, 1869-03-28
PllNEaS FINN.
BY HkTHoNY TRoLLopE,

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BY HkTHoNY TRoLLopE. N
sassss. K HarsseS: tht ShSsss ssss Tsa3: The
With its I'abficnsiou In England.
CHATTER L1xm,
AxAxT1ux 1R.R
Mlss EtllnRh8mA life Ut thls timo was not the
hanpic*t IN the World, Her iincx u shs once
ia plesasat piseea er resIdensc va 81 su il, Wis Is
her aunt md she hid conle to md that II was A.
1asa net s1 t, sny tonErt 70 endure tAay Ba
lsaltock In former days She had had Z dream
that she might escape, and live alone II shc chose
70 oe alone; thAt ahe might be independent In her
a1ter sn.t faahlon: thas she might tako her own
fortune IN her OWN hand, u tho Law certainly IL
ssse nss sss + e. ~ ss e % ssi ~s .ss " I'd
learned to undc1siAnd that iii taia Wa
not po:sIhle for, her: Though one law
allowed It. another law Aallowesi it. and tho lat-
ttf law WAS nj 1east as powerful as the former
And then her Present miaery WIZ enhanced by the
tact that ale wae nov banlshel from the second
ahe had always been able To escaps from 1any Bal.
dick to the houae Of her friend, hut now euGh e.
Gape VA out Of The question LAZY Laura and
LORD Chi!tSln nyed in the same honae, and Violet
Lady baltock understood all this, and tortured
1 he5 niece ,s n,oeosalnsy s5n, Y, Il w not
nec-'A life burden To her and, 50 Intending work
sinn principle to that effect Lady Baldock, no
!nu't, desired to do her duty conscienilously But
conviction OF the mind Of each OF Ihe two Iadies
ihat the other was the most unreasonable being In
The aunt, In these days, hal! taken 1t Into he.
hehd to talk Of poor Lord Chlltern This nrose
partly from the belief TINT the quarrel WAS nnal,
ana taa. eyS61 II taeTa would be no danger tn
partly from feeling that 1t would be better that
hrr niece should marry Lort Cht1tern than that
from the general principle that ss sne thought Il
right to seo1d her niece on MI occaaons this might
be best done BY taking an opposite view Of all
Sort wss - supposed @ to ,egard "a % io Cstesm a.
naTtng stnned aEainat her, And therefore Lady
naldosk Pa Ss talked Of "pooT Lord chiteE" a e
their conditions were hopelesa Her da1g1ter
vas no chance remaining either ioT
ArPle.ion,. III believe sae Tm be a. au Old o1i
maid on On purpose 1o bring me to ny. grave" said
was told one day that Lord Chltern was il lie
house, and was asking To see Miss Bingham, she
did not at once faint away, and declare that they
would al ee mnEdeEed-as she would hare done
sntuc months since. She waA pefpleIed by double
duty. II It were possible that Violet should relent
Hnd le reconciled, then It would be her duty 10
sare Violet from the claNs OF the wild beast But
u there "s III sCch chance, then It would he her
dnty to poor Lord Chl,crn to see that he .was not
tnaisa n *lta IN fonsgney S .sl. an and tishumor
dtcS nskrd her daughter.
Mi yet, mamma"
On dear oh dear: suppose she ought to Sec
lnent!'
u suppose she will do as she plsascs, mani
Augusta, how can you talk IN that way7 AMI
TO have no centto1 In my own house7" 1t was,
howeses s s,oa sppaIent to her that tn this nater
sne Nns 10 tIare no control
Lotu Chlltefn La down stairs, said Violet COM
50 Augusta tells ne, SIT down. m7 Jear.o
sent down to say thst would lie with him III
minute. He Ii the impatient soul alive aud
"SF, :. no not ksep s Ih5a him y wais,ns;"
"EcrAsnly Ehall scc him." said Violet AZ she
le1t the ro0in-
- wonder that any wornan should ever take
l;adock n her daughter IN a ,espondent tone, q
Snc nSlu up hcf hands u dlanny. In the mean-
s,a Glne ~ ne. e. nag 9 gne ao"n staFs WIN quick
which !tsr loser was waiting To receive her:
,i fasS % t. .,t tnan1 5oq Tor coming e. nc Violet"
something Of aavaeesy-an expression party u
anEer ana PATTY af rcsGlat!on to tame the thing
~ nmt Vile. ny VA ang1J. Violet dld not regazd
tne anger uaI 60 kcenfy os shc d1d that resolution
e,,are, but she could not bear the Idea ot being
tame! By any one. ~.
came whsn vns told that you we're here. do
becauee v q have changed our riiinls !"
"such changes make quarrela, " said he.
ar khall not do 50 with me, unless voy. choose
that it rhAll said Violet 4tWhy ehou,I We he en-
cmics-we Who have knoxn e.ch other alncc We
were children. My dearest friends nre ynar
father and 5our aister. Why Should we be enc
nies:"
haze come to ask you whether you think that
l Lave l-ust4i your
"l!l-eIsc4! net Certainly not Has anyonc told
-. No nnc has told me So"
Then why DO you ask me-"
eeuld help It l did not intend 10 be rough with
thl1. When you told nc TINT nv life WIS ulsrcp.
ufahlo-''
'iOh Oswald do not let us 10 hack tn that What
good will 1t do:"
.+Isui you said 60"