... watched and prayed, until, at last,first one and then the other fell into quiet, healing sleep, and we knew our prayers were heard and vowsaccepted."Looking into their eyes, and taking a hand ... the weddings and betrothals of the past year and the marriages inprospect, in every item, from the color and texture of the gowns to the number and quality of the linen sheets and other furnishings ... young host and hostess, to be decanted on that occasion, they whisperedchoice bits of news and even scandal from the French and English Courts.Madame de Lérie, turning to her neighbor and intimate...