Category: Humour
_Elaine_. I must really beg of you to stop, Mr Gresham. You cannot think how you pain and surprise me. I am sure I never had the least idea! Besides, supposing papa or mamma should hear you.
_Lord G_. Ha, ha, ha! Oh, wait a moment, my dear Gresham, or you'll kill me with laughing. It's the best joke I ever heard in my life, and most cleverly executed. So you caught...
5. Chapter 5_El_. How sweet are these sights and sounds when hallowed by the consciousness of a beloved presence! How one glows with affection towards every object in nature! Adolphus, dear...
4. Chapter 4_Lord G_. I tell you what it is, my dear--we've only known that fellow Plumper a month, and he has already completely captivated Elaine with his _Kindergarten_, and his sunflowe...
1. Chapter 1_Elaine_. I must really beg of you to stop, Mr Gresham. You cannot think how you pain and surprise me. I am sure I never had the least idea! Besides, supposing papa or mamma sho...
2. Chapter 2_Ad_. Dear Lady Elaine, Lady Gules has given me special permission and opportunity to explain myself more fully than was possible yesterday. Please tell me why you were so surpr...
3. Chapter 3_El_. [_opening letter_]. From Mr Gresham, mamma, dated Naples. [_Reads_.] "DEAR ELAINE,--I felt so much touched by the kindness of your last words to me when we parted, that I...