New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
EMILIA: AN EPISODE.
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apart from u into which horse was being har;
open On pavcd terrace adjoining the mn, anu
pesseG few feet above the road $1,000 h
Jaised travelnC suit, with an open ietteI III LIS
in graz was n man of about thirty, WIN
hama. ttul sensitive rather worn race anu !,
thog" mustache which he smoothed sioM ;S 90 od AZ
brown H. was the carriage that was peihS hlauo
read ~ ~. denarture: awaiting II, ne STOOD leallns
TeaeS the low parapet that ran r3unu the s
Az Ioyerhung the valley, aDsoroeu IN eTU 70 HIM
apd letter Its contents were not new ~ m.oi
Of ms TIrTifipr clear and DECIDED without heeu'
me HHsnnrishes was his own; the letter hau ooen
less ~ hardly an hour ago in the lttie lhu-!99ln
written h"i tyonf was being fried for his midday
whilst So So he vas reading it through once more
meal before mclosing it finally in IT'S ehVeiope'
,rotustake il for granted once for all, LmiIla,
- words ran that our marriage was d III 10
so IVY circumstapced as We were. neither OF us
ta sSs heart free we did wrong IN aloNing U,i,
WIN win Le influenced by others lnteresteu peilapS
he ne fake All this for granted, say "V M
lie, % ~ allow that mistake 70 luIh our i've
CT le W con left me- six months alter our haIlI"Ac'
" von solve the problem 1t IS nor So ~ iif 10
Mu you "o moi by such prccptate action, thaI tne
petehce, " liz oTe solved Ours grant, was q
ROY one. but think that iaitn' ln'enro , Lnu
endsbin might have helped lts so4ut IoIl N.Y. 80;
~ stem winch ! resented OitteIy at tno t,'i'O,
fiSn ff'6f have long since forgiven knowing
D"dor what misapprehenson II W"S N Vt i', ,,
Errv,inr that you thought h"u ueco'A,i 20 Co.,
hnyr tic les, that Won should lave acted as You
M9huTi ,,,, I've long since known that you were
u;tokep. and 4 thnk Nou must sole1 t ti,n
been soTIy that you WouiH Ii'h ~ Iff INV letters
tIaf Won refused TO ne. that you lcl. I.,S -
.r,S,nel | should have been more urIehl, II
hal moi fincied-lOrgive me, Emida' II n'u ,,rn
that Won were not atogcthVr '',IA W. rooC ,,ou
TT. that refusing To he happy uu9cI my ~ va
80 fiy6 rather Of any reasonable excuse LOT IT.
tnruing to your own friends Say 3l'TI ~ {r ca
ar you still III the same In.lu ln j thof
Ionnv !, the thought of me 80 lh'uci '"lcii '"i :
ri absolutely refuse to face future IN WIl,n !
shoud have part For myself I"Hl tiT NOT
zoe uo reason why two honest people sHVuI" ny NJ
80 mn tle1r minds to what is lIfepai"' 10 'Io'
natient 10 bear with each other shoulu nol dilt
T. Share tho hurthcn of life. when WIN tnc Nt 49,;
Of the past upon H. J. IoI iHS JAZZ V'
lind very heavy
1,oof thunder and some large drops of rain
,n,fi the reader; he lookei mp al inc shy rno
Toi,nc clouds had gathered overhead H.oiI; wa
io'hns Ills eve glanced rapidly TO the slgpa-
,re Of the letter: Henry Lawrence ana ioiI
TO- tbe paper he replaced 1t IN tie chNSr'" ,IiOi
becin,ed For a moment he cOlsIicIcV 90. 81 10
NV NJ awrenoe Hotel de Paris, batheles, &c
Inrhon then pacir the letter IN his bIeaSlloc.e.
With another glance AZ the SKY ne clOsSec INC 'cl
race with lciSuTey steps, and feehteied IN nm n
raj a. ,1rned mo a Little room one side OF the
,assoqe which ran through the house, that ne
might pay for the trout ana req wiz Ti W. Ca
had unched half an hour before lAo'c W. "
minutes delay whilst the lnuke6per was COZ ItIus
nnt some change and through an open qOoI' liz
li,h voices ard English speech were p.''iS "Ui'Io
from the dinlng-rOom On the opposite Sloo u 'A0
P'ItInk it always rains in the mountains, said
sweet IA her plalntlNe young voice
last year i'm switzerland, don Non. SopnS . no" Il
went or dav after daY-Grd Il rs lust the sitic '.Y
done mind tor myself, but for VOL Emmy, NiIIh
your delicate throat, II Is very IIH: Au L".'''..'
nlv from sneaker further within the room al-
parentv; and then 9nCthcr voice was heaIu VILE
decision in Its tones: -. 1,ou. orr
attacks are no rine either for yours Ell or 1or any
one else | wish we had taken carriage lor the
excursion today. instead OF ndlng. | see no
chance OF this ram ceaslDG, ana we snall &c IVI-
feffIV dTcuChed before we get nome.
