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Comins - -Release Date: December 1, 2012 [EBook #41524] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARION BERKLEY *** - - - - -Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -</pre> - - +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 41524 ***</div> <div class="figcenter"> <img src="images/cover.jpg" alt=""/> @@ -488,7 +450,7 @@ worshipping God in whatever manner their hearts dictated.</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>CHAPTER III.</h2> -<h3>MONSIEUR BÉRANGER.</h3> +<h3>MONSIEUR BÉRANGER.</h3> <p>It was the half-hour intermission at school; and Marion and Florence had @@ -578,7 +540,7 @@ happen next. Marion whispered to Flo, "The new French teacher; a man, as I live, and not very old either. Won't we have fun?"</p> <p>"Young ladies of the first class in French go into the anteroom, where -M. Béranger will examine you. Miss Christine, accompany them, and +M. Béranger will examine you. Miss Christine, accompany them, and preserve order." As Miss Stiefbach said this in her usual calm tones, Marion's recollections were almost too much for her; but she had a little laugh all to herself, behind the cover of her desk, as she took @@ -586,7 +548,7 @@ out her books.</p> <p>The former French teacher had been a little, quiet woman, who had allowed herself to be ruled over by her pupils; but she had gone back to -France, and Miss Stiefbach had secured the services of M. Béranger, who +France, and Miss Stiefbach had secured the services of M. Béranger, who was recommended to her, both for his complete knowledge of his own language, and for his high moral character. The latter was indeed to be considered, for many foreigners, calling themselves professors, often @@ -597,18 +559,18 @@ for respectable society.</p> <p>The young ladies were in quite a little flutter of expectation, as they took their seats, for Mr. Stein, their old music-teacher, was the only gentleman teacher of the establishment, and he was decidedly different -from this rather elegant-looking Frenchman. M. Béranger came in, bowed +from this rather elegant-looking Frenchman. M. Béranger came in, bowed in a dignified manner, took his chair, and at once began questioning the girls as to what they had studied, how far they were advanced, etc. Marion, who was ready for anything, and thought she might as well have a little more fun for the scolding that she knew was in store for her, tried hard to get up a little excitement; pretending not to understand -when M. Béranger spoke to her; replying to all his questions in English, +when M. Béranger spoke to her; replying to all his questions in English, notwithstanding his repeated ejaculations of "Mademoiselle, je ne vous -comprends pas du tout; parlez Français." But Marion would not "parlez -Français," disregarding the beseeching looks of Miss Christine, and +comprends pas du tout; parlez Français." But Marion would not "parlez +Français," disregarding the beseeching looks of Miss Christine, and either made no reply, or obstinately spoke in English. For some time M. -Béranger took no notice of her conduct, but went on questioning the rest +Béranger took no notice of her conduct, but went on questioning the rest of the class; assuring the timid by his polite, considerate patience, and quietly correcting the mistakes of the more confident. At last, however, as Marion asked him some trifling question, he looked her @@ -622,7 +584,7 @@ yield gracefully to what she knew to be right. She chose the latter, and replied, "Monsieur, je pense que je resterai ici." As she said this, there was a slight flush of shame on her cheeks, and she bent her head with a little gesture, which seemed to beg pardon for her rudeness. At -any rate, M. Béranger so understood it, and he ever afterwards +any rate, M. Béranger so understood it, and he ever afterwards entertained a secret respect and admiration for M'lle Berkley.</p> <p>That night, in her own room, Marion thus explained her singular conduct: @@ -631,7 +593,7 @@ stuff he was made of; whether he was to rule us, or we him, as we did poor little mademoiselle; and I found out pretty quickly. He came here to teach, not to be made game of. In two weeks, I expect to have the true Parisian accent, and to have entirely forgotten all the English I -ever knew. Bonne nuit, ma chère;" and Marion turned over, and was asleep +ever knew. Bonne nuit, ma chère;" and Marion turned over, and was asleep in five minutes.