The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-12
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
CHAPTER XXXy.
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But circumstances did give him an
opportunity of speaking to Mr.. Gibson.
On the Wednesday afternoon both he
and Mr.. Gibson were invited to drink
tea at Mrs. French's house on the Mon
day. Such Invitations at Exeter were
wont to be given at short dates, and
both the gentlemen had said that they
would 90. Then Arabella French had
called in the Close and had asked Miss
Stanbury and Dorothy. 1t was we'll
understood by Arabella that Miss STAN
bury herself would not drink tea at
Heavitree. And it may be that Do
rothy's company was not in truth de-
sired. The ladies both declined. Don't
YOU stay at home for me, my dear"
Miss Stanbury said to her niece. But
Dorothy had not been out without her
aunt since she had been at Exeter, and
understood perfectly that 1T would not
be wise to commence the practice at the
house of the Trenches. "Your nephew
is coming, Miss Stanbury, and Mr.. Glib
son." Miss French said. And Miss Stan
bury had thought that there was some
triumph in her tone. my nephew can
go where he pleases, my dear" Miss
Stanbury replied; "and as for Mr.. Glib
son, am not his keeper The tone in
which Miss Stanbury spoke would have
implied great imprudence, had not
the two ladies understood each other so
thoroughly, and had not each known
thas it was so.
There was the accustomed set of peo-
pie in Mrs. French's drawing-roOm -
the Crombies aud the Wrights, aud the
Apiohns. And Mrs. MacHugh came also,
knowing that there would he a rub
Der. Their naked shoulders don't hurt
me-" Mrs. MacHugh said, when her
friend almost scOlded her for going to
the house. "Pn not young man. i
don't care what they do to themselves"
you might say as much if they went
naked altogether" Miss Stanbury had
replied in anger. "If nobody else COM
planned, l shouldn't" said Mrs. Mac
Hugh. Mrs. MacHugh got her rubber;
and as she had gone for her rubber, on .
distinct promise that there should be a
rubber, and as there was a rubber, she
felt that she had no right TO say lima
tured things. "What does it matter TO
me-" said Mrs. MacHHgh, chow nasty
she is. She's not going to be my wife"
"Ughw exclaimed Miss Stanbury shaE-
ing uoE uSau bOlu III ahSOA ShN NAS
gust.
Camilla French was by no means so
had as she was painted by Miss Stan
bury, and Brooke Burgess rather liked
her than otherwise. And it seemed to
him that Mr., Gibson did not at all dis
like Arabella, and felt no repugnance at
either the lady's nOddle or shoulders
now that he was removed from Miss
Stanbury's influence. 1t was clear
enough also that Arabella had not
given up the attempt, although she
must have admitted to herself shat the
claims of Dorothy Stanbury were very
strong. On this evening il seemed to have
been specially permitted to Arabella,
who was the elder sister, to take into
her own hands the management of the
case. Beholders of the game had hither.
TO declared that Mr.. Gibson's safety was
secured by the constant coupling of the
sisters. Neither would allow the other
to hunt alone. But a common sense of
the common danger had made some
special strategy necessary, and Ca
milla hardly spoke a word to Mr.. Glib
son during the evening, Let us hope
that she found some temporary con.
ISOLATION in the presence of the stran.
ger.
~ hope you are going to stay with
US ever so long, Mr.. Burgess" said Ca.
milla.
a month. That is ever so long,
isn't it, Why, l mean to see all Devon
shire within that time. feel alre ady
that know Exeter thoroughly and
everybody in it,
"Pm sure we are very much tlatter-
ed"
GAS for you, Miss French, I've heard
so much about you all my life, that l
felt that l knew you before | came
here"
"Who can bave spoken to you about
me ?"
"You forget how many relatives l
have in the city. Do you think my
Uncle Barty never writes tome: :"
Not about me-"
Does he not3 And do you suppose
ldOn't hear from Miss Stanburyi
But she hates me. kn'w that
And do you hate her ~
No, indeed. Eve the greatest respect
Tor her. But she is little odd--isn't
she, now, Mr.. Burgess {. We all like
every so long, six or seven years.-sipce
we were quite young things. But she
has such qneer notions about girls"
what sort of Rotions!'
"She'd like them all 10 dress inst liz
herself, aud she thinks that they sbonId
never talk to young men. If she was
here, she'd say | was flirting with Won
because we're sitting together"
"Bat you are not; are your
"Of course am not"
81 wish you would" said Brooke.
Il shouldn't know how to begin,-I
shouldn't indeed. i don't know what
flirting means, aud | don't know who
does know. When young ladies and
gentlemen go out, suppose they are in
tended to talk to each other"
But very often they don't, you
know"
Il call that stupid" said Camilla.
And yet, when they do, all the old
maids say that the girls are flirting. PIli