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Albertine Vosswin ^ l know Jjh a * sheia young , riuuadsome , and gr ^ j ^ fu ^ t ^ at $$ > < lm ^ es . after , tjie ^ la ^ , fa ^^ pu ; t / tfmt fchfe sings cherubimipa ^ jj , £ fya , t , s $ Le ^ a ^ s . . tatyj ^ , lessfQOi ? , 9 Jk the . piano-forte from ^ l ^ au ^ l ^ v ; that sj ( ie excels in tl ^ e jc&PC ^; ftia > t she paints flowers divinely ; that ehe is very gpodJ ^ enapere ^ , ; that die has got an album , beautifully bound s filled with selections from Goethe , John Paul , and other superior men ; that she writes a
very ladylike hand ; that , she spells very tolerably . During a long tete-a-tete Miss Albertine displayed , great sentiment and poetical taste ; she quoted verses and spoke of the influence of the fine arts on refined souls . Edmund ., encouraged by their sweet discourse , and the increasing obscurity , took Albertine ' s hand an $ pressed it to his heart ; Albertine withdrew her h ^ and from a little tiny glove , and Edmuud covered it with
kisses-{ I * Ceiije , let us go , the evening gets very cold / said the counsellor , ! re turnipg to them ; I wish very much I had brought my cloak ., Wrap yourself up well in your shawl , Albertine ; do you know , my dear sir , it is a Cachemire , and cost me fifty good ducats . ; Wrap up well , Albertine . Adieu , sir . ' l ^ jin ^ und , with admirable tact , seized the moment to pull out
his case , and offer another cigar to the counsellor . / Sir , ' said the counsellor , < I thank you a thousand times ; you are certainly a yo \ mg gentleman of infinite politeness . ' The cou ^ seljpr went to il luminate his cigar , and Edmund timidly offerei ^ Jiisiarn ^ to Albertine ; she accepted it withcmt any affectat ^ Cjns , 0 , nd ^ when the counsellor returned , it appeared quite an u nd ^^ ppd , thjng that Edmund was to accompany them to
to ^ n ,, Ifew w ^ tOLeyer has been young and in love , or who is so still , ( and some good folks are , and ever have , and ever will be innocent of jijve ^ ijity and lovea , bility , ) can easily imagine that Edmund , walkingi with Albertine , felt as if promenading in Elysium with an ^ a ^ gel . f
T \ K > U ; gh the outward man of Edmund did not afterwards exactly qorresppnd with the ideas of Rosalind respecting true lover-like appearance ; though he did not , as did'the amorous Orlandpj spoil young trees by carving the name of his mistress upon the bark , yet did he contrive to spoil an incredible quantity of 4 rft ^ Wg ma terials with sketches of his heart ' s idoL - He also emitted , sighs innumerable , and the state of his circulating muscle was soon guessed by the old goldsmith . Edmund , when iateTto
rog ^ tedj , 4 id not hesitate co n fess his passion . < JFprge , t ; it all , ' said Leonard ; it is very unfortunate to fall in love ,, witi } n a , girl betrothect ; for Albertine is partly promised to the private secretary , Tusmann . ' Qli h <^ arwg tiu ^> JEdmund i experienced an uneom nion ^ de ^ pair . Leonard waited patiently tlws tenximation of- the first paroxysm ,
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1835, page 188, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2643/page/44/
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