less degrading than one which is persisted in i cannot oblige you in this instance i hate to be the of a show and to hear the comments of weak upon what i may choose to say or do then try to yourself of these foolish thoughts about your fellow creatures and imagine for an instant that you are alone in the world standing before the presence of your creator deeply in an act of to his holy will are we not told that there is no act of too deep or daring to be forgiven but when did we ever hear of forgiveness while the sin was persisted in and is dot every hour that you live without doing what justice you can to this poor man a convincing proof that you prefer the gratification of a mean and pride to the noble independence of daring to do what is right then you shall do this noble deed for me you shall proclaim to my household that i have been base and ungrateful enough to heap disgrace and shame upon the head of a servant you shall tell them also that their master is too great a coward to acknowledge his fault before them that he hides himself from their very looks and the voice of a to speak for him if there is no other way of setting the matter right i will for the sake of the old man and with your permission give my own version of the case to your nor need you tremble lor the dignity of your character in my hands but this is only my last resource � dear is there not something due from yourself is there not something due to her could proceed no farther the subject was too near her heart and tears of more than common anguish fell thick and fast while she bent down her head with a vain to conceal them for had unconsciously pronounced his doom � and hers on this one subject her thoughts had lingered with the fond hope that if he yielded to her arguments she should then feel justified in giving way to such of the future as were perpetually forcing themselves upon her heart but if she had said to herself that very morning cannot be made to see this glaring case as i do it will be proof that in the great consideration of moral good and evil we never can be united by that of feeling which is the foundation of all human happiness for many months had been remarked upon as being more grave and thoughtful than could be accounted for by her age or circumstances but now her gravity assumed an air of sadness which her at the cause endeavoured by the most delicate attentions to soothe and perceiving her kind wishes succeeded in forcing herself to converse and smile with a cheerfulness which repaid mrs for all her solicitude still her energy gave way � her health declined � the colour faded from her cheek and who seldom observed the of common life could not with all his incredulity blind himself to the conviction that he was or had been deeply and tenderly beloved but that any woman should refuse from principle the man who would otherwise have been her choice was to him so far beyond belief that he bestowed little regard k pictures of private life upon their frequent difference of opinion so long as he could enjoy such clear and evidence of his cousin s attachment to him for her sadness he could no cause but strove to her secret cares by more than kindness and solicitude until was often compelled to depart abruptly from his presence with tears that were altogether inexplicable to him in this manner time glided away and on a bright and morning when autumn had again spread her yellow curtain over the face of nature begged her cousin would accompany her on a visit to a poor man whom she had promised to see that morning they walked together to the door of the cottage where at the request of his cousin placed himself on a low bench within a sort of porch while she entered an inner apartment in which the object of her kind interest was seated by the fire it was a well known voice that bade her welcome in tones of the most gladness and after asking many questions about the health and comfort of the invalid sat down beside old who affectionately took her hand and pressed it closely with his time worn fingers you see i grow weaker every day said he without the least s of regret either in his countenance or voice i do indeed perceive an alteration said and the old man went on i have been thinking to day miss that pride has been all along my sin � pride in a good name and though he who robbed me of mine ought certainly to have known me better i have no doubt but this affliction was permitted to fall upon me in order that i might arrive at a better knowledge of my own heart for is a searching thing and we sometimes learn in what we never so much as thought of while all went well with us it was wrong very wrong in me miss to rebel as i did against the stroke and when i said in my towering pride that i forgave him i felt an triumph in the thought that i was coals of fire upon his head but now i see differently i see that he was in error but we are all liable to i can now say indeed that i forgive him from my soul and only wish that i could see his face and see it once more looking kindly on me before i die perhaps he will visit you said i wish he would sighed the 