Richard Forrest, Bachelor — page 136: what you’re looking at

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ARTHURS HARANGUE. 127 CHAPTER XV. ARTHUR’S HARANGUE, It was evident, when Miss Cameron had becomea settled member of the household, that she had not misrepresented herself. Soft-footed and light of hand, she was energetic, yet never bustling. She was always on the qui vive for an opportunity to wait upon Mrs. Eldridge and would read to her during the long hours of the night, when Gertrude could not sleep, without the first sign of impatience or fatigue. She superintended the packing of all her clothes, making herself familiar with the places of everything in the trunks, in case the maid might be sea-sick and unable to properly attend to her mistress’ needs. How she ever managed to get the time to do anything for herself Gertrude often wondered. Yet she was always well-dressed and the pink of neatness. ‘“‘Gertrude, should you be pleased to hear that Dick For- rest may go over on the same steamer with us?’’ asked Ar- thur, a few days before the sailing. | ‘‘Tt would be very good news,’’ answered his wife. ‘‘He is such an agreeable man. I knew he intended going abroad, but thought he was not to sail until June.”’ ‘“‘He wasn’t, until I coaxed him toalter his plans. He had almost consented when I left him at noon. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we were to find him on board when we reach the steamer.”’ Dick, who had admired Miss Clayton so much before his friend’s marriage to her, followed up the impression with the determination to make her like him for himself, and Gomichbooks co