, 1869-02-21
PHlNEAS FINN.
ar ANTHONY TRolLopE.
Fnnitshed In Tbs Chicago Tribune.
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CHAPTER LXu.
Tue LETTER THAT WAS sKSr 70 nRlanroS.
Mondas morning came, and Madame Goes
!er mad as yet written no answer to the
Duke Of Omnium. Had mt Lady G'eucova
gone to Park Lane on the sunday afternoon.
day; but. whatever may have been the effect
Of Lady Gleucuru,+ visit, It ko far disturbed
Madame GocsIrt rs tc keep her from her
v1ittnc.table. TLere wss set another night
for thought. and fhtu the letter stould be
written on the Monday morning.
When Lady Glcneora left Nj a.amc GoIsler
she went at unct to the Dnkess house. Il
was hcE custom t. sec her husbands uncle
cha Sunday. and the would most frequently
End him Just ri this hour-1cfore be went up
stairs to dres. for dtnucr. She usually took
her boy with her, hut on ibis occasion she
went alone She had tried what abe could do
With Madamc Gcesfcr, and she found that
she had fnllcp. She 16ust now make her AZ
hp hIpp s5;ep,s IL eafs .ont But .'sf as dne ef
iiad, & AIipa''k 'lsd aed. Swaere A Is o' ins hs
grace, barker" said Lady Glen.
CON to ibc porter. I'VE do not know,
y.rr ladyship. His Grsec vent away yes.
lerdaS evening with robody hat Lapoule,"
lnpoule Was The Dukes French valet. Lady
Glen ota could only return home and con
cider in her own mind whnt batteries might
yet he brought to bar upon the uuso, TO.
ward stopping the marriage, even after the
engagement should n4re been m1de cit 1t
were 10 be made. Lady Glcnco:a felt that
would rot improbably have an eject on
proud, weak old man. II all other resources
Jailed. royalty In fsmc Of lis branches might
be Induced 10 make request, and every au.
gust relation in The pceraec should interfere.
the Duke no doubt might pcrsaverc and
n %St,1 ha r11A@ H0 eb~
enough. But II requires much personal
sttenyth-that Standing al INC against the
will a1med batteries Of all onc'sf friends. Lady
Glspeora had ucc tried such battle on her
own chalt, ard hud Jailed. Ehe hsd wished
II hc imrrudeul when khe WAS young but
her frienIs had been strong fol her.
she had been reouced. and kept Ia orler,
pnd made u run in a groovc-and WAS now,
whtu she ~at looking al hcr little hoy VIII
his bnld face, aln'ost inclined 10 thiuk thai
the World VAS ri.ht, and That GROOVES were
best Rui If she lad been controlled when
controlled, now that he MAS old. Il
Is all very well tor man or NO
mHr to boast that be or she-msy do what
he likes wl,h hts nwn--or with her own. But
there arc circumstances In which sueh sclt
acti,n Is ruiDou. to so tnany that coercion
from the ..utAld- becomes absolutely nee ded.
Nobody had irIt lhc injustice Of such coer.
ciuu when applied to herself more sharply
tnun had Lady Gfcteora, But she had lived
to .cknon ledge that eucl, coercion might be
proper, and WAS now prepared to use It In
any ehat% Ia which II Nigh: be made nralla
l,lt- !, was all very well for Madame Goes
Ter Ia ,a,,sh ard cxcl.lm, "F.haw,'' wheE
Lady t;leucata declared her resi- trouble, Rui
should II ever conc TO pass that black.
browcd hx',y with yellow tktn should b,
Lady Gltrcora knew thnl hcr rracc 0
m,ud u. uii te g...c forever. She had begun
the world trtlrine one thing, and had m.4seG
it. She bBd suffered muclI, aud bat then rec
otcilct Ut sse1l to other hopes. If those 9th
ct hopet were also 10 be cut Away iram her
tho world would not bc worth pinch 0
enut1 to htE- The duke had t!cd, and sh
could DO nothing to-day; hut tom orrow 4h
would lrrsn with her batteries. Aud 81
hrrs.Ei had done he mischief She had ,u
yiscd lhi. WOMAN down y Aalehlugl llea,
cn aud ,lslhl That such mnn ~ the d1k
should he fuch fool. tie w,aow Of 4 j.,
larkel ue. tlIr Unkr Of Omu,um-lu
thus 10 Gu, away irou hlHlxc,f tor the rest
his life. nil honor, Aii peace oil mind, all Ii
grace of noble end to = enrccs which,
Uol very noble in ilsolf, had scciyea It
pr.!sc o! the nobl1ityi An1 TO do lhis Tor
With rihglts and d.yil's r5cs, aud bea,
On her upper 1ip-n Jrwca4-A creature
whose hatlts Of Ne md manners oI thougl
they. were III absolutely igoorAnt VT
drank, possibiS; who raieht have been
ycnt,xrss who had found hcr way In
seciety BY her nrt and perseverance, -,
who did not tycn pretend 10 have 4 rclAti
In shr world! That such ooc should tn
influence enough to iusrodt hcssolt Into l
Hnd, wlal waa WORT ot all, perhaps be t
tuothr1 of futnso dukesl Lads Gltncafa.
