The Younger Sister: A Novel, Vol. III.

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A Novel
Mrs. HUBBACK,
IN THREE VOLUMES.—VOL. III.
LONDON:
THOMAS CAUTLEY NEWBY, PUBLISHER
30, WELBECK St., CAVENDISH Sq.
1850.
THE YOUNGER SISTER.
The afternoon passed away, and Margaret, who had been incessantly walking from one window to another, to watch for her lover's curricle, now began to create a new sensation for herself, by a conviction which suddenly seized on her, that some dreadful accident had happened to him. It was towards the end of March, and the lengthened days allowed them plenty of time to dine by daylight, and enjoy a long twilight afterwards; as the evening began to close in, her alarm and tribulation increased; when, at length, her fears were dissipated by seeing the curricle drive up to the door with a most important bustle, followed by a loud and prolonged knock, which instantly brought twenty heads to the neighbouring windows.
Margaret sank on a sofa, and exclaimed in feeble tones,
He is there—my heart tells me he is there—support me, my dear sisters—support me in this trying hour.