, 1869-03-21
PHINEAS FINN,
az ANTHONY TRoLLopE.
Published IN Ths Ch,eaxo Tslbuno
Hosn ths Aufhorsa AAvapcp sh hess..
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at thai ccAtleman's courtesy-for Mr. Glrs.
nam haa the reputation Of being unconcilta-
1ort IN hts lnanners, and very prone to resent
anything uke desertion from that allegiance
which Was due to hinkelf as The leader OF
Lis party. =" You had better stay where gu
arc and take no step that may be irretticva-
blc, IN you hare quite made up yonr mlnd, "
said Ar. Gresham.
~ fear have made up my mlnd," said
rhineas.
"So1hlne can be done lii after Easter"
replied the great man, "and there is no
knowing how things may 70 then. strong
IL rceonmend you to stay With Us. II rou
eau do this II will be only necessary TINT you
shsll nut your RESIGNATION Ia Lori Cantrip's
hands btiore you speak or vote agains, us
See Monk aud talk il oytr With him." Mr..
Gn,4hs3u possibly im1cired that Mr. Monk
might h. moved to abandon his bill, when
XII taH whst Injury he was ahout 10 do.
Al this time Phinen6 received the following
letter IRON his darling Mary:
Fioo lbneoush, ThnrtdaJ.
"pEAEEsr pntSEAs: We utye inst got
home from kilsaloc, and mean to remain
he1c all through tho Summer Alter l.ay-
ing your sisters this house seems 60 DESC
lalc but shall have the more time TO
think oi you. l hare bccn reading TtunY.
FOR, a. you told me, aud fancy tbnt could
in truth be Mariana htft, ii 1t were not
that an 40 quite certain that so. viii
come. And that makes all the difference 10
The world IL = ,noated grange, Last night
] sat at the window and t1ied to realize what
] should feel II you werc To tell me that you
did not want me ard got myself Into such
an ecstatic state Of mock melancholy that I
cried for hslf m hour. But when one has
such real living joY at the back Of ones
romantic melancholy. tears arc very
pasanta sna sse se soT1ans mi rs, Tost 9%a ,Nr
twenty years II 1t is necessary. she tells me
do not know v bat waiting mtans- But
willard will be happy, and Will never
rally thlsk myself a poor Mariana. Dear,
dear. dear phsneas, Indeed won't. The girls
are half sad and hall proud. But am Who'll.
Gh nsose sea oasa an9s 10 ss d. so ses
Of you rs man who might have been a
Prime Minister tLan II you we're really sitting
il the Cabinet llke Lord Cantrip. As for
mamma, I cauno. make her quite understand
il. She merely snys that no young man who
Is going to he married ought to resign any.
1hirr Dear mamn1a-someti1ncs 81: docs
sny euch odd thlUgs.
'fou told me to tell you every thing. and
50 have. ts1k to some Of the people here,
at tell them what ,Eey might doif they
had tenant right One old fellow, Mike Dur
tc.ty-I den'i know whether yon remember
:cnt all the eaue. Wnru said certainly be
would, then be shook his head. but as you
said orct, when We want to do good to peo.
pie ore has DO right to e1pect that they
should understand it. II Il like baptixIng
little infants.
II cot both your notes-seven words in
one, Mr. Under Secretary, and nine In the
other! But the one little word At the end
WIS worth whole sheet full Of common
wcbs. How nice II Is to write letters With
out paying postage, AID to send them about
the world with Grnnd name In The corner.
When barney lIlngs nc onc he always looks
t1nA lht,ft trtt ~ fhar I Urn -
letter or an order TO 20 10 Botany Bay. u
he stw the Inside Of them, how short thcy
arc, l don't think he'd think much you u
loIer nor yet ss an Cnde1-secretary.
But think ever 50 much Of you as bot1
Il do, irdccd; and I am not scoluicg You
bit. AZ long as can hare TWO or three dear
sweet, living words, shall be as happy as 3
queen. All! il you knew 1t all. But yor
Can never know ii. A man has SO many Other
things to learn that he catnoi understand il
aod-bye, dear. dear, dearest msn. What
eycE you do shall be quite sure you have
love OF her heart, MAsr T. JoSEs." AE
This was vtry nice. such q man as va!
