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The elandless lime of American sunlight, was panning a flood ar beam» ing elfulgmca am the splendid man sicln and fairy pieeineis of Belmore House, and incnzasing by its glorious bululy the elegant magnificence 0|’ the scene.v—«Evcry Lhmg thnl flmuy could in- yem, or wanllh pmclue, was assembled here an ehnim the e e siames ai breathing mnrblulmml e ennny shmes nl llnly, elaad in groups of beauty, nmidsi ihiehels ai cllmering ruMs— delhzam flawers, unknown in Enmpe, here iieinishad in iieh luxurinncu, fulln- uim ofsparkhng iyaiei aeehay caught the snnlamms, flushed in dnzzling in dinnde, while clumps of ancient cedar and nah uees relieved iha sirrhl by the)! sombre stutlzlinms. Ahmad’ and glassy lake spread ns clear wmeis, and refleclcd ns in . mimr, lhc lm-elinaas around ii ; on ilimargin elaad a Gmclnn inmple anhe pnreil white niaihle, its polished cnlllmm nieanhed with the dink leaves and whim naweie anhn “starry jessa. mine." The fluor dnhe nmpl. was of aam. material with in anlnmns. In ihe eenne mind a mugnificrnl aloe, wilh its slnsngax flowers in rail bloom; lmv uouchls, eavemd wiih pale grun nann, were vnngcd bctween lhe illars. Cnruins ar mse-coloured silh, ringed whh sili-ei-, hnn in graceful fealoons, and threw a mi} and lofi light around Alalaanan-nsesiillsd with msebuds and flowers, ycl shining wilh dew, breath’ ed balmy imgnaaen on one of the canehae, sat: lady nf exneme buxuty. Hex high and apaa lnmw, shamed in Iellaclnnd gemlls, yet ride was the mignine expieseinn nfl a lady‘; rm- lIIl'as—il ahane form in hmlennhngln eye, and plnyed rmlnd her laasmirnl inanih. The lady's dress was whim, nflhe mm! delicnle lcxiure, and exquis» iierann. Abandnfcuslly enrls en circled her nrck, and n hmoc al'bum- ing nnhiae, ilnalaed amid the mowy raids ofhrr mlae. A tingle whim ruse gemined her du-k hair, whiah nae

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simply pann-l un ||l:| ueenllka lew- he:nd——4.l\e lady was Ad idelaelinqm the anly child and haimas ar ma nrh nwnem|‘BeImors huuse Her Inollui dind while she was an influn1;she was thllspluced early at me head nl her faLher's eplendid esiahlialamena \\'hC|' shn wceivtd ihni ndulazinn and fialleryi whiah cncaurugrd ihe anly flailing of her nature, rm Adelaide was nmlly an amiable and nnelligeni girl luanyn sninn sighed for he: can hnnd, but as yen her heart remnined untouched’ An nndednel hand, and aenainly e mange one, {an inn American gill Io entenain, iiiued before her mm , phat hen layer must bl: a nobleman, wkuli probably she had never been in cam‘ pany wnla nine in her lil'e,4huI she in! only senemaen, and Inmrmcc was part ofbernalure. Adelaide generally spew-| her summer murnlngs in me Temple onlhe lshe, HL-xcwcre hcxhnrp an dmninginaminls, and hem she mali- lsssana fmm a French aiaigmm, who nnended m leach her language: Tin- manning aha waiml his coming, and n naeeaieme was visible on hea iacci nfeeling which ull now, had hem - stranger, name in me hm-an ai Adelaide. And who occnslnnod that feeling’! nha was |he object uflhe mud beam ‘n love’! Alaslnoozherl nlhah ls Ien::hEr——foI a lnument the bright olahnn love lived in her ianey. pndo llmn crime In her nssismnce, and ihe dream faded—shc was angry nnh hey wlf; and thus Ihmlghts wnia mill in her mind, when n ahlzduw fell on ma marble floor. Shvraixed her hand in behold lhe dark figuru al [is Vnlmcnl. His eyes were fixed on her wilhagnu ofsuch ardent Idmiraliun as made her blush. DcVaImnnl's eyes wen: ixrr modlakely wilhdlnvm ihe adlannmaiinv edlo his wry mn ion. Adelaide n- plied 1.0 his iespenlnl slslnlalion hyn dis‘ ann bow; while she mldly naid, H yen are 1u|e lhis morning, Monsieur; let us begin our aludils immsdinlely, as have other engagements in nltalzd."

De valmenvs nppeamncz enniiaaué anangely ynih ihe guy .legnnas of]!!! pupil and her nhade. His dnais wt!