Beadle's Dime Novels No. 14 — page 76: what you’re looking at

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74 THE EMERALD NECKLACE. CHAPTER XI. THE FATALITY DISCOVERED. “So gracious were its portals wide, light and fair the turrets stood, No flaw mine eager eye mine eager eye espied, I fashion’d it, and call’d it good; And lavish’d on its solitude, All garnishings of pomp and pride. That was in golden summer-time ;- The winter wind is howling now, re 4 palace has pass’d out of time,— he sward is only sheeted snow, Its hangings with the dead leaves blow. Rose .'. 4RRY. Rosalie arose, the morning after the confession she had won from Clematis, very happy with a purpose which she had in her heart. She could hardly “wait for the breakfast-houk which would summon the party together; as immediately after, she intended to impart to Pennon the delightful infor- mation she had for him, and thus put an end to the foolish and unnecessary misery of a couple of sentimental young peo- ple who seemed trying to misunderstand each other. But. when the breakfast hour had come, Pennon came not. Noyse informed her that his friend had’ left, on an early train, for the east, being summoned by unexpected business, and had left his farewells for the party to be impartially distributed by himself. “Iam afraid he is troubled about money-matters,” remarked Noyse, “he has seemed so moody and restless the last few days ; and now his sudden departure seems to argue some diffi- culty. .Artists and poets are always in financial trouble.” “Financial trouble!” cried Rosalie, scornfully, “He has made a fool of himself, as usual !” : “I must say, I am astonished to hear you finding fault with that impersonation of perfection,”—and Noyse looked at her - Commicndooks.com