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Father And Son.
p leasure . " My guardianship will soon terminate , and I shall rejoice indeed to find that I have wronged you . " Two months subsequently to this conversation , the lawyers having completed their task , to the disgust of some and the amusement of others , Miss Lauriston , with her noble fortune secured to herselfand a further settlement made upon her by
, her enamoured suitor , became a bride ; Sydney Leicester found himself in possession , not only of the beautiful woman Avhom he worshipped , but also of the family inheritance , as fully and completely as though he had been the head of that family ; and the self-devoted and confiding father saw himself a pensioner on his own son . Little care , however , did that consideration entail
upon the delighted old gentleman , who found in the lavish caresses of his new daughter an ample requital of all that he had clone . Nothing could be so gracefully affectionate , nothing so earnestly anxious , as the desire of Mrs . Sydney for " dear papa ' s " comfort ; and when , on her arrival at The Grange , she found that the state-chamber had been prepared for her receptionshe
, absolutely refused to set her foot across the threshold . " What ! instal myself in an apartment which belongs by right to the master of the house ! " she exclaimed with charming indignation ; " certainly not . But here is a charming room
immediately beyond it , which I really cannot resist ! What a delicious bay-AvindoAV , and Avhat a lovely view over the park . Dear papa , how could you be so naughty as to suppose that I could aspire to anything beyond this ?" Never had The Grange presented so perpetual a scene of gaiety . The grace and beauty of Mrs . Sydney , the urbanity of
the old gentleman , and the amiable insouciance of his son , combined to invest it Avith attractions Avhich feAV sought to resist . For the sportsmen of the party there were well-stocked presences ; for the mere loungers , horses and equipages , billiardtables , and fishing-tackle ; for the ladies , musical instruments of all descriptionsboats upon the lakeand balls in the noble
, , picture-gallery . Every season offered its OAATI pleasures ; and so months wore away , until the delicate health of the young wife rendered a less exciting mode of life essential to her Avelfare . Gradually , so soon as this fact became apparent , the guests reluctantly took their departure ; and for the first time since she became a member of the familyCaroline found herself alone
, with her husband and his father . Sudden quiet , after so long a period of dissipation , produced a violent reaction ; and for several weeks she remained a confirmed invalid , Avatched and tended Avith unceasing care and tenderness . In the Avhirl of society her Avorst qualities had slumbered ; she had been all and 2 i 2
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Father And Son.
p leasure . " My guardianship will soon terminate , and I shall rejoice indeed to find that I have wronged you . " Two months subsequently to this conversation , the lawyers having completed their task , to the disgust of some and the amusement of others , Miss Lauriston , with her noble fortune secured to herselfand a further settlement made upon her by
, her enamoured suitor , became a bride ; Sydney Leicester found himself in possession , not only of the beautiful woman Avhom he worshipped , but also of the family inheritance , as fully and completely as though he had been the head of that family ; and the self-devoted and confiding father saw himself a pensioner on his own son . Little care , however , did that consideration entail
upon the delighted old gentleman , who found in the lavish caresses of his new daughter an ample requital of all that he had clone . Nothing could be so gracefully affectionate , nothing so earnestly anxious , as the desire of Mrs . Sydney for " dear papa ' s " comfort ; and when , on her arrival at The Grange , she found that the state-chamber had been prepared for her receptionshe
, absolutely refused to set her foot across the threshold . " What ! instal myself in an apartment which belongs by right to the master of the house ! " she exclaimed with charming indignation ; " certainly not . But here is a charming room
immediately beyond it , which I really cannot resist ! What a delicious bay-AvindoAV , and Avhat a lovely view over the park . Dear papa , how could you be so naughty as to suppose that I could aspire to anything beyond this ?" Never had The Grange presented so perpetual a scene of gaiety . The grace and beauty of Mrs . Sydney , the urbanity of
the old gentleman , and the amiable insouciance of his son , combined to invest it Avith attractions Avhich feAV sought to resist . For the sportsmen of the party there were well-stocked presences ; for the mere loungers , horses and equipages , billiardtables , and fishing-tackle ; for the ladies , musical instruments of all descriptionsboats upon the lakeand balls in the noble
, , picture-gallery . Every season offered its OAATI pleasures ; and so months wore away , until the delicate health of the young wife rendered a less exciting mode of life essential to her Avelfare . Gradually , so soon as this fact became apparent , the guests reluctantly took their departure ; and for the first time since she became a member of the familyCaroline found herself alone
, with her husband and his father . Sudden quiet , after so long a period of dissipation , produced a violent reaction ; and for several weeks she remained a confirmed invalid , Avatched and tended Avith unceasing care and tenderness . In the Avhirl of society her Avorst qualities had slumbered ; she had been all and 2 i 2