, 1869-01-17

had been nkgnsu,mous Ia his olsrs a. 10
settlements, and pecuntary provlAlons gen.
orally.
tl,n generally as 40: 50 bslsk nd hfI:ht ~
| Ii was expected to be at Madame Goesler's.
Madame Max Gocsler herself thoroughly uo-
d. rstood cur tcr:'s position, and selk Tor
HIM. She would hayc encouraged
ho Rod sse thones ii se1 : lucy aid ha9ss ea
to such result, aud now she exerted hersclf
to turn the minds Of her guests to oshor sub
jccts, At last she succeeded; and af1er a
while, too, Phiueas himself WAS able to talk. |
dashed awsy into politics. taking the catI
ct oppor tunity In his rover Of contradict
Ing Lord Fawn very plainly un one OF two
matters. Laurence Fltzg1bbou Was Of coprse |
OF oplnion m that TIC Ministry could not stay IN
M,nis. e.s had made wonderful mistakes, aud |
he spoke Ct them quito "a an eLemy mlaht |
speak. "And Jet. Fitz." said Mr. Boatecs.
"Yeu 2 used to be 30 stauoch supporter"
49, hars Seen = , the error Of my way, can
alWa5s observe" said Madame Max
GoefiaE, thai when any Of you gentlemen J
resign which you usually do on some very
trivial trivial nasstEr, the sesisnsng gentleman be-
-~AANo VI all 4GC8 AuV UlLLEEeS4. 40UEQuNy
goes on re'y we'll with bis iriende,, agreeing |
most cordially about everything, TIL be hods
TINT hla public virtue cau not swallow some |
little detail, and then be scstgns. On tone
one, perhaps, on the other slde has attacked
him. and IN the ntesee ht Is hurt, and SO be re-
taEZ5. But when he has resigned, and made I
bis pest.:,s speech full OF love and gratitude,
know vel after that where to look for the
bltterest 1oet1ht1 TO bis late friends. Yes, |
am beginning to understand the way In
TRh ri, Y,I>1tf f.1nn Aez4r {+, E11t
All thus was rather soVere upon Laurence
Fttzfibbon but be was man Of the world,
and bore Il better than Ph3ncas had borne
his dciest-
Tie dinner, taken altogether, wes not :
Lord FaTn, after he had been contradictcd
hy. fhineas, hardly opened his mouth:
Phineas himself talked rather too much ID
rather too loudly; and Mrs. Bontccn, who
vas well enough inclined to nattcr Lord
Fawn, conlradictcd him. II made mis-.
takc,H said Madame Goesler atterwnro, "in
| having four members Of Parliament who all
oi them wcrc or had been 10 office. nerer
] will have two men 10 Office together again"
I This ste said to Mrs. Bonteen. Nj dear
III dame Max said Mrs. Roateep, " your
| agaiu have two c1aImnuta for the same
| young lady,
In the drnwing-room up stairs Madame
Goesler managed to be alone for three MIN.
1 /
say, my filend ~ khe asked. Her voice was
pla'n'ivc and soft, and there was = look of
real sympathy in her eyes. PbEneak almost
ie1. that If they two had been quite alone he
could have told her everything, and have
aYes," be said, ait is So"
| ~ never doubted It : ben you had de-
clsred It. Msy I verture to say thai wish
1t had been otherwise :"
"'lt Is too late now. Madame Goesles. A
| l. frx<,1 tn of,nr5< hat In Ana
any jcclfug In such matter. The TACT Is. |
beard 1t just before 1 came here, mud had
made up NJ MIND to send you sn excuse. I
4 ''!Do cot say that, Mr. Fton.'
Il II have made such an ass Of mysclE"
"Iu my estimation you have aoue yourself
honor. But II may venture TO give you
| cout sci. do no. speak Of this affair again as
+ thaueh sou had been personally concerned
ln It. In the Torld now a.daya The only thing
disgTaccful is to admit faiIurc.''
Wand have falled.''
s'But ron need not admit T., Mr.. Finn. |
ktow ought not TO say as much to you."
II. rather. am deeply Indebted t. you,
| Will 20 now. Madame Goesler, as do moi
wish 10 leave the house with Lord Fawn."
But you Will come and see me soon.'
Then PhIicaa promised that he would CONT
! soon and felt, rs ne made the promise, thai
, be no Id heye N opportunity Of talking
, over his love With his new friend. at any rats
| huHuAt @1G3u US ~ Ills tAl4AlEt
. Laurence Fitzgibbon went away With Phin
cas- and Ar. Bonteen, having sent his wifi
. homo By herself, walked of toward the club
i With Lord Fawn. He was very anxious Il
have lev worls With Lord Fnwu. Lort
e Fawn haa evidently been aruoyed- ~ Paia
eas, and M1. Bonteen did nor 1t .ll love III
:. young Under. r.sccrctary. ''That fellow la
4 brcoMr the most consuumnte puppy eve
!. met" sa,a he, as he linked himself on TO th.
d Lord. "Mork, and one or l~o others anon
9 tten. have contri'ed to spoil him a'te
= II dou't believe word OF what he sal
- abou" Lord Chllern," said Lord Fawn.
j about hIs marriage with Miss EMuE
!. "it would be such an nbominable shame /
= sacrifice the gill;" said Lord Faun. "Oni
, think oil 1t. Every t.. Ing is gone. Tho ma
=; il druukard. and don't believe he Is an
a MORT Ftconellcd to his iathef thau you uv'
:, Lady Laura Kennedy must hare had son
II ob}ect III saying So" ..,
~ 1perEaps 90 Invention or Finn's altoget
M en-" said AT. b-nteen. Those Irish (eltos
r. r. !, are just tic men for that kind Of thing"
II. "a man, you know, 50 violent that u
as body can hold him. said Fawp, thinking
m Chiilern.
~ ~ ''and Eo absurdly conceltcJ," said II
nv Bontecn. thinking of Phincas.
~. "a nan who las never done auy thin
NJ. never wlu.''
re- re- lie wont hold hia place long, said !
NJ Bon.cen.
~. ne Whom do you mean?"
rs .'PhipeAs Finn"
~. ~ "un, Mr. .FIur. ! was talking Of Lo
ny Chsltcrn.. s'f1icve Finn to be vcr5 60
- They say Cantrip tikeH him amazioel
He'll 10 very well. But I don't bsl1eys
In, word OF tlll4 about Lt,rd Chil,eru." RI
d. Mir. Bantccn felt himself to bo suubbcd, i
ne' socn Ut erwufd left Lord Pawn aloue.