</p> @@ -672,7 +634,7 @@ amused; but no trace of her feelings could be seen in her face; she sat before her teacher perfectly quiet,—so quiet, that Miss Stiefbach could not tell whether she was deeply repentant or supremely indifferent.</p> -<p>"I have decided," resumed Miss Stiefbach, "that as M. Béranger was +<p>"I have decided," resumed Miss Stiefbach, "that as M. Béranger was indirectly connected with the affair, you shall apologize to me before the whole school, and in his presence, on the next French day, which will be Friday. I should not have subjected you to this mortification, @@ -709,7 +671,7 @@ do? Think of the most humiliating thing you can!"</p> work to restrain her own tears.</p> <p>"I have got to apologize to her before the whole school, and before M. -Béranger next Friday. Oh! I think it is abominable. She wouldn't have +Béranger next Friday. Oh! I think it is abominable. She wouldn't have made any other girl do it, but she knows how proud I am, and she thinks now she'll humble me. Oh, it is too hard, too hard to bear!" and Marion threw herself back on the pillow, and sobbed aloud.</p> @@ -940,7 +902,7 @@ been yet;" and Florence really looked as serious as if she were trying a case in court.</p> <p>"No, Flo, you needn't trouble yourself on that score. I mean to -apologize before the whole school, and M. Béranger to boot,—just as old +apologize before the whole school, and M. Béranger to boot,—just as old Stiffy ordered."</p> <p>"Well, I am glad of it! Not glad that it <i>must</i> be done, you know; but I @@ -1008,17 +970,17 @@ consolation, and at that moment the supper-bell rang.</p> <p>Friday morning every girl was in her seat precisely as the clock struck nine; for it was French day, and consequently only the second appearance -of M. Béranger, and the novelty of having him there at all had by no +of M. Béranger, and the novelty of having him there at all had by no means worn off.</p> <p>He entered the room, shortly after, and, having politely wished Miss Stiefbach and her sister good-morning, was about to pass into the anteroom, when Miss Stiefbach detained him.</p> -<p>"Excuse me, M. Béranger, but I must trouble you to remain here a few +<p>"Excuse me, M. Béranger, but I must trouble you to remain here a few moments."</p> -<p>M. Béranger bowed with his usual grace, and Miss Stiefbach continued:—</p> +<p>M. Béranger bowed with his usual grace, and Miss Stiefbach continued:—</p> <p>"I regret to say (she did not look as if she regretted it at all) that a circumstance of a most painful nature has lately taken place in this @@ -1045,7 +1007,7 @@ pronounced a light broke in upon every one, and all eyes were turned upon her as she left her seat.</p> <p>Miss Stiefbach stood with her hands folded over each other in her usual -stately attitude. M. Béranger looked infinitely annoyed and distressed, +stately attitude. M. Béranger looked infinitely annoyed and distressed, and twirled his watch-chain in a very nervous manner. Miss Christine had retired to the extreme end of the platform, and was trying to appear interested in a book; but her face had a sad, pained look, which showed @@ -1064,26 +1026,26 @@ without a particle of self-assurance, she stood, the centre of general observation.</p> <p>Presently she spoke in a full, clear voice: "Miss Stiefbach, as M. -Béranger evidently does not know how he is concerned in this matter, +Béranger evidently does not know how he is concerned in this matter, perhaps I had better explain the circumstances to him."</p> <p>Miss Stiefbach bowed her consent, and Marion, turning towards the bewildered Frenchman, thus addressed him:—</p> -<p>"M. Béranger, last Wednesday morning, as I, with two of my companions, +<p>"M. Béranger, last Wednesday morning, as I, with two of my companions, was in my room, which is in the front of the house, my attention was attracted towards a gentleman who was coming down the street, and I immediately called my two friends to the window that they might get a good view of him. Our interest was of course doubly increased when we saw the gentleman enter this garden. His whole appearance was so -decidedly elegant (here M. Béranger, who began to see that he was the +decidedly elegant (here M. Béranger, who began to see that he was the subject of her remarks, colored up to the roots of his hair) that we could not help giving our opinions of him, and <i>I</i> applied to him the word 'swell,' which in itself I acknowledge to be very inelegant; but my only excuse for using it is, that in this case it was so very expressive."