Angelina: Or, The Mystery of St. Mark's Abbey — page 150: what you’re looking at

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TUE MYSTERY OF ST. MARK'S ABBEY. 137 vehicle which was ta bear her to the residence of Mrs. Montmorency. Nothing particular occurred to her on the journey, and we will therefore pass hastily over it, and bring her at once to the place of ber destination. ; Mr;, Montmorency received her visitor with the utmost cordiality, and Char- lotte, her daughter, who was a warm-hearted girl, evinced by her manners how highly delighted she was at having such a companion. If anything could - have alleviated the grief of Angelina, it must have been the enthusiastic man- ner in which she was received by Mrs. Montmorency and her daughter, and she did indeed feel a transitory relief from the heavy sorrow that oppressed her. Mrs. Montmorency was still a very good-looking woman, and had evidently, in her youthful days, been exceedingly handsome; her manners shewed that she possessed a highly-accomplished mind, and to which was united every good quality that can render woman charming. Of Angelina, she seemed to Possess a most affectionate opinion, and entering with sympathy intp her sor- : rows, she endeavoured, by every means in her power, to divert her thoughts ’ from the subject which occupied her heart, and did all that she possibly could to render her comfortable. : Charlotte Montmorency was a preity, intelligent, and vivacious girl; and Angelina folt a deep and sincere friendship for her the moment she beheld her,—Her manners were candid and fervent ; and brought up under the care of her mother, it may be expected that she had imbibed all her virtues and in- trinsic perfections, If Charlotte possessed one weakness, it was in being a little toe vain of her personal charme, but that was a fault of which her mother - Lad not the slightest doubt, she could divest her in time, by advice 5 or, which comicbooks.com