Penny Blood Serial Cover — page 18: what you’re looking at

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10 ALFRED DE ROSANN. selves in a more striking manner than ever. Instead of recollecting or feeling, as many in their situations would have done, that they were encumbered with a child who was not their own, but a stranger’s offspring —ainstead of looking upon the innocent creature In the light of an orphan whom charity obliged them to keep, they treated Eloise with even additional kind- ness, 1f possible; and as she grew up, no expense was spared on her education. Beautiful and accomplished, she became as dear to them as their own children; and never—never once did her humane guardians suffer her to experience the slightest embarrassment on account of her dependent situation. The boyish attachment of Henry to the interesting orphan ripened with years, and increased as they both grew older. At first he looked upon Eloise as a sis- ter—then as a familiar friend—and at last with the downeast eyes and bashful glances of a lover. His parents failed not to notice these gradual and progres- sive changes; and so far from being vexed at the pre- ference which their younger son manifested in favour of their beautiful ward before the other ladies of his acquaintance, they did. all they could to encourage a passion which would insure a happy lot for Eloise, and put Henry in possession of a wife whose charms and accomplishments rendered her worthy of the highest distinction. Henry had embraced his father’s profession, and bade fair to create for himself a similar reyjutation. William had entered into a commercial establishment, and was making a rapid fortune by means of happy speculations and unremitting attention to his business, when he was invited to be present at the nuptials of his brother. Eloise was now nineteen years of age. She was beautiful beyond description, possessed a variety of accomplishments, and was sincerely at- tached to him whose future fortunes were so soon to be linked with her’s. At length the auspicious morn- ing dawned—a brilliant cavalcade left the house of Ccommicloooks., conn