The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-07
HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT
BY ANTHONY TRoLLoPE.
CHAPTER LII.
Continued

CHAPTER LII.
... To- CCoRtiHaed. " H.
Write to him! Of course she would
write to him. Of course she would con-
fess to him the truth. she tells me
that owe it to him to say so, and &C
knowledge the debt" she said aloud to
herself. "And as for proper homo, he
shall be the Judge of that" She resolv-
ed that she would not be fine lady not
fastidious, not coy, not afraid to take
her full share of the risk of which he
spoke in such manly terms. at is quite
true. As he has been able to make me
love him, / have no right to stand aloof,
even if wished it," As she was walk
ing up and down the room so resolving,
her sister came to her.
"Wen, dearw said Emily, "May ask
what it is he saysW
Nora paused a m9meut, holding the
letter tight in her hand, and then she
held it out to her sister. There 1t is.
You may read it," Mrs. Trevelyan took
the letter and read it slowly, during
which Nora stood looking out of the
window. She would not watch her sis
ter's face, as she did not wish to have to
reply to any outward signs Of disap-
proval. "Give it me back" she said,
when she heard by the refolding of the
paper that the perusai was finished.
"Of course shall give it you back,
dear"
"Yes,--thanks. l did not mean to
doubt you"
"And what will you do, Nora 7"
ANSWER it, of course"
al would think little before l an.
swered it," said Mrs. Treyelyan.
81 have thought great deal al
ready"
And how will you. answer it :"
Nora paused again before she replied.
GAS nearly as l know how to do in such
words as he would put into my
mouth. | shall strive to write just
what think he would wish me to
write"
"Then you will engage yourself to
him, Nora p
Certainly shall. am engaged to
him already. have been ever since he
came here"
"You told me that there was nothing
of the kind"
~ told you that loved him better
ought to have made you know what it
mWst come to. When l am thinking of
him every day, and every hour, how can
mot be glad to have an engagement
settled with himi | couldn't marry
anybody else, and don't want to remain
as | am." The tears came into the mar
ried sisters eyes, and rolled down her
cheeks, rs this was said TO her. Would
it not have been better for her had she
remained as she was Dear Emily,
said Nora, "you have got LoueJ still"
BE-, 'sYes,-aud they mean to take him
from me. But do not wish to speak of
myself Will you postpone your answer
till mamma is hereP
81 cannot do that, Emily. What, re.
ceiye such letter as that, and send nc
reply to itp
III would write line for you, and sx-
plain" ~ -
mo, indeed, Emily. | choose to an
swer my own letters. have shown
you that, because | trust You; but
have fully made up my mind as TO what
shall write. 1t will have been writtep
and sent before dinner"
al think you will be wrong, Nora
"Why wrong! When came over here
to stay with yOu, would mamma ever
have thought of directing me not to
accept any offer till her consent had
been obtained all the way from the
Mandarinsf She would never have
dreamed of such thing"
evil you ask Aunt Mary~
Certainly not. What is Aunt Mary
to met We are here in her house for a
time, under the press of circumstances;
but | owe her no obedience. She told
Mr.. Stanbury not to come here; and he
has not come; and shall not ask him
to come. would not willingly bring
any one into Uncle ELEPHANTS house
that he and she do not wish to see. But
will not admit that either of them have
any authority over me-"
.'Then who has, dearest :"
"Nobody,-eNcept papa aud mamma
and they have chosen to leave me to my
selfH1G-f.
Mrs. Trevelyan found il impossible t,
shake her sisters tirnuess, and coulC
herself do nothing, except tell Mrs
Clubhouse what was Ihe state ct affairs
When she said that she should do this
there almost came to be hOw of higt
words between the two sisters; but a
last Nora Rssented. "As for knowing,
don't care if all the world knows it.
shall do nothing in a corner. dom
suppess Aunt Mary will endsavor t.
prevent my posting my letter"
Emily at last went 10 seek Mrs. Out
house, and Nora at once sat down TO her
desk. Neither of the sisters felt at al
sure that Mrs. Clubhouse would not at
tempt to stop the emission of the letter
from her house; but, as it happened, she
was out and did not return till Nora
naa Come back from her journey to the
elghb0ring postohice. She wonld trust
her letter, when written. To No hands
but Der OWE; and rs she came hack of.
ter dropping it into the safe custody "a
the Postmaster General, her letter ALL
shall be revealed TO the public -
"PARSoNAGE, ST. DIDDgLPH's.
$1,000 rE C January, 1856.
DEAR HuGH,-For Isuppose ma,
as we'll write to you in that way now.
have been made so happy by your at
feetionate letter. Is not that a eau
did cosfession for young ladyf Blu
yon tell me-that owe you the truth
aud so l tell you the truth. Nobod!
VIII ever be anything to me, excep
YOU and you are everything. do low
yen; and should it ever be possible,
Will become your wife.