Zaidee: A Romance from Blackwood's MagazineJohn P. Jewett & Company, 1856 - 178 Seiten |
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Angelina asked Aunt Burtonshaw Aunt Vivian beautiful Blundell Briarford Castle Vivian CHAPTER Charlotte cheek Cheshire comfort companion cousin cried dark dear Disbrowe Disbrowe's door drawing-room dress Elizabeth everything eyes face fairy godmother father flush friends girl glad governess Grange Green hand head hear heart Jane kind knew Lancaster laughing Lettie light Lizzy mamma Margaret Maria Anna married Mary Cumberland Mary's mind Minnie Miss Francis morning mother muslin never night Nurse once pale pause Percy Vivian Percy's Philip poor child poor Zaidee Powis pretty round secret Sermo sigh silent sister Burtonshaw sits smile Sophy Sophy's speak Squire strange sure sweet Sylvo Sylvo's place tears tell thing thought tion tonshaw turned Twickenham uncon voice wife window wistful woman wonder word Wyburgh young ladies youthful Zaidee Vivian Zaidee's
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Seite 107 - Curate ; and neighbours nearer at hand concluded her to be in a hopeless consumption — a " decline," which nothing could arrest. Good Mrs Wyburgh went a toilsome journey to her own cosy kitchen, to superintend the making of good things for this poor helpless invalid, to whom and to whose unregulated servant the noble art of cookery was almost unknown ; and compassionate young ladies knitted warm cuffs and jackets for the fading Angelina, to whose pale cheeks the Cheshire wind brought no roses....
Seite 108 - ... came to be quite composed ; and, thankful that she had no chance of encountering the Vivians, committed the responsibility contentedly into her husband's hands. She had no longer any leisure to read books of poetry. She began to cut down her white muslin gowns and make frocks for baby — to glance at the pages of her old new cookery books — to set her house in order, as well as she knew how, to the much amazement of her spoilt housemaid. Angelina had found herself quite mistaken in one vocation....
Seite 144 - We are getting on," said Mr. Cumberland, rubbing his hands with glee as the ladies of his family stood by in horrorstricken silence — " already making progress, sister Burtonshaw. Before the winter frosts set in, you shall see a very different-looking building, I assure you, from the thing you left. This crocket is from York, and the work of this oriel window copied from a beautiful example in Nuremberg. I do not reject authority — far be it from me to dispute the wisdom of the past — but 1...
Seite 48 - Blundell said, to suppose that Zaidee desired to be alone to-day. Everything had been laid out and arranged for her on the previous night by Mrs Vivian's own hands : there was no need to disturb her ; and no suspicion of the truth prompted any one to open the closed door of Zaidee's room. Only Sermo, disturbed by the surrounding bustle, stalked wistfully up and down the chill staircase, and along the windy passages ; now and then, when he stretched himself upon the pavement, venting his dismay and...
Seite 48 - I believe she has done something — I am afraid — I do not know what to think — oh, mamma, what will become of us if Zaidee has broken her heart ?" "Zaidee's heart is too young t'o break," said Mrs Vivian, folding her Shetland shawl round her shoulders. " It is too much to disturb me constantly with Zaidee. Sophy, child, your eyes are quite red, and your face flushed; you can never appear down stairs if you excite yourself so. Come, then, I will go with you, and see what it all means.
Seite 50 - I have been there ; there is nothing, " said Mrs Vivian. "Do you hear me, boys? She must be found. Oh, Philip, Philip, if you had but yielded to her ! If anything happens to Zaidee, I will never hold up my head again. " " In the mean time, you ought certainly to complete your toilet," said Mrs Blundell, reprovingly. "For my part, I could never permit myself to be so carried away by my feelings ; and so much depends on you to-night — all the prospects of the children. I am ashamed to see you. Leave...
Seite 142 - I'll introduce you to Shenkin Powis, who makes all that row about architecture. That's his book, is it ? — it's all along of him you are going to build. Does ornament make me happy, Mrs Burtonshaw ? — now, when do you see an ornament on me ? Ask him with his mustache there. Are you 'appy, young gentleman ? He has a better right, his young squireship, than a poor old fellow like me." CHAPTER XVI. IMPROVEMENT. BUT though Mr Cumberland's design had passed out of his hands, and become " a Steele,
Seite 146 - Very much interested ! I will not answer for the ' very much/" said Zaidee ; "but, indeed, I do think of Sylvo, Mary ; only Sylvo will find some one better for him than you." "You are a simpleton, and I will not enlighten you," said Mary. " What do you think of Mrs Morton ?" she asked abruptly, after a pause. Mary, but for very shame, would have been so glad to unbosom herself, and make a confidant of her friend — would have been so much relieved, indeed, if Zaidee had taken the initiative, and...
Seite 105 - ... chivalrous pride in his right as head of the house to protect her title to his own inheritance was repeated in the girlish flush of resolution with which she protested to herself that she was her father's heir, and that this was the inheritance Grandfather Vivian had left her. Now that she had time to think of it, in spite of the disappointment in her first hope of going home, this last discovery was a great support to Zaidee. She was no longer totally alone in her exile and self-banishment....
Seite 110 - ... agreeable occupation. Then the rapid old lady left the room. Uncertain and undecided, Mr Green lingered, repeating his story to the younger ladies, who pressed upon him to hear it. As he spoke, they brought refreshments to him with their own hands, and pressed him to eat. The good Vicar was nothing loth, but he had only half begun when the door opened, and Mrs Vivian made her appearance in a travelling-dress, and with a face so full of speed and energy that Mr Green paused in his impromptu meal,...