He opened it, smiled in a singular manner, and sent it upstairs to his wife.

Fanny took the two enclosed cards, on one of which was written the name of a lady, which she recognized as belonging to a wealthy family in Christiania, and on the other was the name of George Delphin.
She stood before the looking-glass with his card in her hand, observing narrowly the expression on her face, while the genuine sorrow she had hitherto felt, now turned to mortification and bitterness.

There was scarce a shadow to be seen on her brow while these sensations passed through her heart.

She had accustomed herself to these exercises before the glass; this was a grand rehearsal, and she bore it bravely.

Only the delicate wrinkles round her eyes quivered slightly; but when she smiled again they made her as charming as ever.