The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-30
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
CHAPTER XIV.
Continued.

He was to remain the Sunday at Nun
combe Putney and return to London on
the Monday. There was, therefore,
but one day on which he could say what
he had to say to Nora Rowley. When
he came down to breakfast on the Sun
dav morning he had almost made up
his mind that he had nothing to say TO
her. AS for Nora, she WAS IN a state OF
mind much less near to any liked pur-
nose She had told herself that she
loved this man,-had indeed done so IN
the clearest way, by acknowledging the
fact of her love to another sutton, by
pleading to that other sutton the fact
of her love as an insuperable reason
whv he should be rejected. There was
M longer any dOubt about it to her
when Priscilla had declared that Hugh
Sfanburv was at the door, her heart had
GONE into her mouth. Involuntarlly
She had pressed her hands to her side,
and held her breath. Why had he come
thereY Had he come there for her
Oh if he had come there for her, and II
she might dare te forget all the future,
how sweet-sweetest of all things In
heaven or earth-might be an August
evening with him among the lanes
But she, too, had endeavOred to be very
prudent. She had told herself that she
was quite unfit to be the wife of poor
man,-that she would be only burden
round his neck, and not an aid to him.
And in so telling herself she had told
herself also that she had been fool not
TO accept Mr.. Glasc0ck. She would have
dragged cut from her heart the image of
this man who had never even whisper |
ed a word of love in her ears, and should |
have constrained herself to receive |
affection from man in loving whom
there ought to be no difficulty. But
when she had been repeating those les
sons to herself, Hugh Stanbury had not
been in the house. Now he was there;
and what must be her answer if he
should whisper that word of love7 She
had an idea that it would be treason in
her to disewn the love she felt if ques-
toned concerning her heart by the man
to whom it had been given.
They all went to church on the Sun
day morning, and up 80 that time Nora
had not been moment alone with the
mar she loved. 1t had been decided
that they should dine early, aud then
ramble out, when the evening would be
less hot than the day had been, to
spot called hidden Park.
This was nearly three miles from Nun
combe, and was a beautiful wild slope of
ground, full of ancient, blighted,
blasted, but still half.living oaks, oaks
that still brought forth Horsepower
locking bend of the river Teign.
Park, in the usual sense of the word,
there was none, nor did they who lived
round Nuncombe Putrey know whether
Niddon Park had ever been enclosed
But of all the spots in that lovely
neighborhood, Priscilla Sta1bury swore
that it was the lOveliest; and, a. it had
never yet been seen by Mrs. Trcvclyan
or her sister, it was determined that
they would walk there on this August
afternoon. There were four of them
and, as was natural, they fell into par
ties of two and two. But Priscilla
walked with Nora, and Hugh Stanbury
walked with his friends wife. Nora
was laxative, but demure in her man
ner, and speaking now and again as
though she were giving words, and not
thoughts. She felt that there was some
thing to hide, and was suffering from
disappointment that their party should
not have been otherwise divided. Had
Hugh spoken to her and asked her to be
his wi fe, she could not have accepted
him, because she knew that they were
both poor, and that she was not fit to
keep a poor mans house. She had de-
claTed TO herself most plainly that that
must be her course; bnt yet she was
disappointed, and talked on with that
knowledge that she had something to
conceal.
When they were seated beneath an
old riven, withered oak, looking down
upon the river, th:y we're still divided
in the same way. la seating herself she
had been very anxious not to dISarrange
that arraugemcnt,-aimost equally anX-
ious not to seem to adhere 10 1t with
any special purpose. She was very care
full that there should be nothing seen IN |
her manner that was any wy special
but in the meantime she was suffering I
an agony of trouble He did not care for /
her IN the least. She was becoming sure .
of that. She had given all her love to a |
man who had none tc give her in return.
As she thought of this She almost Ionged
for the offer of that which She ,,paw sbai
could not have accepted had it bs.. rf-
frred to her. But she talked on ah,rt
the scenery, about the wcather.-des.
canting on the pleasure of living whrrs
such loveliness was within reach. Then
there came panSe for moment.
Nora" said Priscilla, 81 do not know ,
what you are thinking about, but it is
not of the beauty of Niddon Park"
Then there came a faint sound as of an
hysterical sob, and then gurgle in the
throat, and then a pretence at laughter.
Il don't believe am thinking ofany-
thing at ALL said Nora.
After which Hugh insisted on descend
lag to the bank of the river, but, as the
necessity Of re-climbing the slope was