Geoffrey's Victory by Mrs Georgie Sheldon — page 118: what you’re looking at

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114 EVERET MAPLESON RETURNS TO VUE DE L’EAU. lieved that accounted for Geoffrey’s singular resemblance to himself. “T’ll wager that there is some story of shame at the bottom’ of Annie Dale’s disappearance,” he thought; “and if I ean ferret it out and fasten it upon him, Gladys Huntress will never marry him. I'll look into this mat- ter as soon as I go home.” CHAPTER XIX. EVERET MAPLESON RETURNS TO VUE DE L’EAU. Everet Mapleson conducted his mother to Sheffield Hall, thence to the Divinity Colleges, the Marquand Chapel and Library, and finally te the Peabody Museum. In this latter place they lingered for some time, exam- ining various objects of interest, Mrs. Mapleson appear- ing to be greatly attracted by the valuabie collection of curiosities on exhibition there. While they were standing before a cabinet of curious stones, one of Everet’s classmates came to him and drew him aside for a moment of private conversation. He then turned to his mother and excused himself, say- ing that he was wanted elsewhere upon a matter of class business, but would shortly return to her. “Very well,” she replied. “I will look about by my- self until you come back, and you will find me here.” She wandered leisurely from case to case, looking over their contents, until suddenly her attention was attracted by a peculiarly pleasant voice, and, glancing up, she saw her son’s ‘“‘double” standing near her, with a beautiful girl leaning upon his arm. She knew that it was Geoffrey Huntress from some tri- fling difference in his dress, although, even to her keen mother’s eye, it was almost impossible to otherwise dis- tinguish him from her son. But after a passing glance at him, her attention was ~Yiveted upon the exquisitely beautiful girl at his side, whose face was ali aglow with health and happiness. “‘They are lovers,” Mrs. Mapleson said to herself, as she saw how oblivious they were of all saveeach other. “I wonder who the young girl is? How graceful she is in every movement! how animated! and I have rarely seen ae soue a complexion, or such beautiful, expressive eyes comicloookkS.€