The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-21
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TROLLOrE.
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CHAPTER Mi.
HE HONORABLE MIR. GLAsCocE

HE HONOkABlsls Mn uL.ASNNNh'
By the en9 of July Mrs. Trevelyan
with her sister was established III the
Clock House, at NuncOmbe Putney, un-
der the protection of Hugh's mother;
Int before the reader is made acquainted
with any OF the circumstances OF their
life there, few wOIds must be SAID OF
an occurrence which took place before
those two ladies left CurIDa Street.
As to the quarrel between Trevelyan
and his wife, things went from bad to
worse. Lady MilborOugh continued to
interfere, writing letters to Emily
which were full of COED sense, but which,
~ Emily said herself, never really
touched the point of dispute. Am l,
who am altogether unconscious of hav.
ing done anything amiSS, 10 confess that
| have been in the wrong! III 1t were
about n small matter, | would not mind,
for the sake of peace. But when 1t con
Germs my conduct III reference To anoth-
er man | would rather die first" That
had been Mrs. Tevelyan's line OF
thought and argument in the matter;
but then old Lady MilborOugh in her
letters spoke only of the duty
of obedience as promised at the altar.
"But | didn't promise 10 tell lie, said
Mrs Trevelyan. And there were inter
views between Lady Milborough and
Trevelvan, and interviews between La
DIV Mllbarough and Nora ROwley. The
poor dear old dOwager was exceedingly
busy and full of grolnS, prescribing Ma
Piles, prescribing a course of extra pray
ers, prescribing general course of let
ting bygOnes DO bygones,-to which,
however, Treve!yan would by no means
assent without some assurance, which
he might regard as u guaranty, pre-
scribing retirement t. small town IN
the west of France, if Naples would not
suffice: hut she could effect notl lug.
Ms. Trevelyan, indeed, did thing
which was sure Of itSe to render any
steps taken for reconciliation ineftect
uai. In the midst Of al this turmoil
while she aad her husband were still
living in the same house. bat apart be-
cause of their absurd quarrel respecting
Colonel Osborne. she wrote another let
ter TO that gentleman, The argument
by which she justified this tn herself,
and to her sister after it was done, was
the real propriety Of her own conduct
throughout her whole intimacy with
Colonel Osborne. "But that is just
what Lonis doesn't want yOY to do"
Nora had said, filled with apger and
dismay.
Then let Loais give me IN order to
that effect aud behave to me like huS-
band, aud will obey him." Emily had
answered. Aud sue had gone on TO
plead tina. in her present condition she
was under no orders from her husband.
She was left TO judge for herself, and
Judging for hegself-she knew, rs she
said, that il was best that she should
write to Colonel Osborne. Unfortunate
~ there was no ground for hoping that
Colonel Osborne was ignorant of this
insane jealousy on the the part of her
husband. 1t was better, therefore, she
said, thti she should write him,
on the occasion she took care to name
70 her SISTER as papa'S old friend,-and
explain to him what sue would wish
him to do, and what hot to do. Colonel
Osborne answered the letter Very nuirE-
ly, throwing much more of demonstra.
tive affection than he should have done
into his Dear Emily aud his Dearest
Friend" OF course Mrs Trcvelyan had
burned this answer, aud OF course NJ,
ire yelyan had been told Of the CORES.
pondence. HIS wife, indeed. had been
especially careful that there Shou!d b2
nothing secret abouJ the maiter,-that
il should be so known i'll the house that
Mr. Trevelyau should be sure TO hear OF
il. Aud he had heard of it, and been
driven almost mad by il. He had flown
oil To Lady MilbOrOugh, and had reduc-
ed his old friend To despair by declaring
that, after all, he began 10 fear that has
wife WORCESTERSHIRE by
that d. scOundrel. Lady MllbOrough
forgave the language, but prote sted that
he was wreng in his suspicion. TO
continue to correspond with him after
what | have said 10 her" exclaimed
Trevelyan. Take her 10 Naples at
once" said Lady Miboroush; lat once
and have him after ME - said Trevel-
van. Lady Mllborough had no answer
ready, AID not having thought OF THIS
looked very blank.
II should tind it harder TO deal with
her there than he e. continued Trevel-
yam.
Then it was that Lady Milborough
spoke of the small town III the west OF
France, urging as her reason that such i
man as Colonel Osborne would certain
ly not follow them there; but Trevelyan
had become indignant at this, declaring
that if his wifv's good name could be
preserved in no other manner than that,
it would not be worth preserving at all.
Then Lady MilEoroagh had begun TO
cry, and had continued crying for very
long time. Sue was very unhappy,-as
unhappy as her nature would allow her
to be. She would have made almost