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ee ELLEN PERCY; OR, THE MEMOIRS OF AN ACTRESS, |) | Se ee aneenn Somes e ES itl i nt Naa Th ih a He 7 MZ A , LLNS —— Was R WS [EONS ee — — ————_—— ——— ———————— anything relating to the present objects of our discourse ?” ~ “ Ob, then I perceive that you have indeed something to learn!” cried Lady Cecilia. “‘ Captain St. Clair has been courted by the Ministry—and his wife has made her appearance at two or three of the soirées given at the houses of the principal Cabinet Officials. It is no wonder that overtures should have been made by a tottering Cabinet toa man of St. Clair’s splendid genius: the great won- der is that he should have accepted those over- tures—that he should have abandoned the position of an independent Member—and that he should have identified himself with a party. But so it is!'—he is now a Cabinet Minister—a member of the Privy Council—and he must be spoken of as the Right Honourable Edwin St. Clair !” “ A Cabinet Minister ?” I exclaimed in astonish- ment; for I recollected how the two wily politi- cians whom a short time back I had heard con- No. 42.—ELLEen PERCY. a uli TUM —- (a NLU iM i | Ani riiA maa me 4 iN) I) i nl 2 = —_A gi WER Gh | Ht Ves) 8" if I: A hp BE Hoe tty fy JA Ey Pm | mT A] Wa HWS ti ' Y, : 4 Ny | f j 4 1) ] A Nn — Nn" —— = = versing in the Park, had determined upon offer- ing him some minor position in the Government. “ Yes—he is a Cabinet Minister,” proceeded Lady Cecilia Urban; “and the newspaper-para- graph says that overtures of a character less flattering to his talents and to his ambition were first made—but he rejected them. It was then deemed of such importance to secure his accession to the Government, that fresh negotiations were opened—and he was left almost the dictator of his own terms. The result is now known to you— and the obscure gipsy has become the wife of a Cabinet Minister !” I felt shocked at the idea that the great desti- nies of this country should be in any way asso- ciated with or influenced by a man of Si. Clair’s character: but I gave not audible expression to my thoughts—indeed I veiled what was passing in my mind. [I shortly afterwards took my leave, and proceeded to Stratton Street. SS eee OO or' ECORNICLOOO C3 <S Com