Monday, December 25, 1865 — The daily dispatch
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laughing. What, my little benefactress, my
little mother ! I am afraid I scandalized Lady
Thornton on that.occasion by my utter scorn
of lur proposition. Christina Rutland swept
into the room at this crisis, and relieved me in
my difficulty. But often afterwards during
that day 1 laughed when I thought of« Lady '
Thornton's in formation. Teecie Bay a wo
man? Preposterous!