, 1869-03-21

=. Iee' ~ 1ubux " II OcLtef Inst 1t 4houId
:, pe given and were ho 10 decline to deliver
y now, It would never DO given. Whetber
tnerc Do Law In the laud to protact nor ~
Mhether theFe be none. VIII never liya VIII
MN, said Lady Laura. us q womau ike
e,n nsaa q canie, that sue can be stalked by
tue Judges Of the land should decide ihati
mnet do to.n suAs
ehineas thought much Of cit this If he
wentto his solitary lodgings. After iii, wss
rot the world much better with him than
II msssad W. Tnh either ot those two wretehed
any time as yet, aacri6ced ior money or sociai
cams any Si the Instincts ot his nature. IL
mad been tickle. foo'lah, vain, upccrtaiu. and
perhaps covetous-but as yet hp hat. not bcen
'alse: Ans - ihen he took out Ahry's last lette.
CHAPTER LxyL
COMPARING NOTES.
II would, perhaps. be diG1cnlt to decide
which had been most wrong, OF Which bad
beer pearc4t to the tikhl. In the clrcum.
stances which had led to their scparntion.
lne oid Lord, wishing to Induce his son to
nnae5take work Of some sort. and feeling
saat ny own ehosts in this direction we're
US Intended daushtcrin rin.lnW, aud had oh.
her influence With her lover. "OI coursc
! thlnk y right that he should do some
tnmE;. e. Violet bad aaid. and he will, If
pressed great doubt As 10 thus willingness
9l ooedleoce; but, nevertheless, eho prom
ised TO do her bea1. and she did her best.
Lofo thlltefn, when she spoke 10 him, knit
lh brows with an apparent 1erocity Of
pressed without any Intention Of terocity On
MS part. lie vas annoyed, but was not
Eavagcly dispoacd to Violet. As he lookei
At her. however, he scanned to be very 4ay-
aGelT disposed. "What Is It you would
have me do 7" he said.
;,., ~ n Douid have you choose some occupa-
"Whst occupation! Whist Is It that sou
meane Ought l to be = shoem aker W
Mot that BY Preference, I should say; but
that II you please" When her lover hsd
ftowIed Ct her, Violet had resolved-hld
strongly determined, with inward assertions
Of her own 1ights-thRt she would not be
trlghtcned by him.
"Yon a1e talking nonsense, Violet. You
afou may 60 Into Patliameut.'
III neithes can, nor would ii could. I
You might farm"
II cannot Afford is-n
You mlzhs-m,ght do ANYTHING. You
ought to do something. You know that you
ought. fou know that your father. Is right
In whAt he saya."A
THAT Is easily inserted. Violet; but It
would, l think be better thkt you should
take my part than my fathers, Il l. be that
you intend to be nv wiEe.''
"You know that Intend 10 bs your wife:
nr. %s SHsb.n5 %Saa S9p wish that should respect
''And will you do SO II you marry me y
heAeked.
Then Violet looked into his face aud saw
that the frown WAS blacker than ever. The
great mark down his forhead was decper end
more like an ugly wound than she had ever
seen It !; and bis eyes sparkicd with anger;
aud bis face WAS red as with fiery wrath. II
it wna 50 much to him when she was no more
thsn engaged to him, how would It be when
theS should De mau and wiley Atany rate,
she would not lear hlm-not now Ut least.
No" OswRld," she said. elf you resolve
upon being an Idle man, I shall not respect
you. |. Is better should tell you tho
truth"
"A great deal better." he said. ....
"hov hsxn1 ssn !. respect one whose whole life
"Wltl be wh,tr' he demanded with q
loud shout.
