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There was a young lady—a friend—who acted as joint bridesmaid with Rosamond; and there were two or three other acquaintances of the family;—and of the persons thus enumerated consisted the bridal party. The sisters had naturally invited Mrs. Slingsby; but that lady, aware that her presence would not be agreeable to her nephew, had sent to plead indisposition as the excuse for her absence. And Mr. Torrens—what was the nature of his feelings now? THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY A FRIEND WHO ACTED AS JOINT BRIDESMAID WITH ROSAMOND AND THERE WERE TWO OR THREE OTHER ACQUAINTANCES IN THE FAMILY AND OF THE PERSONS THUS ENUMERATED CONSISTED THE BRIDAL PARTY THE SISTERS HAD NATURALLY INVITED MISSUS SLINGSBY BUT THAT LADY AWARE THAT HER PRESENCE WOULD NOT BE AGREEABLE TO HER NEPHEW HAD SENT TO PLEAD INDISPOSITION AS THE EXCUSE FOR HER ABSENCE AND MISTER TORRANCE WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF HIS FEELINGS NOW
w any unusual attention on the subject. The only source of grief which the sisters knew was their approaching separation; for Mr. Torrens had arranged for the young couple to proceed into Devonshire and pass the honeymoon with some distant relations of his own, who were anxious to see their beautiful cousin Adelais. Rosamond was to remain with her father, Mrs. Slingsby not having as yet sent her an invitation to Old Burlington Street, for fear that Clarence might throw some obstacle in the way of its being accepted. Thus stood matters on the bridal morning,—when Adelais appeared pre-eminently beautiful in her garb of virgin white—emblematical of the innocence of her own heart,—and when Clarence Villiers could scarcely persuade himself that he was actually touching on the threshold of complete felicity. Rosamond—poor Rosamond smiled amidst the tears that flowed fast down her pale cheeks; for she felt as if she were losing her best—her only friend in the approaching departure of Adelais. OT BESTOW ANY UNUSUAL ATTENTION ON THE SUBJECT THE ONLY SOURCE OF GRIEF WHICH THE SISTERS KNEW WAS THEIR APPROACHING SEPARATION FOR MISTER TORRANCE HAD ARRANGED FOR THE YOUNG COUPLE TO PROCEED INTO DEVONSHIRE AND PASS THE HONEYMOON WITH SOME DISTANT RELATIONS OF HIS OWN WHO WERE ANXIOUS TO SEE THEIR BEAUTIFUL COUSIN ADELACE ROSAMOND WAS TO REMAIN WITH HER FATHER MISSUS LINGSBY NOT HAVING AS YET SENT HER INVITATION TO OLD BURLINGTON STREET FOR FEAR THAT CLARENCE MIGHT THROW SOME OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF ITS BEING ACCEPTED THUS STOOD MATTERS ON THE BRIDAL MORNING WHEN ADELACE APPEARED PRE EMINENTLY BEAUTIFUL IN HER GARB OF VIRGIN WHITE EMBLEMATICALLY OF THE INNOCENCE OF HER OWN HEART AND WHEN CLARENCE VILLIERS COULD SCARCELY PERSUADE HIMSELF THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY TOUCHING ON THE THRESHOLD OF COMPLETE FELICITY ROSAMOND POOR ROSAMOND SMILED AMIDST THE TEARS THAT FLOWED FAST DOWN HER PALE CHEEKS FOR SHE FELT AS IF SHE WERE LOSING HER BEST HER ONLY FRIEND IN THE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF ADELACE
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