Lawrence had got his change by this time; he
stepped back INTO the passage Through the open
door of the dining-Ioom he had glimpse Of three
ladies in ridng-habits two OF them, both young
and handsome, were standing by the window; the
third WAS seated at the .aDle with her back toward
Lawrence lie could see nothing but some tw ISIS
OF chestnut hair beneath the dropping feather OF heI
hat the curve Ct enc ear, one slcn'er nhgioNe1
hand supporting her head, whist the Olhef played
with Lcr riding whip But the color OF The halI the
turn OF the head, the shape OF the hahu the atIl-
tude AT once listess and graceful. seemed not un-
familiar 10 Lawrence. lie made halt-stcp Tor
ward but paused. hcsitatng. before lie crossed tle
threshold; then abruptly tuning. passed again TO
III viii nom the whole afternoon said the same
sweet half-paintive voice that had spoken before.
Lawrence looked round. The two ladies' who had
been standing at The window had followed nun 70
the door 10 Jock at tic sky and consider the
chances Of the weather clearing Lawrence neS'-
tatel no longer. r,,.,r
have carriage here with a hood, and II would give
me pleasure if could bc Of the slightest use 10 YOU
Unfortunately am driving myself, o. the carriage
should hc entirely at NOur disposal; Dut IL YOU
would care To occupy the vacant seat lie had
addressed himself more directly to the Younger OF
the two ladies', tie one WHO had Just spoken; and
she it was who 'cphcd.
Thank you very much but my sister and do
not mind the rain at all, she sad; 1t does not
ere thinking Of She i, so delicate and She has
only just recovered from an Illness Sophy shall
we 90 and persuade herr If 1t would really not in
convenience you she salO, tuning AGAIN TO Law
renee.
MY carriage is at the door he said ! drove over
from the FAUX Chaudes this morning, and an at
this moment about to return there
Iou very good, and what You propose would
he real boon 10 my cousin said the elder sister
after moments hesitation. . | viii speak to her
She Is not easy to persuade, but should be glad If
she would nsent 10 take advantage OF your kind
ness il was such Gay as this that brought on her
illness before They Icentcred the inn, and Law
renee waited outside IN the shelter OF the doorway
Five. tel minutes perhaps. passed. then footsteps
and ices approached once more. and the third
lady whom he had seen seated at tho table ap-
peaIed.
She came out, holding up her habit, a tail and
Slender Young woman OF tour or fve-and- twenty
moving with grace ana certainty. with an air OF
ease and distinction proper to a beautiful woman
accustomed TO good society. Her features were
elear-cut and refined her complexion delicate; she
Lad brown eyes with dark iashes and rather
marked eyebrows slightly raised, giving character
70 her whole face in an expression half weary
AaE-lndlteIent She had yielded, IL would scem TO
The OPPORTUNITIES of her companions and came for
ward with the air Of IN truth habitualy in
Different to life and LIES possible Incidents. But
Sne 10 sooner saw Lawrence than she drew back,
flushing deeply.
'You are very kind she said coldly. answering
wofds he had not spoken, but my Cousins mis-
TAKEN. II much prefer to ride Lawrence bowed
and turned as if TO 90 but changed his mind. You
Will not come he said. His voice and manner
were so odd that Clarce, the younger Of the two
sters who stood behind in the passage, opened her
eyes wide and looked at HIM.
Nonsense Emilia interposed the elder lady in
Aer decided voice. You muse not risk catching an
other of Your colds. What will mamma say if she
h detained here sue at LGch0n! And
since Mr.
vii! co. said Emilia suddenly. She gathered
up her skirt and walked quickly down the steps OF
lhe terrace to the road where the carriage was
standing. Lawrence tarIicd for one moment before
IolloNng her My naIne is Horny LaWrence.' be