"Oswald. you are verg rough With me-"
"What do you say that my life will bel"
Itea she again resolved that she Eould
she sad"
Ut shall not discsedit yon," he replied,
"Iwtll not br.ne disgrace on one 1 have
loved 20 we'll. Violet. after wins: you have
said, We bad better part" She was still
Prone, stu determined, and they did part.
leave her, She bid him 60. She hated herself
aiterward for her severity to hsn; but never
thelese, she would not submit TO recall the
words which she had spoken. She had
thous ht him to be wrong, and, 50 thinking,
! had conceived 1t to be her cuty and her
| privilege to tell him what she thought. But
she had no wish TO lose him-no wish not to
&c his wite even, though he should be as Idle
| as the wind. She Ma. 90 constituted tnas sae
had never allowed him or any other man to
be master OF her heart-stu she had with q
iull purpose given her heart away. The day
she might, I thfuk, have resolved to give ii
to auothtr. Love had not conquered her,
but had been taken into her service. Never
thelesss, she could not now nd herself of her
servant, when she found that her service.
you'd stand her 70 longer in good stead
She parted with Lord ChflteEu With au u.s.
sent, with m assured brow, and with muct
dignity in her gait j; but as 80 IN as the wa
alone she was prey 10 remorsc. She haG
declared to the man who was to have beer
language. Had Lord Chiltern borne it. b,
would not have been worthy of her love.
She herself told Lady Laura and Lort
BrenffoId what had occurrcd-and had .olt
Lady baldock also. Lady Baidock hld, o
revenge By swearing that she woull regee
forever the loss OF 80 csttmable gentleman
Then why have You given him up, N,
dear " dernsndtd Lady Baldock. "Becaus
| .ouad that he vas too so3d for ms" satt
Baldock was not justified when she declared
that her niece was 10 her q csre - hArrass
Ing that no tunt known In history had eve
been 70 troubled be.orc.
Lord Brc1tford had fused aud fumed, ant
had certainly mnde things worse. he ha,
qn-ttc1ied with his son, aud then made i
mp, and then Quartelled agaln-awcarIn.
that the fault nlust al. be attributed t,
Chittern,s stubbornncss and Chlltern'a tenn
Rsr: :ni,s Lattsrls, however, BY Lady Laura
the Earl endearored maaluliy to kee
his tuugCe from dlssgseeatle words, ami
bis face frou evil Iooss, ~hen hl
1on w9s present; They will make II up,
Lazy Laura had said II you aud I do no
they wilt never come together" The Ear
task wa. very difficult to him. How was b.
TO Keep bis songrc ud his son while bis 80,
was daily saving 'hiogs Of which any father
rot bus di,arprove. Lord Cniltcrn prc
fessed TO dfhbe,feve even 10 the wisdom !
the House Of Lords, aud one occasion asscrte
taat IT must be great comfort 10 any Pslm
Minister to have three or four old women t
! the Cabinet. The iather, when be heard hi.
tried to rebuke bis son tenderly, stroye eve
to ee 3ocose: II was the one wish Of hl
beart That Violet Enloghau should Be hi
daugh:e1.tu.law. But even with thEs wis
he re i9u1d 1S, \ very bard to keep his tongue .
When Lady Laura discussed the matte
| with Violet, Violet would always decia,
that there was no hope "The truth il !" sh
eaid on the morning Of that day on whic
they both vent TO Mrs. Grcsham's, .ths
Though re like each other-lore each othe,
If you choose TO say eo-we are not at 10 i
| man and wite."
t'And why not f1t!,
1--WE arc too much alike. Each Is to
violent, too head1trong, and too mastcrful.
. "Ion, as the woman, ought to give way,
but We do not always do just what "
, ought.''
II know how difficult It Is for nc 10 al
Tl,e, E:.ssn sssens to whats p''' I have bFoast
: "Do rot tay that, dear. OF rather do "a
II, for We have, both OF us, brought ourselve
to what you call pass-to such a pass tha
We are nke to be able to live together az
Discus Il for the resi- Of our llves. The dife.
yourself, and that have"
canIot say that have not TO aecus
. myself" said Lady Laura ~ do not kno,
! that have done much wrong to Mr. Kenue
d. since married him but In marrying hir
did him d Rrievous wrong''
"And he hiss avenged himseltn
"Wc will not talk of vengeance. l b
lteve be Is wrctchtd, and know that am
aud that has come Of the wrong that hay
douc."
~ Will make no man wretched,'r sal
Violet.
"Do you rncsn that your ind Is made u
against Oswald ~
mean that, and mean much more,
I SAY that viii make no m an wrurc he'd. Tou