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Often, too, when her other guests we're engaged, |
he allowed Lennox, in the morning, TO come 10
lor little boudOr aud read 10 her.
Lennox was struck with one peculiarly in her
lemeanor. Lively as she generally was, Agnes
rad her fits Of melancholy; and these were so
errible that Lennox thought they must have a
leeper cause than those ordinary TO a beautiful
md hattered heress. Could il be a secret Ct
His own peace forbade him TO be-
ieye thus. He would have given much to be al
owed to ask Agnes frankly; but their acquain-
ance, though intimate, did not yet warrant this
liberty.
Al first Mr. Beaufort-the cousin Fred Of Agnes
had left Miss Couuenay almost wholly 10 our
hero. But lauerly he had made It point 10 IN
Ierrupt them whenever they we're tete-a-tete.--
Lennox bore this awhile with cOmposure, but
when he saw il perseyered in he began TO grow
angry, and eyinced this by his looks. Beaufort,
however, returned glance for glance, and never
yielded his place. What irrilOled Lennox most,
however, was the Gemeanor Of Agnes, who uni
iormly treated Beaufort with kindness. Now our
hero was already sufficiently in love to resent
the reception OF a rival even on equal terms
llC Nuoi hlIlCloACY hhlNNu luAO a lGdlOuo idEGs
when, one evening, on Beaulou's joining them,
Agnes gradually bestowed the principal share Of
her attention on her cousin, until finally Lennox
arose and left them. He had hartered himself
that, a; so decided a token Of his anger, Agnes
would eynce regret; how then was he mortified
when, watching her from distant corner Of the
room, he beheld her more animated than before.
Every morning heretofore, Agnes had ridden
out with Lennox, but on the day succeeding this.
sheand Beaufort departed together. Atthis Len
nox was luriously indignant, Notwithstanding
Agnes made half apology as she passed him
with her cousin. For this, he said, was only an
aggravation Of her coquetry. He thought now
he understood her melancholy. She was in love
with Beaufort, and they had perhaps quarreled
just before his arrival. He remembered now that
Beaufort had shared his attentions among all the
ladies' alike, as if no one in particular engaged
his thoughts, avoiding, however, Agnes aliogelh-
er. The conclusion Lennox arrived at was that
Agnes had employed him as a tool 10 tease her
lover, and that now, when Beaufort had been
brought to submission, he was to be cooy cast
off. What angered Lennox more was that he
could not but own Agnes had given him fair
warning, telling him from the first that she inten.
ded only to hir with him.
He was further convinced that he had been
made dupe of, by what his servant told him
carelessly while arranging his toilette for dinner.
The valet by this time had got into the secrets of
the family, and he Informed his master that the
marriage Of Beaufort aud Agnes was a common
topic in the kitchen. The cousins, il appeared,
had been engaged from childhood; and Beaufort
had visited the colonies solely to wed Agnes
That the marriage had not already taken place
was attributed 10 the growing turbulence of the
times, and the i'll health of Mrs. Counenay,
who had been an invalid in her room for nearly
two years.
Fully convinced of the perfdy of his mistress,
LennoX went down to dinner, resolved to show
Agnes that her dupe was at last awakened. His
seat had always been at her side. On this day
Beaufort occupied chair on her right, having
left his former place. This IiuIe incident con-
frmed Lennox in the opinion that there had
been lovers quarrel, Of which he was the
viclim.
His first words to Agnes showed his i'll humor
She stared with surprise, but soon made another
effort to draw him into conversation, which met
with an equally decided rebuff. This time she
colored and turning addressed Beaufort Direct
lily, however, she SAID,
"Are you not well, Mr.. Lennox9"
No one, but an angry lover, could have resisted
the kird tone in which this was spoken, but Len
nox answered.,
"Perlecty well, but no longer dupe."
Agnes looked al him IN asonshment.
"No longer dupe, madam' repeated Len
noX.
For an instant Agnes seemed thunderstruck;
then, the blood mounted to her brow, and giving
him a naughty look, she turned to Beaufort
Beaufor had been taking wine with the Able
and had missed this interude, but he caugh
enough of it TO understand that LennoX wa:
i'll, as he supposed He leaned over Agnes ant
spoke.
"Are you i'll, my dear sir? A ride this morn
ing would have done you good perhaps"
To be thus taunted with the event Of the morn.
ing, and by the fortunate rival too, made the
blood of our hero boil with fury. He scarcely
knew what he said, but his reply attracted thc
attention of the Able, who, noticing his irrita
ton, with Frenchman's tact thought 10 lum
off,
"Ah! is Monsieur sick? Mademoiselle, how
can that be, when he sits next to you? On,
ough, to be we'll and happy there tOyourS."
81 believe Mr.. Lennox," said Agnes, sis tht
only one who can enightcn us on the subject o
his health. However, you are wrong, Able,
she continued pointedly, sin sayingu ody's pre-
sence can alwa VS. make sick man well, or rud
one wel.behaved. Flatter your sex, or feeC
them, if you would keep them in good humor
for, if you pique their vanity, they become a
surly and snarIing as hyena."
At this sally there was general laugh but, a
soon as it had subsidized, The Able, with admira
Bile tact, turned the conversation: and LennoS
though smarng under the retort of Agnes, hac
the sense to consider that his anger was out o
place at the table. But he resolved to show
very plainly on more fnng opportunity. Thi