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Lemorne Versus Huell
Elizabeth Stoddard
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"The sly, methodical dogs! but I shall beat Lemorne yet!"
"How will you amuse yourself then, aunt?"
"I'll adopt some boys to inherit what I shall save from his clutches."
The bath fatigued her so she remained in her room for the rest of the day; but she kept me busy with a hundred trifles. I wrote for her, computed interest, studied out bills of fare, till four o'clock came, and with it a fog. Nevertheless I must ride on the Avenue, and the carriage was ordered.
"Wear your silk, Margaret; it will just about last your visit through—the fog will use it up."
"I am glad of it," I answered.
"You will ride every day. Wear the bonnet I bought for you also."
"Certainly; but won't that go quicker in the fog than the dress?"
"Maybe; but wear it."
I rode every day afterward, from four to six, in the black silk, the mantilla, and the white straw. When Aunt. . . Read More
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The writing style is very abrupt and unsentimental for it's era and there are portions of dialogue where it can be difficult to distinguish who is speaking which is something of a stylist trademark for Stoddard. I happen to find these characteristics add to the complexity of her work though it's pro
I read this story in class. I think it is very important for the end of this story to think about if Lemorne is correct in her conclusion. Does money really corrupt love? Will she be able to accept her lover's love? Or will this thought be too much for her to bear, and end up ruining her happy endin
Oh boy! I didn't see that ending coming. I must confess that till about 99.99% of the story, I was convinced I was wasting my time reading this. It was just another of those, rich-old-harpy-oppressing-her-poor-mousy-relative kind of stories that were so common during Victorian times.
Let's just say,
Book Review
This was written during my college literature review course... wow, that's some 'interesting' thoughts...
I had never heard of Elizabeth Stoddard before seeing her name in our anthology of American literature. I looked forward to reading her work, until I started reading it.