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company , a reason which she promised at some future time to
communicate , and then , with such apparent candour , asked for confidence , that Clara ' s good-nature was taken captive . To Lord Lentall she merely said , cc You must come—I cannot do without you . " A look , fleet as a flash of lightning * , fell expressively upon him , ignited his vanity , brought him
instantly under the influence of a spell , and he obeyed her . By another manoeuvre she had made a Sir Charles Something" one of the party—this gentleman was Lord Lentail's particular aversion . As soon as she saw Lady Mat eland take the baronet ' s arm , Miss Mountwell whispered Clara , with her usual insolent dictatorial suavity , " Follow my aunt . " The innocent girl did as she was told , was handed into the carriage after Lady Mateland , by Sir Charles , who of course followed himself . Georgina now lightly touched Lord Lentall ' s arm , and halflaughingly , half-pensively said , " Come with us—that carriage contains your bane , I know ; its antidote—I fear . " There was a faultering uncertainty in her tone that rendered the last word scarcely audible ; but there was a commentary in her bright eyes , which were , however , averted too quickly to allow his lordship sufficiently to read their dazzling and mysterious
language . Who is there that does not know the wisdom , both in poetry and passion , and they are inextricablv united , of leaving much
to the imagination , —giving to it glimpses of desire and hope , skilfully shadowed by doubt and uncertainty \ At least Miss Mountwell knew this . On gaining the concert-room she found herself seated between Lady Mateland and Sir Charles , after salutations had been exchanged with some friends they met there , and that , either by choice or chance , Lord Lentall was seated by Clara . She soon contrived to catch Clara ' eye , and , in obedience to her look , Clara went to her . ct Change places with me , " she
whispered ; Clara complied , and again to the apprehensive vanity of her lover she appeared guilty of treason against him . Miss Mountwell by turns tortured and soothed the wound from which lie suitered ; and at the close of the day , till which she did not permit him to ell Vet his escape , the debtor and creditor sheet of his lordship ' s vanity stood thus— " Clara
does not love me , ( ieorgina does . " Difficulties in love are proverbially well known to be as important a feature to the passion as curry to a dinner at Calcutta ; but the difficulties must not spring from , the parties themselves but about them . From Clara , herself seemed to
originate every hurt that Lord Lentall received , and resentment eaiue to the relief of his wounded pride ; while gratitude , as well us gratified vanity , spoke in behalf of ( leorgina . Lord Byron said , that we do not like people for 1 he merit we discover in them , but for the merit that they discover iu us . This
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1836, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2653/page/20/
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