, 1869-01-24
CHAPTER nv.

."HAnwAr HatEL CaxIntk
mt Ldsu :. IN now N aY vay lfen
!oa Y eonsltanee Nl'h 4 orotn.sc uaadc By ne
Fialst to b 1ny Wife. and she has aecep:ed ne,
tnd 70 hey think that roo viii b. pleased 70 heH
aS,.aa tssi ~ ~ ben done aai4 be .. eoarss,
ne lnor :h.t ,ou You'd p:oposs 20 " 10 Do Is re.
gtEd 70 settlt meats. Laura tllpks ihAt Jo1 wtl
ss.n - 70 Sc 10th y'oleE md 9!,eH 4 saaso,,
WIN ~il 40 10 On reee:nne, yoat a:sur.rce
nor with rtprosetep. IN no, . w1ss tsts hars
NJ am, "a, lord ,oa.,c !. css4.;;x csnss.;.; a
r. ,ss-Ay aatFssa ~.ute 1no Ball, Wiling
Thst last word, in which be hsIf.declared
lions to his father. caused him word OF
trouble. But he could ind no term for eI.
pressing, without q decentralization which
was dlsarrreab1e to him, exact1y That po ;ition
OF feeling towards his Ather which really be-
longed to him. BE would hsrc written
| deadly ennity." or *'yourz with rcs,cct,''
or ''yours with most profound Indifference"
! exactly In accordance With the statc OF bis
fathers mind, If be had only known what 4
was that state. He WAS afraid of going be-
yond bis father In any ottr Of reconcNia,iop,
aud wns firmly fixed Ii his resolution that be
woc1d ncEcr be lth:- repentant OF submis.
size LII regard to the past. II Ills father had
wishes for tue future, be would comply With
them II be could do 70 without unreasonable
Inconvenience, but he would not Elfe WY q
etngle point as to things done and gone. II
hts father should choose to mskc any refer.
cuce to then, his father must prepare for
battle.
pertinecious obsttnacy at bis ton' o letter, aud
Tor IN hour or tWn he sWorG 10 hlmseii that
he would not answer IT. But 1t u natusal
thAt the iAthsr should yearn for the sou,
| Willie the cons feeling tos the father IL OF q
/ vert much we.ker nature Here. at nuy
had erer desired. And HI son had made a
stcp, though 1t was 50 yerS unsatisfactory q
step, towards reconciliation Nhcu the old
tuan read the letter the second time be
skipped 1hat reference to fstted calves which
had been 60 peculiarly dIstastefnl to him.
and betore the evening had passed be had
answered bis son as follows:
"Ar Dram cnu11aa: thAts received ycu.
| litter, ard an truly delighted 10 hell thst dear
Violet has accepted ron As her t13sand. He-
fEt1Ie VIII TO Te1J ns.Etaal to yoa, bat VIC her
bte es,en ,1e ~ :; x0q 1s1s
we,come hes j. : daughter to ny house.
~ shall Of coulfe Bslte to her ,utasd,s:clr.
eorzs ss:s II ' ps1e sS' doa. de L, II Iii III
ehas.1of . ma ssai.s1 esasar:ss,e . ,oa. .''
.KiehaIcs, the groom, u .au nrre. Toa hal
| pcshtos, better Wstn 70 HIN d1rect ah3ut ths
BIZ The middle Of February arrangement
had all been made, md Violet mel .hsr, lore
| at his father's house. sha In tho meantime
had been with her aunt. aud had undergon
. q good denl OF mild uuecashc persecution
any dtar Violet" said her sunt 10 her o,
q her arrival at Buckingham, speaking With
| 9rlt nnnhf ia hf.s7y II
!. to tho young lady, II donot know what t!
: "say how d'you dos' amt y said vlo1e.
II mean about this engagement" sail
Lady Baldock, With IN Increase OF awe-!u
n spring severity il. her voice. -.
n "eay nothing about It at al1. If you don
q Ike It," said Violet.
! "How can l sa5 nothiug about It! To,
: can ! be stlsnt' or hoN an I TO congratulate
1.-THE leA4t snld, pcfhaps, the soor est ment
cd" md Violet smiled al she spoke.
IL "1ha! Is ycry well, and " had DO duty
d perform l Fould be silent. But, Violet, 30
have been LETT In my charge. It Ice 20
n .hIpE1eeked in llfe. I shat ever tell rnyse
that The fault has been partly mine"
y may, aunt, that will BE- quite unnccess1
" ~ ! Twill always admit that you did ever,
( thing In your power to-.o--to-naI
=, me- run straight, as The sporting men saS."
10 "Sportiug men Oh, Vlolet.o -
T. "And you know. aunt, still hope th1t
a. shall be found 70 hare kept On the right ais
NJ or the postA.' Ton will fod that poor LoI
II Chiltetn Is not 60 black Is be Ia painted"
d. "But 7hy take anybody that Is hlack
"Look at Lord Fxwn."
