. American scenery. f w. THE SMILE OF THE FOUNTAIN. 31 haughty, but ruinously lianclsome and fearfully clever little witch,Edith Manners—I beg pardon of her stateliness—3Iiss EdithManners. If you can withstand her charms, I give you up ashopeless. By the way, how is it that you have never paintedher portrait? Why, my dear bo}^, you might paint our peer-less though perverse Edith, and then contentedly die. Why,pon my word, you are a Goth not to have done it long ago—the picture, I mean—not the dying. I have not the honour of IVfiss Manners acquaintance,said the artist, coldly. Not the honour of
. American scenery. f w. THE SMILE OF THE FOUNTAIN. 31 haughty, but ruinously lianclsome and fearfully clever little witch,Edith Manners—I beg pardon of her stateliness—3Iiss EdithManners. If you can withstand her charms, I give you up ashopeless. By the way, how is it that you have never paintedher portrait? Why, my dear bo}^, you might paint our peer-less though perverse Edith, and then contentedly die. Why,pon my word, you are a Goth not to have done it long ago—the picture, I mean—not the dying. I have not the honour of IVfiss Manners acquaintance,said the artist, coldly. Not the honour of her acquaintance! resumed the visitor.* Why, really, J9er hacco! 3ou astound me! There is still ahope for you, when you do know her, as you soon manage the thing for you. Nothing is Pray do not trouble yourself on my account. 0, my dear friend, no trouble, I assure you: au contraire,1 pleasure. Why, she is just the woman to suit you ; and Iam ]30sitive—no compliment—that she will fancy you. Queercr
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