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console her, mourning with her over
Ernest's inconceivable and guilty for
getfulness of all duty and love.
Sir Edward was now openly taken
into the confidence of both but Nine.
de Villele, of course, never appeared
to suspect that his friendship for JUL
cite was of warmer nature than she
herself felt for her.
One evening Juliette, who sat Weep
ing at home under some fresh neglect
of her husbands, was driven to des-
peration by note from Ernest, in
which ho told her that he had left
Paris for Marseilles, and that he would
not return for month.
"Seep' she exclaimed, "with that
conte:nnt he treats me-to go without
even seeing me, to leave mo nere
alone! Oh! Helene, what can do?"
"Poor child" said Helene. /" moth
;-e jsseeicy ss.fs oonssuoe. -
She did not think it necessary to
say to Juliette that violent scene of
passion she had had with Ernest in
the morning had made him come to
tho decision Of leaving Paris. 1t was
threat he had made to Helene for
her coldness, and it was for her he
had gone. But it could but have in
creased Juliette's grief to have told
her this; besides, after all, Helene's
conduct perfectly correct and pure
she had never sought to estrange him
from his wife.
When, about an hour forwards,
Sir Edward called, Nine. de Villele
who had always defended Ernest, con-
fessed there was nothing now to be
said for him; she even allowed Sir
Edward to launch out in anathemas
against him, and joined in his wonder
at how he could neglect so young and
lovely a wife. Juliette, feeling she
was the most injured women in the
world, sat between them and wept.
Unfortunately Nine. de Velentin
was not well, and Helene could stay
but a short time with her friend (; but
she left Sir Edward with her and EN-
braced her tenderly as she left her.
The next day the world was startled
by the announcement which got about,
none knew how, that Mime. Barillon
had gone to England avith Sir Ed
ward Weldon but there was no look
Of astonishment on Nine. dc Villele's
features when she read these few lines
from Juliette:
leave one who scorns and neg
lects me, for one who loves and hon
ors me; shall never return to France,
by the laws of his country he can
make mo his wife, and his country
henceforth is mine. Will you, who
have pitied me, love me still?
JULIETTE."
NTme. do villcle smiled and drew q
deep breath.
AT last" said she to herself, "now
he is mine forever" Then she tore
Juliette's note into pieces, and sat
down and wrote four pages of subtle,
tender sympathy to Ernest, mingling
pity with friendship, and tirnidly re-
ferring to the power she once had to
console him.
Three months after these events
Helene sat in tho recess in her draw
ing room at her embroidery frame
Ernest was beside her.
How could l ever have thought 1
loved another?" said he.
1t is better thus" said Helene,
"for now you know that my love hes
itated at no sacrifices l hoped you
would find happiness within tho limits
of the worlds laws; could not give
you that"
"Ch, noblest Of women"
Il oven loved her for your sake,
strovo to guide her"
"Do not mention her."
"I was true to her-you know
Ernest"
"Speak of now-havc you forgiven
me?"
"There is nothing you could do /
would not forgive, nothing that could
change my love; henceforth my life is
yours"
Ernest pressed her hands passion
ately to his lips. Not only does he
love Helene with ardent passion, but
for her conduct to Juliette, for her
conduct to him during his married
life, he venerates and esteems her (;
nothing could part them now"
That's nice arrangement" said
a gentleman at the opera, looking at
Nine. de Villele, to whom Ernest was
talking.
Arrangement! Why, what do you
meanp You are unjust. Why Nine.
de Villele was the very best friend of
Ernests wife and tried all in her pow
or to keep her from harm she wasn't
jealous Of her in the least"
"She is a clever woman" said the
first speaker, a man past the prime Of
life perhaps you think the days Of
the Borgias are past"
"Why Mmc. dc Villele didn't poi
son Juliette."
"No, the days Of poison are past,
but Lucrezias remain, ouly they use
poison of the mind instead of for the
body. ALI my boy, there are crimes
whiEh the law has forgotten, while
society gives verdict Of innocence"
Thore are more sorrows of women
than of men. inst as in heaven. there