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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER III. HOW DIAMONDS FLASH THE SAME. February 24. I Must take
up the thread where I left off three days ago. The last evening in
Albinia's house has come, and to-morrow I make my plunge into a new
life. It is late, and I have been busy; but there is much to think
about, and sleep looks impossible at present. As well sit up and
write, as toss to and fro in the dark. Albinia was seated near the
drawing-room fire when I went in, reading a little, or working a
little, I can't say which. She is always doing a little of
something, which ends in nothing. Perhaps she was working, for I
noticed the flash of her diamond rings as she moved her hands.
Craven likes his wife to dress richly, and to make a good display
of jewellery,?perhaps as an advertisement of his wealth. She is apt
to be a little overladen with gems, just as her drawing-room is
overladen with gilding. Her natural taste is good, but she conforms
to her husband's taste in all such minor matters. Wisely, no doubt.
Anything is better than a succession of domestic jars; and when
Albinia became Craven's wife, she knew the manner of man who was to
be her husband. " What a dull afternoon we have had," I said. "
Yes," Albinia answered slowly. " Have you been out till now ?" I
did not at once respond. Her question fluttered by me, and was
forgotten. A reflection of our two figures in a pier-glass, lit up
by half-lowered gas and dancing flames, had attracted my attention,
and set me cogitating. Albinia and I are often said to be alike.
Though eight years my senior, she looks young for her age, and I?at
least when grave?look decidedly old for mine. That brings us nearer
together, and makes the mistake as to twinship occasionally
possible. If I were to describe Albinia as I saw her in the glass
?rather t...
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