I do not know any term that so
clearly expresses my idea of this lady, as Christian philosopher."
Occasionally Mrs. Montgomery would pay us a visit; and these also
were times treasured up in my wife's remembrance. I always observed
a certain elevation of feeling, a calmer spirit, and a more loving
sphere about her after one of these pleasant seasons.
The daughter came very often. Our children loved her almost as much
as they did their mother, and she seemed as happy with them, as if
they were her own flesh and blood. Agnes, our oldest, now in her
eighth year, almost lived at the Allen House. Blanche never came
without taking her home with her, and often kept her for two or
three days at a time.
Blanche had developed into a young woman of almost queenly beauty;
yet her manners retained the easy grace and truthfulness of a child.
She did not seem conscious of her remarkable personal attractions,
nor of the admiration her presence always extorted. No one could
meet her, as a stranger, without feeling that she stood removed from
ordinary contact--a being of superior mould with whom familiarity
was presumption.
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