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The Castle Builders, Or, The Deferred Confirmation
The Castle Builders Or The Deferred Confirmation Author:Charlotte Mary Yonge 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: present was forgotten in a future so clearly defined, that they might almost be said to live in it. They had built a mansion for Sir Francis and Lady Willoughby,... more » where they could almost have counted the rooms—they had devised a plan of education for their little brothers and sisters, with abundance of ready-made moral stories for their benefit—they had restored Constance and her husband to Copseley, and had very nearly heard the bells ring for their return. Emmeline could have been almost sorry when the return of their companions put. an end to these delightful romancings. CHAPTER II. We told o'er all that we had done; Our rambles by the swift brook's side, Far as the willow-skirted pool, Where two fair swans together glide. Wordsworth. It was the day after Lady Frances Somerville's visit, and Emmeline was almost lost to the cares of this world in the absorbing task of finding English for one of those commencements of German chaptered'which the author once said that Heaven doubtless knew its meaning, but he did not. Katherine was as earnestly and less hopelessly intent on the intricacies of a circular temple in perspective; and all the young ladies around were as busily engaged, when the door opened, and Miss Danby made her appearance, stately and formal as usual, but with a certain affability of countenance which re-assured the lesser girls, who had begun to tremble, lest she had captured certain stray books and work-baskets. ' Miss Berners! Miss Katlierine Berners!' said this dignified personage. Kate jumped up in hopes of an invitation from Lady Frances. Emmeline was touched by her neighbour, and rose, still mazed by the German mystification. ' I am glad to be the bearer of intelligence which will give you much pleasure,' said Miss Danby, measuring out ...« less