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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. 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
 Lucia softly, "Miss Octavia Bassett has had no one to train her at all; and it may be that--that she even feels it deeply." The feathers in her ladyship's bonnet trembled. "She does not feel it at all!" she announced. "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.  CHAPTER EIGHT OF A FAIR BARBARIAN THIS IS A LIBER FOX RECORDING ALL LIBER FOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBER FOX DO 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
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