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If Frank had not been there, and looking dreadfully miserable, I am sure I should have laughed out." IF FRANK HAD NOT BEEN THERE AND LOOKING DREADFULLY MISERABLE I'M SURE I SHOULD HAVE LAUGHED OUT
e of Wight's daughter; she was the most beautiful lady my uncle had ever seen (he only saw her in the Grand Stand at Woodchester races, and never spoke a word to her in his life). And if she would have had Frank, my uncle would still have been dissatisfied as long as the Princess Victoria was unmarried; none would have been good enough while a better remained. But Maggie," said she, smiling up into her friend's face, "I think it would have made you laugh, for all you look as if a kiss would shake the tears out of your eyes, if you could have seen my uncle's manner to me all day. He will have it that I am suffering from an unrequited attachment; so he watched me and watched me over breakfast; and at last, when I had eaten a whole nest-full of eggs, and I don't know how many pieces of toast, he rang the bell and asked for some potted charr. I was quite unconscious that it was for me, and I did not want it when it came; so he sighed in a most melancholy manner, and said, 'My poor Erminia! OW SAID AMELIA LAUGHING BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAD A STRONG RIVAL IN LADY ADELA CASTELMAINE THE DUKE OF WHITE'S DAUGHTER SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LADY MY UNCLE HAD EVER SEEN HE ONLY SAW HER IN THE GRAND STAND AT WINCHESTER RACES AND NEVER SPOKE A WORD TO HER IN HIS LIFE AND IF SHE WOULD HAVE HAD FRANK MY UNCLE WOULD STILL HAVE BEEN DISSATISFIED AS LONG AS THE PRINCESS VICTORIA WAS UNMARRIED NONE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH WHILE A BETTER REMAINED BUT MAGGIE SAID SHE SMILING UP INTO HER FRIEND'S FACE I THINK IT WOULD HAVE MADE YOU LAUGH FOR ALL YOU LOOK AS IF A KISS WOULD SHAKE THE TEARS OUT OF YOUR EYES IF YOU COULD HAVE SEEN MY UNCLE'S MANNER TO ME ALL DAY HE WILL HAVE IT THAT I AM SUFFERING FROM AN UNREQUITED ATTACHMENT SO HE WATCHED ME AND WATCHED ME OVER BREAKFAST AND MANY PIECES OF TOAST HE RANG THE BELL AND ASKED FOR SOME POTTED CHAR I WAS QUITE UNCONSCIOUS THAT IT WAS FOR ME AND I DIDN'T WANT IT WHEN IT CAME SO HE SIGHED IN A MOST MELANCHOLY MANNER AND SAID OH MY POORER MILLER
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