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II shall visit your father very early to-
morrow, Miss Danvers. Have you any mes
sage to himl" said Dudley as they rose to
take leave.
"Oh! tina, could see him MIR. Dudley
could remain with him."
at would be dangerous TO ask il, Agnes"
cried Sarah, "you would be suspected, nata-
rally of being -" she paused.
"A wi,clNyes, Miss Danvers looks like
one" said Dudley scarcely able to suppress
a smile, "but think it very natural that she |
should desire to see her father" he added, |
"and yom must exert your influence with |
yours, Miss Darrell, to have her wish graft
| fled. He has some control in the decisions |
of our rulers"
Agnes Danvcrs knelt in prayer that night |
for many hours, and retired to rest with trust
in God, and gratitude toward Sarah and
Dudley.
"You will 90 to Miss Danvers again to-
morrow, will you not, Miss Darrell?" said
Dudley, as he babe his companion good nigh,
at her fathers door.
"Perhaps so she evasivcly replied.
81 shall find you there then, l hope
Those words decided her. She went and
spent the morning with her friend. Mr..
Dudly came according to promise, bringing
a message of love from her father.
ale is very anxious about you, Miss Dan
vers, and have promised TO be your ply
,ician," said Dudly with gentle kindness, ~
prescribe fresh air, and walk 10 Mr.. OAR
rell's. That pale face would alarm your
father"
81 cannot go, indeed, Mr.. Dudley. The
. only walk desire is 10 his prison." and her
tears fell fast. That indulgence Dudley
could not procure for her, and Mr.. Danvcrs
seemed unwilling that he should. "Natural
as is desire 10 see me" he said to Dudly, sin
the present state of blindness and excitement
it might be construed into participation in
) my supposed crime. DO not assign my rea-
} son for Directing, but tell her if you please,
Mr.. Dudley, that it is my request and my
command, that she should make no effort to
see me-"
: During the long weary days which inter-
vcncd before the trial of Mr.. Danvcrs, Dud-
ley continued to visit him as often as he was
, permitted and bear a1ectonate messages
from him to his unhappy child. Sarah
r Darrell generally met him at the par
sonagr, and two or three of the members of
the church did not wholly neglect the par
: sons daughter in her wo. But many house,
4 holds were clad in sorrow from the same
, cause, and feared to bring farther affection
10 themselves, by particular notice Of the
, lonely Agnes. The day of doom came, aud
MIR. Danvcrs was condemned to die.
1 "Oh why did you come here to day, Mr..
) Dudley and yet felt that you would not
, stay away" exclaimed Agnes, as the young
4 man entered the room where she sat, pale
' and sad, and looking so thin and miserable
= that his heart acled at the sight.
"And why am so unwelcome a guest!"
he asked gently but little rcproachtully.
r "iou can never be otherwise than well
, come to me- she replied bursting into tears,
"for yon are almost my only friend. But
Hannah Goodwin and Charl tie Blake have
, just left me, and they tell me that Sarah
Darrel's devotion to me has rendered her
AN object Of suspicion, and her parents very
} prudently have forbidden her to come again.
j "And is not the descrtion Of Sarah OAR
, rell, 4 reason why !, your only remaining
friend should cling more closely to you?" he
asked earnestly; odd you suppose that !
could forsakc you, like those lukewarm hut-
tercrs about the prosperous, whose regard
I should not have been dignifcd with the name
OF friendship
I 81 think Srral, loves me and means well
Mr.. Dudley. She has been very Kind to me,
: very. Indeed wish you would follow her
! example, and leave me alone to my fate. If
, harm should befal you, should be wholly
and completely wrctched.'
, "Would you," he replied taking her hand
Z tcndcrly butrespectfully; ooh! Miss Dam
I vers, you know not how willingly could
E suffer to awaken such sweet interest! But
\ am not so selfish as to desire your wretchcd-
S ness" he added, "and believe me ,ou have
=, no cause for apprehension on my account.
i ] come here to conduct you to your father,
= by his request"
The interview between the minister and
his unhappy daughter, we will not attcmp,
u to describe.
Take her away Dudley" said the trem-
bling parent as she tainted on receiving his
parting embrace, 81 give her to you. did
wish to have united you to each other
even in this fearful prison according to your
request, but she would not consent. 1t is
, not that she does not appreciate you as you
! merit, but she fears to bring evil on you.-
When her father IS no more, and this dread
!, infatua,ion has passed away, claim her as
, your bride. Take her hence, now, Dudley,
! treat her ienderly-honorably, Be broth
er to her. Poor child she will have need
of kindness"
8 A carriage with an aged servant of Mr.
Danver's waited without, and the wretched
- Agnes was conveyed home.
y "Oh Miss Agnes, what terrible news,
i cried her attendant, running into the cham.
Der Of the afflicted girl two days after, "oul
n only friend, Mr.. Dudley, is charged with be.
$ wtching Mrs. Darrell. She fell sick tn,
r. day Miss Sarah refused to visi, you, and they
e all say he is the cause, for they heard hin
!, dcnounce wo against them if they did no
g prove friends to you. Only think Oft
!, But Agnes could not think. With a wilc
n scream she sank lnscnsible on the bed from
n which she had partly risen. But she was toe
n acutely miserable to remain long uncon.