</p> -<p>M. Béranger, despite his embarassment, could hardly conceal a smile, +<p>M. Béranger, despite his embarassment, could hardly conceal a smile, while a suppressed murmur of amusement ran round the room. Miss Stiefbach looked hard at Marion, but her face was composed, and her manner quietly polite; she was apparently perfectly unconscious of @@ -1123,7 +1085,7 @@ inhabitants of that school-room.</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> -<p>M. Béranger bit his lip fiercely under his mustache; Miss Christine +<p>M. Béranger bit his lip fiercely under his mustache; Miss Christine became suddenly very much interested in something out in the back yard; and the school-girls were obliged to resort to open books and desk-covers to conceal their amusement.</p> @@ -1149,7 +1111,7 @@ been called back and severely reprimanded. But it did not; she passed all her school-mates, whose faces were turned towards her brimming with laughter and a keen appreciation of the affair, with a sort of preoccupied air, and, taking her books from her desk, followed M. -Béranger into the anteroom.</p> +Béranger into the anteroom.</p> <p>At recess the girls with one impulse flocked round her, exclaiming, "Oh! it was too good; just the richest scene I ever saw."</p> @@ -1204,7 +1166,7 @@ rebuking her for her conduct.</p> <p>But the next day came four pages from her father, full of his amusement and enjoyment of the whole matter, and highly complimenting her on what -he called "her brilliant coup d'état."</p> +he called "her brilliant coup d'état."</p> <p>No wonder Marion's better nature was sometimes crushed, when the inward fires which she longed to extinguish were kindled by a father's hand.</p> @@ -2116,7 +2078,7 @@ a most unmitigated degree, and she could not seem to learn by experience that the only way to silence her was to take no notice of them; and their disputes were often great sources of amusement to the other girls.</p> -<p>Georgie, tall and rather distingué-looking, although not pretty, with +<p>Georgie, tall and rather distingué-looking, although not pretty, with her quietly assured manner even when she knew herself beaten, and her hypocritically soft tones, was almost always more than a match for Sarah, who never could hide her feelings no matter what they were and @@ -2168,7 +2130,7 @@ is one thing certain, if the cold makes frights of both of us, it makes Marion look like a beauty!" and Sarah's eyes sparkled mischievously.</p> <p>Georgie only shrugged her shoulders and elevated her eyebrows, as she -replied, "Chacun à son gout."</p> +replied, "Chacun à son gout."</p> <p>"But it doesn't happen to be your "gout," does it, Georgie?" good-naturedly replied Marion, who knew very well that Sarah's @@ -2230,7 +2192,7 @@ interested!"</p> <p>"If that is so, Georgie," replied Marion, as she looked her companion steadily in the face, "I have been a better actress than you, for you play your part so badly that the little boys in the amphitheatre might -see into the plot in the first act. I advise you to try another rôle."</p> +see into the plot in the first act. I advise you to try another rôle."</p> <p>Georgie opened her eyes in pretended astonishment; but she knew very well what Marion meant, and that her intentions of tormenting her @@ -2245,7 +2207,7 @@ exclaimed, "if Rachel Drayton is rich. I think she must be, for although there is no style to her clothes, and she is of course very dowdy-looking, still everything she has is made of the most expensive material, and you know nice mourning costs awfully. Just look at her -vail now; see how long it is, and of the heaviest crépe; but she looks +vail now; see how long it is, and of the heaviest crépe; but she looks like a ghost under it! I don't believe but what she is rich."</p> <p>"Well, Georgie," replied Marion, with the slightest possible curve of @@ -2283,8 +2245,8 @@ tone; "an heiress in school and no one to know it!"</p> <p>"Don't you think her prettier than when you first saw her?" exclaimed Marion, in such cutting, sarcastic tones that even Georgie winced; "and -her pale face, I'm sure you think there is something very distingué -about that, set off by her 'heavy, expensive crépe;' and then I know you +her pale face, I'm sure you think there is something very distingué +about that, set off by her 'heavy, expensive crépe;' and then I know you must think that there is something decidedly aristocratic about her 'lackadaisical' manner;" and Marion gave a little bitter laugh, expressing quite as much scorn as her words.