Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 303: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

her assistance in applying restoratives. ‘Poor child!” said Lord Nelson, hanging over her with great solicitude, ‘the excitement has been tao inueh ‘tor her strength. Do you think the attack will prove serious?” turning to Percy. ‘I could not bear it if anything should happen to her 20w.” Perey Morton lifted ® white, startled face to the youn lord, and the look of serious questioning iv his eyes brought a bright flush to Lord Hartwell's cheek as he realized that he haa betrayed himself to him. “No,” Percy replied, as he returned back to Hazel, “this is only amomentary prostration after the strain and anxiety tliat she has been enduring ever since the beginning of this dreadful affair; she 18 reviving even now,’ "and, almost before he had ceased speak- ing, Hazel opened her eyes and looked earerly around. “My mother!” she breathed, looking wistfully into the anxious faces bending over her. Her grace stooped down and kissed her, tears in her lovely old eyes. “My dear child,” she said, tenderly, “your mother will soon be released, and then I know she will come. immediately to you.” “How wonderful it all seems! I could almost be- lieve this last hour but a vivid dream,” said the young girl, with a faint smile. “Itis, indeed, wonderful,” her grace returned, ‘‘and | you will always have reason to bless this day in aca | of its trials.”’ “This is true,” remarked Perey, gravely. “I can- not express how [I shrank from the publicity of this affair. I would almost have given my right hand to rl ee Hazel from ai trial, and I hare enter- tained the most bitter an indignant fe Mrs. Stewart because she would not se onc apoak any ,