The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-04
HE KNEW HE WASRIGHT
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
CHAPTER &c.
Continued

Certainly; some day, when the diih
culty about the chairs and tables eau
settle itself The real question now Is,
what am to do with myself when papa
and mamma are gone y
"Become Mrs. Ii. Stanbury at once
Chairs and tables You shall have.
chairs and tables as many as you want.
You won't be too proud to live in lodg-
ipgs for few monthsW
There must be preliminaries, Hugh
even for lodgings, though they may
be very slender. Papa goes in less than
three weeks now, and mamma has got
something else 10 tniuk of than my mar
rage garments. And then there are all
manner of difficulties, money difficulties
and others, out Of which don't see my
way yet" Hugh began to asseyerate
that it was his business to help her
through all money difficulties as well as
others; but she soon stopped his elo-
uuence. ut will be by and by, Hugh,
and hope you'll support the burden
like man; but just at present there Is
hitch. lshOuldn't have come over at
all; | should have stayed with Emily In
Italy, had | not thought that l was
bound to see you"
"My own darlingF
"When papa goes, think that had
better go back 10 her"
"Pll take youw said Hugh, picturins
to himself all the pleasures OF sach
tour together over the Alps.
'.No you won't, because that would
be improper. When we travel together
we must 30 Darby and Joan fashion, as
man and wife. | think had better 90
back to Emily, because her position
there is so terrible. There must come
some end to it, l suppose soon. lie Will
be better, or he will become so bad that
that medical interference will be una
yoidable. But do not like that she
shodld be alone. She gave me home
when she had one; and must always re-
member that | met you there" After
this there was of course another attempt
with Hugh's right arm, which on this
occasion was not altogether unsuccess-
ful. And then she told him of her
friendship for Mr.. Glascock's wife, and
of her intention at some future time TO
visit them at MonkhamS.
"And see all the glories that might
have been your own" he said.
"And think of the young man who
has robbed me of them all! And you
y
what YOU have done. There was time,
Hugh, when was very nearly pleasing
all my friends and showing myself to
be Young lady of high taste and
noble fortnue-aud an obedient, good
girl"
"And why didn't youf"
al thought would wait just little
lenger. Because-because-b
Oh, Hugh, how cross yen were to me
afterward when you came down to
Nuncombe and would hardly speak to
me!'
And why didn't speak TO your
al don't know. Because you were
cross, aud surly, and thinking of moth
ing bat your tobacco, | believe. Do
you remember how We walked to Lid
don, and You hadn't word for any
body :"
Il remember,I wanted you to go down
to the river with me, and you wouldn't
60"
"You asked me only once. audI did
so long to go with you. Doyou rcmem-
Der the rocksin the riverl remember
the place as though | saw it now; and
how longed To jump from one stone to
another. Hugh, 1t We are ever married,
jump On those stones"
You pretended that YOU could not
think OF wetting your feet"
"Ot course l pretcnded-because You
were SO cross, and so cold. Oh dear! i
wender whether you will ever know 1t
all"
"Don't know it all now r.
81 suppose you do, nearly. There is
mighty little of secret in it, and it is
the same thing that is going on always
Only ii seems so strange TO me that
should ever have loved any one 50 dear
iy, and that for next to no reason at all
You never made yourself very charming
that know of; aid you n
81 did my best. 1t wasn't much,
dare say"
"You did nothing, sir, except just LET
me fall in love with you. And you were
not quite sure that You would let me az
that"
mora, don't think you do under
stand"
IL do; perfectly. Why were you
cross with me, instead of saying one nice
word when you were down at Nun
combef l do understand"
why was it ~
because you ala not tnlnk wei
enough OF me to believe that | would
give myself to a man who had 10 for
tune OF his own. know is now, and
knew II then; and therefore l wouldn't
dabble IN the river with you. But it's
all over now, and We'll go aud get wei
together like dear little children. and
Priscilla shall scold us when we com,
back"
They were alone in the sitting.reou
for more than an hour, and Lady Row
ley was patient up stairs rs mother
will be patent in such emergencies
Sophie aud Lucy had gone out and lief
her; and there she remained telling heI
self, as the weary minutes went by tina
as the thing was to be, it was well tina
the young people should be together
Hugh Stanbury could never be to he
what Mr.. Glascock would have been
son-in law to sit and think about, an
dream of, and be proud of-whose ex
istence as her son-in-law would in itsel
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