Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-11

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turn to be friendly to friendly people. If
were to come to Rome, and to trudge attend
ance on her to whatever she wanted to ses
she would be quite grateful and thankful
and she would show 1t. She is not like SOM
girls, who accept everything as mere boundel
service. She has humble opinion of he
deserts, Notwithstanding the value she mus
know is attached to money. heard grea
deal of her the last time was down in Esk
dale; and though l dare not decide one wa,
or another on Tindals guilt, shall homo
the little woman If she sticks to him.
don't mind telling you, George, that hat
once some notion of putting up for her my
self, but Lady Brooke warned me not /,
waste my pains. am dipped awfully, yo,
know; perhaps lucky bullet or thrust Ii
the spring may clear off all scores"
"Dont talk in that way Bangham can
stand it. l shall follow them to Rome il
spite of what you say"
81 know you will We shall meet agar
in London or If not, well then, my boy, al
rnhippi
1t was during the first week of December
that the Goodwins journeyed to Rome, ant
.na' george iohowed IN pursuit OF fcnnie'
Sir Andrew was perplexed Lady Goodwin
was triumphant. Pcnnic herself was happi
ly unconscious George had been most con.
'ehieh' a' fiorehce' ohe MISSED MN uur'
ing the TWO days they stopped at verona, b'li
a' rome nc was very convenient again.
no not KNOW now 1 should get about
10 see a'i that l nave longing 10 see, IL II
were not ior you' she SAID to him. 1t is
very Rihu Oh you' put are you sure you like
IL yourseifFi George was incoherently sure
tha' ne liked IL; she could not ask him to do
anythihg ior her that IL would not be plea
sure TO MN TO DO.
on Anurew reiraiheu from interference
until ne began 10 see that his brother really
meant something beyond passing away his
leave pleasantly =; and then, when it was
just too late to save him modification, he
spoke, almost forbidding him Pennies pres
ence. George pleaded hard for little lon
ger liberty of courtship; but when he found
Sir Andrew was inexorably bent on discour-
aging the further prosecution of his suit
while Pennie was under his own and his
wife's care, the young man said, then he
might as well return to London at once--he
was meditatlne n reouest for extension ot
his leave. but. Of course what had nassed
nut an end to il.
"This is not quite the time TO ask extern
sion of leave George nor. if Won will allow
me to suggest as much. is it the time for n
solder to be seeking pledges of any girl
much less of a girl whom he has known only
a few weeks. Besides. | see no Trustworthy
tokens of preference to Pennic to Justify
your hopes. She wears the Rood bethrothal
ring on her hand still. and while that is the
case, she cannot expect to be persecuted
with suitors. You are fairly warned off,
George opened his grievances to his sis
ter-in-Iaw, who was deeply sympathetic.
''Never mind, George, you will see her in
London. She shall stay with us in Harley
Street when we return" said the match
maker, anxious for the success of her plans.
"Sir-Andrew really knows nothing about
these things. have far more hope of a
change IN Pennie than had month ago
than had before you came to Florence"
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her,and his leaye-taking OF Femme from his
point OF view was not dlscouragng
"Going!' cried she. Going tomorrow
morning? Is not that very sudden and un-
expected?" ?" She looked quite grieyed, and
George stammered out some explanation,not
very clear and not quite correct. Il thought
you had nearly a fortnight's longer leave. i
am so sorry! We were to have seen the
Colosseum some night when the moon is at
full"
But for all her expressions OF regret, the
preoccupied little lady found ample enter
tainment at grand church festival on the
very day of his departure; and Lady Good
win was driven to confess that her senti-
ments were merely friendly towards him as
a pleasant companion, or selfish as towards
a useful escort whose loss she could not at