Agnes: A Tale of the Streets — page 72: what you’re looking at

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AGNBG; OR, BEAUTY AND PLEASURE. 267 ng Py efits " Hi ALY, hia old age;—and lastly, there is Hector Hardross with She stopped short in her musings, looked at ber watch, and found that it waa time to perform her afternoon toilet. She accordingly proceeded to he? chamber, where the pretty aud active Antonia was soon engaged in arranging the glossy raven hair of her mistress and in asoclecting the dress which she was to wear. T'loribel took plenty of time at her toilet, for she was ulways indolent and lounging ; and if it were not for the activity of Antonia, the proceedings of the’ dressing-chamber would always have been considerably prolonged. When Fioribel’s toilot was finished, alike to her Own and Antonia’s satisfaction, she returned into the sitting-apartment to await the arrival of the Hon. Hector Hardress. But before we relate what ed between them, we must direct the atten. of the reader to other circumstances which | No. 85.—Aanzs, A here interwoave themselves in the thread of our narrative. CHAPTER XilVv, THE TWO WARRANTS, Ix the forancon of this day of which wo are writing, Sir Alexander Holcroft and Carlotta paid a visit of about half-an-bour to Floribel’s suite of apartments;—aud they then returned to thoir own, “My dear Alexander,” said the affectionate Italian girl, “will you not’ now again see abous the requisite fulfilment of the formulas for our marriage P” Von, ITI, SS MIGIOO CO