All will soon be gone, and the old monotony of plantation
life will be resumed. After what has happened Louise will not be
able to endure this. Madison will return, older and wiser from
experience and she, with nothing else to occupy her thoughts will
react, like all impulsive natures, from her opposition. Next to
winning her or her favor from the start, he has scored a success in
waking a hostility far removed from fatal indifference."
She maintained an affectionate manner toward her niece and never
discussed the hope she entertained and expectation of calling her
daughter. In truth, she had won the girl's respect and goodwill in a
very high degree. She had been a kind and successful nurse among the
wounded, confining her efforts chiefly to the Confederates. She had
also been a dignified lady in all the scenes they had passed
through. Her weakness was her son, yet the girl was compelled to
admit that it was the weakness of love. In seeking to bring about
the detested union a motherly heart and feeling toward her had ever
been apparent.
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