THE THREE PATHS; OR, TRUTH, VANITY, AND PROFESSION. BY THE HON. MRS. ANDERSON. "The soul's weak dwelling, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new lights through chinks by sickness made." IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. London: FRANCIS & JOHN RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD, AND WATERLOO PLACE. 1852. 249.3.214. THE THREE PATHS. CHAPTER XI. ANOTHER year had passed, and Louisa Delville again accompanied Mrs. Somerset to London. In the intervening time the Duke of Ormanton had died, and Ernest Somerset had succeeded to the estates and title of his uncle; a circumstance which led to much speculation among those who estimate persons by their possessions, instead of their characters or conduct. The fortunate position of Louisa in being thrown so much into his society excited much envy and ill-nature, while, conscious of the purity of her own intentions, and perfectly aware that his affections had long been disposed of, she laughed with Geraldine at the folly of the world, and continued happy and contented in the enjoyment of a cheerful mind and single eye. Mrs. Somerset never for a moment regretted that she did not share in the elevation VOL. II. |