The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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14 THR MYSTERIES OF THE COURT- CT LT TTT CT ID A en Ee a <7 aE Sir William and Lady Lomax and their three lands—were introduced. But still there was ong daughiers—®hbo were present, you know, at the tu arrive whoac appearance J#hza deeply dreaded, happy ceremony which made you mino—are hke- This was Lurd Ciandou. When at Oxford, she wise coming to pase n week with us, Tell me, had never seen Hugh: she was hkewise aware ; dear Liiza~are you pleased with these Sarranye- that Bertram had never breathed to his brother a mnents PY evilable of their love; and it was not therefore The Duke studied his utmost to render himself through fear that this would be betrayed to the and all his plans agreeable to his young bride; Duke, that the Duchess dreuded to encounter and with her habitual amiability, she expressed her Lord Clandon. But she thought to herself that if ; pratitude and her satisiavtion. _ Lord Clandon bore a resemblance to the lastBer- | “And there is another rucst tuo, whom wo may tram, her presence of mind would’ be pat to tha oxpect this evening in time for the dinner-hour,” sorest, severest test it had as yet experienced, and sontinued the Duke. “My nephew, Lord Clan- she would have to pass through an ordeal fraught don, who has just returned trum a long Conti- with anguish and mental agony to which the tor. mental tour, bas written to offer his congratulations tures of the rack were paradise in comparison. On wy marriage, and to expross jas earnest desire But the dmner-hour came—and Lord Clandon to pay his respects to my beautiful Duchess. The ; made not his appearance. After waiting some lotter ia altogether meely and prettily worded — ‘time, the Duke decided that the banquet should with a manly generosity ond fraukness too, fur ; be served up. It was so—the ladies in due course which,” addod the Dube alnost involuntarily, aud , adjourned to the drawing-room —where in another in a Bort of musing strain, “ I should scarcely have: hour they were joined by the gentlemen. It was given Hugh credit. However,” he went on hastily | now past nine o'clock; and Eliza was just con- to obsorve, as if ashamed at having thus betrayed gratulating herself that the dreaded meeting would even the slightest fear as to the impression which | be postponed until the followmg day,—when the his marriage mayht have made upon ux nephew,— | sounds of an cquipage dashing up to the front of * 7 have answered nm kindly, and invited him to ! the anansion, reached ber ears. Now she sum- Visit us.” i woned all ber fortitude to her aid—all her presence Again did the mention of that name of Clandon | of mind. Sir) Wilham Lomax — a tub, thin, call up with painful vividness the inemories of tho | arietocratic-looking man, far advanced in years<- past-- those memories which were jn renlity never was conversing with her at the time; and this absent from Bliza’s mind, but which unless thus, perhaps was fortunate for her,—inusmuch as if stirred up, floatod only with the screneness of res younger and more penetrating eyes had been fixed Hurnation, as a sort of perpetual under-current of | upon her countenance, the evidences of a strong the thoughts. Yet though thus strongly agitated {inward trouble might have been read. The within, her countenance betrayed puthing of what ' drawing-room dour was thrown open; and a4 she felt. domestic announced in a loud voice, “ Lord In the course of the afternoon Mrs. Bailey’s | Clandon.” travelling-chyriot dashed up to the grand catranco The Duke greeted his nephew warmly; and of Oaklauds ; and Kiieea was elasped un the arms of i there waa soraething in lis cordial clasp of the her father, !Le mistook the filial enthusiugm of ) baud which seemed to convey # heartfelt pratitude her embrace for an evidence of complete siutisfue. (for the goncrous, frank, and magnanimous manner tion and happmess on account of tho allianmee tin which Waugh had eapressed himselt with regard which she had formed; and whatsoever apprelien. | to mo marrige which he hadi reahty so little sions had previously tilled dus mind on that secres) reason to hike. For Lord Clandon, in default af were dissipated in a nioment. But when Ehzaj issue, was the heir tu tho estates andl tithe of came to regard Captain Lacey attentively, she per- | Marchmont ; and this aihance on the part of lus that the amiles which her presence and his own | years af age, uaturally gave every promise that relieved thoughts coqjured up, beamed upon a} Hugh's hopes uid expectations would be disap- sdluntennnce that was thin, hagerrd, and caro | pointed. e worn. Sho comprehended all that he wust have “Welcome, my dear nephew, to Ouklands,” felt on her account-~- his deep anxiety lest has} said the Duke. “And now permit me at once te parting wjunchions abould have been disregarded, | preset you to one to whom you are anxious to aad that she might have betrayed (he past when: become known.” emer a Pe FS “tn nD C E | | | ) r \ ' é —-—a ee ee ee = ce © oat ee eee eee - ea ‘ made aware of tho family into which she had | Juiiza had not dared fling even a single glance | married. Pained by his appearance, she lavished “upon him the most tender caresses; and the old; her seat, and stood motionless,—a wil@exeitement man’s happiness now appeared as cowpiete as the | in her mind, but with all the outward®appearance pride of hia ambition had already bren. As fur} of the unstudied grace of a serene and dignified Mrs. Bailey, i¢ was a proud thimg fer her to be | self-pussession. There was confusion in her brain enabled to salute a Duchess as her relative; so!—a veil before her cyes: Sir William Lomax was that in the inercased vonsequonee and importance | eaying sumething to her—she knew not what it which it gave her, she found i:fintte reason fur |.as. Lis voice and the voices uf all the others eclf-congratulation at having tsken the Captain | in the room, seemed like an unintelligible blending and hie daughter by the band in the moment of | ut huinming, drening sounds. §he heard persons their need. . -approsching ber: then her busband’s voice said, A httle iater in the afternoon Sir William and! “ Bi:z., 1 have pleasure in introducing my nephew, Lady Lomex, with ibetr theee dauyhtora, arrived; | Gerd Clandon.” and as the chuner-hoar drew near, several other { Ail in an instant she became vividly, fright gueste—dwellers in tho avi;tbourhuod af Oak- | faliy, terribly aware of the necussity of exerting ceived that bo was looking exevedingly all -and | uncle with a young wife only just twenty-one aby inl GRREDT Tan ‘Cy ie, mA PR we R EE ONE TAILOR TY, OTA ECONNIC I OOO© | fowards the door when it opened. She rose from . oation wa ao vw Few ee queer? &me — o SS CO