The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-24
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TROLLoPR.
CHAPTER xxx.


was impossible to her. But how was
she 10 refuse him without telling him
either lie rthe trHthf Some answer
she must Civ 0 him; and as 10 that mat
ter of marry ing hum, the answer must
be q negative. Her education bad been
of that nature which teaches girls to ber
lieve that il is crime To marry man
without an assured income. Assured
morality in husband is great thing.
Assured good-temper is very excellent.
Assured talent, religion, amiability,
truth, honesty, are all desirable. But
AN assured income is Indispensable.
Whereas, in truth, the income may come
hereafter; but the other things, unless
thew be there already, will hardly be
forthcoming. "Mr. Stanbury," she
said, "your suddenness has quite as
founded me-"
.'Ah. YES: but how should l not be
sudden have come here on purpose
to say this to you. If / do not say 1t
now"
"You heard what Emily said"
"No; what did she sayf"
"She said that it would not be for
good that you should speak to me thus"
"Why not for good But she is un-
happy, and looks gloomily at things"
"Yes, indeed"
"But all the world need not be sad
forever because she has been unfortun-
ate"
mot all the world, Mr. Stanbury;
but you must not be surprised if it
affects me-"
"But would that prevent your loving
me,-if you did love mel But, Nora, |
do not expect you to love me,-nOt yet.
l do not say that / expect it,-ever
But if you would. Nora, can do no
more than tell you the simple truth.
Just listen to me for a minute. You
know how | came to be intimate with
YOU all in CuTzOn Street. The first day
/ saw you loved you; and there has
come no change yet. 1t is months now
since I first knew that | loved you.
Well, told myself more than once
when was down at NuncOmbe, for III
stanCe-that j had no right TO speak to
yon. What right can a poor devil like me
have, who lives from hand to mouth, 10
ask such a girl as you to be his wife
And so said nothing, though 1T was on
NV lips every moment | was there"
Nora remembered at the moment how
she had looked to his lips, and had not
seen the words there. But l think
there is something unmauly in this. If
you cannot give me grain of hope, If
you tell me that there can never be
hope, is is my misfortune. 1t will be
very .grievous, but will bear it. But
that will be better than pulling and
moping about without daring to tell my
tale. / am not ashamed of it. | have
fallen in love with you, Nora, and |
think il best TO come for An answer
He held out his arms as though he
thought that she might perhaps come
to him. Indeed, he had no idea of any
such coming on her part; bnt she, as
she looked at him, Thought it was her
duty to go. Had she right To with
hold herself from him,-she who loved
him so dearlyf Had he stepped forward
and taken her in his arms, it might be
that all power Ofrefusal would soon have
been beyond her power.
"Mr. Stanbury," she said, you have
confessed yourself that it is iWpossl
BILE"
"But, do you love mei do you think
that 1t is possible that you should ever
love mop
"You know, Mr. Stanbury, that you
shouldnot say anything further. You
know that it cannot be-"
"But, do you love met
"You are unGenerous not to take an
answer without driving me TO be I'M
courteous"
al do not care for courtesy. Tell me
the truth, Can you ever love me-
With one word of hope l will wait, and
work, and feel myself 10 be hero. l
will not go till you toll me'that you
cannot love me-"
"Then l must tell you So"
"What is il you will tell me, Nora :
Speak it. Say il. If knew that girl
disliked me, nothing should make me
press myself upon her. Am | odious to
you, Norai"
"So; notodious,-but very, very I'M
fair"
Il will have the truth if be ever so
unfair" he said. And by this time prob
ably some inkling of the truth had
reached his intelligence. There was al I
ready tear in NOra's eye, but he did !
not pity her. She owed it to him to tell /
nih the truth, aud he would have it 4
irou her II IL was to he reached. mora ,"
$500 i'''Su 10 me again. All my
heatt ana sonl are III this. 1t is every
thing to me' 1t You can love me Won are
bound to say SO. by Jove, l will be.
lieye you do, unless you swear to me
that it is not }" He was holding her
by the hand and looking closely into her
face.
''Mr. Stanbury," she said, ''let me 90:
pray, pray let me 60"
mot till you say that You love me. o |
Nora, believe that you love me. You |
do; yes; you do love me. Dearest, dear
rest Nora, would you not say a word to |
make me the happiest man in the
world !" Aud now be had his arm round !
her waist.
Let me CO." she said, struggling
IhI1ugh her tears, and covering her face
WIN hef handS' "You are very, very