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A HEART’S BITTERNESS. CHAPTER I. ‘‘THE MOTHER'S FATE PURSUES THE CHILD.” ‘¢ Lady Burton—dear Lady Burton, only fancy what ig the latest item of society news!” Lady Buttort’ slowly: dropped the old ‘and. yellow Jatae with the faded lines, and turned to greet the brilliant girl, — whose piquant, cheerful face looked out from under the plumed hat. ‘¢ My dear Grace, yeu always have some startling ‘ Notes on the Fashionable World.’ What now?” Grace Fanshaw dropped on an ottoman, and laid her glove on her friend’s knee. She had news to startle Lady Burton. What joy! “ Violet Ainslie is to marry Lord Wormar Leigh in a month.” ‘© Violet Ainslie to be married! and so soon! I cannot believe it, Grace.” “You may, Lady Burton—it is certainly so. I was with Lady Clare Montressor last evening, and she showed mea note that Violet had written, asking her to be her first bride- — maid.” ‘‘T wo months ago Violet spent a week with me before I went to Italy, and she said that she did not wish nor expect cGomicbooks.co