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Excerpt from The Rock Ahead, Vol. 3: A Novel
A great public favourite, she had, as he phrased it no d - d nonsense about her -was the first to break out into loudly-expressed lamentation, mingled with suggestions of sending off at once to Hastings for medical advice, or telegraphing to London with the same object. Lady Belwether was distressed beyond measure; the idea of any one so charming, anyone capable of yielding such exquisite delight, suffering from pain or sickness seemed to be something quite beyond the Old ladys ken. She was at Gertrude's bedside within five minutes after she had heard of her young friend's indisposition, and was shocked at the swollen eyelids and pallid drawn face of her idol. The Dean, too, received the news with great re gret: he had experienced much pleasure in Miss Lambert's society. The very fact Of her position had had its secret charm; there was something specially pleasant in being brought into daily communion with one whose status in life Was considered equivocal, but whose conduct was un exceptionable, and, if occasion required, would.
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