Geoffrey's Victory by Mrs Georgie Sheldon — page 69: what you’re looking at

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MARGERY. 64 not dead, neither has shea face like a lily—she is dark, with a rich color and brilliant black eyes.” The woman appeared still more perplexed and troubled by this statement. She wagged her bead slowly from side to side, as if she could not reconcile his assertions with her belief. “Your mother’s name was Annie——” she began. “No, my mother’s name is Estelle.” | “Hstelle,” she repeated, searching his face keenly; ‘that might have been her other name. Didn’t she have bright, beautiful brown hair, and a sweet, gentle way with her?” ‘‘No; her hair is as black as a raven’s wing, and no one would ever think of describing her as ‘sweet and gen- tle,’” the young Southerner replied, with a smile, as a vision of the magnificent woman who reigned in his home arose before him, “but proud and imperious. She is like some beautiful queen.” “And is she your own mother?” questioned the flower- vender, eagerly. “Yes, my own mother, and I am her only child.” “Well, well, itis very strange,” sighed the poor wo- man, tears of disappointment again filling hereyes. ‘TI was so sure that I had found my boy at last. I’ve been hunting for him these eighteen years. It isn’t much won- der that I mistook you, though, for you couldn’t be more like him if you were his twin; and yet he mayn’t look like vou at all, now that he’s grown up. Ah, Jack, peace to your soul if you’ve gone the way of all the earth, but where under heaven did you leave the child 2” She dropped her head upon her breast and kept on with her muttering, apparently convinced at last that she had made a mistake. | Everet Mapleson stood irresolute a moment, half tempted to tell her where she could find Geoffrey, and yet obstinately averse to doing anything for one whom he so disliked. He was in ahurry, too, for it was already past the time that he had appointed to meet young Vandewater, and he was unwilling to be detained any longer to answer the questions of a garrulous old woman, so he went unheeded on his way. All the way to the club-house she was in his thoughts. Without doubt, he reasoned, she had been a sérvant in the Huntress family, and probably after Geoffrey’s adop- tion by his uncle she had lost track of her charge, Gomichoo (E(0) =)