confidence in her."

Here there is wrath flashing from Fanny's eyes, which our mother, who
has forgiven her, does not perceive--not she!

"Oh, she was a treasure to me!" Madam resumes. "I never should have
nursed my boys through their illnesses but for your mother's admirable
care of them. Colonel Lee, permit me to present you to my daughter,
my Lady Warrington. Her ladyship is a neighbour of your relatives the
Bunburys at home. Here comes his Excellency. Welcome, my lord!"

And our princess performs before his lordship one of those curtseys of
which she was not a little proud; and I fancy I see some of the company
venturing to smile.

"By George! madam," says Mr. Lee, "since Count Borulawski, I have not
seen a bow so elegant as your ladyship's."

"And pray, sir, who was Count Borulawski?" asks Madam.

"He was a nobleman high in favour with his Polish Majesty," replies Mr.
Lee. "May I ask you, madam, to present me to your distinguished son?"

"This is Sir George Warrington," says my mother, pointing to me.

"Pardon me, madam. I meant Captain Warrington, who was by Mr. Wolfe's
side when he died. I had been contented to share his fate, so I had been
near him."

And the ardent Lee swaggers up to Harry, and takes his hand with
respect, and pays him a compliment or two, which makes me, at least,
pardon him for his late impertinence; for my dearest Hal walks gloomily
through his mother's rooms in his old uniform of the famous corps which
he has quitted.

We had had many meetings, which the stern mother could not interrupt,
and in which that instinctive love which bound us to one another, and
which nothing could destroy, had opportunity to speak. Entirely unlike
each other in our pursuits, our tastes, our opinions--his life being one
of eager exercise, active sport, and all the amusements of the field,
while mine is to dawdle over books and spend my time in languid
self-contemplation--we have, nevertheless, had such a sympathy as almost
passes the love of women. My poor Hal confessed as much to me, for
his part, in his artless manner, when we went away without wives or
womankind, except a few negroes left in the place, and passed a week at
Castlewood together.

The ladies did not love each other. I know enough of my Lady Theo,
to see after a very few glances whether or not she takes a liking to
another of her amiable sex. All my powers of persuasion or command fail
to change the stubborn creature's opinion. Had sh