Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-09


I" entreat sou 10 ell nae more, Sir
81 will. Iamgoig to- You can bear it ~
81 can bea any thing but tho uncertainty
you leave me in al thismoment.
You speak collect4ly, and you--are col
lected That sgood (Though his manner
was less satisfied than h wordS.) A matter
of business. legard it Is matter OF business
business thainnst be done. Now, if this
Doctors wife,. though aSady Of great courage
aud spirit, had suffered IL intensely from this
cause before her little chill was born"
The little CHI wayti saughter, Sir"
I. 4 dausasseg -a matter Of business
'don'F be.distressea Mrs. * the pocf iaay i.s.a
suffered SO intensely before her little child was
born, that she came D the determination OF
sparing the poor child the inheritance Of any
part ol the agony she had known the pains OF,
by rearing her in The lclief that her father was
dead No, don't knae! In Heaven S name
why should you knoel to me :,
/" For the truth. 0 dear, good, compassion
ate Sir, for the truth
"A-a matter Of business. You confuse me,
and how can transact business ii am con-
fused? Let us be cear-headod. If you could
kindly mention now, for instance, what nine
times nincpcnce are, OF how many shillingS in
twenty guincas it weuld be 50 encouraging, |
should be SO much more at my ease about your
state of mind. :"
Without directly answering to this appeal,
she sat so still when he had very gently raised
her. and the hands that had not ceased to clasp
his wrists were 50 much more steady than they
had been, that she communicated some reaSsu-
rance to Mr., Jarvis Lorry.
That's right, that's right. Courage Bus
mess You have business before you useful
business Miss Manette, your mother took this
course with you. And when she died. believe
n-heartcd-having never slackened her
unavalling search for your father, she lett you,
at two years old, to grow to be blooming, beau-
tiful and happy, without the dark cloud upon
you of living in uncertainty whether your IA
thcr soon wore bis heart ont in prison, or wasted
there through many lingering years.
As he said the words he looked down, with
an admiring bity, on the flowing. golden hair,
as if he pictured to himself that it might have
been already tlnged with gray
+" You know that your parents had no great
possessions, and that what they had was Sc
cured to your mother and to you. There has
been no new discovery, of money or OF any
other property but
He felt his wrist held closer and he stopped.
The expression in. the Gxehcad, which had 50
particularly s4ttracssd his notsee, and which was
now immoyabc, had dcepened into one of pain
and horror.
+" But he has been-been found He is alive.
Greatly changed, it is too probable; almost u
wreck, it is possible; though we will hope the
best. Still alive. Your father has been taken
to the house of an old servant in Paris, and we
are going there; t. to identify him, if can;
you, to restore him to lille, love, duty rest, COM
fort"
A shiver ran through her frame, and from it
through his. She said, in low, distinct, awe
stricken voice, as if she were saying it IN II
dream
Il am going to see his Ghost! twill be his
Ghost-not him
Mr.. Lorry quietly chaled the hands that held
his arm " There, there, there See now, see
- 4 l.l,o l-,,,,., n,
you now You are well on your way to that
poor wrongsd gentleman, and, with fair sea
voyage, and a lair land journey, you will be
soon at his dear side
VI She repeated in the same tone, sunk to n
J whisper, !" have been free, have been happy,
} yet his Ghost has never haunted me -
, Only one thing more, said Dir. Lorry, lay
ing stress upon it as a wholesome means of in
/, forcing her attention; " he has been found un-
der another name, his own long forgotten or
long concealed 1t would be worse than use
0 less now to inquire which worse than useles,
g to seek to know whether he has been for years
> overlooked, or always dcsignedly held prisoner.
4 1t would be worse than useless now to make
Q any inquiries, because it would be dangerous.
D Better not to mention the subject, any where or
+, in any way, and to remove him-for while,
at all events-out of France. Even |, safe as
9 an Englishman, and even Tellson's, important
a as they are to French credit, avoid all naming
S of the matter. carry about me not scrap o.
+ writing openly referring to it. This is secrc
service altogether. My credentials, entries, ant
memoranda are all comprehended in the ONT
$ line, Receled to Life ! which may mean any
v thing But what is the matter? She dOesn
It notice word Miss Manette
v Perfectly still and silent, and not even faller
back in her chair she sat under his hand, utter
s ly insensiblc, with her eyes open and fixed upor
him, and with that last expression looking al
!, If it were carved or branded into her forehead
G So close was her hold upon his arm, that h,
It feared to detach himself lest he should hurt her
y therefore he called out loudly for assistance
'' without moving.
A wild-looking woman, whom, even in hi
|, agitation, Mr.. Lorry observed was all of a re'
color and to have red hair, and to be dresser
d in some extraordinary tightftting fashion, an
S. TO have on her head a most wonderful bonnie
it like q Grcnadier wooden measure, and goo
ii measure too, or great Stilton cheese, cam
10 running into the room in advance of the in
ID servants, and soon settled the question of hi
70 detachment from the poor young lady, by layin
in brawny hand upon his chest, aud sending hir
&c flying back against the nearest wall
10 e. really think this must be man ;" wa
Mr.. Lorry's breathless reflection, simultaneous
ID ly with his coming against the wall.)
le "Why, look at you oil " bawlcd this fgui