Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 153: what you’re looking at

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husband. Her form was 3 perhaps a trifle rounder, there was a little more of matronly dignity in her manner, alittle graver sweetness in the lines of her perfect face. But there was scarce a thread of silver in herrich brown hair; her eye was as clear and bright as on that morning when she gave her hand to the royal man whom she ‘loved with her whole heart; her laugh was as sweet and cherry, her step as light as when we first saw her. Two boys had been born to her—two noble boys, too—one theimage of his father, the other bearing more of the impress of his mother’s refined features, and a happier family could not be found in all England. Marie, however, was the idol of them all, Mr. and Mrs. Earlescourt were bound up in her; the boys worshiped her, and well they might, for she was ever ready to sacrifice her own pleasure to their en- joyment. All this, however, had been brought about by much labor and trial, for the little waif whom William Warlescourt and Emelie Graham had rescued from the Chicago flames was at that time a wild, untamed child. She was willful and disobedient, selfish and tyrannical, showing that she had been allowed to have herown way “and rule those about her. But Emelie Graham had governed her more wisely. She had first subdued the passionate and rebellious spirit, and then won the child’s idolatry by her sweetness and love, and in this work, after their marriage, Mr. Earlescourt was a great help. They were a remarkable couple, both in social and private ed Spo their family was regarded as a model house- Lol The Stewarts and Earlescounts, together w ith ai family of Sir Henry Harwood, whose CQEROIS ok, a we Neti (Se Hazy HG oA