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Gradually Mr. Alboni came to be like himself again. He was a remarkably
handsome man, his countenance denoting his generosity of heart. His
delight in the society of the Sea-flower, as she pointed out to him each
day, some new attraction about her island home, knew no bounds. It was
now that Mr. Alboni directed his attention to his unsettled affairs in
Italy. Had he lived out his days as the unknown artist, without
discovering an heiress to his vast estates, he would probably never have
given the subject a thought, and strangers, or some public institution,
would have realized a handsome legacy; but his every nerve thrilled now
with new life for her; every advantage which wealth could procure would
be hers. But it was not only to look after his pecuniary affairs that he
laid the question before Mrs. Grosvenor, if her child should accompany
him to the land of her birth, but that she might become acquainted with
the position in life which she was every way capable of filling. And so
it was arranged that Natalie, with her grandfather, should make the tour
of the eastern world, whither Mr. Delwood should accompany them.
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