The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-17
CHAPTER XIII.

Christian, after sitting waiting in the study Tor
long hour received Mosaic from mr. husband
that he would not be home that night. lie had to
take sudden journey OF twenty miles on some
urgent RffsIs. This was not unusual.
So his wife had to wait still. she submitted as
to fatality laid her head on her pillow, aud fell at
once into that dull, stupid sleep which mcrcrully
comes to some people, aud always came 90 her in
heavy trouble. She did not wake rom IL til late
In the following morning.
Christian rose and dressed: for her household
ways must 80 on as usual; she must take he-
place 1t the breakfast table, aud make il cheerful
aud pleasant, 81 that the children might not find
out snything wrong with mother. She did %, and
rent them away to the morning p.sy-hSppy IT.
,lo souls Then sho sat down 10 think for little,
oil alone.
Not what 10 do-thst was already decided but
how to do it-how to tel DR.. Grey IN the least
painful way that his love had not been the first
love she had received-snd given; that she / al
bad this secret, ana kept IL from him, though he
WAS hor husband, for nix whole months.
On, had she but told him before her marriage
long, long ago! Nov, no miIht thil she only
did 1t out Of fear, dreAd % public opinion, on sack
ing protection from the public scandal that might
overiAko her, however innocent.
She sat trembling, yet not altogether hopeless /;
very humble, anu vet strong, with nc sTent ia
thai tho inward consciousness OF deeply loving
not of being loved, but OF loyiug-always gives -
. woman, and waited till DR.. Grey came home.
When the pArlor door opened she rushed forward
think ms, Il was he, but Il only Phiiis-Philhs
~ she held out 10 her mistress letter.
There I've took 1t in for once, aad given II to
YOU by yourself he babe me, but I'll never
lake IN another. I'm all honest woman, snd M
master has been q good master to me-
'Phlhs - cried Mrs Grey, aston.shed. But
when she saw tho leIier She was hsIouiHhod no
more
The tinted perlumed paper, the large seal,
the dainty handwriting, all we're familiar Of Old.
Fierce INDIGNATION, unutterslle contempt, and
then wrcathins sense of personal shame as II
she were somehow accountable Tor THIS insult,
awept by turns over Christians soul, until she
recollected shat she mus, hetray nothing Tor
moro than her own sske-her husbSuc's-Sh
must not put herself in her servants power
50 she did not throw the letter N the ire or
stamp upon II, or DO any II tho frantic things she
was itmp.ed 10 do; she held 1t in her hand Ike a
common note, aud sad calmly,
"Who ought this and when did il come -
LAST night only couldn't md you. IL was
ni.u cropping Into Mss Gascoi -uCs hands, aud a
preIty mcss thA. would have been. And | warn
yuu-iop lad bet er mind what you are about
n 10 ISlu HcuneIt told me all about u; ana y
nee ..ugtOIy :. is, too, ior mar.icI Lady. Aud
VI IS Las,uigLs has scented u OUT III 10 bound;
al !. Dr. Grey once gels bold OF tt-"
~ p" ssIu CIR s.Ian' hrmly, though she irlt
her yut. lus Iuruius whiso. luI are uu~, ?
'u'4e eN.raorJnaiE 'elHsloA. ILeit . nolAihS To
be -ot u,'du.. I-l,u tbs letter 10 Iny bus alu's
su.I,-IIl % 8 uu..i. have uu cuu4u4unl atoms
" u,yrr with : Edwin unscL.'
Puils .ookei utterly amazed. Though her ms.
VT Nn hh uul hlcss eA''''' "''N' y tIc
| something in her manuer-her per.tul, q l.et
convection OF innocence, sClt-asser,ei, thodgh
without ANY open selt-4e.eus-, winch struck Tho
woman more shan any amount OF anger would
| have done.
"a. I've male a mistake, I'm cure / beg your
pardon, mA'an.," lcgsu size, que huutly.
What ior: LscDpt Tor lc,cy lns and ringing
| 10 ne pryacly lcuer winch should have been
efI VI Il BA.Acr al the door, il be.ng Bsrkers busl-
ness aud NOS yours X member that Auolher time.
| Now take tue letter " tAe study, and co.