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The day after Lady Ford's ball dawns cheerlessly. It is cool, and the air is full of floating mists. The gentlemen determine to go out anyhow. The ladies elect to remain at home. The glowing fir…
One of Earl Fairvale's favorite amusements was riding on horseback. He had a passion for fast horses. He might often be seen mounted on some spirited and superb animal, riding in the "Row&q…
Long days of illness for Lady Fairvale follow upon the tragic episode of her father's death. Nights and days go by like utter blanks to her, with only [Pg 40] slightly recurring intervals of co…
Far away from the spot where Countess Vera broods over her oath of vengeance, in far America, away in the green heart of the langourous south, is the white marble palace where Mrs. Cleveland and her …
Some hints of autumn are in the soft, warm airs that blow through the smoke and heat of London. The fashionable season is over, and the gay butterflies of fashion have begun to seek "fresh field…
Lady Vera waking from her long and death-like swoon, wakens also to a dream of happiness. The terrible incubus that weighed upon her so heavily is lifted from her heart. The loveless fetter that boun…
Long before the next season began in London, loud-tongued Madam Rumor was talking of the rich Americans who had [Pg 57] bought Darnley House, that splendid mansion, from its ruined owner, and refitt…
It is Philip Lockhart, indeed, towering above her, tall, broad-shouldered, handsome, as if her yearning thoughts had embodied themselves. Lady Vera cannot keep the joy out of her voice and face. &quo…
Imagine Lady Clive's delight when she learns that her brother is to marry her favorite, Lady Vera. "It is what I most wished upon earth," she says, "but I had despaired of ever ha…
At Darnley House on the night of Lady Spencer's ball, all the devices of art and the aid of two well-nigh distracted maids are called in to beautify Mrs. Leslie Noble for her debut in London fa…
