"
"Oh, no, I had not forgotten them," replied Natalie; "but the physician
said any time this afternoon would do, as the little sufferer's disease
is about turning, and we must await the result."
"Yes, but I have such an anxiety about them, for in their ignorance they
may act contrary to orders, and so be the means of the little fellow's
death. It will be a great relief to my mind if you will just step around
and look in upon them, as it is but a step, and I know Mr. Delwood will
excuse you for a few moments, and I will promise to do my best to supply
your absence."
Natalie prepared to depart on this errand of mercy, and Delwood would
have taken his hat to accompany her, but Mrs. Santon held him fast by
commencing a brisk conversation, from which he could not with politeness
take himself away.
"Miss Grosvenor excels in her performance of the latest style, which the
Signor has introduced," remarked Mrs. Santon, endeavoring to draw him
out, when the Sea-flower had departed.
"I am perfectly amazed at her original rendering of the Italian,"
replied Delwood, "and I think I can safely say, that among all my
sojournings among their people, I have never met with one whose style is
more pure than that of Miss Grosvenor's.
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