Agnes, or, Beauty and Pleasure — page 33: what you’re looking at

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a a ES eR Tt et —_—_—_—————————— I ay A NLL eS bA\\I0 rice) Sri Le | = i * WER Ne) at — Ai | ess —— e ; bea | ‘ | | | | i if Tne il i } Ata a Ruy AMM aa HUD IL | - —-—--——= Vhe young man spuke more fervidly in his generous filial enthusiasm than the real state of nis heart in respect to Agnes Evelyn warranted bim to do: but still it was no wilful nor deliberate deception on his part. It however had the effect of subduing in his mother’s mind the suspicion which a few minutes back she had entertained concerning the nature of the interest that he felt in the occupants of Sidney Villa. “Yes,” she said, after a pause, duriag which she reflected deeply, “ you may pay your respects to those young ladies to-morrow, if you can absent yourself for an hour or two from the Office for the purpose. But do not, my dear boy, make any overtures in respect to a visit from myself to those young ladies; and if they themselves should happen to speak in that sense,.give therm at once to understand — but without an appearance of rudeness—that your mother is too great an in- valid to see any society whatsoever.” No. 4.—AGYEA. AGNES ; OR, BEAUTY AND PLEASURE. a | | | Charles promised to bear in mind Bfrs. No Vere’s instructions; and he retired to his couch with his mind full of the image of the beautiful Agnes, and with the joyful hope of beholding her on the morrow. CHAPTER VI. YLORIBEL AND AGNES. Tir4T morrow came; and now we must introduce the reader, even more particularly than we have hitherto done, to the two charming occupants of Sydney Villa. It was an hour past noon ; and if we peep into | that boudoir to which we have already alluded, we shall find Floribel reclining in a surt of languid indolence upon the sofa, while her cousin waa CoOmicloOoks (C@