“He is quiet only this minute,” she said to the official. Silken open robes over full tiffany petticoats in a
contrasting colour were, Lucy assured him, of the very latest Parisian design, cut
by the finest French tailors. She had removed her hat and utterly disarranged her already unruly
black locks by running agitated fingers through them. Before he could make
the thrust, however, he was seized behind by Ireton, who flung himself upon
him. Wood had the
advantage of her husband in point of years, being on the sunny side of forty,—a
period pronounced by competent judges to be the most fascinating, and, at the
same time, most critical epoch of woman's existence,—whereas, he was on the
shady side of fifty,—a term of life not generally conceived to have any special
recommendation in female eyes. ‘Oh! little Vee!’ he cried, ‘little Vee!’ and
put his face between his hands and sat still for a long time before he broke out
again. Hot coffee and cakes were sent in to them in the
morning by some intelligent sympathizer, or she would have starved all day.
Video ID: TW96aWxsYS81LjAgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbzsgY29tcGF0aWJsZTsgQ2xhdWRlQm90LzEuMDsgK2NsYXVkZWJvdEBhbnRocm9waWMuY29tKSAtIDE4LjIyNC42NS4xNDggLSAwOS0wNy0yMDI0IDAyOjMxOjUzIC0gMjM5MTI4Mjc=
This video was uploaded to damaulifm.org on 05-07-2024 02:51:11