her xpgCr, was very uh1u.l 10 Madame 90,
Ter, thinking all evil ol her, accusing her
her rplnd OF every crlmc. denying her
charm, all beauty. Had the duke forgot,
fair Eni With pink complexion aud q
eyes, ard smooth hair. and q lathcr, L,
GleLcorn thought that Ahe would hare
given II better. It might te that Mad
but when she came to put It on. >he shu
find thai there were sharp thoros ioAids
linitR Of Il, Not woman worth the kn
Ing in all London shoald speak to h,r- n
man either fthosc men with whom Or
e4a OF O1unium would wish to hold conve
Rhe Ehoula ind her husband rated
a dottDg fool, and herself ~ = set
ing lcnale adventures. and II shoult
hard with Lady GlencoEA. II the duke
not separat d ,rom his ne. duchess BE-
the end Of the a1st year! III her anger
Glencors Has very unjust.
The Duke, wien be left his house witt
telling l1ia household hathes he vas go
did Eend his address to-thc top brick Of
chimney HI. note, which vas delivere
Madame Goesler's houae Late on rhe Sul
cycni' r. Vas as follows II Am 10 have
answer on Monday. shall be At Brixt
serd il h. private messenger To- the
ford Hotel there. I heed not tell sou
what cxpec,auon, With what hope,
what fear shall swat is--U." Poor
mani lie had run through all the plea.
Of lie teo quickly, and had not much
with Which 10 amusc himself at Ienx1l
hAd bis eJ.s on top brick, and betux
81 eEe5y hing el9e: wsntg4 s;d i sery 20
good, even II he Kot It! Madame Goe
when she received the nose, sat With II Il
hand, thinking Of bis great want. "Au
would be tired Of his lew pEaything NJ
MI tntb." she slid to herself But sho
given herself 70 tho nc1. morning, and
Woald not make up her mlad that night.
of : Duchess within her reach.
did do 30; and woke in tho r
ing With her mind absolutely In d.
When ehe walked down 70 bse1a
when Il Va. Necessary that she shoul
solve, und whilt her mnid was brush3n
hair for her abe did make her resolution
"Wha. thing it is 70 be great Il
sald the malo, who my probably hay
there 30 Often foz oshlnK.
"What do jon mean by That. Lolita :
"Thc women know, madame, IA
much Of theis couutessee, and ladyshipt
duchesEet. would never rest TIL I
tstls IN .s.s th!s 6 ssrTrtry, = II were slady, Al
tsAnd c.n the coun.esses, and the
ships. apd the duchesscs do - They pie
4sAhl l madame, know not that"
"But know. That will do. Lotta.
leave nc" Thcn Madame Goetler had
list doubt u 10 having her own VA
much TO do with It. A. the Wtfc ol :
msn the would probably have had ta'
her own way. Immediately alter bss
aAc wrote her suswcE to the DUKE, whi'
~ follows:
"MY pEAn DrKE or OHN,pn ma -
sr1s' Z sss ssaoa !og IL % III ~,
ees&en To WIN shst nst ne"n less neTVo
eoah'lte AID .esa to%ifn, when you were
Z ane =, Ho1a a' rh.: i - III % i.ke ssI1 - .ay
uIsst =. u 'ns bouor son psnpose to e
ne, ncn n II tae elf +, ca rnts 70 ms,
sccrpsr. lcanros BE- 1onr RtAes'. w,t..
aisa@a' saJ tha. ksaS u VIZ SHEA Joa
n %e =, hs ~, ssfgfa9e Y 70 Q. see ss:a,. ~
no 1t ap,e 10 sn.wef .eu y ! snould h11'
~ Lon; ,hs t.nth ~; .a.;l su 90, q 3
yss nd though eheu q sa:,e nr.ef I n
shea!d ip1afe r}seli N eharsciet. b: 10
rot ttns oees3.e !tsy .hi', mat sh'te
vile. 7here ia rons- ht.r Eosh!i
Hay <o1ettrr ee wh;tb Gu mt tsH 10
10 sny o.ber IA u !. posh,nr that NEED isa
iii tho old. lLdeed, ny aoTd. nar u
a.el trt ihls. ina Lao not area oy 9 9
po+inc.. 70 ke The Hife OF tho 0ufe Of Q
You ou1t have 10 o,oth fos mr., Asd tha&
shsN ever ham 10 do On my account.
II ~1l1 O. b tbAt eAFt o<eo ambitious.
bitic1p, md have r<ca pseased 70 ttiak
10 sxrttrd II Joa trs, oas wh1ec h1fa pc
10 ma IN sns 'yts Of al msa. should IN
rleAtuS u Ey company. l vii euESeaa :
I'm vst1al 4 silly vanity In tasinE ~ttas
kro~n TO oe thn tItsod OF the D.Ea OF
lam lite the plter mo hs tnat A1tter !
NnhI ann hnre II ELF 8lrEn hp.rnd.