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q win attend you, he said, more

would risk much to please you, she
said, in low and hesitating tone as she
passed him.
"Thank you, :" he replied, but coldly,
and instantly added, following her from
the room, ''if | had had a sister should
not have troubled you; and l thought
YOU sincere in your professions of friend
ship for Miss Danvers."
81 am sincere"
Few words were exchanged as they
passed on to the house of Mr.. Danvers.
Sarah, indeed, attempted some pathetic
remarls-on the, sad fate of her dear
friend, and the impossibility that she
could ever hold up her head again after
having a father tried and condemned
for sorcery. Mr.. Dudley, however,
neither condoled with or encouraged
her sympathy, but seemed chiefly anX-
ious to hurry on.
81 am actually out of BREATH" she
said, almost pettishiy, as they reached
the door.
"You will have time to rest now,"
her companion said, absently. Agnes
started from her bowed position as The
servant announced her visitors, and,
springing forward with san expression
of gratitude, grasped the hands of her
friend.
81 have been very wicked" she
sobbed; 81 imagined myself deserted
by the whole world, and God has sent
.you to me, -dearest-Sarah. / thought
xou might fear to come now, but you
are here; and you VIII speak to your
father for me and get him to use his in
I tfiuence. Is he with you?" she whisper
ed, for the room was almost wholly
dark; the poor girl had been too miser-
able to think of ordering candles. The
attendant was more thoughtful, and
now entered with them. IL -rEi
mir. Dudley accompanied me. You
have seen him, believe" Seen him
Had he not attended her beloved IA
theirs ministry for the last six months,
/ and often come in the evening to Learn
precepts of morality and piety from his
converse Had he not gathered How
ers for herself, and brought volumes Of
poetry for her perusal from his fathers
! library?
Miss Darrell said what she could
think of to allay her friends anguish,
but, perhaps, the proof afforded by he
visit at such a time, that her attach
ment was not to be changed by circum-
stances, was the most cordial she prof
fered. Dudley would not for worlds
have undeceived her then, and was even
content to have his coming interpreted
as merely accidental. His words, how
ever, were calculated TO encourage and
console the afflicted Agnes, and in he.
| gratitude 10 both she inToluntarily link
| ed his read eloquenee with the common
place coincidence of Sarah, that the
Former threw a grace and character
around the latter, and in her reflections
on that evening her friend acquired a
4 value in her eyes all her early partiali-
ty had hitherto never been able TO be-
stow upon her. She could not, howev-
err, be persuaded TO leave her deso!ate
but still dear home. 81 shall be less
unhappy here than in any other place, .
she replied to Sarah's entreaties. The
latter glanced almost fearfully around.
/ al shall visit your father very early
tomorrow, Miss Danvers. Have you
any message to him?'' said Dudley, as
tbcy rose TO leave. -. .-......--.
!. .sOh, that could see him! Mr.. Dud'
| lley-could remain with him?"
"It would be dangerous TO askit, Ag-
nes,n cried Sarah; you would be sus
pected naturally of being" she
paused.
"a witch-yes, Miss Danvers look!
like one,'' said Dudley, scarcely able tc
suppress a smile ''but L think it yer!
/ NATURAL that she should desire TO set
her fatber,'' he added, "and you mus
exert Your Influence with yours, Mis-
{ Darrell. 10 have her wish gratiiied. ii,
2 has some control in the decisions of ou
: rulers"
/. Agnes Danvers knelt in prayer tha
night for many hours, and retired +
= rest with trust in God and gratitude to
: ward Sarah and Dudley.
| - You willgo Miss Danvers agail
e tomorrow, will you not, Miss Darrell?'
; fsaidDudley. rs he bade his companion
/. good night at7Ier fathers door.
T Perhaps so " she evasively replied
? 81 shall find you there then, | hope,
/ Those words decided her. She went an
spent the morning with her friend
: Dudley came according TO premise
t bringing a message of love from her ia
n theli .a..'l.. la -irrequ sss
: g lie is very anxious about you, Mis-
: Danvers, and have promisedtO be you
; physician, said Dudley with gent
$ Kindness. k"I prescribe fresh air and
t walk to Mr.. Darrell's. That pale fac
: would alarm your father"
e 81 l cannot 90, indeed, Mr.. Dudley
4 The only walk desire is to his prison,
and her tears fell fast. That indulgenc
{ Dudley could not procure her, and Nh
a Danvers seemed unwilling that b
h-rshould. During he long and weary day
e which interviewed before the trial of Nj
Danvers, Dudley continued to visit hil
c as he was permitted. and bear affection
Y ate messages from him to his unhapp
e child. Sarah Darrell generally met hil
e at the parsonage, and two or three I
Is the members of the church did not who
h " neglect the PASTORS daughter in h,
- woe. But many households were cla
i- in sorrow from the same cause, and fea
le ed TO bring farther afiiictiOn TO ther
selves, by particular notice of the lone
- Agnes. The day of,doom came, and NJ
= Danvers was condemned to die.
/ "Oh! why did you come here tO-da
Is Mr.. Dudley? and vet | felt that "
id would not stay away, ," exclaimed Agne
p as the Young man eabered the roo
y where She sat pale and sad, and lookil
"a SO thin and miserable that his hea
"' ached at the sight. . .''-s-tl
Up sand why am so uuwelcome
d. guest9m he asked gently, but a little I
g4 ppoaehfully. $50 af . .. -.-4su
4, "You. can never be otherwise th:
II welcome to me-" she replied, .burstil
i into tears, for you are almost my on
a. friend. But Hannah Goodwin a
Charlotte Blake have just left me, a
m tiiev tell me that Sarah Darrell's dev
se4 tfon' TO me has rendered her an obje
e. of suspicion, and her parents very pI
OF IDENTIFY have foraidden her to col
ID again" feb
O. Te.sAnd is not the desertion of Sar
Ill Darrell a reason. why l, your only
id naming friend, should cling more clio:
ly to you?,' he asked earnestly, 81
to YOU suppose that could forsake yC
d. like those luisewarm fiatterers about