A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 60: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

38 A LADY BACHELOR. ‘* You take altogether a too serious view of the affair, my dear. ’’ ‘* We shall see. And now, Henry, just one word of jaution: you must not speak concerning what has oc- curred; you must dissimulate—we must all dissimulate; the world must never learn of our humiliation; we must act as though nothing had occurred. ”’ ** What will Eloise do?’’ ‘* T trust in a few days she will be strong enough to dis- simulate also, and then we will leave here as soon as we can do so without exciting suspicion. It is near the end of the season, fortunately; people will be going away every day, and soon we can steal away also. One thing is cer- tain, every one here believes that there is an engagement between Eloise and George Edicott. Later on they will be undeceived, but must never ‘learn the true facts. Qur sorrow is such, we can not invite sympathy or permit con- dolence. ’’ ** It may all come right yet, my dear.’’ ‘* Yes; it may all come right yet; but I fear a blighted existence will demand our care the rest of our lives.’’ comicbooks