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Title: Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Subjects: Literature Allusions Fiction.
Publisher: New York,: E. Hess
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
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reverence, Mause pointed to the chair, which, on former occasions. Lady
Margaret (for the good lady was somewhat of a gossip) had deigned to
occupy for half an hour sometimes at a time, hearing the news of the county
and of the borough. But at present her mistress was far too indignant for
such condescension. She rejected the mute invitation with a haughty wave
of her hand, and drawing herself up as she spoke, she uttered the following
interrogatory in a tone calculated to overwhelm the culprit ....
" It is very weel,' said Lady Margaret, turning her back in great dis-
pleasure; ' ye ken my will, Mause, in the matter. I'll hae nae whiggery in
the baring of Tillietudlem—the next thing wad be to set up a conventicle in
my very withdrawing room."
" Having said this, she departed with an air of great dignity; and Mause
giving way to feelings which she had suppressed during the interview—for
she, like her mistress, had her own feelings of pride,—now lifted up her
voice and wept aloud."

Scott's " Old Mortality."'
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LADY BELLENDEN AND MAUS HEADRIGG.


BELLA WILFER 117 BELLE'S STRATAGEM

spoilt darling. She married Jolin Roke-
smith (i.e., John Harmon).—C. Dickens,
Our Mutual Friend (1864:).

Bellamy, a steady young man, looking
out for a wife capable of friendship, love,
and tenderness, with good sense enough to
be easy, and good nature enough to like
him. He found his beau-
ideal in Jacintha,
who had besides a fortune of £30,000.—Dr.
Hoadly, The Suspicious Husband (1761).

Bella'rio, the assumed name of Eu-
phrasia, when she put on boy's apparel
that she might enter the service of prince
Philaster, whom she greatly loved.—Beau-
mont and Fletcher, Philaster, or Love Lies
A-hleeding (1622).

Bel'laston (Lady), a profligate, from
whom Tom Jones accepts support. Her
conduct and conversation may be consid-
ered a fair photograph of the" beauties "
of the court of Louis XV.—Fielding, His-
tory of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1750).
The character of Jones, otherwise a model of
generosity, openness, and manly spirit, mingled
with thoughtless dissipation, is unnecessarily de-

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