Dorothy's Daughters

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. MAX.-I do not think a braver gentleman More active-valiant, or more valiant-young, More daring or more bold, is now alive To grace this latter age with noble deeds.' Shakespeare. 'MY dear Dorothy! this is delightful!' was the greeting of the fashionably-dressed lady who advanced to Mrs. Singleton. 'You are so little changed, I could fancy it was still Dora ScobelL' And Mrs. Bromhead kissed Mrs. Singleton again, saying: 'And here is Madge. Madge dearest, this is the Cousin Dorothy I have so often told you about. Now I must apologise for never having come to see you before. I know you have been here some weeks.' 'I came here last February, ' said Mrs. Singleton, quietly. 'Do sit down, Fanny. Margaret is very like what I remember you.' 'Magdalene, not Margaret, ' interrupted Mrs. Bromhead. 'She was named after my great friend Lady Coninghame. By-the-bye, she mentioned you the other day in a letter so kindly.' 'We met at Heidelberg last year, and saw a good deal of each other, ' Mrs. Singleton said. 'Here is my daughter Maude, and this is Violet; my eldest girl is tired after a long walk, and is resting. Maude and Violet, this is my cousin, Mrs. Bromhead. ' But Madge had risen at once, and going up to Violet, said: 'We have met before to-day, have we not? Kenton is very anxious to hear that you got home all right; he says he gave you lucid directions to turn right, left, and right again!' 'It was all right at last, ' said Violet, laughing. 'Mamma! Maude! this is the sister of the gentleman who saved us from the bull.' The story was related and discussed in all its bearings, and Violet and Madge got quite friendly and animated in their conversation, while the two mothers talked to each other, and Maude, grave and silent, sat rather apart. The two moth