. Thackerayana;. Edwards passion was interrupted by theuntoward arrival of Louisas parent, accompanied with one oftheir neighbours, a coarse, vulgar, ignorant man, whose posses-sions led her father to look upon him with favour. Venoni ledhis daughter aside, told her he had brought her future husband,and that he intended they should be married in a week at farthest. Next morning Louisa was indisposed, and kept her Edward was now perfectly recovered. He was engaged to goout with Venoni; but before his departure he took up his violin,and touched a few plaintive notes on it. They were
. Thackerayana;. Edwards passion was interrupted by theuntoward arrival of Louisas parent, accompanied with one oftheir neighbours, a coarse, vulgar, ignorant man, whose posses-sions led her father to look upon him with favour. Venoni ledhis daughter aside, told her he had brought her future husband,and that he intended they should be married in a week at farthest. Next morning Louisa was indisposed, and kept her Edward was now perfectly recovered. He was engaged to goout with Venoni; but before his departure he took up his violin,and touched a few plaintive notes on it. They were heard byLouisa. THE MIRROR. 435 In the evening she wandered forth to indulge her sorrowsalone. She had reached a sequestered spot, where some poplarsformed a thicket, on the banks of a little streamthat watered the valley. A nightingale wasperched on one of them, and had already begunits accustomed song. Louisa sat down on awithered stump, leaning her cheek upon herhand. After a little while, the bird was scared.
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