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HEKNEW HE WAS RIGHT
RY ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
Continued
CHAPTER LXXXN.
THE BATHS OF LUCIA.

June was now far advanced, and the
Rowleys and the Spaldings had re-
moved from Florence /. the Baths OF
Lucca. Mr.. Glascock had followed In
their wake, and the whole party were
living at the Baths in one of those hotels
in which SO many English and Ameri.
cans are wont TO congregate in the
early weeks of the Italian summer.
The marriage was to take place in the
last week of the month, and. all the
party were to return TO Florence for the
occasion-with tho exception of Sir
Marmaduke and Mrs. Trevelyan. She
was altogether untitled for wedding
Joys, and her father had promised to
bear her company when the Others left
her. Mr.. Glascock and Caroline Spald-
ing were to be married in Florence, and
were to depart Immediately from thence
for some of the cooler parts of Switzer-
land. After that Sir Marmaduke and
Lady Rowley were To return to London
with their daughters, preparatory to that
dreary journey back to the Mandarins;
aud they had not even yet resolved
what they had better do respecting that
unfortunate man who was living In
seclusien tn hilltop near Siena. They
had consulted lawyers and doctors in
Florence, but it had seemed that every
body there was afraid of putting the
law in force against an Englishman.
Doubtless there was law in respect to
custody of the insane; aud 1T was ad-
mitted that if Trevelyan were danger
ousiy mad something could be done;
but it seemed that nobody was willing
to stir in such case as that which now
existed. Something, it was said, might
be done at some future time; but the
difficulties were so great that nothing
could be done now.
1t was very sad, because it was neces-
sary that some decision should be made
as 10 the future residence of Mrs. Ire
velyan and of Nora. Emily had de-
clared that nothing should induce her
to go 20 the Islands with her. Since
her journey TO Casalunga she had also
expressed her I'm willingness TO leave
her husband. Her heart had been
greatly softened toward him, and she
had declared that where he remained,
there would she remain-as near to him
as circumstances would admit. 1t might
be that at last her care would be neces-
ssry for his comfort. He supplied her
with means of living, and she would use
these means as we'll as she might be able
in his service.
Then there had arisen the question
of Nors's future residence. And there
had come troubles and storms in the
family. Nora had said that she would
not 60 back TO the Mandarins, but had
not at first been able to say where or
how she would live. She had suggested
that she might stay with her sister, but
her father had insisted that she could
not live on the income supplied by Ire
velysn. Then, when pressed hard, she
had declared that she intended to live
on Hugh Stanbury's income. She would
marry him at once-with her fathers
leave, if she could get it, bnt without it
if il needs must be so. Her mother told
her that Hugh Stanbury was not him
self ready for her; he had not even pro-
posed so hasty q marriage, nor had he
any home fitted for her. Lady Rowley,
in arguing thus, had expressed no assent
to the marriage, even as distant ar
rangement, but had thought thus to
vanquish her daughter by suggesting
small but insupeable difficulties. On a
Sudden, however, Lady Rowley found
hASe OH Willy tSaluSI Nv
an offer that came direct from Mr.. Glas-
COCK. Mss Caroline, he said, was very
anxious that Nora should come to them
at Monkhams as soon as they had re-
turned home from Switzerland. They
intended to be there by the middle of
August, and would hurry there sooner.
if there was any intermediate d, fiiculty
about finding hons for Nora. MI
Glascock said nothing about Hugh Stan.
bury; but, Of course, Lady Rowley nm.
derstood that Nora had told hsr ali her
troubles and hopes to Caroline, and tina,
Caroline had told them TO her future
husband. Lady Rowley, in answer t
this, could only say that she would con
suit her husband.
There was something very grievous il
the proposition to Lady Rowley. |
Nora had not been self.willed and stiff
necked beyond the usual self. willednes
and stiff neckedness of young womel
she might have been herself the mis-
tress OF Monkhams. 1t was propose,
now that she should 90 there to wait til
poor man should have got togethe
shiliings enough to boy few chairs an,