New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22
CHATTER NXII

II il not to lc supposed that events that had
moved 80 deeply the household ~ Mount. and all ls
connexions should have passed lightly over the one
other person who Of all Joy whom the Nonniiords
were known COuld alone feel himself principal ~
the important matters involved. Douglas had
Looked On from % distance. keeping himself ont oi
all the immediate cpupllraiiuus hut not the less
had hr looked on with a bcaiinR heart. more auN-
ION, than II ~ Dos. Idle tosav and though still uits-
cent never less than on tie verge Of personal action.
aud never clear that II would not haNr been VlocSt
FOR hm to plunge into the midst OF It from the first.
His position had not been easy. nor his mind CON
posed from the beginning When hc had heard Of
Mr Mnuniiord's death his agitation was great. He
had not bccomr indifferent 10 Anne. The thought
that She was IN trouble. and h' not moan her was
no pleasant thought All the iirsi evening after he
had TcrcINcd Charley A~hlrt'- telegram. lac had
sprut m a prolonged argument with himself lie
knew from Anne that something had been done.
though she did not know what: that. according to
her fathers own words the property had been taken
from her and given tO her sister She lad told him
what her father said and Of th' understanding be
tween tlrn that this transfer had been made: and
that -hc had nn LONGER any interest iu the dcsiina-
tun uf the fortune which had once been certainly
considered hers CoSnO bad not admired the east,
with which she spoke ON tins question. lie had
.,,,,.l,rd hi, teeth AT Anne, uuwurdur~s at her
calm consent 10 her fathers arrangements. and
ready making mp 81 the quarrel with him. She
his love his dearest IN all truth the one woman IN
the world who had captIyatcd his affections. and
made him feel that he had no longer any choice.
any preference that did not point 10 her: but she
had acted like % fool, hc thought. In some minds.
p,rhapS ia most minds, this conviction can exist
without 10 the least Affecting The reality Of the love
which Ines behind lie loved Anne. but his love did
mot make him think that everything she did was
well done. She had behaved like fool. Old Mr..
Io,eby said the thing but he said II with glis
tening eyes. and with an appreciation of the folly
and It's character such as CosmO was altogether in
capable Of. Nevertheless, Anne lover did not feel
his love materially lcssened by this conviction. He
gnashcd his teeth at It, thinking Had but been
there though hc know very well that had he been
there he could have done nothing to change IT, But
one thing he could do: when she was his wife he
could put o stop to such follies. There should DO
none OF this ridiculous magnanimity this still moro
ridiculous indifference then. In writing 10 her he
had felt that it was difficult to keep all ycstige ~
this disapproval ont of his letters, but he had
managed pretty nearly 10 do So feeling wisely that
IL was useless to preach to her on such subject
that only his own constant guidance and example
or better STILL his personal conduct of her affairs
would bring real good sense into them. IIe had
been anxious enough when this was going on, not
seeing what was 10 conc. feeling only certain that
love as he might he could no more marry his love
without penny than no could make himself Lord
| Chief Justice. 1t was ont Of the qnestlon-n his
position marriage was dinicult in t1e best of cir
| cumstancos-but to marry wife without fortune
| OF her own, without enough to keep her comfort
able. was simple folly and not to be thought Of