The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-08-12

nave happened. III you cannot com
at once 60 TO Lord Loring. lie vii
tell you everything.
| THE DIARY RESUMED.
Modion I'd May, IS6f.-Mrs. Eyre
courts telegram reached me Just afte
Doctor Wybrow had paid his first pro
fessional visit to Penrose, at the hotel
had scarcely time to feel relieved By
the opinion of the case which he ex
pressed, before my mind was upset by
Mrs. Eyrecourt. Leaving Penrose un
der the charge of our excellent land
lady, 1 hurried away to Lord Loring.
1t was still early in the day; his lord
ship was at home. He maddened me
with impatience by apologizing at full
length for "the inexcusablc manner in
which he had misinterpreted my con.
duct on the deplorable occasion of the
marriage ceremony at Brussels"
stopped his flow of words (very earnestly
spoken, it is only right TO add, and en-
treated him to tell me in the first place,
what Stella was doing in Paris
"Stella is with her husband" Lord
Loring replied.
My head turned giddy, my heart beat
furiously. Lord Loring looked at me,
ran to the luncheon-table in the next
room, and returned with glass of
wine. really don't know whether l
drank the wine or not. | stammered
out another inquiry in one word.
"Reconciled?' said.
eyes, Mr.. Winterfeld, reconciled be-
fore he dies"
We were both silent for while.
What was he thinking of? 1 don't
know. What was l thinking of? /
daren't write it down.
Lord Loring resumed by expressing
some anxiety on the subject of my health.
made the best excuse for myself that
could, and told him of the rescue of
Penrose. He had heard Of my object
in leaving England, and heartily con-
graduated me. "This will be welcome
news indeed," ho said ''to Fa:ner Benz
WE'LL"
Even the name of Father Benwell
now excites my distrust. els he in
Paris, too?' inquired
"He left Paris last night" Lord Lor-
ing answered; "and is now in London
on important business Gas understand)
connected with Romayne's AFFAIRS
l instantly thought of the boy.
"ls Romayne in possession of his fac
ulties!" / asked.
"In complete possession"
"While Justice is in his power, has
he done Justice to his sonr
Lord Loring looked little confused.
~ have not heard," was all he said in
reply.
was far from satisfied. "You are
one of Romayne's Oldest friends, per-
sisted. "Have you not seen him your
:elfi"
81 have seen him more than once.
But he never referred to his aflairs.'
Having said this he hastily changed the
subject. "Is there any other informa-
lion that l can give you?" he suggested.
had still to learn under what cir
Romayne had lett lilly for
France, and how the event of his illness
in Paris had been communicated to his
wife. Lord Loring had only to draw
on his recollections to enlighten me.
"Lady LoriDg and l passed the last
winter in Rome" he said. "And there
we saw Romayne. You look surprised.
Perhaps you are aware we had offended
lim. by advice which we thought it our
luty to offer to Stella before her mar
'iage?
l was certainly thinking of what
Stella had said of the Lorings on the
memorable day when she visited me at
he hotel,
"Romayne would probably have re-
used to received u.s." Lord Loripg re-
umed, "but for the gratifying circum-
tances of our having been admitted TO
IN interview with the Pope. The Holy
father spoke of him with the most con-
descending kindness; and, hearing that
had not yet seen him, gave instruc-
ions commanding Romayne to present
imself. Under these circumstances.
was impossible for him to refuse to
eceive Lady Loring and myself on a
ater occasion. l cannot tell you how
distressed we were at the sad change
or the worse in his appearance. The
Italian physician, whom he occasional
y consulted, told me that there was a
weakness in the action of his heart.
reduced in the first instance by ex-
essive study and the excitement of
reaching, and aggravated by the fur
iSA Va hAh Oh iiio 6liCDS tltlt ~
lent nourishment. He would eat and
rink just enough to keep him alive
nd no more; and he persis tently refus.
d to try the good influence of rest and
hange of scene. My wife, at later
Interview with him, when they were
lone, induced him to throw aside the
cserve which he had maintained with
ne, and discovered another cause for
he deterioration in his health. l don't
efer TO the return of a nervous misery
rom which he has suffered at intervals
or years past. l speak of the effect
on his mind by the announce
no doubt with the best
mentions by Doctor Wybrow-of the
irth of his child. This disclosure Che
vas entirely ignorant of his wife's sit
ation when he left her) appears to
ave affected him far more seriously
han the English doctor supposed. Lady
4oring was so shocked at what he said
o her on the subject, that she has only
epeated 1t to me with a certain reserve,
If | could believe did wrong he said,
In dedlcating myself to the service
u the Church, after the overthrow of
ny domestic happiness, should also
believe that the birth of this child was
he retributive punishment of my sin
md the warning of my approaching
ieath. dare not take this view; and
'et have II not in me, after the solemn
'ows by which l am bound, TO place
my more consoling Interpretation on
IN event which, as a priest, it dis
.urbs and humiliates me even to think
ot it, That one revelation of his tone
N thought will tell yoI what is the
mental state of this unhappy man. lie
gave us little encouragement to con-
time our friendly intercourse with him.
IL was only when we were thinking of
our return to England that we heard of
his appointment to the vacant place of
first attache to the embassy at Paris.
The Pope's paternal anxiety on the sub
ject OF Romayne's health had chosen
M a n me- l. n a II.