Old Boston; an American Historical Romance

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: … them, and gave to each a hand, seating Anais at his right, and ordering the young officer to give place to Dorothy on his left; which act, with rather an ill grace, he performed. After this slight battle royal between Anais and her ladyship had ended in a signal victory for France, the party resettled itself and resumed its desultory conversation. Dorothy found herself next to Pen Dudley, who hastened to twit her on her early walk and the white roses which she still wore at her waistband. In parrying these questions Dorothy lost somewhat of the converse about her, but her attention was suddenly arrested by hearing Lady Gage say, ” Nay, now, cousin Stephen, ’twas young Captain Duncombe himself who told me.” “Then methinks he might best have held his overgalloping tongue,” broke in the Governor’s voice. For a moment. there followed complete silence; Governor Gage did not often assert himself either in an official or marital fashion, and the surprise of his sudden outburst gave a check to the tongues of his listeners. “Good lack, your Excellency!” cried out his wife, the first to gather her wits, and laughing immoderately. “And what has poor Gilderoy Duncombe done to so offend ye? Methinks he could scarce choose better ears into which to prate than those of your loyal wife and mistress.” To this rejoinder the Governor made no reply, save by burying his face in his huge tea-cup; but it seemed mightily to amuse young Kemble, for he laughed so loud and so long that Lady Gage rapped him smartly with her fan-sticks, and bade him control his unseemly mirth, or pass for an ill-conditioned boy. At this moment a servant threw open the door and announced. ” My Lord Percy and his aide-de-camp, Captain…