The Works of George W. M. Reynolds — page 145: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XII THE EXPERIMENT’S RESULT Yrs, Augusta Chesterfield was none other than Juliana, Lady Saxondale’s elder daughter. As the reader may suppose, she was seized with a perfect consternation on beholding her brother-in-law, and the thought flashed to her mind that in introducing him to her it was a premedi- tated stratagem on the part of the viscount to have her thoroughly unmasked and exposed. And this supposition was natural enough, inasmuch as Jules had assured her that the individual about to be presented bore the name of Meurice. The carnation tint was in a moment heightened into the deepest red on Juliana’s countenance, but not a syllable, not even the slightest ejaculation, escaped her lips. She was stricken dumb by the overpowering sense of shame, astonishment, confusion, and even rage. “ Juliana!’ eried the Viscount de Chateauneuf, repeating the name which had burst from the lips of the marquis. ‘What is the meaning of this? Tell me, Villebelle, is it your sister-in-law? ”’ Then the Honourable Miss Farefield instantaneously per- ceived that it was no trick on her lover’s part, — merely some coincidence which she could not, however, fathom, nor had leisure to reflect upon. Starting up from the sofa, she advanced toward the viscount, at the same time flinging a swift but significant glance upon Villebelle, as much as to enjoin him to betray her no further than he had already done. “Yes, dearest Jules,’ she said, taking his hand, and gazing up into his countenance with all her power of fondest cajolery, ‘‘ my name is indeed Juliana, and not Augusta, but in no other circumstances am I changed. The adoption 128 CONNIE IOO KS (E(0)