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A haughty and uncontrollable gesture fro the offender's notice to himself for one instant--not

more But in that flash he detected a shade of difference in the

expression that irked hier,

tempered by compassion, yet still contemptuous

All this passed in less time than it has taken me to write a line

descriptive of the pantomime The mound was shaped, and the

decorously mournful train turned from it to retrace their course to

the house, Frederic Chilton i like a sleep-walker, his brows corrugated and eyes

sightless to all surrounding objects He had awakened when the

Ridgeley carriage drove to the door Mrs Sutton detained Mabel in

one of the upper chambers to concert plans for a visit to the

homestead while the Dorrances should be there Aunt and niece had

not ht

before, the elder lady being in constant attendance upon Mrs

Tazewell

"This is very stupid! And I ary!" said Mrs Aylett,

aside to her lord, as she stood near a front , tapping the

floor with her feet, while vehicle after vehicle received its load

and rolled off "We shall be the last on the ground Herbert! can't