</p> @@ -2630,7 +2592,7 @@ your respected aunt knows how to do to perfection, and that is to quill ruffles. On the whole I'm glad you put them on; it will cure me of my horrible habit of bouncing down on the bed; consequently save me an innumerable amount of lectures, besides making our room look very -distingué; three excellent reasons for keeping them on, so I'll content +distingué; three excellent reasons for keeping them on, so I'll content myself with our old seat."</p> <p>"Well, Mab, do tell me what your mother writes."</p> @@ -2672,7 +2634,7 @@ business, so as to render it more lucrative.' He was so extremely affable and polite, that I almost felt it my duty to sit down and have all my hair cut off; but I contented myself with buying a new kind of crimping-pin, which he assured me was the same as those -used by Her Royal Highness the Empress Eugénie. Of course I +used by Her Royal Highness the Empress Eugénie. Of course I believed him, and the crimping-pins will be ready for you when you come home at Christmas. But to return to my story; Mr. Ambrose St. Leger (don't be frightened, Marion, that is only the barber) gave @@ -3260,7 +3222,7 @@ Marion's first sleigh-ride of the season.</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>CHAPTER XI.</h2> -<h3>LA SOIRÉE MUSICALE.</h3> +<h3>LA SOIRÉE MUSICALE.</h3> <p>"Girls! what do you think's up?" exclaimed Sarah Brown, as she bounced @@ -3455,7 +3417,7 @@ can't make me hold my tongue, and I shall say just what I've a mind to, to that Georgie Graham, so long as she keeps on tormenting me."</p> <p>That evening the whole school was informed that on the following Friday -Miss Stiefbach was to give a soirée musicale, at which ten of the +Miss Stiefbach was to give a soirée musicale, at which ten of the scholars were to perform.</p> <p>These were Marion Berkley, Florence Stevenson, Alice Howard, Mattie @@ -3463,7 +3425,7 @@ Denton, Julia Thayer, Georgie Graham, Susie Snelling, Kate Brastow, and, to the surprise of every one, little Rose May and Fannie Thayer.</p> <p>Of course nothing was talked of that week out of study hours, but the -soirée, and great indignation was expressed by most of the performers +soirée, and great indignation was expressed by most of the performers that they had not been allowed more time to prepare themselves. But Mr. Stein knew what he was about; he wished the musicale to be as much as was possible an impromptu affair, as it was not his idea to make an @@ -3517,7 +3479,7 @@ confident that Chopin's Polonaise was the piece she had chosen.</p> <p>Now Georgie had certainly done everything she could to make Marion thoroughly uncomfortable ever since they had been back at school, and Marion had been actually longing for an opportunity to revenge herself. -Here was the opportunity. The soirée was to open with a duet by Mattie +Here was the opportunity. The soirée was to open with a duet by Mattie Denton and Julia Thayer; then a solo by Florence, followed by a song from Alice Howard; then a piano solo from Marion, and after her Georgie Graham. This precedence over Georgie gave Marion the opportunity which @@ -3560,7 +3522,7 @@ seemed an interpretation of the purest ideas of the composer.</p> <p>Friday afternoon came at last. Throughout the house the two pianos had been going at almost every hour in the day; early and late, before breakfast and after supper, might be heard duets, solos, and songs, -until those scholars who were not to perform at the musical soirée +until those scholars who were not to perform at the musical soirée declared themselves thoroughly disgusted with the whole affair, and hoped Miss Stiefbach would never have another.</p> @@ -3695,12 +3657,12 @@ concluded that he would only make them more nervous, so he retired to the back of the front parlor, in a position where he could command a view of every note in the key-board.</p> -<p>M. Béranger made his appearance at an early hour, and declared his +<p>M. Béranger made his appearance at an early hour, and declared his intention of sitting with Miss Christine, to help her preserve order. She remonstrated with him, telling him he could hear the music to much better advantage in the other room; but nevertheless, when the company was all seated, and silence reigned supreme preparatory to the opening -duet, M. Béranger quietly ensconced himself in the back parlor.</p> +duet, M. Béranger quietly ensconced himself in the back parlor.</p> <p>The fatal moment had at last arrived; the musicale was about to commence.