, 1869-02-07
.tWhat Is It You hare heard, my lord :"
said Fhlneaa

i
set snonR which they al lived Lord Brent
lord and his ton and daughter and Phiueaa
tlnp-thc old Lord was tae only man who
M not heard Of the duel before this. 1t had
c5en penetrated 70 the dull cs<a Of Nj. Ken
haan1old hm 1 iii aa Hut sG i VA w.: IT,
fact It II no rumor o! the duel had reached
1he Earl Till this morning.
1T latrue," sad Phtneas.
II have never been 10 much shocked In
aIy thought Of aspiring 70 the hand of h'ss
Bingham" The Lords voice ~ be said
thla was very stern.
"As aspired IN vain. and as Chsltefn has
been successful, that need not now be made
a reproach against me"
do Iot know what to thlnk OF y, Mr..
finn. am 50 much aurprts:d that hard
II know what 10 sag. / must declare rny
opinion ut oncc-thAt you behaved very
badly"
lord, and how much you, do not know,
and the ctrcumstanecs Of the little snasr do
not permit me 10 be explicit about them
but, as you have expressed your opinion 80
oteoly, .gou must alloy NC TO express
mine, and 10 say that, as far as can Judge
Of ny own sections, did not behaye badly !
"Do you intend TO defend ducllinR, sit ~ |
I" No. II you mean to tell nc that duel is
Of fi.self siniu', have nothing 70 say, sup.
TO the manner In Y hlch this duel Was fought, |
and the fact that tought it With your, son."
~ cannot conceive how you can have come
to my house as my guest, and etood upon my |
interest for my borough, when you At the
time were doing your very best to lntcFpo5e
yourself bet1et ChllteSu and the lady whom
you 80 we'll knew l Wished to become bis
wife" Phiueas was awar. that tie Earl
must have been very much moved indeed
when he thus permitted himself 70 speak Of
"his borough Ae said nothing nov. how
ever, though the Earl paused ard then the
angry Lord went ont must ray that there
was so1ncthinE-somethlng almost approach
| ing TO duplc1tY 10 such conduct"
| "U were to defend myself BY evidcn ce,
Ford Brentsord, should nave 70 20 back 70
exact dates,-and dales not Of facts which
could verify, but dates - 10 my teellngss
| which could not be Terlded,-and that would
be useltss. eau only say that believe
know = bat the honor and truth Of gentle.
man delnand,-eEen to the verge Of SELF
sacrifice, and that1 bave done nothiug that
ought to place my character asa gentleman
In Jeopardy. IT you will atk your son,
think nc will tell you the same"
- have sksd him. 1t Was he who told
me q ihe duel" ,,>,
"Just now; this morning" Thus
Phlre4s learned toat LORD Chh'
tc.n wss AZ thus moment in the house-
or at least ~ Londol. ....,
"I complain Of It, sir. complain Of Il
very bitterly. placed th1 Greatest couh-
denco In you, especially In reglsd to my
sons affairs, and you deceived me-" The
Earl Was very auRry,. aud was more angry
from the fact that tni. young nan who bad
rital assi,tanee when as:isiauee VA, needed,
lad used that assistance 70 It. utm2s. before
H;s - ias 'ssef e4 Lo"sa,ae. % III sas E!
could have said 10 hlm, 'You are now bound
ts5*s osodsS ne ss 1e51ar 1sfie aaf s 1s
!. be wonld have iorelSen ihs ode4dst aud a.
! lowed him 70 rcmaiu 10 bis seat. There would
E have been: scene, aoe the Earl would
have ben gaGEed bat now the o. .nds,
!. used tue borough a. most convenient step
1 60 60 Used i jast at thc t,me when Be va c9u
- uttinE the klo. lheze was good fostuu'
:. aoout Phiuea. which added greatly 70 th'
ia 9o that lsh ias ioE xhs
!, Ph'neas gave him credit. Lord Chlltern ha'
q told him that morning. that the engagement
q between him and Violet was At an end
" "You have 80 preached to hes, ny lofd
M :bs tRe sed. so9 nSa sa 70 n
:. give me your sermons At second hand; till
y can bear them no longer bn:ol ihis fninea
y ne" nolnlne as ~. INC Eafi, noweEel
~ Was SO lmpInaen. III 1is aaeeI t1A. pslos =
- lhls tuteEsle" WIS oFer ,, ne nau toio !.
to continued; aud lean never trust you agaia.
