Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 242: what you’re looking at

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For anu instant bis heart thrilled with a bliss- ful hope; the next he chided himself for his folly. “Pshaw!’ he thought, impatiently, “this blush means nothing; she cannot forget that I once told her she was not my sister and it is only her maidenly modesty which reproves her for being too free with one who is uo kin to her.” evens his heart was lighter for that sweet salute. : Mrs. Stewart beut a searching glance upon him after his last reply to her, and then remarked : “Tt does not matter whether it was large or small; Miss Gay was injured while in my service, and, with the exception of afew days, she bas insisted upon performing her regular duties in spite of her disabled arm; theretore, I feelthat it belongs to me to pay he doctor's bill,” Percy could not help being amused by this unfore- seen dilemma, while he wondered what the lady would say if she knew the truth regarding his re- lations with Hazel, and the price be had put upon his services. “It is very considerate of you, madam, to take such a view of the case,” he courteously remarked, after a moment of thought; ‘but as matters now stand, that is an affair that must rest entirely between yourself and Miss Gay.” . He then shook hands with both ladies, also with Lord Nelson, who arrived just then, bade them fare- well and took bis leave. As he walked down the avenue toward the high- way, he drew his note-book trom his pocket, and tak- ing areceipt from it, Reavy filled it out for a nominal sum, for his services to Hazel, intending to post it immediately, so that she would have something to show in case Mrs. Stewart insisted cormshoo ks tron