II have locked at him."
Ia A young nuplenBu beginning career
At useful official lite, that Will end Ia -
be there Is no kno@ing what Il may end in."
n ~ dare say notI but It never could ha
I 1n.f jt, k,n{r
a a "Poor Ms. Appleaom. do like Nr. i
T. pledom. Bat, you see, aunt, I like Lo
= cbiltesn 20 much better, A young WON
III will 90 by her fcellpg..'
hn "And yet ron refused hlm doztu times
M hs ~ ncIer COUNTED the times, aunt; bu. 4
Of quilc 10 many a. TINT" ..
The eamc thing vas repeated ov:r md o.
again during the month thAs Miss Edinch:
nat no power Of inte1irriur. nnd Vlo
bore her persecusIoa bfartly. =
ec future husband Nas generally trot
~ ot Al "that violent young mai
It aud hints were thrown out ~ to the perso;
injuries to which hia wife might be possi
subjcct1d. But The threatened bridr o.
In ~ part Of the general lot ot mntrlEl WON
~ ~ dare say, Ii thu truth wcro known,
uncle Daldock did not al0aya keep his Il
Pet." she once saii. foW. the truth was
l
zen had bscn dnrab rs sheep before the aht
HI ere In the hands OF his N1fe, aud had ne
rfT teen knoxu 10 do auythlng lmrnuper
eak those who had been moas Intimate y
ouc- n'tu etGn ~ 1n [Autl 41p'
The raced aunt" was noblenlu - tilaaf
e1. in h,s manner ot life trom Lord Chiltesn
liz. chalk from cheese" "Uut then comes
Fl. question. which Is tho checke't said Vio
y Lady l}aldock Hou1d not argue the qucst
k-.& IT, kxt
lnd Lady Laura Kennedy met them nj Sauls
nil. having had something Of battle with
husband before shc len her horuo to do
When she told btn OF her desire to assist
this reconciliation between her father I
en- brother, de replied By pointing ou: that
And interview WAS ended had como to express
had 1 opinion that thst duty Vas very much Z
eaIs lected. She In The meantime mad dccia
taye iha4 shc would 60 to saulsby, or that
ttcf wonld e1plaiu to her father TINT she
forbidden ey hsr husband TO Do 80; -!
said At. Kennedy. In answer to wh
rcfa Lady Laura told hIm that there '
some martial commands which she sho
not cousider Il to be her dutT to obey. "
cry. natte's had come to thi. pass. !, may
l,t- conceived Thai both NJ. Kennedy and
Ysclf VIII. vtre rery unhappy. She had ala
Lett resolved that she would take steps to en-
her to lire apart from her husband; and
ut had begun to consider what course ho III
At. pustae II such steps we're taknn. The
-orld astubtect to her husband by the ltHs
,-of OF God dnd man and Mr.. Kennedy was
st At who thought much Of such Ia -. In
he IL meantime, Lady Laura carried her point
be Of went to Saulsby, 1cavine her husband Il
have up 10 London and begin the session By
jung &eil.
feet before Lord Chilterr arrived, ard mAnF
sasy the consultations which were held bct1
3u- them as to the best mode In which II
scttS might be; arranged. Violet Wa OF opi
,upt- that there had better be no arrauEeu
, or that Cbtitera should be allowed to CON
has and take his tAthet'A hand, ana Sis COW
ucn. diuncr--snd that 50 things should fall
men, their places, Lady LAuFa whs sathe
b to favor Of some sccnc. Bat thc luses7le"
n1u. taken place bcfoEe either OF thcn Teso
III. had Ronc Immediately TO his father, t:
w1th The kArl rgry much By surprise, and
oo,1r c1nc of best IN the encounter.
4 her MY lcrd," said be. walking up 7
mse5 10 conc ei5n sack <, to @ saa,sbT.' He hsd v,
10 fis sister 10 saJ tlist he xonld t
ht, sauIsby on that day. tut had uan1t
hour BE pow appeared between teE
lame eleven in the morning, and bis tathe. b
.h, get nsde no preparation Tor him-9s
20 ot walked In At the front door and had
you ,or The Earl. Tho EArl was IN bis Own
5, A \ rr--o,nn-s c3nomy room fuIt Of
5 she s..,.s M dsrter furn{frrr and II
t the ! G"ss frt,nrs hea of nnre rnne. II
Whict 1o.o @ " ..tIi --a% .iittne torrther on,
s4oS Gre 10 the b1takfsst-toom aud knew ne
ely by " ~ N1isaa, .,ss,s +..,.r ufb.ra,
Lxa- rected Sou 70 carly"
~ hare come early. came acrosa
" said TT, and s'ept at Birmingham. l 81
Violet Il here"
Fion, "Te<, abe u hcre,-1nd Laura. The
told. ! I've veyr gtSd tn ar vou EN am ~ 4