There were, also, divers ladies in New York, Newport, and
elsewhere, and celebrated for their
palatial homes, their jewels, and their daughters, who were anxious to
know how Bellew would comport
himself under his disappointment. Some leaned to the idea that he would
immediately blow his
brains out; others opined that he would promptly set off on another of
his exploring expeditions, and
get himself torn to pieces by lions and tigers, or devoured by
alligators; while others again feared
greatly that, in a fit of pique, he would marry some "young person"
unknown, and therefore, of course,
utterly unworthy.
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