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ng to Nora. 1t was hardly possible, she

She went up to Nora, having collected
the other girls, and said that the car
riage was then waiting for them. Mr.
Glascock immediately offered Lady
Rowley his arm, and took her down tc
the hall. Could it be that she was lean
ing upon future son-in-lawi There
was something in the thought which
made her lay her weight upon him with
a freedom which she would not other.
wise have used. Oh!-that her Nora
should live to be Lady Peterborough
\ We are apt to abuse mothers for want
ing high husbands for their daughters;
but can there be any point in when
the true maternal instisct can show IL
self with more affectionate enthusiasm
This poor mother wanted nothing for
herself from Mr.. Glascock. She knew
very we'll that it was her fate to go BACK
TO the Mandarins, and probably TO Ole
there. She knew, also, that such men
as Mr.. Glascock, when they marry be-
. meath themselves in rank and fortune,
/ will not ordinarily trouble themselves
mich with their mothers-in-law. There
was nothing desired for herself. Were
such a match accomplished, she might,
perhaps, indulge herself in talking
among the planters wives of her daugh-
ter's coronet; but at the present moment
there was no idea even of this in her
mind. 1t was of Nora herself, and OF
Morals sisters, that she was thinking
for them that she was plotting,-that
the one might be rich and splendid and
the others have some path opened for
them to riches and splendor. Husband
hunting mothers may be injudicious;
but surely they are maternal and unset
fish. Mr.. GIascock put her into the car
rage, and squeezed her hand, and then
he squeezed Nora's hand. She saw it,
and was sure of it. 81 am so glad you
are going to be happy" Nora had said
to him before this. GAS far as have seen
her, | like her so much" "lf you do not
come and visit her in her own house,
shall think you have no spirit of friend.
ship" he said. 81 WILL" Nora had re-
Piled" will.n This had been said up
stairs, just as Lady Rowley was comm Z
to them, and OF this understanding, Oh
this footing, Mr.. Glascock had pressed
her hand.
AS she went home, Lady Rowlcy's
mind was full of doubt as to the course
which il was best that she should follow
with her daughter. She was not una
ware how great was the difficulty before
her. Hugh Stanbury's name had not
been mentioned since they left London
but at that time Nora was obstinately
bent on throwing herself away upon the
penny liner" She had never been
brought to acknowledge that such a
marriage would be even Inappropriate,
and had withstood CALAMITY the express
sion of her fathers displeasure. But
with such spirit as Nora's, it might be
easier to prevail by silence that by many
words. Lady Rowley was quite sure
of this,--that it would be far better to
say nothing further of Hugh Stanbury.
Let the cure come, if it might be posi-
BILE, from absence aud from her daugh-
ter's good sense. The only question was
whether it would be wise to say any
word about Mr.. Glascock. In the car
riage she was not only forbearing but
flattering in her manner to Nora. She
caressed her girls hand and spoke to her,
as mothers know how TO speak when
they want to make much of their girls
and to have it understood that those
girls are behaving as girls should be-
have. There was to be nobody to meet
them tonight, as it had been arranged
that Sir Marmaduke and Mrs. TreVel-
van should sleep at Siena. Hardly a
word had been spoken in the carriage;
but up stairs, in their drawing-rOom,
there came a moment in which Lucy
and Sophy had left them, and Nora was
alone with her mother. Lady Rowley
almost knew that it would be most pru-
dent TO be slent,-but a word spoken in
season, how good it is And the thing
was So near to her that she could not
| hold her peace. 81 must say, Nora" she
began, "that do like your Mr.. Glas-
cock"
"He is not my Mr.. Glascock, mamma,
said Nora, smiling.
"You know what / mean, dear"
Lady Rowley had not intended to utter
a word that should appear like pressure
on her daughter at this moment. She
had felt how imprudent it would be to
do so. But now Nora seemed to be lead
ing the way herself to such discourse.
"Of course, he is not your Mr.. Glascock.
| You cannot eat your cake and leave
it, nor can you throw it away and have
! it,
az have thrown my cake away alto.
gether, and certainly l cannot have it,"
She was still smiling as she spoke, and
seemed to be quite merry at the idea OF
regarding Mr.. Glascock as the cake
which she had declined to eat.
al can see enc thing quite plainly
dear"
what is that, mammaP
Chat, in spite of what you have done,
YOU can still have your cake whenever
YOU choose to take it,"
"Why, mamma, he is engaged to be
married"
"Mr. GlascockT
"Yes, Mr.. Glascock. It's quite settled.
Is it not sad Z"
"To whom is he engaged Lady
ROwley's sad solemnity rs she asked this
question was piteous to behold.
$50 Miss Spaldiug,-CarOlins Spald-
ing"
"The eldest of those nces?"
Eyes, the eldest"
~ cannot believe it,"
mamma, they both told me so. have
sworn an eternal friendship with her
already"
II did not see you speaking to her."
| Dub ulu ldlh W HCi great uthI
"Apa he is really going to marry that
! dreadful womanW
Dreadful, mamma"
Perfectly awful! She talked to me
in way that have read aboutIn books
but which | did not before believe TO be
possible. Do you mean that he is goin g
to be married to that hideous old maid
that bell-clapper y
30, mamma, what slaAder! l think
her so pretty"
Pretty"
Very pretty. And, mamma, ought
not to be happy that he should have been
able to make himself so happyf 1t was
quite, quite, quite impossible that
should have been his wife. l have
thought about it ever so much, and am
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