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

guilty of the poor affectation of con
cealing what you must have alread
discovered for yourself. But she pre-
fers to say the words that must be sal,
to you through me- Her husbands con
duct to her is an outrage that she ca,
never forget. She looks back with sen
timents of repulsion which she dare no
describe to that love at first sight 10,
you call it in England), conceived OF
the day when they first met, and sh,
remembers regretfully that other love,
of years since, which was love of stead
ier and slower growth. To her shame
she confesses that she failed to sci yor
the example OF duty and self.restraint
when you two were alone. She leaves
it to my discretion to tell you that Won
must see her for the future ALWAYS
in the presence of some other person
Make no reference to this whom vo,,
next meet; and understand that she has
only spoken to me instead of to her
mother, because she fears that Mrs
EyrecourC might use harsh words and
distress you again as she once distress.
ed You in England. II you will take NV
advice you will ask permission to 90
away again on your travels"
1t matters nothing what 1 said in 70.
ply. Let me only relate that we were
interrupted by the appearance of the
nursemaid at the pavilion door.
she led the child by the hand. Among
his first efforts at speaking, under his
mothers instruction, had been the ef.
fort to call me Uncle Bernard. He had
now got as far as the first syllable of
my Christian name, and he had come To
me to repeat his lesson. Resting his
little hands on my knees he looked nm
at mo, with his mothers eyes, and said.
" Uncle Ber'." A trihing incident, but
at that moment it cut me to the heart.
L could only take the boy in my arms
and look at Madam Raymond. The
good woman felt for me. 1 saw tears in
her eyes.
No no more writing about myself.
l close the book again.
30 July.-A letter has reached Mrs.
Eyrecourt this morning from DIR. Wv.
brow. 1t is dated, "Castel Gaudolpbo
near Rome" Here the doctor is estab. |
lished during the Eot months, and here
no has seen Romayne, in attendance on
the Holy Father, in the famous summer
palace of the pores. How he obtained
the interview Mrs. Eyrecourt is not in
formed. To man of his celebrity |
doors are no doubt opened which re-
main closed to persons less widely |
known.
81 have performed my promise. he
wlitos, Z" and may say tor myself that |
l Spoke with every needful precaution.
The result little startled me. For the
moment I thought Romayne had been
seized with a fit of.catalepsy. His face,
body and limbs presented the statue
like rigidity which is characteristic of
that form of disease. He moved, how
ever, when l tried to take his hand to
feel his pulse, shrinking back in his
chair and feebly signing to me to leave
him. l committed him to the care OF
his servant. The next day I received
letter from one of his priestly col
leagues, informing me that he was
slowly recovering after the shock that l
had inflicted, and requesting me to
hold no further communication with
him, either personally or by letter. !
wish l could have sent to you q more
favorable report of my interference in
this painful matter. Perhaps you or
your daughter may hear from him."
An 10 Oh July.-No letter has been
received. Mrs. Eyrecourt is unelsy.
Stella, on the contrary, seems to be re-
leved.
10h July.-A letter has arrived from
London, addressed to Stella by Ro-
mayne's English lawyers. The income
which Mrs. Romayne has refused for
herself is to be legally settled on her
child. Technical particulars follow
which it is needless to repeat here.
by return of post Stella has answered
the lawyers, declaring that so long as
she lives, and has any influence over
her son, he shall not touch the offered
income. Mrs. Eyrecourt, Monsieur and
Madam Raymond-and even Matilda
entreated her not to send the letter. To
my thinking Stella had acted with be-
coming spirit. Though Vange Abbey
is not entailed, still the estate is NOR
ally the boys birthright-it is cruel
wrong to offer him anything else.
11h Juy.-For the second time !
have proposed to leave st. Germain.
The presence of the third person, when
ever am in her company, is becoming
uncomfortable to me. She still uses her
influence to deter my departure. "No-
body sympathizes with me-" she said,
"but you"
1 am failing to keep my promise to
myself, not to write about myself. d t
there is some littl excuse this ti.ae.
For the relief of my own conscience l |
may surely place it on record that l |
have tried to do right. 1t is not my
fault if remain at st. Germain, insen-
sible to Madam Raymond's warning.
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1871 September. Terrible news from
Rome of the Jesuit mission to Arizona.
The Apache Indians have made a
night attack on the mission-house. The