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stood thoro. ny hoart boating quielt, a,,l son,o-
zled aud beHildered. uy. tic scono, a. 'voIco sI
saiamoh low I'M ,gon,lymln ny eur, sus
aar mon you S o.o Let INC tahe you tnto to
tures you will entoy." / tried not t" to
start, but I tremblol' in spite Of n,yaeIf
tho rollcf WAS 30 great. TheFo wo stood-lo
prondor-loohng than my man in tic room. look ok
ing down upon mo and Offering mo l,ia arm 7
think fot no should II ltfeboat ca,no to tahe
mo or a wrcok-ln modified dogroc, moan. I
Of thanks. aud We strol1cd through tho other
roo1nB, lie listening to me with aucl earnest nt-
tcuttyeness, bending Ills head at eyoly word.
aeo1ning so absorbed in me, 80 forgetful Of tho
tho mon who smiled on then, as thoy did 70. /
! oonfoss it, I folt NJ II le stood botwoon ma
and tho knocking, collly scrusinizin9 glaucoa
about mo. felt guarded, ,protcoted. mid I
though 1 know Il WAS It seomed irrostntsiblo.
suppose, being woman like otllor women, I in
| hort traditional weak1ess, and cannot break tho
bonds Of former generations in day. DO 1t as
| VAS not nyseR ho only seomod Interested and
absorbed. ald not feel 90 II were taxing tits
courtesy, and soon recovered my Belf-poesca-
alon and talked naturally: my spirits rose, and
my natural solf-asaortion roturnod to me. I on.
joyed looking at tile women, Watching thoir
ways and listening to the sound Of their voices.
1t was a revelation Of a new world to mo, md
Haid an much to him.
atrsa awhst 9e IN a. particular g. is it," he said, "hs
II think" answered. ut is tho harmony of
IA thoroughbred woman always produces an
harmonious effect" he Batd.
Something. In his tone Jared mo, and said
hastily, ~ don't think development ehould be-
sacrificed to harmony; incnmpleteness in better
than perfection HomotimeH."
He smiled ewcotly; Yes, but I nm afraid ne
should hardly agreo about the development Of
Of It,"
"Why should re not diBcuss and Disagree ?"
=, =" do not like to disagroe with woman at
all, especially with woman whom admire" ho
eaid, bending his blue eyes on me with a look
suoh as had never geen before in q mans oycu
1t waa what suppose would bo called a uhiYal-
I rio look aud yet chivalry was only an improved
Mrs. Fordyce came up iunt then, and intro
tuuced some gentleman to me and wlilo tbey
wore talking, Mr. Lawrence turned away. In !
!few moments ho was back again with lovely
aelf-poyHessed. With the same exquisite simplici-
ty Of mannor ho has himself. My cousin,
Alice Wilton, asks me to introduce her to you,
Mias Linton" he said.
/ have always-ahall confess 1t t?-patted
young girls on the head this one could no
more haye patronlzoa than I could statue OF
Diana. sho Was very charming to look at as sho
i stood beside sY hor cousin, and yet No, will
wny,. md felt moro ut my case that . won,an
had boon presented to mo.
Mr. Lawrence put ma in my carriage. An ho
cloaed the door he said, Your maid is not with
you 2"
replied that l had mono on which ho said to
the driver, ''Driyo slowly: mean to walk AZ
far as the hotel with the carriuge.'
Won't ~ yen get in2"1 cried from the window.
nm pffo
ing at what seemed to mo an eccentric choice.
It Tas unnecessary for him to 20 with me at all.
but thought, t'Ho has been, I suppose.
Ho ready nd uAa the door eafe es
got ont, and I 1ongod to ask him why be Ind not |
driven with mo; but I hosltated: something |
ttee 1ma ny ; tongue and in moment he had said
into the darkness. must stop, I am so tired.
DEC. 8.-1t BoemB to me- / AM growing to |
30 . dreadful egotist. put nothing down now |
IN this little book but Just what concerns mysolt
nothing Of the great subjects Of universal ill., |
terest Which have always absorbed most Of my |
thoughts, but juat my own doings and aayings. !
at this very moment deHire only to write about |
my afternoon, and the why in which spent 1t. |
will indulge myself, and the record may serve |
mo. How It had showed all dayl how 1t did |
snow this afternoon whom started out, ,Yrnpped /
III my waterproof, acoontred to encounter tho |
storm, and rejoicing, IN tho absence Of long
rubber boots l folt could plod through auy
and gained q pervadng serse Of |
exhilaratlon from the boating Of the storm In
my face. 1 chose a certain stroet had como to
know, which ran straight through tho town and
IN into . moro thinly y-settled suburb. It was
good, olear path, aud should bo ablo to hayo
splondid walk without meeting probably mora
:han dozen people in tho course OF it. Just a.
passed. tho last square Of cosoly-built toxn-
aouscs, aud began to como upon tho stretching
E1ite landscape beforo mo, rs tr1llged along, |
;urning my head utLlo aside to eacape tGo
2runt OF tie driving suow, hoard an exclan,a-
ion Of surprise. and mans voice uaid, You
It wa8 ho, Mr. Lawrence. There ho stood. bis
'yos brilliant with the excitemont OF tho storm,
lis check aglow. with exercise, looking, as the
'a sa taG very po%fS Of man"
'ery great it trans n,o to him.
"Yes, 1t is J." I said Eve had both atoppod).
p, wanted exercise and air, and something to
'hange my frame Of mind; 30 CAME out for .
ramp"
He turned with me, and wo walked on, In q
nomont moro he said, Twill you take my arm
T WI be easier to keep step aud walk fast
I took, 1t, and he looked down At mo
7lich haunts mo yet, I suppose because
cant mako ~ out its meaning, "bo you bolie7e
i'll n yons4sss yon mssn % ts something r;h
gail'ng Va to struggle, do not, answered. "Do
He laughed, not pleasant laugh, abbott musi-
q, but as if his smile had been ono with some
idden meaning in it: ~ hardly know what
elleve. Certainly aonc power seams to lay
Iapn Tor our WILLS At tinaeB, mud waylay us When
hoy are OF duty. As. for inatanceH ho won't
p IL ~ wanted to SEQ you to day,, and
ID not 60 to Hee You: my will aqtcd I
orfeetly vol, and seemed ablo to resist a.ly !
I camo out hero to walk alone, 2
linking that should bo even farther away from !
ou hore than elsewhere, when, lol you start up !
! nv path, and hero VIC arc together. 1t is Just :
II some malicious spirit had Knocked mo viii. y
10 bettor through my weaIness." Ho smoke M r
ith an intonalty which seemed out Of psaoe, .
nd strangely unlike Lis usual calm maunog, =
omohow, feeling Of great delight had come y
ger NC as he spoke. I folt pleasod-why do p
1co. 6
j" But Why" said I, "did you turn With me
1T to aot." ' 2
"Yon think Ho2. That is hardly fair, Msu y /.
lnton. Docs one brand soldier as q coward r.