, 1869-04-18

Ncro tnsc1utable to her incxpef1encot s9e Yrt Ia
da1k b4ue tint around the chin md lower bsrt AZ
re eneen @ nifnt have recalled The warning token
Al, then. nis conscience Nns not entirely blunt.
"a, 1of as piercing ga1e had singular edect; be
and It seemed If his cye diiated suts fss!nr6 mn
Was # the confusion Of conscious rui1t- Nh
could not tell bat there by something II these
Sa.9a'q tna' seemed 70 react ehlngJ On
"An, the so,ui IN the solution :" cried be-, with
n N snufeJ atefed voice 1t almost sounded a.
were talking TO himself. ''''' A@1
.,n r1ss, ne solution of the mystery WAS not 90
iInI bat N spite q this bid iaTad sn0uEn,
sne cast down her eyes He walked IN and down
0nee outside, add then resumed hs lormer posi,
~ I'm bad adsocate, " said he. m11lnp. and
sndeavolinS % assamc The Light tone b which be
naa nist sroken "ln the midst or ny weiLa
has hsRe suddeS tess me s5 sssesd q ny s5saen
tI's5 sss Az sSSsts5ns ~ So u z s'si
he rassed his hand over bis brow. as
TO collect his shoughts, but Lii pre.
pAred 70 leare ne pavilion. An he1plcah,e dread
II also occurred 10 her lint Il WAS totally contrary
70 custom and propnety for her to permit longci
interview vim m entire stranger and, moreover,
Ba1trhen. She had allowed the charm Of hls
original manner 10 influence her; that was
foolish Of her, and must be rrnedled as soon :.
Nay not finish my defence =, asked he, In,
plostnglJ. as she approached the door.
can tel you the conclusion yseH, " said she,
~ = ase5ng her fase Iou Me9; to ~ about
ard because Jour unreasonable wish WAS not ri
once csrHed out you became angry. had this
aFat!in2 me enecs Of tneso Violent meas1fea"
.,.h Pssho Sc tns Pesa e ates as
taken. - lev more touches and the portrait Of
tyIant = complete. Bat In spite Of all thll
re.eht uE wtcket1ness, can nssurc Jou that an
friend Of ruth, and therefore VIII not dis.
EuiHe from you that I rdt nng1y. The old lalY
provoked me bitterly. seTeT1 days have already
passed Hnce the expiration OF the appotutEt eight
days, but peEhaps woull not Jet q while hare re-
sorted to these measures had not fright and ex-
element been caused yesterday among my people
BY nocturnal appAnt.ons 1t this window"
And 60 her uupnTtonahie folly had been the i'm
covesJ troubled the young gtll extremely. Tne
fault WIS t1epsrable, but she could At least make
some atoncment By f5cely acknowledging that she
70 reply when the deep but iar-souading voice II
the AofrAthl1 was heard calling her name from the
house. Why was It that the thought suddenly he.
Bartcheo might meet her sdversA.J here and eI-
rrc2s ali her anger and resentment un&iauatedly .
She buried. therefore, with sight bow, ont OF
on the point Of coming to the pavilion to LOOK fo7
her,
Kapldly and with suppressed voice she rccounted
dark co!ortng paled somewhat, out she remained
Bring ne pictures out from The 9ayt
rom ~ III IL as. s Tnsg A ean BE- es 1asea n inso
the green room for the present. until hare decid-
Cd where theJ had better be hung; can't see
dreadful to me- that they should be turned ont OF
tnelr old place, and cannot prevent It."
1ni followed the I1ofrathtn to the sitting -room,
r ne1 es Sea u Aan S
chena huge tule run, and therefore the suppressed
smile escaped her, which, at the beginning Of her
confession, new around the corners Of the Hofra-
thin q mouth.
"Be ashamed LII, said she, when the maiden
had nnlshet, her self accusation. :" You come here
with your c1,nohne md your trails, which
sall o the sand from the noors aud steps, much to
roor lores ve1aton; you've leaned English and
other n,gh-lea1ned things; and yet you remain 80
Childish that before long shan haze 10 bang the
school-rnles up again. youder beside the CLOCK
Iou pIeee Of eosehe ehsn@ a1 esotjese T 9'se
oEer yonder would nnse carried out his heroic In.
tenuons to-day without your assistance. ex.
rsf;st :. fSs 1o2 Re1aS "a sss s know he WIS aching to
II. DON'T thin1 80, Amt Basbehen,"
1sesa r. ne M aa EsnE nos e. g., ,es hssd aR.ss
tain that If you bad represented % him ealnly-"
"So the egR wants 70 b wiser than the hen"
rse.ed the h1fsial1 now ~ resi eas1 aRe
over Sonder. Ny grandmother Womb rather have
fired the pavilion With her own hand than hare
wasted good word on The Huberts about It Nev-
er cone TO me again, Llll, With such expressions.
