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was more flushed than Mrs Marston's.-
Il required The memory of her sisterin-
laws precepts 10 keep her quiet.
'Oh. see you don't think there is any
occasion for anxiety, but | know better
than to excite groundless fears. 1t is
from sense of duty that have used my
eyes and my ears, too, and know what
is going on continued mrs. Grimshaw.
Il mus, insist upon an explanation.
said Mrs. MarSton, with dignity. L. do
not understand such accusations
IL | have rut you on your guard. that
is all that is sufficient. for am no busy
body. telling tales backward and forward
for the purpose of making mischief !
considered it to be my duty to say what
| have SAID, but shall not tell anything
more.
Mrs. Bentley, fully aroused, answered,
i should not take any notice of reports
coming in such way. Mrs. Marston.-
For my part, | never believe those fancy
statements. II one can tell me what was
said, and who said il, it may be worth
while to pay some attention.
so you mean to convey the idea, Mrs.
Bentley. that l have not heard any re-
ports concerning-
Il mean TO convey the idea, that If you
had heard any, should have had much
better opinion of your principles il you
had kept them to YOURSELF interrupted
Mrs. Bentley, her cheeks oglow with the
Indignation which she felt.
You are very kind. Mrs. Bentley in.
terrupted Mrs. Mor:ton; but indeed. |
would rather you would not incur Mrs.
Grimshaw's displeasu,e BY
MIS-. MarSlon hesitated. and lI,s. Grim
shaw finished for her.
BY. your interference. FL give you a
piece Of advice. Mrs. Bentley--aitend to
your own affairs, your husbands and your
chidren's, bul leave your friends TO take
care of themselves. You will have quite
enough 10 keep you busy with the first,
| imagine, and ai any rate. you will new
er get any thanks from the latter
Mrs. Bentley though, little of this
speech al the time, but she remembered
it afteIward.
Mrs. Marston had become q great ia
vorite with Nrs. Bentley, since her dis.
trust of lIrs. Nolen, and she now cs.
poused her cause against Nrs. Grimshaw
with valor. She discussed the matter
with the other ladies. in eager warmth.
without realizing that she was thcs civ.
ing greater publicity to the disagreeabls
rumor. and consequently increasing Mrs
Morstow'S annoyance.
Not long after this lIrs. Noodie came
into 1Irs. Eentley's room. and closing
the door after her with an air of secrecy,
said;
Il have come 10 ask you n question,
IBss. Benlley--not that l believe you
have ever said such thing, but ii will
be a satisfaction TO hear from your own
lips tha. there was no foundation for the
story. Hiss Somers tells me tina, you
came to her, Ond told her that had Civ.
Ell ou the whole history OF hrs. Nolen's
early life. and in that way threw her of
her guard until You had gained your point
in ascertaining from her sll you wished
to know
oh. Nts. Noodle. how can people be
so wicked? But this is falcehood that
carries its refutation along with it,
of course il does. Hiss Somers is
too shrewd peason to bo taken in that
way. 1t only confirms the opinion had
already formed OF her.
Mrs. Bentley felt sick at heart. She
recalled what Hiss Somers had told her
of Nrs. Nolen's speech about herself.
and SIZE was not long in coming to the
conclusion that that also was falsehood.
From thnt lay she sought Frs. Nolen's
society witt renewed Gv;dity, and the
moro she sa OF her the better was she
convinced d. she was we'll worthy Of the
esteem in which her friends held her
hrs Nolen treated her with exceeding
GOODNESS, and both lMrs. Noodle and Mrs
Bentley were led to infer that Mss SOM
ers had told her own story 10 Mrs. Nolen,
but the subject was too delicate one to
admi, of any explanation TO her, and
Mrs. Bentley was therefore obliged to
let the matter rest, very much regretting
that her curiosity had lost her friend
ship from which she had promised herself
so much pleasure.
But she had not yet learned to be po-
lilic, and she treated Miss Somers with all
the scorn that in her opinion she merited.
Miss Somers revenSed herself by insinu.
ations which were not lost by the ears
upon which they fell. and gradually Mrs
Bentley found herself avoided by the la
dies. Even Mrs. MarsIon partook of the
general feeling that Mrs. Bentley was Gu
rious. intermeddling and gossip. And
about this time another of her NAL apro-
pos remarks confirmed the unjust opinion
in Mrs. Canning's mind.
In conversation with Mrs. Canning.
Mrs. Bentley. speaking of the high terms
of regard in which she had heard her spo-
ken of by her friends, said, i believe they
were dissatisfied with your marriage,
having expected more advantageous al
lance Mrs. Bentley was quite un-
aware that Mr.. Canning's circumstances
had been very inferior previous to his
marriage. but had supposed that the friends
of Mrs. Canning would not have been
satisfied with any business man. that
their ambition demanded some titled for.
eigner, OF some man high in Office in our
own country. from what she had heard
said But Mrs. Canning construed it
differently, and being very spirited, and
very devoted as wife. she resented the
affront which she imacined Mrs. Bentley