Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 166: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Hazel to join the pleasant party the next morning, Mrs. Stewart said ‘No,’ deeidedly, adding that “study was the law until two o'clock.” The fouts man bowed acquiescence, but did not yield his point, and, early the next day, presented himself in the Stewarts’ parlor, with a request from his grandmother that the young girls might be al- lowed to accompany her to “Purgatory” in the atter- “noon. She did not feel able, she said, to spend the entire day with the party, but would drive over after lunch, if she could have some one to accompany her, otherwise she would not go at all. She would call for the young girls at quarter past two, if Mrs. Stewart made no objection to the plan. That lady saw no reason why she should refuse, only she would have preferred that Hazel had not been ineluded in the invitation. She knew that ya would not like it, and she did not wish to vex er. Still, Lord Nelson was to escort her, and, with the duchess to act as chaperone to the girls, she could not see how any harm would result from the arrange- ment, 80 she gave her consent, Belle and Hazel were delighted with the prospect of joining the excursionists, only the latter made it a condition that all lessons should be faithfully pre- pared and the practice honestly done. “Manima has said that I can go, and I suppose I shall, even if Ihave not my lessons as well as usual,” Bella pouted, ina momentary fit of antagonism at this condition. Wazel shot a pained look at her. “Yes, [suppose you can go without regard to the thoroughness of your work,” she answered, quietly. “Ts that supposed to be a threat that you wi sta home if Ido not get my lessons?” Belf@"Werha See