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When he had assisted them in, and closed the door, Octavia bent forward, so that the moonlight fell full on her pretty, lace covered head, and the sparkling drops in her ears. "Oh!" she exclaimed, "if you stay here at all, you must come and see us.  Aunt Belinda, ask him to come and see us." WHEN HE HAD ASSISTED THEM IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR OCTAVIA BENT FORWARD SO THAT THE MOONLIGHT FELL FULL ON HER PRETTY LACE COVERED HEAD AND THE SPARKLING DROPS IN HER EARS OH SHE EXCLAIMED IF YOU STAY THERE AT ALL YOU MUST COME AND SEE US AUNT BELINDA ASK HIM TO COME AND SEE US
efore. "Octavia, my dear," she said faintly. "Francis!" said Lady Theobald, over her shoulder. Mr. Francis Barold turned a rather bored countenance toward them; but it was evidently not Octavia who had bored him. "Octavia," said Miss Belinda, "how imprudent! In that thin dress--the night air! How could you, my dear, how could you?" "Oh! I shall not catch cold," Octavia answered. "I am used to it. I have been out hours and hours, on moonlight nights, at home." But she moved toward them. "You must remember," said Lady Theobald, "that there are many things which may be done in America which would not be safe in England." And she made the remark in an almost sepulchral tone of warning. How Miss Belinda would have supported herself if the coach had not been announced at this juncture, it would be difficult to say. The coach was announced, and they took their departure. Mr. Barold happening to make his adieus at the same time, they were escorted by him down to the vehicle from the Blue Lion. DOW AND LOOKED OUT AND THEN TURNED PALER THAN BEFORE OCTAVIA MY DEAR SHE SAID FAINTLY FRANCIS SAID LADY THEOBALD OVER HER SHOULDER MISTER FRANCIS BAROLD TURNED A RATHER BORED COUNTENANCE TOWARD THEM BUT IT WAS EVIDENTLY NOT OCTAVIA WHO HAD WARNED HIM OCTAVIA SAID MISS BELINDA HOW IMPRUDENT AND THAT THIN DRESS THE NIGHT AIR HOW COULD YOU MY DEAR HOW COULD YOU OH I SHALL NOT CATCH COLD OCTAVIA ANSWERED I AM USED TO IT I'VE BEEN OUT HOURS AND HOURS ON MOONLIGHT NIGHTS AT HOME BUT SHE MOVED TOWARD THEM YOU MUST REMEMBER SAID LADY THEOBALD THAT THERE ARE MANY THINGS WHICH MAY BE DONE IN AMERICA WHICH WOULD NOT BE SAFE IN ENGLAND AND SHE MADE THE REMARK IN AN ALMOST OPULCHRAL TONE OF WARNING HOW MISS BELINDA WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED HERSELF IF THE COACH HAD NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED AT THIS JUNCTURE IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SAY THE COACH WAS ANNOUNCED AND THEY TOOK THEIR DEPARTURE MISTER BAROLD HAPPENING TO MAKE A SOJOURS AT THE SAME TIME THEY WERE ESCORTED BY HIM DOWN TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE BLUE LION
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