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more 'UuW l. surrey NY TeIhtIOn 10 my
uncle and aunt is us anxious and unhappy
as any thing that YOU have to suffer. All
suspense will be ended # you will agree to
let me inform them of what has passed be.
tween US, and to abide by their decision.
That, you well know, would at once cxtin.
gush every hope. What, then, can
say, Often and bitterly have | repented
that ! ever let you surprise me into an
acknowledge cement of my feelings. But, a.
went so far astray, must now only insist
either that you agree on my confessing the
truth, or that you never speak TO me again
but in the language ola frlend-at least,
until better times
And can you promise me when those
will come !!
Surely that must depend upon yourself,
or not, at least, on me. =" IF your industry in
your profession raises your worldly pros
poets. it may be possible that my relations
will listen, not. perhaps, with appreciation,
but with acqulescence, to QUITO your
wishes
And if years pass away in the mean
time, and you continue to frequent such
scenes as these, and o meet daily the rich
and the noble, is it not possible that at The
end of those years | nay see you the wife
of anoiher!
The ladv's cheek Tow flushed, and she
cast a sudden look at her partner, and then
turned slightly away and was silent A
few moments Afterwards she said-'I am
! wrong TO feel indignant at your question,
when | remember he instances | have
seen of althleSsness IN man and woman.
But will still ask you if you do not thiul;
my willingness to remain in nv present
painful and almost unworthy position is to
, 60 for nothing with YOU, l. it not some
, evidence of stronger feeling han any which
your present has,y discomfort indicates, |
, would rather, however. not ask YOU this.
but beg you to say no. more TO me on the
subject | must bear mv lot as can, and
> you have in yours the mestimabe blessing
r that you can hope to improve it by your
, own exerllon.'
J They were now obliged to scpara,e.-
, Miss LascelIes occupied her former seat
and, when again asked 10 dance bv some
e one else, declined On the plea of fatigue.
Arthur looked dissatisfied and unhappy.
= and walked into another room out of her
sight. But soon after she again saw him
r one Of group OF four or five persons en-
gagged in eager conversation, Of whom he
g appeared to be the most earnest. She
| watched the play Of his fine and intelligent
v but restless features, and fanced she could
S hear the words 'ha, accompanied the chan
5 ges OF bis conntenanc,. Had deaf phys
: economist seen him, lie must have at once
If exclaimed THAT Is one Of the most elo-
t quent Of men?' lmtge after image, she
e well knew, by The looks Of his companions
! as well as his own. wee gushing and spark
IT ling from him; and she could almost divine
y the wide and he picturesque views OF ar,
Is and history, and nature, and individual life
winch he was suggesting or illustrating
But IN his intervals Of silence there was
). look Of sadness and bewllderment abou
;. him, and he stood at last, apparently, i,
g revere and ndecislon till, with one mourn
1t fol glance towards Maria. be passed to III,
If door, as if departing from the house.
d In the meantime ludy. who had beer
g one Of those conversng with him, came I,
:, Miss Lascelles, and SAID, Dear Maria, d,
}. wish you had been with me. Mr. Edmon
i stone has been more brilliant than ever.
IS am sure tonight even you. who admire s.
/ few people, must have admired him.
lie 4 thought | admired great many PEG
|. pie. But what was he speaking Off
CT We'll, perhaps you do. But, at least
,, there are so many lhings which every bod
er else is delighted with that you do not car
lie for. Quite lately, you know, there wer
t. the Samese Twins, and the man who play
I'd ed upon his chin, and Hungarian Coun
u who improvlsed the nelghings and III
OF words of command and he trumpets of
q regiment Of cavalry all at once. though
nd it was quite acknowledged that you are S
I'd tastdlous'
or And which Of these exhibitions was
Sc that Mr. Edmonstonc'i conversation mos
th reminded yon of Was it the chin. ,humr
cs ing, or the neighng. or was it, perhup,
by the Siamese Twins
nd Don't now, Maria, said the lady; L al
w sure you know what ! mean. Blu, YOU :
th so provoking. And she proceeded to civ
IS. an account, in her own way, of what Al
nd thur had said.
70, CHAPTER III
nd In the mean time. although il was sii
xt comparatively early in the evening, Auhu
ue returned TO his chamber. When he had sh,
r. himself in his small and dismal room, IN
he Impression OF the scene which he had lie
TO still remained with him. The lively an
graceful figures danced in fragments alon
me the dim wal, and bright eyes seemed ool
st ing at him out of the backs of the books i
n; the dingy book case. But it was Mar
90 who came to him the most wildly, at
stayed Longest. He gazed at the vacal
Cd. space, and saw there The simple and ca
las steal knot of glossy black hair, with its or
he pale flower which so well became the bic
OF smooth forehead Now. again, he saw Il
en- quiet expressive features. in which Il
ng eyes and lips appeared SO full of inlellige
ell and benlsnant meaning, which they dl
dained to exhibit for The admiration
md others, The fully formed and thorough
graceful person, with its long neck al