Phi.eas Finn always takes a delight whlct
Ee cannot express even TO himself in the re
ccirt Of tneh letter a. this. There ~ moth
Inc 60 ast.criug IS the warm expression O
the confidence Of wAonan's love, aud Phin
tGs thought that no WOMAN ever experienced
this more completely thar did bus Mary
Dear, dearest Mary. As 70. giving her up, q
ior tfeacbery to one SO Trusting. so sweet
50 well beloved, that Vas ont OF the question
But neyeHheless the truth came hume l.
him more clearly day by day, that be OF al
men was the Last who ought 10 have give
himself uf to such passion. For her SAX
ne ought to have ab.tained. So he toll
himEen now. For her sake he ought to b Nv
kept aloof from her-aud for his own sal
he ought TO have kept aloof from Ms. Monl
1hat vcSy day. with Mays letter IN Ii
cket, ae went 10 The livery stables aud c,
planned that he could not keep his horse az
lotgc1. Thtre was no difficulty about Il
horse. Ar. howard Macleod of The Treasu
would lake him from that very hour. PHI
cas-, as he walked away, uttered a curse up
leod was Just beginning tue glory of his |
in London, and he, Phlneas Flrn, was bin
ing his TO An end.
With Mssy's letter in his pocket he We
up 10 Pnrlnan Square. he had again E
into the habit Of seeing Lady Laura frrquel
If, md WAS ofteu With her brother, who nj
sEAin lived At his iathcr's house. A lett
Ind reached Lord Bse1tford, through
lawyer, In which demand was made by
Kennedy for the return 0, his wife She v
bacs to him aud there had come to her
doubt whether it would not be cxpedie
that see she should live abroad SO as to
ont OF the way Of persecution from her b,
band. Lord HreDtford was in great wras
and Lord Cnlltern had once or twice hint
nedy. The amenities OF such Nh Int
ricW as this would be, lad, mp to the pr,
ent daJ, been post pohcd aud, In q ceTta
way, fh31cas had been used as mc.sens
between NJ; kennedy and bis wiis's famh
CoiIg to Dresden aud settlirg 1ny self ther
LOT sitting
"1t VII be ve,y dull"
Dull! Whit does dufness amount
when ore hns come to such \ pass ns thi
When one Is In the zuck OF fortune. 10 be du
l. yclJ ba1: hut WIEN misfortune come
t.mP'c du,ncss Is nothing, It sounds alno
Ike reliei."
1T - 10 hard that yon should b. driv,
away-' She did not answer him for Will
ehoald &c driven away? ut is odd cnou;
that We should both he going at the SUI
.'But you Will not eo1'
thfs-thai II giye up my plaec. will Il
up my eeat too. I went Into Parliament vi
tec bope OF Office, and how c,n rem,
sheEr when shall have gained +, aud tt
But you will stay IL Loafsou, Mr.. Flna
lh'nk not. Alter all that has CO
ard gene I should not be happy here. and
should Lake my way easter aud on cheal
tesms In Dublia: Ay present idea IL tha
own country. il viii be HARD work hep he
ming nj the bottam-will it not ;"
And 90 unnece .sery-h
'.Ahl Lady Laura-n II only could
asoldsa: Fat 1t Is no use going through
"now much we would both OF Us nvoi
we could Only have another chance =, {
Lady Laura. iii could only be as I
before persuaded myself to marry Z
whom never loved, whst . paradise
are Too late.''
..Ard with ne as much so."
"No, Mf. Flpn. Even should you re-
your cNee, there Il no reason why 5ou sho
give up yonr seat"
'Aenur1y that have 20 income 10 maInt
nc In London"
she was silent for few moments, du,
which ehr changed her seat 80 as to &
nearer 10 him, placing herself On coznc
sofa close to the chair on which he
seated. II wonder whether nay speak
'.tndeed you may"
"On any antjeci. :"
4es-op any subject"
II trust you have been nble to rid ;
bosom Of Ill Eenemoranccs of Violet Ell
"ce,tainly not Of ali remcmerances, L
.'oi all hope, then -
~ hare no tuch hope"
aud Q! all lingering aesites :"
Veil, ye-aad Of all lingering desu
! krow now that i. cannot be, iou1 brot
/. welccmc 10 herr
"Ah! Of tha. tro~ nothing. Tie, y
his pcrEe1Hty. bas estranged her. But
am knse ol thls-lhut If she do not ma
him, she will marry no one. But 1t IL not
account of him that ! speak. He must d
Ills own hallfes now"
II shall not interfere With him, L
Laura" ...
"1hsn Why should you not establish y
self hy a marriage that will make plas
matter Of indifference 10 you? I know !
II Is Kithln taun ranraf II do y PHI