Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10

we're not owing to any personal regard,
but only because circumstances had
made him the sole surviving member OF
the house of two is. At the same time
he was much too sensible to throw away
the brilliant prospects which had thus
unfolded themselves to his view, it he
could retain them with self-respect and
without much inconvenience. Although
O. very unworthy descendant of his race
as regarded the belief in their blue
blood-which he looked upon either as
imaginary or as very serious physical
ailment-he had inherited strong in
disposition to be bored or troubled. Old
Sir Geofrey himself, with his 100000 a
year and anobedient county, did not
dislike being "put out" more than he
did, and when he was annoyed he took
us little pains as his great kinsman to
conceal it. Such men are, socially
speaking, the very salt of the earth, who
among world of snobs and todies
speak the plain truth to its little
tyrants, even if they do not sue
coed in teaching them how to be-
have themselves. But Percival had
no sense of apostleship whatever. He
simply liked his own way rs much as his
betters did, and-since his ambition was
limited-almost as often got it; man
who did not walk, and look, and speak
as if the street belonged to him, but
rather as if he did not care one half
penny (which was the CASEY to whom it
did belong. Moreover, his father had
been no "eenth transmitter OF foolish
race" and this young fellow was as in
telligent as he looked. He knew him.
self-it is only fools, Notwithstanding
what philosophers have said to the con-
trary, who do not-and was well aware
that he would not make favorable
impression upon the owner of Fendall
Court, and that was another reason why
he was unwilling to 90 there.
That we should be able to keep at q
distance the good people from whom we
have expectations (and yet retain them
is, however, mere dream of the Opti-
mist; and so Percival found it. To the
polite and carefully-worded letter, by
which he had endeavored to evade the
invitation to the home of his ancestors,
he received a reply by return of post,
the tone of which necessitated his imme-
diate appearance at Fendall Court, or
his giving up all hopes of ever seeing it
his own; in short, Sir Godfrey was furi-
Gus.
"Dear Percival, you had better CO."
pleaded Mary, to whom he had showed
the note, with some strong expressions
of Indignation. She was beautiful
creature, with eyes like gazelle, and a
voice more persuasive to his ear than
any in the law courts.
"But he writes SO disagreably," said
Percival, pulling at his mustache; "he
must be most offensive person."
Recollect, my darling, that he is an
old man." argued Mary, meaning that
allowance, as we'll as reverence, was due
to gray hairs.
Gle is not so old as all that" unused
Percival. "This sort of thing may go
on--I mean ones having to put up with
his impertinent arrogance-for years and
years. The question is, is it worth such
tremendous sacrifceT
The wretch was thinking of his own
peace of mind, and if he could keep his
temper if such things were said to him
about respect "-as his kinsman had
thought proper to put on paper.
Isl" Ii you get on with your cousin" she
murmured, with q beautiful blush,
"dear papa would, I think, be more in
clined to conssnt-that is-perhaps he
would let us marry a little earlier"
"You darling! that's true" said Per-
cival, sand is worth going through
almost anything for. I'll write and say
l will run down to Downshire in the
course of next week" r. ..#..
"Don't write, dear-telegraph; and
run down by. to-night's train"
"But I am to meet you at dinner,
Mary, at the Joneses, on Saturday."
"Never mind; don't let me be the
cause of your running any risk of in
creasing Mr.. Fendall's displeasure. I am
sure am giving you good advice. Good
night"
every good; I'll go.''
And Percival went accordingly.
Sir Godfrey received him with 8
stately welcome, the GOODNESS of which,
however, was owing to the general
trigidity Of the establishment rather than
to any annoyance at his tardy Obedi-
ence to his summons. Upon the whole,
Percivaps hesitation had perhaps done
him good. If he had showed himself
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mans wishes it would probably have
been set down by Sir Geofrey to any
thing but interestedness, and might
have even suggested death-a subject
very distasteful to the head of the
iendells. An independence of spirit
which had eventually given way to his
wishes was not objectionable, for it ex-
emplifed the power Of the will which
had subdued it.
The baronet himself volunteered to be
the young mans guide over the picture
gallery and the stables, (the horse, we
may be sure, was favored animal with
him, and gave him to understand less
by words than by his confidential tone
that at some time or another, though at
date so distant that it would be absurd
to allude to it, all these things might be
his own-if he behaved himself.
It was well understood in Downshire
that good behavior in Sir Geofrey's eyes
was doing what Sir Godfrey wished, and
for three days. PercivaPs behavior was
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