Penny Blood Serial Fiction — page 185: what you’re looking at

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168 REYNOLDS’ WORKS that he saw full plainly she had been telling all the history of her past adventures to Mr. Gunthorpe, and while he was rejoiced that she should resume her maiden name, thereby severing herself as it were from several painful reminiscences, he could not help admiring the generosity of their kind-hearted friend, whose benevolence continued unchanged toward her. As for Adolphus, he was too much inexperienced in the ways of the world to think that there was anything very peculiar in the intimation which Mr. Gunthorpe had just given relative to the resumption of Hlizabeth’s maiden name; while the lady herself was pre- pared to follow in all things the instructions of one who appeared to have such full authority to issue them. On arriving at the mansion, Adolphus, Elizabeth, and Frank were provided with handsome apartments; two valets were assigned as special attendants upon the young gentlemen respectively, so that Francis Paton, from having been a page himself, had one to wait upon him. A female dependent was attached to Elizabeth in the quality of lady’s- maid; and thus was it evident by all these arrangements that Mr. Gunthorpe purposed to treat his guests with the utmost kindness and distinction. He sent off a note de- siring Mrs. Leyden, Henrietta, and little Charley to come and dine at the manor at five o’clock; and when the whole party assembled in the magnificent drawing-room, the old gentleman appeared resolved to banish from his mind whatsoever cares or disagreeable reflections were harboured therein, that he might both enjoy and enhance the happi- ness which he was thus diffusing around him. And it was indeed a happy party gathered on this ocea- sion. Need we say that Henrietta and Adolphus sat together at the dinner-table, and likewise in the drawing-room in the evening? Or need we add that they experienced all the delight enjoyed by lovers who behold no barrier to the progress of their affection and its ultimate felicity? Mrs. Leyden, too, was amply recompensed, in her altered cir- cumstances and prospects, for the many troubles and mis- fortunes which she had gone through, while little Charley was never tired of gazing around in childish wonder upon the splendid apartments, with their sumptuous furniture and their brilliant lghts. On the following morning Adolphus proceeded to call Gomichbooks (Eo)