Stella Rosevelt — page 345: what you’re looking at

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YOSEPHINE’S AMBITION. 339 cluded, ready to spend money with her accustomed energy and lavishness, Accordingly, in a few days they repaired thither, and were charmed with the grand old place. On their return to London they visited the late Sir Charles’ town house, and found that in keeping with the estate in Devon- shire, and: surely their prospects appeared to be as bright as they or any one could wish. One evening Mr. Compton, the lawyer, who was one of the first among his profession in the city, invited them to his mansion to meet some of his friends, and they were introduced toa number of people who frequented the highest circles in the great city. | Among others, they met Lady Sherbrooke and her, charming daughter, Vivien, and who, they were not long in discovering, greatly. to their joy, were the mother and sister of Lord Carrol. Mrs. Richards was exultant over this piece of good luck, as she deemed it, and tried to make herself very agreeable to her ladyship, while Josephine sought to ingratiate herself with the younger lady. ‘‘T had the pleasure of meeting your son, Lord Carrol, when he was in America,” Mrs. Richards remarked, during her con- versation with the young lord’s mother. ‘‘Indeed !” she said, looking interested at once, for her chil- dren were an all-absorbing topic at any time with her. ‘Yes; we first met him at Long Branch, a fashionable watering-place, and he afterward favored us with a visit of a few days at our country-seat, in Yonkers.” Mrs. Richards was determined to make the most out of the advantages she had enjoyed. ‘‘Ah, yes, I believe he has told me something about it,” the lady responded, while she thought that if such was the case she must arrange in some way to return the compliment thus paid to her idolized son, COMIC MOOSE