Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 84: what you’re looking at

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a i a OE ee Oe ee ee ee a a ea ee ee content stole over her perfect features, and a deli- cate flush just tinged, for a moment, her cheek at his reassuring words. “You think the fainting will not recur?” ques- tioned the duchess, drawing the young man aside and studying his face critically. “No, your grace, [ feel quite confident that with | proper care the young lady will do well,” he replied. “But it was a yery dangerous attack, was it not?” “Very; a half hour's longer delay would doubtless have been fatal.” The duchess grew very pale at these words. She had been in favor of waiting for her own physician, but Mrs. Stewart had begged her to send for other aid until he should arrive, and now it was not pleas: ant to think that if her advice had been followed her lovely guest would have died. ‘What is your reason for thinking the attack will not return ?’ “My reason for the opinion is that the young lady appears to be in perfect health; I ean discover no symptoms of organic disease. Withsuch aperfect cir- culation as she appears to have, a fine physique and strong lungs, such attacks are entirely at variance with nature,” Dr, Morton explained. “What could have caused this one then?” the et inquired, with some surprise and a puzzled ook. “After what I have just said it would seem as if I should more properly put that question to you, mnadain, or to the young lady’s mother,” Percy re- plied, smiling slightly, yet with a look of grave in- quiskin his eyes. “I should say that it was pro- uced by the occurrence of some frightf{n} ipgigent or sudden mental shock.”