Stella Rosevelt — page 361: what you’re looking at

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“IT HAVE BEEN MAD» 355 must say, though, that Miss Richards helped to carry it off splendidly, and appeared the blushing, modest bride to per- fection. She isa fine-looking girl.” She said this to sound him, regarding him searchingly all the time that she was speaking. ‘“Yes; she appears to attract considerable admiration,” he replied, indifferently, and then passed on. He went out at the great hall-door upon the veranda, which Josephine had just a moment or two ago traversed, and fol- lowed almost in her footsteps, until he came to that little circle of shrubbery, when, instead of going within it, he went around it. He could not shake off the unpleasant sensations that were upon him; everything in his nature had suddenly seemed to become out of tune, and he wished to get away from even the sounds of the gay revelers within the house, while his thoughts turned wistfully toward the new world and Star. He was getting vety impatient to go to her, and he had in- tended to be on his way thither before this, but circumstances had recently transpired by which he would be detained another month, and the time seemed very long to him. He paced back and forth in the moonlight for some time, his footsteps making no sound on the velvety turf; but all at once, as he passed that evergreen circle, within which Josephine still sat, a sob fell upon his ear and startled him. He stopped to listen, and heard the sound repeated.. With his usual energy and decision, he passed around to the entrance and approached the group of statuary to ascertain who was there. At first he could see no one, for just then the moon was hidden by a cloud, and Josephine’s dress being white, her form blended with the marble and could not be distinguished, while she was so absorbed by her own emotions that she was not aware of Lord Carrol’s presence until he touched her on the shoulder and said : GoOmiicdooks (E(@)