Treasures From the Prose World. With Biographical Sketches
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Henry had been a convivialist, but of late his friends noticed the change in his manners, the difference in his habits and to-night they watched him to see, as they sneer- ingly said, if he was tied down to a woman's opinion so soon. Pouring a brimming beaker, they held it with tempting smiles toward Marion. She was very pale, though more composed, and her hand shook not, as smiling back, gratefully accepted the crystal tempter and raised it to her lips. But scarcely had she done so when every ...hand was arrested by her piercing exclamation of "Oh, how terrible!" "What is it?" cried one and all, thronging together, for she had slowly carried the glass at arm's length, and was fixedly regard- ing it as though it were some hideous object. "Wait, " she answered, while an inspired light shone from her dark eyes, "wait and I will tell you. I see, " she added, slowly pointing one jewelled finger at the sparkling ruby liquid, " a sight that beggars all description ; and yet listen ; I will paint it for you if I can : It is a lonely spot; tall mountains, crowned with verdure, TREASURES FROM THE PROSE WORLD.
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