</p> @@ -3768,7 +3730,7 @@ admiration of all the guests, most of whom were entire strangers to her.</p> <p>After the close of the musicale, as pupils and guests were mingling together, and the room was noisy with animated conversation, Miss Christine went up to Marion, who was standing in a retired corner of the -room talking to M. Béranger, and taking her hand said:—</p> +room talking to M. Béranger, and taking her hand said:—</p> <p>"Marion, now that we are apparently unobserved I must tell you how sorry I was that Miss Stiefbach should have spoken so severely to you. I am @@ -3789,7 +3751,7 @@ as to choose a piece she knew one of her companions had chosen."</p> been struggling with herself ever since Miss Christine had stood there, knowing that she ought, before the evening was over, to tell her teacher the unworthy part she had acted; now every sense of honor and justice -compelled her to do so. But directly beside her stood M. Béranger, and +compelled her to do so. But directly beside her stood M. Béranger, and her pride rebelled at being again disgraced in his eyes, for his kindness and forbearance, ever since their first lesson, had won for him her sincere esteem and regard. The struggle was severe, but @@ -3821,7 +3783,7 @@ felt very differently; but of that Marion said nothing. But Miss Christine was too kind-hearted, and understood her pupil too well to speak sternly to her; besides, she knew it must have cost Marion a severe struggle to exonerate Georgie at the expense of herself, and -doubly so in the presence of M. Béranger. In fact, when the first shock +doubly so in the presence of M. Béranger. In fact, when the first shock of surprise had passed off, she felt that the nobleness of Marion's expiation had atoned for her fault, and she could not help thinking that there were many girls in the school who would have held their tongues, @@ -3837,7 +3799,7 @@ anything so unworthy of yourself."</p> <p>Marion's only reply was a warm pressure of that dear hand, as she turned and left the room.</p> -<p>"Do you not judge Mlle. Berkley too hasteelie?" whispered M. Béranger. +<p>"Do you not judge Mlle. Berkley too hasteelie?" whispered M. Béranger. "There is something behind all this, which you do not yet perceive. I feel verie sure that Mees Georgie do know more tan she do tell."</p> @@ -3861,7 +3823,7 @@ lovely flowers yesterday?"</p> <p>Miss Christine started at the abrupt, point-blank question, and looked a trifle confused:—</p> -<p>"Why, really, Marion, I—that is,—M. Béranger sent them here; but, as +<p>"Why, really, Marion, I—that is,—M. Béranger sent them here; but, as the box had no address, I presume they were for the benefit of the whole school. I certainly did not intend to monopolize them."</p> @@ -4042,7 +4004,7 @@ glad Marion broke down, it just <i>did her good</i>; and I determined then I'd pay her for it. I was standing very near you, though you did not know it, when Marion told you all about it last night, and I thought it was outrageous that she should bear all the blame; and before M. -Béranger too! It was a shame! But oh, dear, Miss Christine, it hasn't +Béranger too! It was a shame! But oh, dear, Miss Christine, it hasn't done a bit of good! She'll just hate me now, I know she will, for she almost made me promise not to tell."</p> @@ -4162,7 +4124,7 @@ will devote myself to you, as I have quite a long story to tell you.</p> <p>"I know you have been very much disappointed that my recent -letters have contained no news of your protégé; but I am in hopes +letters have contained no news of your protégé; but I am in hopes that this one will put all your anxiety to rest, and quite equal your most ardent expectations.</p> @@ -4899,7 +4861,7 @@ quantity prevented them from making a very elegant appearance.</p> table. We couldn't eat it half to-night, if we try; so what's the use of such a spread? That turkey I'm going to present to Miss Stiefbach; so that can go into the empty box. Flo, I'm going to appropriate your fancy -basket for the nuts and raisins; it will give a distingué air to the +basket for the nuts and raisins; it will give a distingué air to the table, you know. Now what shall we do for plates?"</p> <p>"Oh, never mind about plates," said Florence; "you can carve the ducks, @@ -5527,7 +5489,7 @@ her face that not a vestige of her hair was visible.</p> <p>"Why, you're not going alone?"</p> -<p>"No; M. Béranger was invited, and kindly offered to escort me," said +<p>"No; M. Béranger was invited, and kindly offered to escort me," said Miss Christine, bending her head to fasten her glove.