Beadle's Dime Novels No. 20: Florida; or, The Iron Will — page 39: what you’re looking at

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VIOBIDA ANNOUNCES A FESTIVAL 7 y 5 CHAPTER VII. THE SCHOOLMASTER’S PRESENTIMENT. “ You haven't seemed a bit like yourself to-day, Virgin's-- what is the matter? You needn’t start like a culprit, child ” “ J—oh! nothing,” replied the other, sitting back again to her sewing; but the crimson that sprung from cheek to cheek, and the trembling fingers told another story. - Florida had been bustling about in her energetic way— putting the touch of improvement wherever it was needed, throwing over the dullness of antiquated varnish a polish that seemed to emanate from her ever restless fingers, making all things ready for the moving, and talking, now to her sister, ‘now to herself. “If she wishes to be rich and great,” said Virginia to her- self, looking half proudly upon that brilliant, glowing face | ‘whose beauty wore an air so regal, “ why doesn’t she plan for herself and let me alone ?” © “Since nothing is the matter, then, you had better coms Out of dream-land and tell me whom we ought to invite to tes on Wednesday,” resumed Florida ==” : “To tea—on Wednesday !” repeated Virginia. - “That's what I said. Before we go, I am thinking it would be best to have a little company—a sort of festival. I have been wanting to invite the minister and his wile, for some time, and you've been wishing to invite the school: master—and his wife, I was going to say,” she added, with a strange laugh, “ but that would be anticipating the matter.” _ Virginia’s glance fell. ““Tdon't see what we want a festival for,” she: said; “for __ my part, I don’t see any thing very festive in our going way tiga pd came’ the keen, dark eye of Florida, soe Cconmicloeo Sxeornn , * — > ~~ o>