The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-11
he KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
by ANTHONY TRoLLoPE
Continued
CHAPTER XIX.
BozzLE, THE Ex-PoLIcEMAN,

When Mr.. Trevelyan had gone
through the miserable task of breaking
mn his establishment in Curzon Street,
and had seen all his furniture packed, in
cludinp his books, his pictures, and MS
net Italian ornaments, it was necessary
that he should 90 aud live somewhere.
He was very wretched at this time
40 wretched that life Yves burden to
him. He was man who loved his
wife:-to whom his child was very dear;
and he was one, tos, TO whom the orol-
nary comforts of domestic life were at
tractive and necessary. There are men
to whom release from the constralhe
imposed by family ties will be, at any
rate for time, felt as release. But ne
was not such man. There was No de-
light to him in being able to dine at his
club, and being free to go whittier he
pleased in the evening. As 1t was II
pleased him to go no whittier In the
evenings; and his mornings were equal
ly blank 10 him. He went so often to
Mr.. Bideawhile, that the poor old law
YER became quite tired of the Treyelyan
family quarrel. Even Lady Milborough,
with all her power OfsympathiZing, be-
gan to feel that she would almost prefer
on any morning that her dear young
friend, Louis Trevelyan, should not bs
announced. Nevertheless, she always
saw him when he came, and administer
ed comfort according to her light. Or
course he would have his wife back be-
fore long. That was the only consola-
ton she was able to offer; and she offer
ed it so often that he began gradually
4. r, ~ I'M mi done
wards bringing about so desirable an
event. After what had occurred they
could not live again in Curzon Street,-
nor even in LondonfOr awhile, put Ma
pies was open 30 them. Lady Mlloorough
said so much to him OF the advantages
which always came in such clrcum-
stances from going to Naples, that he
began to regard such trip as almost
the natural conclusion Of his adventure.
But then there came that very dIhcult
0uestiop;-what step should be hrst
takeni Lady Milborough proposed that
he should 60 boldly down to Nuncombe
Putney, aud make the arrangement
"She will only be too glad TO jump into
YOUR arms" said Lady MilbOrough.
Trevelyan thought that if he went to
Nuncombe Putney, his wife might per-
haps jump into his arms; but what
would come after thatH Would she own
that she had been wrong1 Would she
promise to behave better In futuref He
did not believe that she was yet sutti.
GENTLY broken in spirit to make any
such promise; And he told himself
again and again that it would
be absurd in him to allow her
to return to him without such subjec-
ton, after all that he had gone through
in defence of his marital rights. Ii no
were to write to her long letter, ar
Qumentative, affectionate, exhaustive,
It might be better. He was incliaed to
believe of himself that he was good at
writing long, affectionate, argumenta-
tive, and exhaustive letters. But he
would not do ever this as yet. he had
broken up his house, and scattered all
his domestic gods to the winds, be-
cause she had behaved badly to him;
and the thing done was too impor-
tant to allow of redress being found so
easily.
So he lived on wretched life in Lon
don. He could hardly endure to show
himself at his club, fearing that every
one would be talking of him as the man
who was separated from his wife,-per.,
hads as the man of whose wife Colonel
Osborne was the dear friend. No doubt
for day or two there had been much
of such conversation; but it had died
away from the club long before his con-
seriousness had become cailous. AT hrst
he had goue into n lodging IN May Fair;
but this had been but for day or two.
After that he had taken set OF furnish
ed chambers in Lincoln's Inn, immedl-
ately under those In which Stanbury
lived; and thus il came TO pass that he
and Stanbury were very much thrown
together. AS Trevelyan would always
talk of his wife, this was rather bore;
but our friend bore with II, and would
even continue to instruct the world
through the columns of the ID. *. while
Ireveiyan was descanting on the pecu-
liar cruelty of his own position.
81 wish to be just, and even generous;
and do love her with all nv heart" he
said, one afternoon, when Hugh was
very hard at work.
at is all very well for gentlemen. tn
call themselves reformers," Hugh was
writing, "but have these gentlemen
ever realized to themselves the meaning
of that word We think that they have
never done so as long as" "Oi course
YOU love her." said Hugh, with his eyes
still on the paper, still leaning on his
pen; but finding by the cessation OF
sound that Trevelyan had paused, and
therefore knowing that it was necessary
that he should speak.
GAS much as ever" said TreyelSan,
with energy.
CAS- long as they follow such lead
er in such q cause into whichever lobby
he may choose to take them Exact,