Another and another day elapsed, and Adeline still lived.--On the
evening of the third day, as she lay half-slumbering with her head on
Savanna's arm, and Mrs Mowbray, lulling Editha to sleep on her lap, was
watching beside her, glancing her eye alternately with satisfied and
silent affection from the child to the mother, whom she thought in a
fair way of recovery; while Dr Norberry, stifling an occasional sob, was
contemplating the group, and Mrs Pemberton, her hands clasped in each
other, seemed lost in devout contemplation, Adeline awoke, and as she
gazed on Editha, who was fondly held to Mrs Mowbray's bosom, a smile
illumined her sunk countenance. Mrs Mowbray at that moment eagerly and
anxiously pressed forward to catch her weak accents, and inquire how
she felt. 'I have seen that fond and anxious look before,' she faintly
articulated, 'but in happier times! and it assures me that you love me
still.'
'Love you still!' replied Mrs Mowbray with passionate fondness:--'never,
never were you so dear to me as now!'
Adeline tried to express the joy which flushed her cheek at these words,
and lighted up her closing eyes: but she tried in vain. At length she
grasped Mrs Mowbray's hand to her lips, and in imperfect accents
exclaiming 'I thank thee, blessed Lord!' she laid her head on Savanna's
bosom, and expired.
END OF ADELINE MOWBRAY.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
The period spelling has generally been retained along with the often
inconsistent hyphenation. Obvious spelling errors (e.g. Patrtick, Diety,
solioquy, forigve, loking, pwoerfully) have been silently corrected.
The following additional changes were made to the text, in some of the
subtler cases with reference to the 1805 edition. In each instance, the
corrected version follows the original.
Adeline was leaning o the arm of a young lady.
Adeline was leaning on the arm of a young lady.
little tricks and minauderies
little tricks and minaudieres
Adeline, bursting into tears, threw himself into his arms
Adeline, bursting into tears, threw herself into his arms
he dreaded to tell her that he could now allow her to call on them
he dreaded to tell her that he could not allow her to call on them
the slight favours by which true love is long contended to be fed
the slight favours by which true love is long contented to be fed
though I think all they say are true
though I think all they say is true
your writing are the lights
your writings are the lights
as a author
as an author
but in the mildst of it Maynard re-entered
but in the midst of it Maynard re-entered
continued to feel his passion
continued to feed his passion
He had brought some cakes with the penny which Adeline had given
He had bought some cakes with the penny which Adeline had given
who felt even her violet sorrow suspended
who felt even her violent sorrow suspended
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