Southern Sketches (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Southern Sketches The dissembling smiles of an accomplished coquette, is all I have for requital for my almost sacred worship." "Speak not so, Elbert Grant," said the pale and agitated Cecil; but not deigning a reply, and murmuring a hasty farewell, Elbert Grant departed. And with a heavy heart did he pace the floor of his apartment, a small office in A., plainly but neatly furnished, containing a few of the luxuries of a student of medicine, unlike the sumptuous apartments of Walter Earnest. Walter E. and Elbert Grant had been friends and associates from childhood; but now that they both strove to gain the same prize - rivals in love - there was a growing enmity existing between them that it seemed nought could eradicate. Chapter II. After Elbert Grant departed, Cecil burst into a flood of tears, and with the most agonizing feelings, prepared to dress herself for an evening party to which W. Earnest had promised to accompany her. After having gone through with all the graces of her toilet, and her maid having pronounced her dress complete, she quietly surveyed herself in an opposite mirror, and with a haughty air, she asked of her maid: "Do you not think me a prize worthy to be gained by any suitor?" Of course, her maid answered the question satisfactorily, and after having flattered her with all the honeyed words she knew was requisite to satisfy her mistress´s pride, she descended the stairs with her mistress, and going before her to open the parlor door, they were suddenly confronted by W. Earnest, who, after passing the usual compliments upon the costume of his fair one, he proffered his arm for her acceptance. Bowing a triumphant assent, she took it, and its being the hour to repair to the Soiree at Mrs. Wilson´s, and as it was but a short distance from Cecil´s father´s, they were soon mingling in the gay and mirthful crowd. Cecil Gray was pronounced the belle of that bright assembly: and as murmurs of admiration ran through the gay crowd, all were willing to declare Cecil Gray the brightest star among them. There was one who watched her with an untiring eye, and v.hose thoughts were upon her alone; little dreaming that the haughty Cecil Gray was straggling between the duty of love for him and the smiles of a golden fortune. Cecil Gray´s parents were not rich but were styled well oft, and through many worldly trials and hard struggles, had succeeded in laying up a small store for Cecil. After giving her a sound education, and as they said, after making a lady of her. they trusted her beauty for the rest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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