Carlington castle A tale of the Jesuits Author:Hamilton Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. " O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me ' What this strong music In the soul may bo; What, and wherein it doth exist, This light, this gl... more »ory, this fair luminous mist; This beautiful and beauty-making power. Life and life's effluence closed, as once a shower." Coleridge. At an early hour next morning, Dora was awakened by the bright sunbeams shining into her room. She rose, and throwing open the window, gazed out, enchanted with the beauty of the scene, and was on the lawn whilst it was yet wet with the morning dew. She passed through the flower-garden into a path that skirted a wood, and rambled on, gathering wild flowers as she went, and carrolling snatches of her native songs. She was too happy for serious thought of any kind ; an exuberant sense of joy overflowed her heart, and life seemed to open before her an unclouded vista of brightness. Yet in the midst of her wild glee, she longed for some living thing to share in it. Had a friend been near, or even a dog, from whom she might catch some echo of her gladness ! At this moment she was startled by the sound of an approaching footstep ; and a quick rustling among the underwood was followed by the appearance of a beautiful spaniel. He stopped short, and, fixing his bright black eyes for a moment on her, uttered a short bark of joy, and bounded towards her. " Fidele, my own dog !" she exclaimed,clasping her arms round the neck of her favorite, whilst he tried to lick her face and hands, uttering all the while a low whine of delight. As Dora rose from the ground, Lanty, nurse's grandson, emerged from the wood. " How are you, Lanty ?" she said, shaking hands warmly with her old friend. " I'm well, thanks to yer ladyship ; and much the better for seeing ye back, ma'am, asthore " "...« less