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$500 81 CHAPTER vi. % .a H..-.
Certainly not but your toDe-your
manners are not what they were, and ]
hoped that no circumstances. no new en-.
gagements, would prevent your retaining
a kindly feeling towards one whom, she
hesitated, Que whom once loved, said
Mr.. Westbury, finishing the sentence for
her. Yes, you we'll know l once loved
you" 7t n.' 7sa.r.
"Once 2" interrupted Miss Eldon. But
this is mans fidelity I" 9i4f3 f."
"Miss Eldou, you as:onish me-" said
Mr.. Westbury. II am married, my wife
commands my respact--nay, my admira.
tion-and duty, honor. everything COM
mands that all former ties, however ten
der, should be brok en-. Our happiness,
our respectability demands that hence
forth VIC be only common acquaiutances. y
"Be it so, farewell ?" said Miss Eldon
with her irrepressible bitterness Of ex-
preston, and suatching her hand from be-
meath his arm, she sprang forward and
took that Of her brother who had just is
sued from the parlor. "
SIS that. can that be Maria Eldon p
thought Mr.. Westbury, 'the amib.e, the
feeling, the refined Maria ? Where has
my love, my admiration, my passion for
her gone or rather by what blindness
were they at first excited Does she wish
to rctain-nay, does she claim the heart
Of the husband of another T? What per-
version of principle is here ?" '.'
The crowd at the door was by this time
nearly dispersed. And Mr. Westbury
advanced to the trio that still remained
near the bust drew his wife's arm within
lis, and bidding Mr.. and Mrs. Eveleth
''good night" led her to their carriage.
How have you enjoyed yourself this
evening 2" Mr.. Westbury enquired, as
soon as the carriage door was losed, and
the coachman had mounted his box
"Quite as well as | do scenes Of sim
liar character" Julia answered.
$50 you do then relish society? ?"
"Not very WE'LL in such large masses
said Julia. To my apprehension, very
large parties counterfeit the purposes for
which social feelings were implanted with,
in u.s."
"Then you disprove as we'll as disrelish
them ?' said Mr.. Westbury.
81 fear they are not quite innocent, "
said Julia. 80 far as my observation
has extended they have little tendency to
increase benevolsnce, or any of the finer
feelings of the heart. Ihave often feared
that vanity and thirst for admiration were
the causes that draw together one.halfthe
crowd, and vulgar love of luxuries the
other"
"These causes surely do not influence
all those who attend large assemblies, " said
Mr.. Westbury. Such persons as MIR. and
Mrs. Eveleth, for instance are entirely
above them"
"Undoubtedly." said Julia. Still be-
lieve the rule is as general as any other"
"Does not the elegant and instructive
conversation Of such man as Mr. Eve
lethrecooile you to the crowd?" Mr.. West
bury inquired.
"Certainly not" said Julia "How
much more highly such conversation would
be cnjoyed---how much greater benefit de-
rived from it, in small circle. Artificial
delicacy and refnement-artifcial feeling
artificial good nature--artihcial friend
ship, are the usual compound that make
large companies. Had Mr.. and Mrs.
Eveleth spent this evening with us in our
quiet parlor how much greater would have
been the enjoyment T! how much more
profitable the time might have been occu-
pied !"
at might" said Mr.. Westbury. "Mr.
Eveleth has great colloquial, powers. His
is at once brilliant and in
structive. know no gentleman who
equals him in this particular"
Il cannot say quite as much as that,
said Julia Though he converses uncom'
monty well.'
"Who can you name that ishis equal ?"
asked Mr., Weslbury.
Julia hesitated little and blusshed a
great deal, though her bushes were un-
seen, as she said:
"In conversational powers, | think my
compa nton is very rarely, if ever
excelled. And Why" she added "such
gentlemen should mingle in crowds wero
their talents arc in a great measure lost,
instead Of meeting in select circles, where
they could find congeninl minds, at least,
in some degree capable Of apprecating
them, cannot, indeed, conceive. But
suppose my ideas of rational enjoyment,
Of elegant society, are very singular She