The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-18
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
Continued.
CHAPTER MI.
MISS sTANGUEY'S GENEROSITY,

MISS SIANBJ IA - bENhH''iA''
On one Wednesday morning early in
June, great preparations were being
made at the brick house in the Close at
Exeter for an event which can hardly
be said to have required any prepara-
ton at all. Mrs. Staubury and her eld-
er daughter were coming into Exeter
from Nuncombe Patncy TO visit Doro-
thy. The reader may perhaps remem-
her that. when Miss Stanbury's invita-
ton was sent to her niece, she was
pleased to promise that such visits
should be permitted on "Wednesday
morning. Such visit was now to be
made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite
moved by the occasion. 81 shall not see
them, You know, Martha" she had said,
on the afternoon of the preceding day,
81 suppose not, ma'am.'
Certainly not. Why should II LII
would do ne good" d,
at is not for ME to say, ma'am, OF
course"
"No, Martha, it is not. And | aW sure
that | am right. It's no good going
back and undoing in ten minutes what
twenty years have done. She's poor
harmless creature, believe
"The most harmless in the world,
ma'am."
"But she was as bad as poison to me
when she was young, and what's the
good of trying to change it now: If
was to tell her that loved her, should
only be lying"
Then, ma'am would not say it,"
"Aud don't mean. But you'll take
col Ia
81 don't think they'll care for wine
and cake"
"Will yon do as tell you? What
matters whether they care for it or mott
They need not take it. 1t will look bet
ter for Miss Dorothy. lfDorOthy is to re-
main here, shall choose that she should
be respected" And so the question of the
cake and wine had been decided over
night But when the morning came, Miss
Staabury was still in twitter. Half
past ten had been the hour fixed for
the visit, in consequence OF there being
a train in from Lest 'rO', due at the EX-
eter station at ten. As Miss Stanbury
breakfasted always at half past eight,
there was no need of hurry ON account
of the expected visit. But, neverthe-
less, she was in a fuss all the morning
and spoke Of the coming period as one
in which she must necessarily put her
self into solitary confinement.
"Perhaps your mamma will be cold"
she said, "and will expect fire"
80 dear, no. Aunt Stanbury."
at could be lighted, of course. 1t is
pity they should come just so as to pre-
vent you from goingtO morning service,
is it mott"
81 could go with you, aunt, and be
back very nearly in time. They won't
mind waiting a quarter of an hour"
"What, and have them here all alone.
| wouldn't think of such a thing. l
shall go up stairs. You had better
come to me when they are gone. Don't
hurry them. | don't want you to hurry
them at all; and if you require any
thing, Martha will wait upon you. |
have told the girls to keep out of the
way. Ihey are SO giddy, there's no
knowing what they might be after. Be-
sides, they've got their work to mind"
All this was very terrible 30 poor Dor
othy, who had not as yet quite recover
ed from the original fear with which
her aunt had inspired her,-so terrible
that she was almost sorry that her moth
er and sister were coming to her. When
the knock was heard at the door, pre-
cisely as the cathedral clock was strik-
ing half past ten,-to secure which
punctuality, and thereby not 70 offend
the owner of the mansion, Mrs. StanOu-
~ and Priscilla had been walking abont
the Close for the last ten minutes, Miss
Stanbury was s i'll in the Tarlor.
"There they are ~ she exclaimed,
Jumping up. They haven't given 4
body much time 10 run away,-have
they, my dcari Half miuute, Martha,
Just half Minutew Then she gath
cred up her things as though she had
been i'll treated in being driven to make
so sudden n retreat, and Martha. ~ sosn
as sthe last hem of her nistress's dress
had become invisible on the stairs,
opened the front door for the visitors.
"Do you mean 10 say You like it ~
said Priscilla, when they had been there
about q quarter of an hour.
"Hu. sh," whispered Mrs. Stanbury.
81 don't suppose she's listening at the
door," said Priscilla.
Indeed, she's not" said Dorothy
There can't be a tTuer, hoaeSter woman
than Aunt Stanbury."
"But is she kind to you, Dolly ."asked
the mother.
Every kind; too kind. Only done
understand her quite, and then she gets
angry with mo. | know she thinks I'm
fool, and that's the worst of it,"
"Then, if l We're you, / would come
home" said Priscilla.
"She'n never forgive you if you do, ,
said Mrs. Stanbury.
"And who need care about her forgive
ness 7" said Priscilla.