Excerpt from Happiness a Tale, for the Grave and the Gay, Vol. 2 of 2All allusions to her faithless lover were studiously avoided by her friends, and she herself never once adverted to the past. The struggle which she maintained with her heart was so secret, that none suspected its violence; she never" - SpokeTo any one upon her cruel lot.You would have deem'd that he had been forgot,Or thought her bosom callous to the stroke;But on her cheek there was one hectic spot,'Twas little, but it told her heart was broke."AS the Evelyns were about to take a journey into Devonshire to spend a few months in a circle of endeared and happy friends, Mrs. Wilmingotn yielded to their solicitations, that her daughter might accompany them, hoping, that change of scene would enliven her spirits, and give once more, the bloom of health to her languid countenance.In this pleasing anticipation, however, she was disappointed. The malady was in the heart, and was inveterate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.