The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-08
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
BY ANTHONY TRoLLOPE.
CHAPTER XVIII.
InnntinmoH I
COH!IHUPu'J
THE sTASprRY CORRESPONDENCE,

THE sTANBURY CORRESPONDENCE.
Half an hour after the proper time,
when the Others had finished their tea
and bread and butter, Nora Rowley
came down among them pale as ghost.
Her sister had gone to her while she
was dressing, but she had declared that
she would prefer 20 be alone. she would
be down directly, she had said, and mad
completed her toilet without even the
assistance of her maid. She drank her
cup of tea and pretended to eat her
toast; and then sat herself down, pale
as a ghost, so think of it all again. 1t
had been all within her grasp,-all OF
which she had ever dreamed! And now
it was gone! Each of her three COM
panions strove from time to time to
draw her into conversation, but she
seemed to be resolute in her refusal.
At first, till her utter prostration had
become fact plainly recognized by
them all, she had made some little at
tempt at an answer when u direct ques-
ton was asked her; but after while
she only shook her head, and was silent,
giving way to absolute despair.
Late in the evening she went out into
the garden, and Priscilla followed her.
1t was now the end of July, and the
summer was in its glory. The ladies,
during the day, would remain IN the
drawiug-room with the windows open
and the blinds down, and would sit in
the evening reading and working, or
perhaps pretending to read and work,
undsr the shade of which stood upon the
lawn, No retirement conld possibly
= ii of ha
garden of the Clock House. No stranger
could see into it, or hear sounds from
out of it. Though twas not extensive,
it was so we'll furnished with those
charming garden shrubs which, In
congenial soils, become large trees, that
one party of wanderers might seem to
be lost from another amidst it walls.
On this evening, Mrs. Stanbury and
Mrs. Trevelyan had gone out as usual,
but Priscilla had remained with Nora
Rowley. After a while Nora also got
got mp, and went through the window
all alone. Priscilla, having waited for
a few minutes, followed her, and caught
her in a long green walk that led round
the bottom of the orchard,
"What makes you 80 wretched :" she
said.
"Why do you say am wretchedW
because it's so visible. How is one
to 90 on living with you all day and not
notice itp
az which you wouldn't notice it.
dent think it kind of you to notice
it. If | wanted to talk of it, l would
say So"
at is better generally to speak of o
trouble than to keep it to ones SELL"
said Priscilla.
Gall tho same, would prefer not to
speak of mine," said Nora.
Then they parted, one going one way
and one the other, and Priscilla was
certainly angry at the reception which
had been given TO the sympathy al
most without a word spoken between
the two. Mrs. Stanbury had not VEN
tured as yet TO mention to her guest the
subjectlof the rejected lover, and had not
even said much on the subject to Mrs.
Trevelyan. Between the two sisters
there had been, of course, some discus
sion on the matter. 1t was impossible
that it should oe allowed to pass with
out il; but such discussions always re.
suited in an assertion on the part of
Nora that she would not be scolded.
Mrs. Treyelyan was very tender with
her, and made no attempt TO scold her,
tried, at last, simply TO console her;
but Nora was SO continually ut work
Seeding herself, that every word spok-
en- to her on the subject of MIR. Glas-
cocks visit seemed to her 10 carry with
it rebuke.
But on the second day she herself ac-
costed Priscilla Stanbury. Come into
the garden,n she said, when they two
were for moment alone together. u
want to speak to y,u." Priscilla, with
out answering, folded up her work and
put on her hat. Come down to the
green walk, }" said Nora. al was savage
/. to you last night, aud want to beg
your pardon"
"You were savage" said Priscilla,
smiling, "and You shall have nv
pardon. Who would not pardon Won
any offence, If you asked it ~ -
" II am 50 miserablep she said.
"But whyp
81 81 dent know. can't tell. And it is
of no use talking about it now, for it is
all over. But / ought not to have been
cross to you, and am very sorry"
"That does not signify straw; only
so far, that when / have been cross, and
have begged persons pardon-which
/ don't do as often IS Ought always
feel that it begets kindness. 1t could
help you in your trouble would"
"You can't fetch him back again"
"You mean Mr.. Glascock. Shall ! go
and try"
Nora smiled and shook her head ~