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frank expression of her exquisitely chiselled
mouth, which, when it smiled now, smiled alone;
for the eyes, so finely formed, so exquisitely
fringed, did not smile in unison; they had ac-
quired a piercing and searching expression, alto-
gether different from their former brilliancy.

The elevated manners, the polished tone
which high society alone bestows, only increas-
ed the distance between the two cousins, though
Rose was certainly gratified by the exclamation
of pleasure which told how much better than
she anticipated were the accommodations pre-
pared by her humble relative.

‘¢ Such pretty rooms—such beautiful flowers!
Rose, you must have grown rich, and without
growing unhappy. Strange, you look ten years
younger than I do!”

‘‘ Late hours, public life, and anxieties,”’ said
Rose.

‘‘ Yes, that Jast appointment his lordship ob-
tained, the very thing above all others I so de-
sired for him, has completely divided him from
his home. We hardly ever meet now, except
at what I may call our own public dinners.”

‘¢ And he, who used to be so affectionate, so
fond of domestic life!” involuntarily exclaimed
Rose. ;

‘‘ And isso still; but the usages of society, the
intrigues and bustle of public business, quite
overthrow every thing of that kind. Oh, itisa
weary, wearying world!”