Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-12-11

paration for bed taking short walk uphill over
Richards gown, in short and airy linen Jack
ct, Miss Tox was so transported beyond the
ignorant present as TO be unable to refrain from
crying out Is he not beautiful. Mr.. Dombey
Ia he not a Cupid, sir !! and then almost sinking
behind the closet door with confusion and
bushes.
louisa said Mr.. Dombey, one day, TO his sis
ter, really think must present your friend
with some little token. on the occasion of paufs
christening. She has excrted herself so warmly
in the chds behalf from the first, and seems to
understand her position 50 thoroughly "a very
rare merit in this world am sorry to saw that
it would really be agreeable TO me to notice
her.
Let it be no detraction from the merits of Miss
ToX, to hint that in Dombeys eyes, as in some
others that occasionally see the light, they only
achieved that night piece of knowledge, the un-
Outstanding of tncs4 own position, who showed
a fitting reverence .ir his. 1t was not so much
their merit that Thea knew themselves, as that
they knew him, and bowed low before hiin.
Ny dear Paul returned his sister, you do
Miss Tox but Justice, as a man Of your penetra-
ton was sure, knew, to do. | believe ithere
are three words in the English language for
which she has respect amounting almost to
vencration, those words are Dombcy and Son.
L
does Miss Tox credit
And as to anything in the shape of token,
my dear Paul pursued his sister, all can say
is that anything You give Miss Tox will be boar
ded and priced. am sure, like relic. But
there is II way, my dear Paul, of showing your
sense of Miss ToX's iriendlincss in still more
iittcring and acceptable manner, if you should
he so inclided.'
How is that ? asked Mr.. Dombey.
Godiathers, of course continued Mrs. Chick,
are important in point of connection and in
iluence.
| do MT know why they should be, to my
son, said Mr.. Dombey coldy.
Very true, my dear Paul retorted Mrs.
Chick, with an extraordinary show of animation.
to cover the suddeness of her conversion :; and
spoken like yourself. might have expected
nothing else from You. might have known
that such would have been your opinion, Per-
haps : here Mrs. Chick faltered again, as not
quite comfortably feeling her way ; perhaps
that is reason why you might have the less OBJ
lection to allowing Miss Tox to be godmother to
the dear thing. if it were only as deputy and
proxy far some one else That it would be re-
ceved as a great honor and distinction, Paul,
ned not say.
Louisa said Mr.. Dombcy. after short
pause, it is not TO be supposed
Certainly not cried Mrs. Chick. fastening
to anticipate refusal. : | never thought it was
Mr.. Dombey looked at her impatienty.
| DO Mt furry me. my dear Paul said his sis
ter; for that destroys me. am far from strong
have not been quite myself since poor deal
Fanny departed
chief which H. ,?,,aI;I i,'e ''',I -
sr,ooJ ' "rp'''' ~ nv yes anu ~
! II, !. M, ho..,,,I
.AnJ ,a,. ,"Pi'o1V VI ,r:, .,-.
never 5nnr,,I,; !, u.,,
Good H., a,,i., .,;J NJ D,,,
.No da,r panI .ho ro,non.,ratci v';'i, ~, p
ful dipnity. :. mist reolIv Inc allowed to .ncnl,
am not So clever or 81 roasoninr ar so oIo
oupn,. or 81 anv ,hipr as youorn knoy, tI,
very well. Somuch the worse for me. But i
they were the last words had to utter-and las
words should be very solemn to YOU and me
Paul, after poor dear FANNY would still say
never thoughtit was.-And what is more adj
del Mrs Chick with increased dignity. rs if sh,
had withheld her crushing ARGUMENT mill now
L neyerdiJ think il was ''"
Mr.. Dombcy walked TO tle window and boc,
again.
It is not to be supnosnJ Jous, he said Mrs
Chick had nailed her colors 70 tha mast and pa
peated know it is MT but he fool, no motto.
of it, but that there are many nprsons who
surprising that | recognized anv claim ot MI i,
such a case. have a claim unon ma s,,nor;,r :,
Miss Tox's. But do NOT Jrocorp;,n M srcl
thing. Paul and nvsclf will ho o6Io ,,ho, n,
time comes. to hold our own, the house in o,La
words, will be able to hoIJ H. o,,.n onJ ,,ai,,
tain its own. and hand Jn.r, H., a,,.n -, i,1ai,
and without any such con,n,nn-,,l,oo oil, ~,
kind of foreirn helm Who'll, nannIa nsnaIl,, ,anI
for their children cam ntf,lJ ~, Jo'r;Sa hoi,'
,bovc il, homo So ,la, p,I. ;,'c,,,,', ,',,
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on which ba i. Jos,i,aI " W t' ~, VIC
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