</p> <p>"Oh!" said Marion; but she gave a sly glance at her companions, which @@ -6961,7 +6923,7 @@ every one but Florence, for I think she would guess right."</p> <p>"Miss Christine!" shouted every girl, jumping to her feet in astonishment,—"to whom?"</p> -<p>"Why, M. Béranger, of course," said Florence; "who else could it be?"</p> +<p>"Why, M. Béranger, of course," said Florence; "who else could it be?"</p> <p>"Why, I never thought of such a thing," said Rachel.</p> @@ -7063,7 +7025,7 @@ did;" and down they all went.</p> knowledge became general, the little woman was fairly showered with kisses and caresses. Her scholars had almost worshipped her before, but now she seemed invested with a new importance, and was quite enveloped -in a perpetual incense of love and admiration. M. Béranger, in the +in a perpetual incense of love and admiration. M. Béranger, in the comparatively short time he had been with them, had won the respect of all his pupils; but now that he was going to marry their Miss Christine they made a perfect hero of him.</p> @@ -7150,13 +7112,13 @@ arrived. I doubt if it would be possible to find a prettier bridal party in all the world, than entered that little church that glorious June morning. First came Mattie Denton and Grace Minton; then Julia Thayer and Alice Howard; then Marion and Florence, and directly behind them M. -Béranger and Miss Christine. The bridesmaids wore simple white muslins, +Béranger and Miss Christine. The bridesmaids wore simple white muslins, short, the upper skirts looped with clematis and rose-buds, and delicate wreaths of the same in their hair. The bride also wore white muslin, over which hung the bridal veil of tulle, put on with a wreath of natural orange-blossoms and myrtle, the work of Marion's hands.</p> -<p>M. Béranger looked, and acted like a prince about to take possession of +<p>M. Béranger looked, and acted like a prince about to take possession of his kingdom, and his clear "I vill" could be heard in every part of the church. But the ceremony was soon over; the bridal party turned and faced the eager, happy faces before them, and passed slowly down under @@ -7166,14 +7128,14 @@ seen before! There were no dignified ushers to lead you decorously up to the bride, and whisk you off again before you got an idea into your head; and if there had been, they would have been tremendously snubbed by that throng of impetuous girls, who all crowded round Miss -Christine, or rather Madame Béranger, each one eager for the first kiss. +Christine, or rather Madame Béranger, each one eager for the first kiss. All formality was set aside; every one was radiantly happy, and, literally, everything went merry as a marriage bell.</p> <p>It would be useless to attempt to describe Miss Christine's delight at her many presents; for, in addition to those I have already mentioned, almost every girl in the school gave her some little thing she had made -herself. M. Béranger also received many proofs of their regard.</p> +herself. M. Béranger also received many proofs of their regard.</p> <p>But the time soon arrived when the bride and bridesmaids, who were to leave in the Boston train that afternoon, had to go and change their @@ -7415,7 +7377,7 @@ your having a caller while we are out."</p> meaning of Rachel's mischievous glance, "unless your uncle should happen to come; if he does, I'll entertain him until you get back."</p> -<p>"Oh, there's no danger of his interrupting the tête-à-tête," laughed +<p>"Oh, there's no danger of his interrupting the tête-à -tête," laughed Rachel, as she ran downstairs; "your father said the steamer would not be in until to-morrow morning."</p> @@ -7802,7 +7764,7 @@ tapping the floor with her foot, and trying not to get provoked.</p> <p>"As yet I have never had any conversation with her of any deeper import than the shade of your window-curtains; but I've no doubt she's at home -with any subject, and is a perfect walking 'Encyclopædia Americana.'"</p> +with any subject, and is a perfect walking 'Encyclopædia Americana.'"</p> <p>"Uncle Robert, you are incorrigible! you are determined <i>not</i> to see any good in her."