The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-07-30
DEALINGS
DEALINGS
WITH THE FIRM OF
D'OfMBEY A Nd SO N .
coNTINuEp.

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week, the night before the marriage, was
come. In the dark m-for Mrs. Skew
toms head was no better yet, though she
expected to recover permanently Tomorrow
were that lady, Edith, and Mr.. Dombey.
Edith was al her open window looking out
into the street: Mr.. Dombey and Cleopatra
were talking softly on The sofa. II was
growing late; and Florence, being iatigued,
had gone 10 bed IN s.1asha
.My dear Dombey,n said Cleopatra,
I" you will leave me Florence to-morrow,
when You deprive me Of my sweetest
Edith" $780, Esn;f
Mr.. Dombey said he would, with plea
sure. , 4s S sgA
ssTo have her about me, here, while you
are both at Paris, and TO think that, at her
age, | am assisting in the formation of her
mind, my dear Dombey,n said Cleopatra,
g will be, perfect balm TO me ia the ex-
tremely shattered state TO which Ishall be
reduced.n s.g MI 4s,ssf tses
Edith turned her head suddenly. Her
listless manner was exchanged, in mo-
ment, to one Of burning interest, and, I'M
seen in the darkness, she attended closely
to their conversation 4 a uss, "a
Mr.. Dombey would be delighted to leave
Florence in such admirable guardianship.
My dear Dombey, 2 returned Cleopatra,
g a thousand thanks for your good opinion.
! feared you were going, with malice afore-
thought, as the dreadful lawyers say those
horrid proses!--to condemn me 10 utter
solitude.o qS sea
aWhy do me so great an injustice, my
dear MADAME said Mr.. Dombey.
Because my charming Florence tells
me so positively she must 60 home to-
morrow" returned Cleopatra, that ] be-
gan to be afraid, my dearest Dombey, you
were quite Bashaw."
81 assure you, madam, n said Mr. Dom
hey, 6 have laid no commands on Flo
renee and if ! HAD, there are nocommands
like your wish. " s
|" My dear Dombey z replied Cleopatra,
" what courtier you arei Thoughtful not
say so either; for courtiers have no heart,
and yours pervades your charming lif. and
character. And are you really going so
early, my dear Dombey i''ra
Oh, indeed! il was late, and Mr.. Dom
hey feared he must. aag slg
aIs this fact, or is il all q dream ~
lisped Cleopatra. !" Can ! believe, my dear
est Dolnbey, that you are coming back to-
morrow morning 10 deprive meof my sweet
companion; my own Edith ~ ~
Mr.. Dombey, who was accustomed to
take things literally, reminded Mrs Skew
Ton that they we're 70 meet first at the
church. .4tlss u .sassi ssis
n & The pang,'' said Mrs. Skewton, g Of
consigning child, even to- you, my dear
Dombey us one Of the most excrutiating
imaginable and combined with q natural
ly delicate constitution, and the extreme
stupidity Of the pastry-cook who has un-
dertaken the breakfast, ID almost too much
for my poor strength. But shall rally,
my dear Dombey, in the morning do not
lear for me, or be uneasy onimy account;
she cried archly, somebody is going, pet"
Edith, who had turned her head again
towards the window, and whose interest in
their conversation had ceased, rose up in
her place, but made no advance towards
him, and said nothing Mr.. Dombey, with
q lofty gallantry adaptedsto. his dignity and
the occasion, betook his creaking boots to-
wards her, put her hand 10 his lips, said,
!" Tomorrow morning shall have the hap
piness of claiming this hand NJ Mrs. DOM
bey's, /" and bowed himself solemnly out.
Mrs. Skewton rang for candles AZ soon
as the house door had closed upon him.
With the candles appeared her maid, with
the Juvenile dress that was to delude the
world tomorrow. The dress had savage
retribution in il, as such: dresses ever have,
and made her infinitely older and more
hideous than her greasy flannel gown
But Mrs. Skewton tried il on with mincing
satisfaction; smirked at her cadaverous self
in the glass, as she thought Of its killing
effect upon the major; and suffering her
maid to take it off again, and to prepare
her for repose, tumbled into ruins like
house of painted cards fa se
ALI this time Edith remained at the dark
window looking out into the street. When
she and her mother were at last left alone,
she moved from it for the first time that
evening, and came opposite to her. The
yawning, shaking, peeEish figure Of the mo-
Their, with her eyes raised to confront the
proud, erect form, Of the, daughter, whose
glance of FIRE was bent downward upon
her, had q conscious air upon it, that no
levity or temper could conceal
8 am tired to death, said she she. "You
can't be trusted for moment. You are
worse than q child, Child No child would
be half 80 obstinate and unduIful.n
"Listen to me, mother,'' returned Edith,
passing theseswords by with scoru that
would not descend to trifle with them
"You must remain alone here until ] re-
turn.'' st, AZ
ffnr III
"Must remain alone here, Edith, until
you return ~ repeated her mother.
"Or IN that name upon which shall call
tomorrow to witness what do, so falsely,
and so shamefully, Iswear will refuse the
hand OF this man in the church. II do