Vashti's Fate — page 168: what you’re looking at

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A TUTOR AT EVERLEIGH. 163 ‘«Suffer me, madam,” said Mr. Dascomb, with ob- sequious politeness, offering his hand, and leading Miss Dale toaseat. He gave her a fiery glance as he loosed her hand, whispering, as he bowed very low to her, ‘‘ Don't be a fool, Hetty Dale.” ‘“Miss Dale must be ill,” he added in an audible voice, turning from her to Miss Gresham. Miss Dale sat 2 moment, looking like one stunned, and then rising, went hastily from the room without a word, while Mr. Dascomb, pulling fiercely at his black whiskers, looked round the room at its amazed inmates. ‘‘Very singular, indeed,” said Miss Margery Gresham, with her sharp eyes on Mr. Dascomb, ‘‘I never suspected Miss Dale of any tendency to hysterics. Perhaps you and Miss Dale have met before, sir?” | ‘“Never to my knowledge,” he answered. He looked about him for a seat, took one near Mrs. Everleigh, with whom he skillfully opened and kept up a conversation. He had, evidently, from the tone of his re- marks, traveled much, and had visited places that Mrs. Everleigh had not seen since her honeymoon, when, in company with her husband, she had made a wedding-trip to Europe. He knew, by reputation, many of her old ac- quaintances, and brought her news of them, to her great delight. As Mr. Dascomb passed from Mrs. Everleigh’s room, after taking his leave, he stumbled right upon Miss Dale. She was standing there alone in the dim passage, waiting. for him; and seizing hold of him as he came near, she cried : ‘Ts it you, Percy—is it—can it be?” ‘‘Hush, hush; don’t talk so loud.” a a a ey te ON Me a ed he, eee > oe Re UE ATS OE Fe AW yl Vee tA ee AE ee. Oe eG aca et a ak gy es - 1 Sa Fe et ye Oey eee Ch trill Pde a” 3 ty ; ee ie A A ST ET AE “Sherine = + >=) oe pe ad "i » as “oy et .. on 4.7 hee a , mie \.* is ‘2 - | Bone | a ee Ve ae ’ "oi: : ts} , : . comicbooks