The Face of Rosenfeld — page 188: what you’re looking at

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THE FACHK OF ROSHNFEL. 181 “Not at all, Eustace. It is only a little faintness that will soon go away.” He took her hand in his, pushed aside the massive gold ornament that encircled her wrist, placed his finger upon her pulse, and looked into her face searchingly. ‘Shall we take you back to the carriage? Don’t you think it would be better to go home at once?” Mrs. Forsythe was rapidly recovering her color. As Lamar spoke her glance wandered in the direction of eo the artist’s sister, who stood by herself, silent and com- — posed, while all the rest were full of anxiety. A sudden gleam of the eyes and compression of lips followed that glance. ‘Then she said in a voice which, though it trembled slightly, was perfectly clear and audible to everybody: ‘‘No, I will stay; this is only momentary. Don’tyou see that it has left me? Sit here beside me, Eustace, dear. Pray do not stand any more on my account, Mrs. Maxey. Give yourself no more alarm about me. In a few moments I shall be quite restored.” At this everybody sat down. ‘The unusual came toan io end and the conventional ‘‘call” began. Mrs. Forsythe kept her word. In five minutes there was no trace of her late indisposition. Hllen Maxey saw with unwilling a admiration, for her tact and management, the part that a she had decided to play with regard to herself. By no word or look, other than that which the first shock of meeting had drawn from her, and which was totally in- explicable to the others, did she betray that Ellen was any less a stranger to her than her brother or his wife. She talked the conventional trivialities to her in the same smiling, winsome way in which she talked to the rest. For Mrs, Forsythe was no longer haughty and disdainful. : “ . — "3 ae ee ae a by a ~ . : ee Ae > . A ” Pe “ a, et ee eee AP te . - - atd “ tx 4 t aah 5 mins A . “ ~ é 7 4" pt . he” 2» Pos ~ ly Fama ae dh o> Sem Tas ee Ay, St ae ON PRT atten Hee pyre 6 oes ag * bal ek eer 2 Bh ee aT a oat - ¥, Ani de wee oer a ae eta ~~, : : ~ 4 . ¥ ; - ‘ 7 — BR Se od . 2 " 9 Pike iat | ecomicbooks Nh. = * 4 en 4 ‘ - ( — ; é*, ot . o >) yi . = eT aay Y ‘ > : ’ . : —" * < 4 . ° ~' 3 -s » : nee ret 4 fa er i a $e A 4 <P. 5 os, ih es z ‘ > andl ¢, Tan. as ‘ ~ s 4 a *s ~ : za . ‘ % . e , ° ‘ ye PaaS rear pine Th Mina Sa ME i age ie OE agin N . Mee st gticn> bs, od ~ . Pe ele ~ tke . » e443 Se “> i ee ‘ - ¥: : ‘ * 4 Cort ro ee inch catee he es rg tel Ae) tte ee ie a ee Pa ay men A See raha hs 6. Oa ‘ we ~~ Ses