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siocK < But , he wa ^ come sen sible the poorer inteiligetice and real kindliness , of the - relief th ^ y yielded to hil ^ apifc ^ h ^ t be and vac wot heart ; and he decidedly opposed the wishes of bis wife - H was no * matter ; the Janus , character of her proceedings defied discountenance * and ift this determination of her husband inArhich she instantly acquiesced , a finer field than ever vras
presented for the exercise of her peculiar proficiency in the art of tormenting . She feigned the jealousy she did not feel , nor had any grounds for feeling ; tears , sighs , insinuations , airs of resignation , and half-stifled complaints , were her weapons of offence at home and abroad . Soon began the buz of scandal with , which the gossips of the neighbourhood sweetened their tea , aod enlivened their way to church and back . * Poor Mrs . Manning V f
* such a sweet woman ! ' base ingratitude P < shameless effrontery !' Thete were parts of their gamut ; every one talked in italics , and had notes of admiration always at hand . The unconscious Miss Clare was at length enlightened upon
the subject of the reports current ,, by a gentleman to whom Mr , Manning confided the management of his property , and who in the discharge of the duties involved in this trust was a frequent visiter at the Hall . Congeniality of taste and a corresponding standard of mind had drawn him and Grace much together . Both had shed the first flowers of their affections : but t&eir hearts
bloomed again , and again grew rich with the fruit of reciprocal love . * My sweet Grace , ' exclaimed her lover one day , after a mutual explanation , ' now that you have accepted my heart , let me urge you to an immediate acceptance of my hand , and let me tell you or * e cause , among others , why I urge it . You are suffering
from your insidious friend Mrs . Manning , and the censorious appetency of the idlers of this neighbourhood ; ' and he entered into a brief explanation . For a moment a spark of indignant light burned in the eyes , of Grace Clare , and deepened the glow upon her cheek ; but the one melted immediately after into the beam of confiding lave 3 and the other softened into the bloom of pleasure as she placed her hand in the hand of him to whom she had betrothed herself .
' Be it as you say , ' she cried : ' transplant me when you . please . I ana a shrub that here never took kindly root ; but I have « inherent power , which has flung off the tainting vapours which have surrounded me . ' A few days after , Grace departed from the Hall the bride of a ttkan . worthy of her high heart . The scandal-rfconget * were about to close accounts in dread of insolvency , vdken Mrs * Manning ' s elopement with a beauish baroaet allowed thftm , to open them afre&b , and fchey had only to make a transfer of « tock and invest 4 l * rir virulettc © in a new name . , i ;<; . :. ' « ' ' ' ' . ; ¦ < ' ¦ ¦ • ' ' ¦ -M ^ i' Mi L » G .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1835, page 653, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2650/page/25/
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