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The Young Step-mother; Or, a Chronicle of Mistakes
The Young Stepmother Or a Chronicle of Mistakes 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: t colour, her laugh was so full of life and sweetness, that Albinia felt drawn towards her in a moment. Silent and demure, plainly dressed in an old dark m... more »erino, and a white-ribboned faded bonnet, sat a little figure almost behind her grandmother. Her face had the French want of complexion, but the eyes were of the deepest, most lustrous hue of grey, almost as dark as the pupils, and with the softness of long dark eyelashes—beautiful eyes, full of light and expression—and as she moved towards the table, there was a finish and delicacy abont the whole form and movements, that made her a most pleasing object. But Albinia could not improve her acquaintance, for in flowed another party of visitors, and Madame curtsied herself out again, Albinia volunteering that she would soon come to see her, and being answered, ' You will do me too much honour.' Another afternoon devoured by visitors ! Every one seemed to have come except the persons who would have been most welcome, Mr. Dusautoy, and Winifred's friends, the Nugents. When, at four o'clock, she had shaken hands with the last guest, she gave a hearty yawn, jumped up and shook herself, aa she exclaimed, 'There ! There! that is done! I wonder whether your papa would come out now !' ' He is in his study,' said the girls. Albinia thought of knocking and calling at the door, but somehow it seemed impossible, and she decided on promenading past his window to show that she was ready for him. But alas ! those evergreens ! She could not see in, and probably he could not see out. ' Ha !' cried Lucy, as they pursued their walk into the kitchen garden, ' here are some asparagus coming up. Grandmamma always has our first asparagus.' Albinia was delighted to find such an opening. Out came her knife—they would cut the heads a...« less