The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-06
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said, ''will you grant me few minutes
Conversations"
''Sir," replied, 81 hear you"
We were both agitated, and for mo-
ment walked silently, then he resumed
"If my indiscretion appears TO you great,
it will. at least, prove the confidence
with which you inspire me. You and
Cecile have been friends for life, may:1
ask what you think of herl''
"All the good possible"
"Do you think she could love a man
so different a character from her own as
mine?"
II think, that if there be a man pre-
cisely constituted to attach Cecile. to re-
form her slight faults, to devellope her
noble qualities, you are that man."
He bowed, and said You love her
very much, do you not?"
''Very much"
''This is great praise. Ireceive her
with absolute confidence from your
hands"
Had he any conciousness of the horri-
BILE torture he was inficting upon me2 I
dc not know. 1t happened so, that is
all.
August 2nd.-my grandmother learned,
yesterday, as well as the whole chateau,
the great event of Cecile's engagement
L should blush to manifest by sudden
departure humiliating disappointment.
We shall remain two or three weeks
August Shiny grandmother has had
long talk with Madame de Journey,
the subject of which cannot divine, but
the result of which seems to modify our
plans little. We leave tomorrow. ] am
glad, for L had presumed too much upon
my courage which was exhausted.
August 9th.-What a night The su-
perintending of our packing kept me up
till one O'Clock in the morning. 1 was
just preparing to undress, when I thought
L heard woman's sharp anguished cry.
L rapidly descended the stairs, and found
myself before the open study door of
N. Roger.
The study was dark. but light came
from an adjoining chamber. I heard
de Journey sobbing and talking
in accents of despairing supplication.-
No voice replied. I thought some mis-
fortune must have happened. 1 took
some steps into the room, and saw NJ.
Roger seated at his table on which was a
sealed letter and box in which five pis-
tolls are enclosed. heard Madame say,
cam nothing to you-nothing to you.
my God?n --.zs----z-=--
He hesitated, then bent down, and
kissed her. and said, Forgive mer
''Ihis hour of folly has passed"
"You promise me, my dear child"
Il promise you-only let her go away,
[ beg of you'll Let me not see her again"
eyes, yes, it is arranged, she leaves
this morning, even"
'And she is ignorant of all this?'
sYes."
"Well, go, my mother and sleep in
peace!" [ hastily went away. Now l
know why we were to hurry off. made
a resolution that night which was long
by all. did not conceal from
grandmother that l meant to enter the
convent if ever left alone, and was not
my present intention more elevated, more
noble, less egotistical even than the re-
of the world
M. de Journey, when informed of my
intention of uniting my life to his would
not listen to the sacrifice, as he termed
it. My grandmother said his conduct
was very honorable, 1t is wounded
heart I offer him, but one faithful and
devoted.
August 25th. 1t isa noble inspiration.
Life has found an object, future. To
raise a soul from despair, to give it back
peace and happiness, is the labor to
which 1 consecrate myself. AS suspect
ed, our compact of waiting year is not
to be carried out though he insists upon
delay. think we will be married soon.
We have ccnfded our secret to Cecile
and her finance. NJ. d'Eblis simply said:
''It is worthy of you"
We are to spend the winter at Nice for
NJ. de Journeys health. I here closed
my clasped book, 1 hope. never to reopen
it. 1 think that, once married, woman
should have no other confident than her
husband. Adieu, then romantic and pas
siouate Charlotte,