.o was II fof ne, my Lofa, 70 ten you
~ ~ that which would Aase tncre 1sed JSut angt
~ against your own son! Wncn he Wanted u
to light "as 20 come, hke sheakat sehoo
- gould have thought Of nc had I done { {
=, And whcn II "as oEe5 Ia.,. Mas l..
ia come ana 1en you taeoi l la!eR ea "n n
TsTs yeang and s.9 In nay ee 9u,ts sa;s II
40 tns got all thst be wanted and you ha
got ali that you wanted land have help
you both. Lord Breuiford, can put q
! hand on my heart and say that I hare be
lot lo honest to you"
~ ~ haye got nothing that I wanted 81
no the Earl in his despair.
" ~, "Lord Chiltern and Miss Ehlogham +
LII be man aud WIFE,.
cat With her. ne Is 50 obstinate that she '
Dr.. not bear with h!u."
8as ~ Then 1t was Al true. even though the
Innts ntu feaGHen sJ. nn4 tMu.uuAa haH r.. :.
- any rate, my Lord, that has not b.
!, my iapl1,," be said, after uomc1
ae.Nati.on. tue @ 1as, W. W., "Ltain htIaaa Up
mot uu"u sus ~ = atrtt. t,i5 ~ =. ~. ~ .
npt Fhat ir.hsr 'Ie to s sy to e
T. ~. ltor. Hc had beea Iu the habit oi ialklnp
mt lfcely 70 Enlneas aoous ~ son tu9l ~ ~
aaa still and set It WIS impossible that
: 10 could swallow his anger mud continue ia
same strain. My Lord" said Pnin
utter While, +" / eau assure you tbs
efiese tnat you euou'o u E1tSFe0. u
nj. received 20 muca unoes-fVed tAfof y
. ~ your lamliy. that oFc you debt E1:;
na' be angry With nc uoT tut { hope -.
'uGh lime nav csme When you ptsaI thinl
|. bis ee1T'el5 y. ~ s~v-;
1t at | us-s stc.,~.S h,nn ~ '1 49,
, the Ear, p st1ppeo nam'
~ Earl, "t1at you will think no more Of
.aar ~ Etflnghnm - Phineas sto ID silent, G.
"ou'a derinC how he might answer this pso
sagsse, resolsing that poihlng should bring b
y! aons y; such EIedse as that suggested while
8 Well wss lcdge fos hope 10 stand on.
IT. that, Mr. Finn, and I will forgive
tbipc,''
~ cannot acknowledge that / hay.
ANYTHING to be foreiyen."
indeed. oay Nai, tepeatea tne Earl,
's6n TIo,ss &c There need bs no cause for alarn
iap.r lord" said Phlneas. Yon may hc sul
., aonet. Miss EOinrha1 will not think Of me. Il
senuoa "Wlu you give me your wosd p
..nl aAul "No, my Lord ;-ce1taiuIy not. 70
,sss1 ,s.s1 ~ no right 10 ask It, and
- : ;,trs purault u open 10 me q
a a w snY other man who may ch3t
H.s ~ a follow it. have hardly \ yestirr Of :,
hosn OF success. 1t is barely possible that +
,ut this succeed. put !. enonld be true thA
ds that aunenam oe oisensageo shall onoeA
ae-And ana n oppoltanlty o. urging M 50
Masa seat in PartIsment, ali tic ambition
: oIsn. life, Tor the barest chance of succtss,
re bill. ehe nao aGeeptea y9nt 500, l oests
at this eoarse. Ahave noHneata' ron more
tnao oao, tn1L sIc " us VI nota ~
leis BILL nave cnanGeo taeG minas. Il tnis Q