</p> @@ -7866,7 +7828,7 @@ and never did herself justice at the lessons. He was very patient and kind, but nevertheless very critical, and corrected the pronunciation of their German so many times, that Marion at last declared she never would say another word, for she knew she never could suit him; but she found -him even more determined than M. Béranger, and soon learned, that if the +him even more determined than M. Béranger, and soon learned, that if the lessons went on at all, his directions must be strictly attended to; and after a while the girls never thought of speaking English, during their French and German hours. Mr. Berkley, who happened to look in upon them @@ -7904,7 +7866,7 @@ if he thought himself above such childish follies."</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2>CHAPTER XXIII.</h2> -<h3>THE DÉBUT INTO SOCIETY.</h3> +<h3>THE DÉBUT INTO SOCIETY.</h3> <p>"And so it is to be a regular 'come-out party,'" said Dr. Drayton one @@ -8026,7 +7988,7 @@ of the suffering poor."</p> father had released his hold of her hand, slipped quietly away.</p> <p>The weeks flew past, and the eventful day, when Marion was to make her -dêbut into fashionable society, at last arrived.</p> +dêbut into fashionable society, at last arrived.</p> <p>Rachel, of course, would not go to the party, as she was still in deep mourning; but Florence was to stay all night with Marion, and Rachel @@ -8053,7 +8015,7 @@ together!"</p> gloves; "only my flowers are pink, and hers white."</p> <p>The two girls certainly did look lovely. Their dresses were of white -tarlatan, puffed and ruffled sufficiently to be quite à la mode, but +tarlatan, puffed and ruffled sufficiently to be quite à la mode, but still so light and delicate as to give them a floating, airy appearance, and not make them look like exaggerated fashion-plates. Marion's was caught, here and there, with white daisies and delicate grasses, a @@ -8093,7 +8055,7 @@ presented her with a beautiful bouquet, which he had until that moment held behind him.</p> <p>"Oh, thank you!" cried Florence, perfectly delighted; "you know it's not -my dêbut, and no one else has thought of honoring me; it was very kind +my dêbut, and no one else has thought of honoring me; it was very kind of you. See, Marion, isn't it lovely?"</p> <p>"Yes, very," replied Marion, as she bent over it, inwardly provoked with @@ -8250,7 +8212,7 @@ the handsomest diamond ring I can buy at Bigelow's."</p> <p>The days and weeks flew by like hours, and Marion found herself surrounded by a crowd of admirers, and one of the acknowledged belles of -the season. Balls, parties, receptions, matinées, and formal calls took +the season. Balls, parties, receptions, matinées, and formal calls took up all her time, and what with lying abed in the morning to make up for her late hours, the days were fairly turned into night, and night into day. Mrs. Berkley remonstrated as she saw her daughter drifting farther @@ -8291,10 +8253,10 @@ complain that "she was going out almost too much; he never had a quiet evening at home, and as for her music he had not heard her touch the piano for weeks."</p> -<p>Just about this time she received a letter from Mme. Béranger. She wrote +<p>Just about this time she received a letter from Mme. Béranger. She wrote in a bright, happy strain, giving an account of what was going on at the school, alluding with a little conjugal pride to the beneficial -influence which M. Béranger exerted over the scholars, and the respect +influence which M. Béranger exerted over the scholars, and the respect which he inspired, not only from them, but from Miss Stiefbach also.</p> <p>She concluded by saying:—</p> @@ -8343,14 +8305,14 @@ than I ought, forgive me, and take it kindly from your old Miss Christine.</p> <p>"My sister wished to be kindly remembered to you, and my husband -says: Faites mes amitiés à Mlle. Berkley. Good-by, my dear,</p> +says: Faites mes amitiés à Mlle. Berkley. Good-by, my dear,</p> <p>"From your true friend,</p> -<p style="margin-left: 70%;">"<span class="smcap">Christine Béranger</span>."</p></blockquote> +<p style="margin-left: 70%;">"<span class="smcap">Christine Béranger</span>."</p></blockquote> <p>Marion's conscience smote her as she read the letter, and thought how -far short of all Mme. Béranger had hoped she would be, of all she had +far short of all Mme. Béranger had hoped she would be, of all she had determined for herself, was the life she was now leading. Day by day she became more and more discontented with herself, as she saw how completely she had given her time to what her teacher had rightly @@ -8671,385 +8633,6 @@ she answered, "Perfectly."</p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Marion Berkley, by Elizabeth B. 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