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In Willia, the winter was

co perturbed the cheerful town To

and fro through Palace and Nicholson and Duke of Gloucester streets were

blown the gay leaves; of early s white frosts lay upon the earth

like fairy snows, but 's garden lay to the south, and in sheltered corners blooolds and asters, while a vine, red-leafed and purple-berried, made a

splendid mantle for the playhouse wall

Within the theatre a rehearsal of "Taress Turk and

Tartar spoke their minds, and Arpasia's death cry clave the air The

victorious E to

glance toward the wide door, suddenly abdicated his throne, and in the

character of Mr Charles Stagg blew a kiss to his wife, who, applauding

softly, stood in the opening that was framed by the red vine

"Have you done, my dear?" she cried "Then pray coarden, and entered the grape arbor where in Septe had entertained her old friend, -maid Now the vines were bare of leaves, and the sunshine

strea's chair was

set in that golden warht sewing The silken stuff touched a coarser cloth, and that was the

skirt of Darden's Audrey, who sat upon the ground asleep, with her arm

across the chair, and her head upon her ar at last, when he had given a