ilst the Colonel was at home, she knew it would be in vain to mention the subject; but no sooner was he called abroad, than sh

to write sermons! She is not by any means a suitable person to finish my education; and there are not five young ladies in the school, whose parents drive four horses. At Blazon Lodge how different

ilst she was reading it, Miss Vincent cautiously advanced, looking earnestly up

have just dropped it: it is

id Mrs. Adair, as she entered the sc

, with a countenance

ladies looked at each other, wondering what was to come next. Mrs. Ad

rance returned, and she said in a more audible voice, "I think, ma'am, we have too m

nswer one question: no doubt you are anticipating the time when you will be released from all school dutie

cent was

the view. We will for a moment consider you upon the bed of sickness, surrounded by your family; a physician, with an air of irresolution, writing a prescription, and your anxious countenance denoting the insufficiency of all earthly aid; will the remembrance of balls, routs, and artificial scenes, cheer the dying hour? The moment arrives when you close your eyes upon this world a

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