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"It's a message from father," said Octavia. "Nothing is the matter. He's all right. He got in on Saturday." IT IS A MESSAGE FROM HER FATHER SAID OCTAVIA NOTHING IS THE MATTER HE'S ALL RIGHT HE GOT IN ON SATURDAY
ng them to be of good cheer. The arrival of the message in its official envelope so alarmed Miss Belinda, that she was supported by Mary Anne while it was read to her by Octavia, who received it without any surprise whatever. For some time after its completion, Slowbridge had privately disbelieved in the Atlantic cable, and, until this occasion, had certainly disbelieved in the existence of people who received messages through it. In fact, on first finding that she was the recipient of such a message, Miss Belinda had made immediate preparations for fainting quietly away, being fully convinced that a shipwreck had occurred, which had resulted in her brother's death, and that his executors had chosen this delicate method of breaking the news. "A message by Atlantic cable?" she had gasped. "Don't--don't read it, my love. L-let some one else do that. Poor--poor child! Trust in Providence, my love, and--and bear up. Ah, how I wish I had a stronger mind, and could be of more service to you! HT BE DETAINED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND BIDDING THEM TO BE OF GOOD CHEER THE ARRIVAL OF THE MESSAGE IN ITS OFFICIAL ENVELOPE SO ALARMED MISS BELINDA THAT SHE WAS SUPPORTED BY MARIANNE WHILE IT WAS READ TO HER BY OCTAVIA WHO RECEIVED IT WITHOUT ANY SURPRISE WHATEVER FOR SOME TIME AFTER ITS COMPLETION SLOWBRIDGE HAD PRIVATELY DISBELIEVED IN THE ATLANTIC CABLE AND UNTIL THIS OCCASION HAD CERTAINLY DISBELIEVED IN THE EXISTENCE OF PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED MESSAGES THROUGH IT IN FACT ON FIRST FINDING THAT SHE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF SUCH A MESSAGE MISS BELINDA HAD MADE IMMEDIATE PREPARATIONS FOR FAINTING QUIETLY AWAY BEING FULLY CONVINCED THAT A SHIPWRECK HAD OCCURRED WHICH IT RESULTED IN A BROTHER'S DEATH AND THAT HIS EXECUTORS HAD CHOSEN THIS DELICATE METHOD OF BREAKING THE NEWS A MESSAGE BY ATLANTIC CABLE SHE GASPED DON'T DON'T READ IT MY LOVE LET SOME ONE ELSE DO THAT POOR POOR CHILD TRUST IN PROVIDENCE MY LOVE AND AND BEAR UP AH HOW I WISH I HAD A STRONGER MIND AND COULD BE OF MORE SERVICE TO YOU
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