checked conversation on the subjectand all , except' Mr . Grossman , discontinued such attacks ,
, after As one Mr . or Noble two ' experiments s wealth increased . , the wish grew stronger to place in
Louisa in the midst of as much elegance as had surrounded her childhoodWhen the house at Pine Grove was unoccupied , they
. the often Gothic went arch out there of trees , and a it beautiful was his deli tableau ght to vivant see her framed stand in under vines .
lingered It was a there place as so long full as , of possible heart-memories and never to left her , it , that without she a always sigh .
, a In jessamine one place her was mother a tree had her father trained had . But planted dearest , in of another all was a a rose recess or
garden among -chair the p , ine where -trees her , on father the had side often of a sat hill with . There her upon was his a rustic knee ,
cursions reading wonderful to New York story or -books Boston , boug . In ht one for of her her on visits his with summer Alfred ex- , mild
she sat there and read aloud from " Lalla Rookh . " It was a
Loo Loo. 255
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1858, page 255, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121858/page/39/
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