Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

lit would show itself in some renewal of this !
disorder"
IL do not think so | do not think =" said
Doctor Manette, with The tirmness of self con-
viction, " that any thing but one train of asso-
clation would renew it. l think that, hence
forth, nothing but some extraordinary jarring
of that chord could renew it. After what has
happened and after his recovery, find it diff
cult to imagine any such violent sounding of
that string again. trust, and almost believe
that the circumstances likely to renew it are ex.
hausted"
He spoke with the diAidence of man who
knew how slight thing would overset the DEL
icate organization of the mind, and yet with
the confidence of a man who had slowly won
his assurance out of personal endurance and
distress. 1t was not for his friend to abatc that
confidence. He professed himself more relieved
and encouraged than he really was, and ap-
preached his second and last point. He felt it
to be the most difficult of all ; but remember
ing his old Sunday morning conversation with
Miss Pross, and remembering what he had seen
in the last nine days, he knew that he must
face it.
The occupation resumed under the indu-
ence of this passing affection so happily recov.
cred from, - said Mr.. Lorry, clearing his throat
. we will call-Backsmith's work. Black
smiths work We will say to put case, and
for the sake of illustration, that he had been
used in his bad time to work at little FORGE
We will say that he was unexpectedly found at
his forge again. Is it not pity that he should
keep it by him7"
The Doctor shaded his forehead with his
hand, and beat his foot nervously on the
ground.
He has always kept it by him." said Mr..
Lorry with an anxious look at his friend. ''Now
would it not be better that he should let it
go?"
Still the Doctor with shaded forehead, beat
his foot nervously on the ground.
+" You do not find it easy to advise me? ~
said Mr.. Lorry. &C quite understand it to be
a nice question. And yet I think" And
there he shook his head, and stopped.
4" You see,' said Doctor Manette, turning to
him after an uneasy pause, " it is very hard to
explain, consistently, the innermost workings
of this poor mans mind He once yearned SO
frightfully for that occupation, and twas so
welcome when it came no doubt it relieved his
pain SO much, by substituting the perplexity Of
the fingers for the perplexity of the brain, and
by substituting, as he became more practced,
the ingenuity of the hands for the ingenuity Of
the mental torture, that he has never been able
to bear the thought of putting it quite out Of
his reach Even now, when, believe he is
more hopeful Of himself with a kind Of conf
dence, the idea that he might need that old EN-
ployment, and not find it, gives him sudden
sense of terror like that which one may fancy
strikes to the heart of lost child"
He looked like his illustration as he raised hi,
eyes to Mr. Lorry's face.
g But may not Mind ask for no in
formation, as ploddlng man of business who
only deals with such material objects as gun
cas-, shillings, and bank-notes-may not the re
tention of the thing involve the retention of thu
!. idea? II the thing were gone, my dear Man
cite, might not the fear 60 with it? In short
! is it not concession to the misglving to keel
: the forge?"
There was another silence.
} " You soc, too,' said the Doctor, tremulous
. |ly, 1" it is such an old companion"
, ~ would not keep it," said Mr.. Lorry, shak
5 ing his head; for he gained in frmness as h
| saw the Doctor Disputed. 81 would recon
a mend him to sacrifice it. l only want your an
: thority. am sure it does no good. Come
: Give me your authority, like dear, good man
For his daughters sake, my dear Manette
n Very strange to see what struggle there wa
i within him
"ln her name, then, let it be done sane
&, tion it. But would not take it away while h
!, was present. Let it be removed when he Is nc
there let him miss his old companion after a
:, absence"
Mr.. Lorry readily engaged for that, and tn
. conference was ended. They passed the day
the country, and the Doctor was quite restored
8 On the three following days he remained PEI
!, fectly well, and on the fourteenth day he wer
u away TO JOIN Lucie and her husband The pr
ts.sSs 80 - ssa9o1 70 suquuial
~ silence Mr.. Lorry had previously explained
him, and he had written Lucie in accordan
III with it, and she had no suspicious.
On the night of the day on which he left t
u house, Mr.. Lorry went into his room with
chopper, saw, chisel and hammer, attended
" Miss Pross, carrying light. There wi
u closed doors, and in mysterious and gull
manner, Mr.. Lorry hacked the shoemake
&C. bench to pieces, while Miss Pross held the ca
die as if she were assisting at murder
US which, indeed, in her grimness, she was no u
n suitable figure. The burning of the body (p
O. vously reduced to pieces convenient for the p,
* * pose) was commenced without delay in t
uo kitchen fire and the tools, Shoes and leatt
were buried in the garden. So wicked do d
o' truction and secrcsy appear to honest min
u that Mr. Lorry and Miss Pross while engaged
~ the commission of their deed and in the rem
as val of its traces, almost felt, and almost look
'iu like accomplices in horrible crime.
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CHAPTER XXX.
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