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She watch'd for him at dawn, and she watched for him at noon, / Tho' well she knew she could not hope to see him come so soon; / She could not rest, but peeping thro' her casement's leafy screen, / She watched the spot where she was told his form would first be seen. / HAYNES BAYLEY.
Mrs. de Burgh looked with some anxiety, and Mrs. Trevyllian, who was also present, with some curiosity, into the face of Mary as she entered the apartment; but whatever signs of recent excitement or agitation might be discerned thereupon, there was a happy smile trembling on her lips, which told that all was peace and contentment now, and when Mrs. de Burgh, on contriving to draw her apart, eagerly enquired as to the issue of her interview, Mary answered: