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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. 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
nnounced. "She is an impertinent--minx!" CHAPTER VIII. SHARES LOOKING UP. There were others who echoed her ladyship's words afterward, though they echoed them privately, and with more caution than my lady felt necessary. It is certain that Miss Octavia Bassett did not improve as time progressed, and she had enlarged opportunities for studying the noble example set before her by Slowbridge. On his arrival in New York, Martin Bassett telegraphed to his daughter and sister, per Atlantic cable, informing them that he might 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 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. TALK RECORDING BY SUSANDARDAT A FAIR BARBARIAN BY FRANCIS HOTCH AND BURNET SHARES LOOKING UP THERE WERE OTHERS WHO ECHOED HER LADYSHIP'S WORDS AFTERWARD THOUGH THEY ECHOED THEM PRIVATELY AND WITH MORE CAUTION THAN MY LADY FELT NECESSARY IT IS CERTAIN THAT MISS OCTAVIA BASSETT DID NOT IMPROVE AS TIME PROGRESSED AND SHE HAD ENLARGED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDYING THE NOBLE EXAMPLE SET BEFORE HER BY SLOWBRIDGE ON HIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK MARTIN BASSETT TELEGRAPHED TO HIS DAUGHTER AND SISTER PER ATLANTIC CABLE INFORMING THEM THAT HE MIGHT 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
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