The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-28
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But you are so coDceited. YoR know
you thought meant you when called
Robert to pick up Topsy. You think
everybody must be thinking of you.
laughed, and the vicarj just murmur-
ed word or two of remonstrance; but he
was busy.
You see it had come to this with me.
Lady Nugcnt never knew where my
mornings were spent. She was suspicious,
| knew. Sic would have watched me II
she could, but that was not possible; and
in this case was match for her cross
questioning.
"Waitt TIL we get to Nugent." said
to the small owner of the red shawl.
"We shall see ifyou dare call me names
there, where Il am monarch of all l sur
vey.n
"Of course SHALL" she replied. "And
you won't be monarch of all you survey
either. But Mr. Nugent,-by the way,
l have great mind to call you Robert"
"D0," said l.
at would be fun" said she. What
could they think at Nugent ? You really
began to come here
Certainly" l replied.
"For good I" she asked.
"Weli, said l, II hope not for very
long"
"You know what mean, sir, said she,
"to settle down."
"Yes, to settle down." said l.
"We want resident squire dread
fully" said the young lady, with great
gravity" papa says so; but then papa
has an eye to subscriptions, and flannel,
and good stuff of all sorts for the poor
people. Now (observe the difference y
simply think that perhaps you will let
me go into the park whenever / like,
Just as it were my own"
Exactly, said l.
"And all over the picture-gallery," she
continued, land the drawing rooms, and
"To tho very store-rooms, fyou like,
in spite of cross old housekeepers," ex-
claimed.
"Mrs. Crane is not cross old house
keeper" said Lefty Indignantly. "She is
beautiful old lady, in black silk. Isn't
it nice always to wear black silk and
white CAPT She's is great deal more
digniied than you are"
Every likely" said l. "Tll tell you
what more you shall do at Nugent.
Should you like to go on the river in
boat 7"
81 should think so,-rather," said Let
every well, ;" said l, 81 shall have one
built, real clipper and there shall he
cri1sou cushions for it; and we'll callit
The Gypsy, in honor of you. What do
you say.
Lefty had come up close to me by that
time, and was looking at me with an ca
gerness that had something almost
painful in it, while the poor little ter
rier stared wistfully out of his crimson
wrapper, and uttered faint yelp of re-
mOnstrance.
"You are choking him, Gyp," said Con-
stance.
"That shows how much You know
about it" was the retort. But Mr. Nu-
gent, do you mean it really"
"Yes really" l replied.
"Then I'll tell you what" said Lefty;
"you are the very incest man l ever
knew. Shall we get as far as the old
Priory, do you think, and Norven
Wood 7"
81 don't see why not" replied.
auu SOHSIduCO lhClC hVNVt Ohgo
word," continued Lefty. 'But perhaps
you don't mean to take her !"
Involuntarily looked at the face
opposite me; and somehow the silk got
tangled. l had to give it up from my
clum sy fingers, to say a few words OF
apology, and theu to find by my watch
that it was time to go.
"ALd havn't heard half about the
bronzes, Gypsy, nor about the yellow
drawing-ro at the Hall you were to
help me to alter" said |. "Never mind, l
shall see you tonight"
That's no use, even if we Co." retOrt-
ed Lefty, promptly; (which, perhaps,
we shall not do. You will be with Lady
Nugent and your cousin then. | Won
der if you are very fond of Miss Nugent.
l know papa thinks"
Lefty" called out the vicar, rather
sharply, "you are an incorrigible chat
terbox; shall have to shut you up.
Going, Mr.. Nugent' Good by. We
shall see you soon, perhaps, down at the
Hail."
"The Hall :" said /. You are not 60
ing homer
HYes tomorrow" he replied. ~ have
been three Sundays away already; and
this gypsy of mine is getting all right
now; so there's no excuse for staying.
Good by"
went away with strange sort of
sensation of having the ground cut from
under my feet, thoroughly bewildered
and miserable. Hitherto had been in
dream, cheating myself, from time to
time into the belief that it was real;
now l had got to wake up. / knew |
was going to Providence Villa, and
should need all my self.possession. And
vet behiud me lay the romance, the very
existence of which had persuaded my
self only month ago was myth, be-
fore me.
tried to think it out. could see
again the eager little face-not so pinch
ed now as it was when l saw it first
and hear the childish voice say, ~ won
der if you are very fond of her. know
papa thinks
What was it the vicar thoughti Did
Constance knOwi Did she think it tool
And, if so how did it affect herr / be-
gan to form desperate resolutions in my
impatience. Because had been foolish
and weak once, there was surely no ne
cessity that my whole life should be
sacrificed. Lady Nugent was nothing
to me in such case as this. A little
while ago, it is true. have suffered my.
self to drift sluggishly on in the way
she wished me to drift; but l was igno.
rant then. ! knew better now. Things
are altogether different with ME. ]
would brave my aunt, | would tell Ce.
clio -.
At this point 1 stopped. The face OF
my cousin came and looked at me from
beside that other one of unpainted pic.
lures. 1t was not exactly like it used
to be; it had a worn look. an absent
worried expression in the eyes; and bel
manner to me was changed. 1t was i'm
patient and pettish. In spite of my
preoccupation had noticed this, and
wondered. What if Cecile did care for
me after all in real earnest!
} 1t was useless to say to myself, 81
can't help it: it was not my fault" be,
cause to n certain extent il was my fault
Lady Nugent had paraded Us before the
world as lovers, and had idly accept,
ed the position. / was to blame.
As rang the bell at Providence Villa
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