I've grown old ID the knowledge that tns 1Iubcrta
have cast blot upon our tine, and the pain and
anger II has caused ne I take with nc to the
ano,hcr word aisoat hin over yonderHnos even I'd
namt-whcther in lest Of In earnest. And one
this world then ycu are mistress here aud Iii that
has belonged to fhe Ericils nom timc lmtnemofia
win be Journ But l thought Tor an tnstant
II II were only an inch or tic garden. You'd
come into the hands Of those over yon1er, I would
rather gre house and grounds Tor ! poor hospital
nj ast ~, ,ss. Sss
highly disapproTe Of yonr conduct ei fo-t3y. WoN
could you Kermit yourself TO engage In couver
moTrnscr Wiih n,tn M naSe r., a 3o+,,.1ou 1au
What Dofte said Yesterday about hin. Snch a
pereon is not worthy that 4 woman Of reputation
irunv N AZ Iosn .n II eonstders thrn I nj =, M
esrpc tlescrtntiou y "
deep ei5w rose ever Ilus white face IN ia
threw hacI hrr hesf a,3ti her month asst,rns fhe
rFuud exrrrsstof, which often cnne u the renfle
chiIdish fare inot n intelJectnA suner.oriT and
passed dulckly In review before her IutudI i ere
Fne TuIcs oi behaytor Which her Ena1ish soS- eo
crncss Ind again and again repea1e, to
with vrutjcuan moi formally rre*enteti.-hnd in.
deed ocrurred rathcr late 10 1ef mIni At the ssme
tine, had sc not, By ner repiiea, kept him within
the !rlits Of compIete tndIdrrrnce ns fuy and ,
c.dedy as II she had only turned her back silently
on himr The thought Of how rough and unamE
able she bad been, which q few nou,ents before
fort The handsome nguse OF Blue
beard, which hai impressed her against her viii,
was no longer before her. and the warning and
observation of the experienced Hofrzshin had SO
much the greater iunnence. She made q nfm re-
solve that she would not approach the pavilion
again Is long a. no solid dividing wall WAS erected
Bluebeard that she did not aroid thas meeting
tth him, and he wouid see that she Was not TO b
cla<se4 a. one Of the Aforesaid " description"
Horfashin and the girl about these oo-
currenees- The pictures and turniture we're
noyesi quietly from The pa1llian to The green
nom Tor the scconm modsiion q inc dolls. in The
evening IN old friend OF Aunt Barbchenis came 70
&c her md remained 70 lea, which wAs drunk IN
The two old ladies' sat there and talked together Of
days long rassed Of dreams and disapPolnsmenis,
81 hopes and reatxnat!ona LII sat In low gE-
knees, gazing out into the deepening twilight, =
touched and astcntiFe listener Us one faded pic
tute rpee above another
white object which seemed TO detach itseli, ~ i
werr, from fztntlJ cleaning rocket huah md
elowfy moved forward She 4oop recognized tho
nItte night wAndcreE; \ white hen had escaped
rum the poultry house, md WAS Walking about ia
the most complete tranquility over the cucumber
led, paustng here mud there 70 sc1atch Ii
the loose earth. Fortunately for Dorte who
ohsTr th+ srrsn,ao deilnonen. I.iii -osc ou,.;Is
ava nnnbaa-vnT = InyA ar u T,nse,rts ~
threatening storm from the head OF the neclectfuI
old cook; but the creature, II her aP11oach, raa
over the beds as II possessed, vanished Ia bushes
and hedges QUIZ to emerge Ii fen uoiucn,s lIke
mock1nK Kotold, In he most distant corner oi thc
Eoqse we're useiess: suddenly she rose. anil uyin1
heavily for Ehort dts;auce se-.ei hcrsef ~, thfs
rrof o{ thr nartjon tsAs ,n.t rna Tfne, 1-e-,, ~
m nyn,i she rTnnrhed doWn snG ~ ths woSt ~
nr1yot1nc sernrtrT rurne,, ~ hesd carc1 49, e.
ene sttc. tten 70 he oihe:. Her Hhiie p1unas.o
shane mys:Irtnusfv nrrr rsr dart rn.rnrs r.,
Instfje al me I'D nousa was dIsra,1T r,oo+nv o7i
through the hole Ia tE. VIII stojc IN tae .ionhtf
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