The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-10
HE KNEW HE WASRIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
CHAPTER LIY.
Continued

al hope YOU will not think that have
done wrong" said he, lin calling to
ask after my old friends state OF
healthp
80 dear, no." said Dorothy, quito be-
wilGered.
al have known her for so very long,
Miss Dorothy, that now in the hour of
her distress, and perhaps mortal ma
lady, | cannot stop to remember the
few harsh words that she spoke to me
lately"
"She never means to be harsh, Mr..
Gibson"
"Ah, we'll, no,-perhaps not. At any
rate, have learned to torgive and for
get. | am afraid your aunt is very i'll,
Miss Dorothy"
"She is i'll, certainly, Mr.. Gibson"
Dear, dear! We are all as she grass
Of the field, Miss Dorothy,-here to-day
and gone tomorrow, as sparks fly un-
wards. Just fit to be cut down and cast
into the oven. Mr.. Jennings has been
with her, believe" Mr.. Jennings was
the other minor canon.
ale comes three times n week, Mr..
Gibson"
"He is IN excellent young MANA
very good young man. 1t has been
great comfort to me to have Jennings
with me- But he's very young, Miss
Dorothy; isn't heP Dorothy muttered
something, purporting to declare shat
she was not acquainted with the exact
circumstances of Mr.. Jennings's age.
al should he so glad to come if my old
friend wonld allow me" said Mr.. Glib
son, almost with a sigh. Dorothy was
clearly of opinion that any change
q; the present would be bad for her
aunt, but she did not know how 10 ex-
press her opinion; 50 she stood silent
and locked at him. There needn't be a
word spoken, you know, abont the
ladies at Heavitree," said Mr.. Gibson.
80 dear, no." said Dorothy. AHd yet
she knew well that there would be such
words spoken if Mr.. Gibson were to
make his way into her aunt's room.
Her aunt was constantly abiding to
the ladies at Heavitree, in spite of all
the efforts of her old servant to restrain
her.
"There was some little misunderstand-
ing" said Mr.. Gibson; "but all that
should be over now. We both intended
for the best, Miss DorO ny; and Pm
sure nobody here can say that | wasn't
sincere But Dorothy, though she
could not bring herself to answer Mr..
Gibson plainly, could not be induced to
assent TO his proposition. She muttered
something about her aunts weakness,
and the great attention which Mr.. Jen.
nings showed. Her aunt had beco me
very fond of Mr.. Jennings, and she did
at last express her opinion, with some
clearness, that her aunt should not be
disturbed by any changes at present.
after that l should not think of press
ing il, Miss Dorothy" said Mr.. Gibson;
"but, still, do hope that | may have
the privilege of seeing her yet once again
in the flesh. And touching my approach
ing marriage, Miss Dorothy" He
paused, and Dorothy felt that she was
blushing up to the roots of her hair
touching my marriage continued Mr..
Gibson, (which, however, will not be
solemnized till the second week in
March, was manifest that he re.
garded this as point that would in that
household be regarded as an argument
in his favor,-"I do hope that you will
look upon itin the most favorable light,
and your excellent aunt also, if she
be spared to u.s."
Il am sure we hope that you will be
happy, Mr.. Gibsonp
What am TO do, Miss DOrothyi
know that j have been very much
blamed; but so unfairly! have never
meant to be untrue to a mouse, Miss
Dorothy" Dorothy did not at all un.
derstaud. whether she were the mouse,
orCamilla French, or Arabela. And
it is So hard to ind that one is ll.spoken
of because. things have gsHe a little
aniss.' 1t was quite impossible that
Dorothy should make any answer TO
this, and at last Mr.. Gibson left her,
assuring her with his last word that
nothing would give him 50 much
pleasure rs to be called upon once more
to see his old friend in her last mo-
ments.
Though Miss Stanbury had been de-
scribed as sleeping like u babby," she
had heard the footsteps of q strange
man in the house, and hSd made Mar
tina tell her whose footsteps they were.
AS soon Us Dorothy went to her, she
darted upon the subject with all her old
keennesS, i"What did he want here,
Dolly ~ ~-.. -0f..
He said he would like to see you,
aunt,-when you are little better, you
ne spoke good deal OF his old
o friendship and respect"
lie should thought of that before.
How am to see people now ~
But wheA You are better. amt"
How do | know that | shall evsr a,
better I He isn't off with those peopIe
at Heavitee; is he 2" P'0P''
al hope not, aunt"
"Psha! A poor, weak, iusnacio,,
creature. That's what he is. Mr. Ian.
nngs is worth twenty If hun" Doro.
thy, though she pus the question again
in it's most alluriug. form of Christian
charity and forgiveness, could not in.
duce her aunt TO say that she would see
Mr.. Gibson. Chow can see him, when
you know that Sir Peter has fOrbidden
me to see anybody, except Mrs. Clifford
and Mr.. Jepniugsi" EE@ .r.- 2
Two days afterwards there was an un'
comfortable little sceue at HeayiLreo