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door, and, had he been wholly blind, he would have known, by the

sudden sound of turning heads and the suppressed hush which ensued,

that a perfect hailstor St Mark's

It was the Hethertons, fro expected Mrs Hetherton, who, o than she

cared to remember, was born in Hanover, but who had lived most of her

life either in Paris, New York or New Orleans and who this year had

decided to fit up her father's old place, and honor it with her

presence for a feeeks at least; also, Fanny Hetherton, a brilliant

brunette, into whose intensely black eyes no one could long look, they

were so bright, so piercing, and seehts; also, Colonel Hetherton, who had served in the

Mexican war, and, retiring on the glory of having once led a forlorn

hope, now obtained his living by acting as attendant on his

fashionable wife and daughter; also, young Dr Si of Miss Fanny's black eyes, still found

stolen opportunities for glancing at the fifth and last ree, square pehere old Judge Howard used to sit, and which was still owned by his

daughter Mrs Hetherton liked being late at church, and so,

notwithstanding that the Colonel had worked himself into a tes half a dozen tied her rich basquine for a thread lace ave forth its last note, and her

husband's i out in sundry little oaths, sworn

under his breath, she produced and fitted on her fat, white hands a

new pair of Alexander's, keeping herself as cool, and quiet, and

ladylike as if outside upon the graveled walk there was no wrathful

husband threatening to drive off and leave her, if she did not "quit

her cussed vanity, and co"