Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 181: what you’re looking at

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~ & ; “The “fortiial introduc’ ou” had been achieved, and Perey and Hazel could now recognize each other without fear of comment, Percy bowed and simply repeated her name after Sir Henry, though there was a look of grave re- proach in his eyes, as Hazel met them and briefly re- turned his greeting, that smote her keenly. Fortunately the servant brought the wine just then and Sir Henry insisted upon her drinking it, or she wight have broken down and betrayed herself, She sipped a little of it, then turning tu the duch- esa, she said: “I think [must go home now. Mrs. Stewart will wonder what has kept nite.” | “Of course you must, dear child,” her grace re- turned, with great kindness, ‘and you look as if you needed care yourself; the excitement has been too much for you. Come With me; my carriage is still waiting and I will take you home,” . They all passed out upon the veranda where they were inet by Mrs, Stewart and Lord Nelson. He had repaired te of to her house upon his re- turn, where he tound Belle just telling her mother what had happened. Instead of going in to Sir Henry’s with the others, she had leaped from the car- riage and gone alrectly tome, and Lord Nelson had arrived just in season escort Mrs. Stewart to the house of the great physician. The young lord, after saluting the party, turned his attention to bis grandmother and Hazel, while Mrs. Stewart was condnueted directly to Helena by Mrs. Harwood, “You are ill,” said Lord Nelson, looking anxiously into the fair, pale faceof the young gi amicnoak al ing in atone that sent a keen pang to pegmicboak oreo re