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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 3869 hood. The garden began to put forth its richest floral beauties; and the trees, with their myriads of blossom, gave promise of a luxuriant fruitage. The sun was now powerful for many hours during the day: but the evenings were delicious. Ju- liana, who had occasionally felt her mode of exist- ence somewhat gloomy and monotonous in the winter-time, was now all life and spirits once again: but she was nevertheless more or less im- patient at the prolonged delay which was keeping her husband still an exile from his domain. He however was of such unvaried good-nature—so kind and affectionate towards her—so attentive— indeed almost so uxoriously solicitous to antici. pate her wants and administer to her enjoyments —that she had really learned to love him as much as it was possible for such a heart os her's to love ‘at all. She did not regret the brilliant soviety in , which she had been wont to move in her native land ere the exposure of her shame at Saxondale : Castle: she cared nothing now for the idle pomps and splendours of fashionable life: but her chief longing was to play the part of a sort of ferdal by ee sil’, ae NO, 99.—THIRD SERIES. Day DoOOkSEeohn O © = —, O