The Last Man


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strike the fitting chords; and though the melody that followed her touch  
seemed discord to her, she built her hopes on his talents, and felt sure  
that she would at last win him. The kind of banishment he now experienced  
arose from other causes.  
The ex-queen had also a daughter, now twelve years of age; his fairy  
sister, Adrian was wont to call her; a lovely, animated, little thing, all  
sensibility and truth. With these, her children, the noble widow constantly  
resided at Windsor; and admitted no visitors, except her own partizans,  
travellers from her native Germany, and a few of the foreign ministers.  
Among these, and highly distinguished by her, was Prince Zaimi, ambassador  
to England from the free States of Greece; and his daughter, the young  
Princess Evadne, passed much of her time at Windsor Castle. In company with  
this sprightly and clever Greek girl, the Countess would relax from her  
usual state. Her views with regard to her own children, placed all her  
words and actions relative to them under restraint: but Evadne was a  
plaything she could in no way fear; nor were her talents and vivacity  
slight alleviations to the monotony of the Countess's life.  
Evadne was eighteen years of age. Although they spent much time together at  
Windsor, the extreme youth of Adrian prevented any suspicion as to the  
nature of their intercourse. But he was ardent and tender of heart beyond  
the common nature of man, and had already learnt to love, while the  
beauteous Greek smiled benignantly on the boy. It was strange to me, who,  
though older than Adrian, had never loved, to witness the whole heart's  
sacrifice of my friend. There was neither jealousy, inquietude, or mistrust  
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