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Father And Son.
made the lady more anxious than she might otherwise have been to confirm the conquest Avhich she was conscious of having that night achieved ; and ere she fell asleep , more than one pleasant vision swept through her busy brain for Avhich she had no cause to blush .
" I am sure I could make him happy , " she whispered to herself ; "I should be so proud of him ; and I would endeavour to please him by making his home brilliant and attractive . With our united means existence must be one long holiday ; and where there is no care , there can be little difficulty in compelling the chariot of life to run smoothly . Well ; Ave shall see . " And the bright ej'es closed , only that the fancy might renew in dreams the triumphant anticipations of her waking hours .
The wooing of Sydney Leicester proved prosperous , as regarded the fair idol of his devotion , Avho won the heart of the father as easily as she had conquered that of the son . She was so gentle , so Avinning , so fascinating ; her respect for the old gentleman was so graceful ; her admiration of The Grange so openly and earnestly expressed . Not a cloud passed over her
brow ; she Avas the very embodiment of light and sunshine ; the very wife for Sydney , whose heart Avas as light , and whose buoyant spirits Avere as elastic as her OAvn . It Avas beautiful to see Avith what ease she threw off the trammels of conventional restraint ; and . Avith Aidiat zest she entered into country pleasures and country enjoyments . Her guitar and voice enlivened
every pic-nic ; her glowing beauty Avas the ornament of every rural fete ; no trace of the formal finishing of a fashionable London school could be detected in her easy and artless manner ; she rode , she boated , and she climbed fearlessly , whenever Sydney Avas her companion . She was so sure , she said , that Mr . Leicester would not lead her into any danger , and that
his dear kind papa Avould not sanction anything incorrect , that she was determined to enjoy herself to the utmost ; Avhile , grateful for so full and flattering a confidence , Sydney caused his favourite hunter to he carefully broken in for her especial use , built a new boat for the lake , Avhich he christened " The Caroline , " and ran up to toAvn to purchase " a love of a
pony-chaise , " which was always in attendance on any fatiguing pedestrian excursion , to enable him to drive her home . Thus four months went by , and her guardian talked of their return to town ; a threat Avhich had long ceased to alarm the lover . " You must go , I am aware , Caroline , " he said tenderly , as he sat beside her , Avith her hand clasped in his ; " there is some
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Father And Son.
made the lady more anxious than she might otherwise have been to confirm the conquest Avhich she was conscious of having that night achieved ; and ere she fell asleep , more than one pleasant vision swept through her busy brain for Avhich she had no cause to blush .
" I am sure I could make him happy , " she whispered to herself ; "I should be so proud of him ; and I would endeavour to please him by making his home brilliant and attractive . With our united means existence must be one long holiday ; and where there is no care , there can be little difficulty in compelling the chariot of life to run smoothly . Well ; Ave shall see . " And the bright ej'es closed , only that the fancy might renew in dreams the triumphant anticipations of her waking hours .
The wooing of Sydney Leicester proved prosperous , as regarded the fair idol of his devotion , Avho won the heart of the father as easily as she had conquered that of the son . She was so gentle , so Avinning , so fascinating ; her respect for the old gentleman was so graceful ; her admiration of The Grange so openly and earnestly expressed . Not a cloud passed over her
brow ; she Avas the very embodiment of light and sunshine ; the very wife for Sydney , whose heart Avas as light , and whose buoyant spirits Avere as elastic as her OAvn . It Avas beautiful to see Avith what ease she threw off the trammels of conventional restraint ; and . Avith Aidiat zest she entered into country pleasures and country enjoyments . Her guitar and voice enlivened
every pic-nic ; her glowing beauty Avas the ornament of every rural fete ; no trace of the formal finishing of a fashionable London school could be detected in her easy and artless manner ; she rode , she boated , and she climbed fearlessly , whenever Sydney Avas her companion . She was so sure , she said , that Mr . Leicester would not lead her into any danger , and that
his dear kind papa Avould not sanction anything incorrect , that she was determined to enjoy herself to the utmost ; Avhile , grateful for so full and flattering a confidence , Sydney caused his favourite hunter to he carefully broken in for her especial use , built a new boat for the lake , Avhich he christened " The Caroline , " and ran up to toAvn to purchase " a love of a
pony-chaise , " which was always in attendance on any fatiguing pedestrian excursion , to enable him to drive her home . Thus four months went by , and her guardian talked of their return to town ; a threat Avhich had long ceased to alarm the lover . " You must go , I am aware , Caroline , " he said tenderly , as he sat beside her , Avith her hand clasped in his ; " there is some