Mrs. Gallilee was as complete a mistress of the practice of domestic virtue as of the theory of acoustics and fainting fits. At dressing with taste, and ordering dinners with invention; at heading her
Mrs. Gallilee was as complete a mistress of the practice of domestic virtue as of the theory of acoustics and fainting fits. At dressing with taste, and ordering dinners with invention; at heading her
The life of the New Year was still only numbered by weeks, when a modest little marriage was celebrated—without the kno…
Benjulia’s servants had but a dull time of it, poor souls, in the lonely house. Towards the end of December, they subsc…
Aided by time, care, and skill, Carmina had gained strength enough to pass some hours of the day in the sitting-room; r…
After a brief interview with his step-son, Mr. Gallilee returned to his daughters in Scotland. Touched by his fatherly…
The first trivial sound that broke the spell, was the sound of a match struck in the next room. He rose, and groped hi…
Among many vain hopes, one hope had been realised: they had met again. In the darkened room, her weary eyes could hard…
Mr. Mool was in attendance at Fairfield Gardens, when his old friend arrived from Scotland, to tell him what the cautio…
On the next day, Mr. Mool—returning from a legal consultation to an appointment at his office—found a gentleman, whom h…
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