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Melbourne House, Volume 2

CHAPTER XV
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You are going with the Prince of Arragon now, to the caskets; and you ought to be anxiously asking Bassanio about his letter." Theresa changed attitude and expression on the instant; bent slightly forward, lost her sauciness, and laid her hand upon Bassanio's arm with a grave, tender look of inquiry.

They all shouted again.
"Bravo, Theresa! capital!" said Preston.
"Hamilton, can you act up to that ?" said Mrs.Sandford.
"Wait till I get my robes on, ma'am.

I can make believe a great deal easier when I am under the persuasion that it is not me--Hamilton Rush." "I'd like to see Frederica do as well as that," said Alexander Fish, in a fit of brotherly concern.
"Let us try her--" said good-natured Mrs.Sandford.

Mrs.Sandford certainly was good-natured, for she had all the dressing to do.

She did it well, and very patiently.
"There," said Nora, when Ella had left the couch to go to her sister,--"that is what I like.


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