Sons of Dives : a novel . ! 94 SONS OF DIVES. there was the sting; but he thought he hadread it in her modest but loving eye, in thevibration of her sweet, untutored voice; andif not, why that sad reproachful look that hehad seen on the young nurses face in hisdreams, as he now knew them not to be. His heart beat quicker when they toldhim that it was she who had eagerly receivedhis inanimate form when first brought intohospital; Sibyl who had chafed his deadhands and bathed his faint temples, and lefthim not till his returning consciousnessmade her grateful tears flow like rain, andshe was ord
Sons of Dives : a novel . ! 94 SONS OF DIVES. there was the sting; but he thought he hadread it in her modest but loving eye, in thevibration of her sweet, untutored voice; andif not, why that sad reproachful look that hehad seen on the young nurses face in hisdreams, as he now knew them not to be. His heart beat quicker when they toldhim that it was she who had eagerly receivedhis inanimate form when first brought intohospital; Sibyl who had chafed his deadhands and bathed his faint temples, and lefthim not till his returning consciousnessmade her grateful tears flow like rain, andshe was ordered to her own proper was consolation in this. He wrote a long letter to his good friend,Lady Standish, telling her his romance ofreal life; entreating her countenance andguidance for his beloved, and commendingthe brother and sister to her care, and thenthe Honorable Gerald Erne returned to his PROMOTION. 95 duty in the Twenty-seventh Hussars, en-camped on the heights above the Englishcamp before CHAPTER XX. THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS. On horrors head horrors accumulate. Othello. A BOUT the beginning of December,*? *- 1854, the names of Captain and MissBlake appeared in the list of passengers bya homeward mail from made a quick passage, and arrivedsafely in England, where they were metby Dr. Martin, who, in obedience to theirwishes, had secured for them quiet airy apart-ments at the West End of London, close toone of the parks ; and here the brother andsister settled down for a few weeks, to thinkover and arrange their future plans. THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS. 97 The blank cheques which Sibyl hadreceived from her father, but had not hither-to needed, relieved them from immediateanxiety as to means. Although they weremost moderate in their requirements, therewas much expenditure needed to get an out-fit for Duncan, suited to his station, and toprovide for their daily household necessities. The good old doctor immediately tookDuncan under his
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