Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 140: what you’re looking at

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thinking only of her kind friend and the lusvious fruit she was disposing of at that moment. “Lord Nelson is fortunate in having secured so ar- dent an admirer,” said Mr. Harwood, smiling, “but IL | agree with you, Miss Belle; he 1s a fine, a noble young man.’ “There is a young doctor, too, at Kingston, who, I think, is almost as nice as his lordship,” Belle rattledon. ‘‘He was sent for to attend Helena until Sir Henry should arrive, and they all say that he saved her life. He is very handsome, and I have an idea that he is very smart, too.” “So havel; my father was very much pleased with him,” returned the young man, Hisname is Morton, isn’t it?” “Yes; Dr. Perey Morton. Perey is a yery nice name for a young man, don’t you think 80, Hazel?’ Hazel's face had grown suddenly scarlet at the first meution of the ‘young doctor at Kingston,” for she knew instantly whom Belle meant, although this was the first that she had heard of Percy being sum- moned to Osterly Park to attend Helena Stewart, for to her he seldom mentioned an\ thing connected with his practice. She was so startled by Belle’s question that the color fled trom her face, while the tart that she was eating dropped from her trembling fingers, and rolled to the ground, - “That was too bad, Miss Gay,” said Mr. Harwood, who had noticed her confusion without appearing to do so, ‘‘but, fortunately, the loss can be made up to you; help yourself to another,” and he passed the basket to her. ue aa she oe] aaa one, not because she wauted it, but to conceal her agitation. “Ts your admiration for Lord Nelson RSRweTTr as