Excerpt from The Old Guard, Vol. 7: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to Literature, Science, and Art, and the Political Principles of 1776 and 1860; February, 1869 And it must be admitted that, during these periods, Rose herself seemed not unwilling to hearken to such language. She was much more, subdued than at the beginning of her ride, showed less caprice of Speech and action, was decidedly sentimental in her own speech, and the instances of levity in her Speech were less frequent than her wont. Indeed, to Speak the truth, she her self expected her gallant to come forward in plain terms, and lay his heart at her feet. The confident assurance of Aunt Betsey had taught her _to expect a declaration certainly on this occasion or during the day, or night and, though the night was yet in reserve, she did not exactly see why Mike should let any occasion slip for speech, if he had any purpose or anything to say. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.