His Other Wife: A Novel — page 305: what you’re looking at

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MISTRESS AND MAID. 207 . —=~ * ad heart to a profound sentiment of passion. Had the hope of winning back the devotion of Gordon Warren remained to her—no matter on what unrighteous conditions—she would defiantly and recklessly have ignored the disgrace of her husband’s fate, and abandoned herself to the over- ruling emotions of love. But in the scorn of his look during their last interview she had read the doom of all her hopes in him. One faint chance remained to keep her heart alive, When Gordon Warren should be sufficiently recovered from his desperate illness to endure an interview, she would make one last appeal to his compassion, and once more charge him with being the author of her calamities by his rejection and desertion of the unselfish love she — had laid at his feet, at a time when love could have been the on/y motive to animate her choice. After drinking the tea, Leda said to her faithful attendant: ‘¢Roxana, what news have you for me of Mr. Warren’s ‘condition this evening?” ‘‘Well, my chile, he seems to be somethin’ better. He's a-sittin’ up for the fust time. They is all tryin’ to keep from him the news of what’s to happen to-morrow.” Leda shuddered at this allusion to the trial of Mr. Croft, which would open on the following day. She said nothing, and the slave went on: ‘Doctor Wise has warned them agin’ lettin’ him hear a word about that or anything that could excite him in the least, for a shock would about finish him now,” Gomichoo “Si (E(0)