The Opposite House: A Novel — page 105: what you’re looking at

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

100 Lhe Opposite House. and a small pen-and-ink sketch. The old lady raised it almost reverently and bent low over the faded lines. It represented a very handsome man, haughty and full of life, with shghtly waving hair and sparkling eyes. Many atear seemed to have fallen on the paper; the name below was scarcely legible—‘ Lewin.” Marie entered. The baroness shut the drawer and walked rapidly toward her. “My daughter!’ The trembling girl had never heard her speak in so gentle a tone. ‘‘ Do you love me, Marie °”’ Her mother had never addressed her in such a way before. Scarcely trusting her own ears, the young girl threw herself into her arms. “Mamma!” she faltered. ““My dear mamma!”’ Then an unprecedented thing happened—the baroness bent toward the rosy little face and im- printed a kiss upon the beautiful brow, tenderly stroked the fair hair, and said : “Be very joyous to-day, my little Marie; laugh and sing and be happy. It is a great festival for your mother !” ComicbooOoks.c©