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had planned and executed, but not one whit less vindictive
sad mod in thought.
"Do you wish for your son or any of your relatives?' in-
ouired the attorney, who would have preferred that some
other individual should occupy his poet ; but the mime
answering "No," he felt himself constrained to remain,
Mean, and wicked, and base, and revengeful u the old
baronet wee, he could not leave him to die alone.
Five minutes dragged slowly away; what • solemn thing
it seemed for ono to sit and the other to lie there dreading,
waiting, listening for the approach of death. How tardily
it came, and yet how swiftly.
Mr. Medill gazed all around the dreary carmtless siert-
ment, at the tattered draperies, at the flickering mind* on
the pinched and haggard face of him who soon would be a
corpse. A horror tame over the attorney's soul—albeit, he
was neither a particularly religious nor timid man—a sort of
recoiling from this method of starting on the long journey,
sad watching in darksome solitude the expected summons of
the gheMly messenger: he knew the miser was thinking,
not ot another world, but of this; not of the use, or rather
minas, be had made of his talents, but of how Heennrryy's son
would improve or squander them ; of Ernest's dis-
appointment when it turned out that he was left a beggar.
He knew just as well as if he had seen him heart what was
dwelling there—regret, not for having abused the great
gifts entrusted Mina keeping bat because he could not oarry
his estates and guineas and title need. and mortgages with
him ; sorrow, not for having cursed his children's lives, but
for being at list compelled to relinquish all to the sen of one
of them ; not a kind or good or holy thought, but angry,
vindictive, sordid reflections. The lawyer's eyes became
Availed on Sir Ernest ; they seemed fascinated to his coun-
tenance : truly, it yes not by any grace or beauty of armee-
to Is fond Ass. .
At length the old man, as if struck by some wades
thought, made a feeble sign for Mr. Medill to bend his head
close to him ; and concluding that perhaps some further and
hoping that some better desire had occurred even at the
eleventh hour, to the baronet, the solicitor inclined his ear in
an eager, though still rather solemn professional death-bed
style, to the white trembling lips.
There is no use in wasting the candle," gasped his client,
blow it out."

The_ few observations we have made, and the
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MUSIC.

THE PYNE AND HARRISON CONCERTS.

The Pyne and Harrison English Opera Company
are giving a eerie* of concert& at Drury-lane Theatre, every
night this week, except Good Friday. The first tool place
last evening. It was deprived of its greatest attraction by
the absence of Miss Louisa Pyne, who having been afflicted
by a heavy domestic calamity—the death of her mother—
was unable to appear. We understand, however, that, in
her greet anxiety to ditappoint the public as little as possible,
she intends, painful as the dint must be, to sing to-morrow
(Wednesday) evening. The concert, nevertheless, was an excel-
lent and successful on*. Beethoven's Sinfonis Pastorale, per-
formed by the admirable orchestra under the direction of Mr.
Alfred Mellon with an effect which we have scarcely ever
heard surpassed, and Maoist's charming pianoforte concerto
in A Major, played by Miss Arabella Goddard with incom-
parable grace and beauty—were of themselves sufficient to
constitute a delightful entertainment. It had, beside*, various
other interesting features. Mr. Carrodna a young violinist,
surprised us by the brilliancy and finish with which
he played Ernst's solo on themes from °tette ; and
Miss Thirlwall, a very young girl, almost a child,
surprised and pleased us Mill mom by her beauti-
ful voice and pure style in Mozart's Batti, beat, 0
bel Manna." In the vocal music, which was chiefly se-
lected from modern operas, the moat prominent share was
taken by Mr. Harrison and Mdlle. Finoli, both of whom
acquitted themselves with great ability and success.

MR. CABE'S CONCERT.—Mr. George Case, the
eminent performer on the concertina, is in the practice of
giving annually • Coneeri-Monsire at Exeter Hall. Last
evening his concert was less monstrous, and consequently of
better quality than usual. Mr. Case has seen the mistake of
giving those enormous musical " feeds," and he ac-
cordingly announced his determination, on this occasion,
" to offer a programme of lees length, but of • more select
and attmot ve character than those of his former annual
concerts." In doing this he has done wisely. Hisconcert,
after all, was of ample dimensions, giving employment to •
host of vocal and instrumental performers, and lasting four
hours, from seven o'clock to eleven. Among the vocalists
were Madame Ruderedorff, Miss Vinning, Mr. and Madame
Weise, and Mr. Sims Reeves; and among the instrumen-
talists were Madame Coulon on the piano, M. Remenyi on
the violin. M. Pratten on the flute, and Mr. Case himself on
the concertina. The Hall was very full, and the perform-
ances went off successfully.