Pictures from English literature . rayed for him who slept there. She turned round where his black pen-sioners cloak was hanging on the wall, and lifted up the garment and kissedit reverently. Then she wrote Ethel on a piece of paper, and left it on theBible, and departed to Clives house. We pass lightly over the scene ran down when her name was announced, and brought her up. It is I, Ethel, uncle! the young lady said, taking his hand, and kneeling downbetween his knees, she flung her arms round him, and kissed him, and wept on his consciousness had quite returned ere
Pictures from English literature . rayed for him who slept there. She turned round where his black pen-sioners cloak was hanging on the wall, and lifted up the garment and kissedit reverently. Then she wrote Ethel on a piece of paper, and left it on theBible, and departed to Clives house. We pass lightly over the scene ran down when her name was announced, and brought her up. It is I, Ethel, uncle! the young lady said, taking his hand, and kneeling downbetween his knees, she flung her arms round him, and kissed him, and wept on his consciousness had quite returned ere an instant was over. He embraced her with thewarmth of his old affection, uttering many brief words of love, kindness, and tenderness,such as men speak when strongly moved. The little boy had come wondering up to the chair whilst this embrace took place, andClives tall figure bent over the three. Rosas eyes were not good to look at, as she staredat the group with a ghastly smile. Mrs. Mackenzie surveyed the scene in haughty The Newcomes? 147 from behind the sofa cushions. She tried to take one of Rosas lean hot bands. The poorchild tore it away, leaving her rings behind her; lifted her hands to her face, and cried— cried as if her little heart would break. Ah me ! what a story was there ; what an outburst ofpent-up feeling! what a passion of pain! Ethel is gone, and the colonel says he must be back at ten—militarytime ; drum beats—no, bell tolls—at ten ; gates close, and he laughs, andshakes his old head. Then the legacy is announced, and Clive tells his fatherhe need never go back to Grey Friars; but he answers, Not go back,Clivy ? Must go back, boy, to say Adsum ! when my name is called. Newcome ? Adsum ! I ley ! that is what we used to say—we used to say ! Let us pass over the sad dinner scene, and the premature illness and deathof poor Rosa, and come to the last scene of all. The colonel is very ill; Cliveis with him, and Ethel, but he does not know them.
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