Vashti's Fate — page 166: what you’re looking at

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A TVTOR AT EVERLEIGH. 161 Haven, where she had acquaintances, to inquire for a suit- able person—a gentleman, if possible. At the same time she ordered a very elegant piano, for those days, CHAPTER XX, A TUTOR AT EVERLEIGH. In process of time came a letter to Miss Margery, saying that the very person she wanted stood ready to obey her summons—a Mr. Dascomb, a fine musician, he was said to be, as well as an accomplished scholar. Miss‘Gresham wrote immediately to offer him the situation, appointing an early day for him to enter upon his duties, and an- nounced the progress of affairs in due time to the family. Miss Dale was in high feather. She had fawned over the poor infatuated Vashti, till she had brought matters to their old footing between them. And now she succeeded in installing herself in that long-coveted place, as Mrs. Everleigh’s companion—this last greatly to Elise’s dis- satisfaction, who loved her mistress, and considered herself peculiarly her attendant. Finally came Mr. Dascomb, a young man, to Miss Margery’s dismay. She had pictured to herself a man after the style of a tutor she had once had—plain, awkward, and rather old. However, she recollected in time that all tutors could not be made from the same model, and for- gave the man for being good-looking and young. Mr. Dascomb had a rather striking appearance generally. He was graceful and insinuating in his manners, a little pretentious, and a little foppish. He had raven-black Rata Pee a a Ot eR lo Oe ce kee he RE Pl STL PRs pee ee . “wa . ‘ Cj . eo i ts OA 4 : ir h& pte 24 o - r . £ a : a - a * ' A > . - <= ‘ t - b. “eer? * , 4 7 A » v ¢ eet, Sl we ee ne é e com Ebooks a : bd et 4 es 4