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    164 ELIZABETH VON RECICE.

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    relative ' s neckand thanked her again and again for having allowed , her so great an enjoyment intercourse . with her newlfound daughter ?

    with the Durin worth the g special y the , stepmother first view days of of conversed testing with her capacit her on y a and variety y- soon of found subjects that . , -

    , this childwho had been described as utterly stupid and incapable , possessed , in reality great of apprehension and such abilities

    powers astonished as entirely contradicted to find that her this education assertion , had thoug been h she wholl was y still neglected more

    even ive her where lessons mere reading and had was the concerned leasure . of She seeing herself her undertook pupil make to , p

    rap either g id progress in German . , It or was French not long fluentl before and she with could expression read to her , and teacher this , y

    when not onl as y during was often the leisure the case hours , , her of stepmother the day , but lay also awake in the for ni many ght ,

    readings hours , , suffering , and the from conversations an small asthmatic they amount gave affection of rise historical to ; , Elizabeth and and throug other acquired h kinds these ,

    to of almost information add to unconsciousl her knowle , only y in , d no fragment and enlarge s it is true her , views but which . This all intercourse contributed , ge

    intelle ministering ctwas as to it her did a to never the requirements -failing source both of pure of her enj heart oyment and , and her

    in cold the gaiet , dawn y of of this childhood sunny morning which had of youth preceded she it almost . forgot _the grey

    her thoug Not heart h onl serious with y did father sweet the uninterrupted , to reci love procal and affection kindness a younger , but of she brother her had stepmother , whose also a birth mild fill

    had caused her mother ' s death , . Her _father's third marriage had two broug half ht no brother children s and , but one the half second -sister had and given in to this the cheerful little Elizabeth family

    circle her - loving spirit soon freed itself , from the constraint which expanded had been her imposed mental upon it in strengthened former days for ; while the genial as her atmosp affection here s

    powers , delicate of kindness blossom was absolutel Never y essential had a fair to soul the dwelt full development in a fairer form of so ,

    a . and it followedas a matter of course , that so much outward _loveli-^ combined , with such rich endowments of heart and mind , should ness

    that excite , the universal homage admiration she received ; nor should was it at much first to fill "be her marvelled young soul at ,

    with estimate vanit of y . herself Everything and to tended tempt her to insp into ire a her life with of frivolity an over-weening ; but in

    such a soul there could , not fail to arise some instinctive warning of the to save danger herself she from was in it . , and She the was candour now fifteen of a friend , and being fully roused - at a court her

    beautiful ball another one lad evening than friend herself , in the company , had two latter been with c having onversin a young few g friend w outward ith Baron scarcel attractions T y . and less

    to boast of . y The baron , remarking the triumph of the two young ,

    164 Elizabeth Von Recice.

    164 ELIZABETH VON RECICE .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1860, page 164, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051860/page/20/