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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. 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
t of her father. Mr. Torrens was cold, moody, and distant: but this was his manner—and, as the young people knew not what fierce fires raged beneath that aspect of ice, they did not bestow 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. E CONDUCT OF HER FATHER MISTER TORRANCE WAS COLD MOODY AND DISTANT BUT THIS WAS HIS MANNER AND AS THE YOUNG PEOPLE KNEW NOT WHAT FIERCE FIRES RAGED BENEATH THAT ASPECT OF ICE THEY DID NOT 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
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