Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 154: what you’re looking at

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the duke’s on the right, made a gay company, and almost every day was devoted to someexcursion or amusement, in which they all participated. Mrs. Harwood had two nieces with her, whom she delighted to entertain, and she instituted a round of pleasure for them and her son by sending out ‘tat home” cards for every Tuesday evening. Belle and Hazel were not permitted to attend the first of these, although they had been included in | Mrs. Harwood’s invitation. Mrs. Stewart was averse to allowing her younger) daughter to go much into company, since it would be three years yet before she would make her regular debul. Besides, Helena objected. “Belle was such a hoiden,”’ she said, ‘‘that it an- noyed her to have her go where she was invited.” But at Mrs. Harwood’s first reception that lady in-| quired so kindly for the absent girl, and expressed so much disappointment at her remaining away that Mrs. Stewart relented, and regretted she had not allowed Belle to come. ' And when her hostess learned that Hazel had also’ been detained, simply because of her position, she heartily said that she should be very glad to have™ Miss Gay also make one of their number, and Mrs. | Stewart promised not to refuse either of them tle: pleasure again. | When Belle was informed of this she was nearly wild with excitement. “Hazel, dear,” she cried, dancing into their sitting- room, and giving her an ecstatic hug, ‘*we will have gay times now; mamina has left the bars down for her young colt, and [ promise you she will make the most of her Opportunities.” | “Belle, tay dear girl, don’t make suchogianscams parisons,”’ Hazel urged, with a shocked expresslon,