Whether it was fun or not, he said the Countess of Verner should select her own guests, and at this moment their ladyships and Phœbe joined them on the terrace.
A few minutes afterwards, when Phœbe and the future Countess went up-stairs to put on their shawls, Miss Tallant sat down wearily in the first chair that presented itself, wearied and jaded with the part she had been playing. What a fine actress she would have made; her rôle would have included all the glorious women of the drama, from “Lady Teazle” to “Constance” in King John.
END OF VOL. II.
BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
Transcriber’s Notes
Apparent typographical errors have been changed.
Inconsistent word hyphenation and spelling have been regularized.
The title of [Chapter VII in the table of contents] was changed from “HIMSELF IT ANOTHER CHARACTER” to “HIMSELF IN ANOTHER CHARACTER.”
[Page 2:] “brooded over her owly birth” changed to [“brooded over her lowly birth”].
[Page 11:] “late events; i really grieves me” changed to [“late events; it really grieves me”].