The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-01-26
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4 % DIcKENs,s NEW STORY. .sal-si3
sAHOUSET LET.
{eoNT1sUED FROM LAST wEEK.]
BY CHARLES DICKENS.
OVER THE WAY. II

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sNow, my little woman must be reasonable"
said Mr. Openshaw, who was always patient
with Ailsie sThere was NO man in the house
last night at ALL No man comes into the
house as you know, if you think; much less
goes up into the nursery But sometimes we
dream something has happened, and the dream
is SO ike reality, that you are not the first per-
son, little woman, who has stood out that the
thing has really happened
EBut, indeed it was not dream ~ said
Ailsie, beginning to cry -
Just then Mr.. and Mrs Chadwick came
down, looking grave and discomposed. All
during breakfast-time they were silent and un-
comfortable. AS soon as the breakfast things
were taken away, and the children had been
carried up stairs, Mr.. Chadwick began in an
evidently preconcerted manner to enquire if
his nephew was certain that all his servants
were honest; for, that Mrs. Chadwick had that
morning missed a very valuable brooch, which
she had worn the day before. She remein-
bered taking it off when she came home from
Buckingham Palace Ars-- -E.-@4
was before he had known his wife, and her
child rang the bell even before his uncle had
done speaking. 1t was answered by the house
maid. -i.,-, ~. -.- ~. a.
s:Mary, was any one here last night while
we we're away z! - 1~'--It.-. as--- -. if
GA man, sir, came to speak to Noral:"
"To speak to Norah Who was he? How
long did he stay 2" a-5r
I'm sure 1 can't tell, sir. He came-per-
haps about nine. L went up to tell Norah in
the nursery and she came down to speak to
him She let him out sir. She will know
who he was, and how long he stayed" -.
She waited moment to be asked any more
questions but she was not, SO she went away
A minute afterwards Openshaw made as
though he were going out of the room; but
his wife laid her hand on his arm -.
"Do not speak to her before the children, .
| she said, in her low quiet voice. 81 will 60
up and question her"
s"Nol l must speak to her. You must
know" said he, turning to his uncle and aunt,
my missus has an old servant, as faithful as
ever woman was,a 1 do believe far as love
goes-but, at the same time, who does not al
ways speak truth, as even the missus must
allow. - Now, my notion is, that this Norah of
ours has been come over by some good for
nothing chap (for she's at the time o'lite when
they say women pray for husband:-any good
Lord, any, and has let him into our house,
and the chap has made off with your brooch.
and happen many another thing beside. Its
only saying that Norah is seft-hearted, and
docs not stick at a white 'He-thats all, mis-
sus." .-.-t - IA'-s
| 1t was curious to notice how his tone, his
eyes, his whole face changed as he spoke tc
his wife; but he was the resolute man through
all. She knew better than to oppos. him; sc
sLe went up stairs, and told Norah her master
wanted to speak to her, and that she would
take care of the children in the meanwhile.
Norah rose to go without a word. He
thoughts were these:r . ar =
"If they tear me to pieces they shall neve
know through me. He may come-and ther
just Lord have mercy upon us all; for some o
us are dead folk to certainty But he shal
do it, not me- isfgE 8FTE E[.3
You may fancy, now, her look of dcterml
tnation as she faced her master alone in tn
dinirg-, oom; Mr.. and Mrs. Chadwick hayin,
left the affair in their nephew's hands, seeing
that he took it up with such yehemence. ~.
- '.Norah - Who was that man that came
my house last night?p IF.z.E .-.,.
"Man, sir p' AS if infinitely surprised; bu
it was only to gain time.
eyes; the man whom Mary let in; whom sh
went. upstairs to the nursery toztell you about
whom you came down to speak to; the sam
chap make no doubt, whom you took int
the nursery to have your talk out with; whoI
Ailsie saw, and afterwards dreamed about
thinking, poor wencli she saw him say h
|, prayers, when nothing, IN be bound, was fal
ther from his thoughts; who took Mrs. Chad
wick's brooch, value ten pounds Now, Noraf
Don't go off! l am as sure az that my name
Thomas Openshaw, that yeu knew nothing G
this robbery But I do think you've been in
posed on, and that's the truth. Some gooc
: for-nothing chap has, been making up to yor
a and you've been just like all other wome
. and have turned soft place in your heart
him; and he came last night a lovyering, an
you had him up In the nursery, and he mao
use of his opportunities, and made off with
: few things on his way down. Come, nov
Norah; it's no blame to gou. only you must nj
, bessuch fool againh Tell us" he continues
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