“Great powers!” whispered Lewis, as he found himself confronted by the fascinating face that he knew so well.
Mrs. Abington had thrown off her wig in the darkness, and now her own hair was flowing over her shoulders.
“Great powers! Mrs. Abington!”
“Yes, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Abington, who only waits to hear a very foolish fellow confess that he has been a fool in letting a thought of any other woman come into his mind, when he is the husband of so charming a lady as took supper with me to-night.”
Lee Lewis bowed his head, and, kneeling before his wife, pressed her hand to his lips.
THE CAPTURE OF THE DUKE
I
As all hearts are captivated by the most charming Mistress Barry, so it is my hope that all souls will be captivated by her picture,” cried Sir Godfrey, bowing low between his palette which he held in one hand and his sheaf of brushes which he held in the other. His pronunciation of the word charming—he said “sharmink”—had a suggestion of his native Lübeck about it; but his courtliness was beyond suspicion. None of his distinguished sitters could complain of his having failed to represent them on his canvases with dignity and refinement, whatever their candid friends might think of the accuracy of the portraitures.