Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 103: what you’re looking at

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here, and he promises that she will be entirely ler- self in a day or two.” All this was said to give Helena time to recover herself, for she had been, as her 1nother said, ina very unusual mood that morning. She now looked up at her visitor with her usual brilliant smile. ‘Lord Nelson, you are as welcome as the day;” she said, holding out her white hand to-hims it is in- sufterably dull sitting idly here this charming morn- ing, Llong to be caltering over the moors on ‘Jet.’ ” “T hope you will be able to do so soon,” his lord- ship returned, cordially clasping her hand and look- jing nninistakable admiration at her from his fine blue eyes. ‘“Jetisinthe stable aud needs exercise sadly, While [long for my usual companion. I was half tempted to ask Belle to ride with me this morn- ing.’ Mrs. Stewart looked up startled. “Lord Nelson don't put any such wild notions into that child’s head,” she said; ‘‘she is romp enough already, and I should never know a moment's peace if she should once get a notion that she might ride Jet; he ig mueh too spirited a horse for her.” The young lord laughed. “Twas atraid that I should make trouble if T sug- gested it, 80 I was discreet and held my peace. But really, madam,” he added, more seriously, ‘the child needs to be amused; she has no companion of her -own age, and it is no wonder that she gets into 1nis- chief sometimes; she has to contrive all sorts of waysto kill time and keep from being downright homesick, while the rest of us are enjoying ourselves in our own way.” ‘Belle’ was Mrs. Stewart’s younger d Pca She was a bright, spirited, though somew Lae eae,