The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-09-24

ing now cOmlOrlaDle IL Is 10 neT 10 90
so,-and furthermore tries hard in her
own kind heart to believe in it also.
She is perhaps as near being angry
with Geoltrey as she can be when ono
day he pooh-poohs this charitable
thought, and gives it as his belief that
worry had nothing TO do with it, and
that his mother behaved uncommonly
badly all through, and that sheer obsti-
macy and bad temper was the cause OF
the whole matter
"She had made up her mind that you
would be inSupportable, and she could
not forgive you because you weren't"
saws that astute young man, with calm
conviction. Don't you be taken in,
Mona"
But Mona in such case as this pre-
fers being taken in" Though she may
object to the phrase), and in process OF
time grows positively fond OF Lady
Rodney.
''ln company with so divine a face, no
rancorous thoughts could live" said
the duke on one memorable occasion,
alluding to Mona, which speech was
rather lofty soar for His Grace, he be-
ing for the most part OF the earth,
earthly.
Yet in this he spoke the truth, echo
ing Spenser, Though unconsciously),
where he says
so every spirit, as Ii IL most pure
And hath in 1t the more OF heavenly light,
so it the fairer bodie both procure
10 habit in.
For the soile the bodie forme doth take
For soule is forme and doth the bodie make"
With Lady Rodney she will, l think,
ln 4 ho hn
is quite her right hand now, She can
hardly get on without her, and tells
herself her blankest days are those
when Mona and Geoifrey return to their
own home, and the Towers no longer
echoes to the musical laugh of old Brian
Scully's niece, or to the light football Of
her pretty feet. Violet and Dorothy
will no doubt be dear; but Mona, hav-
ing won it against much odds, will ever
hold first place in her affections.
After all she has proved great sue
cess. She has fought her fight, and
gained her victory; but the conquered
has deep reason to be grateful to her
victor.
Where would they all be now but for
her timely entry into the library on that
night never to he forgotten, and her in
tluenCe over the poor dead-and-gone
couSIny Even in the matter of fortune
she has not been behindhand, Paul
Roduey's death having enriched her be-
yond all expectation. Without doubt,
therefore, there is good reason to re-
joice over Mrs. Geotfrey.
To this name, given to her in such an
unkindly spirit. Mona clings with singu-
lar pertinacity. Once, when Molly has
called her by it in Lady Rodney's hear
ing the latter raises her head, and a re-
morSeful light kindles in her eyes; and
when Mr.. Darling has taken himself
away she turns entreatingly to Mona,
and, with warm accession of coloring,
says, earnestly
My dear, | behaved badly to you in
that matter. Let me tell Oliver to call
you MIS-. Rodney for the future, 1t is
your proper name"
But Mona will not be entreated;
sweelly, but firmly, she declines to alter
the S9brjpf given her so long ago now.
With much gentleness she tells Lady
Rodney that she loves the name, that it
is dearer 10 her than any other could
ever be; that to be Mrs. Geofirey is the
utmost height of her very highest ambi-
ton: and u change il now would only
cause her pain and vague sense Of
loss.
- after this earnest protest no more
IS ever said 10 her upon the subject. and
Mrs Geofirey she is now 10 her friends,
and Mrs. Geoffrey | think, she viii re-
main 10 the eld Of The chapter.