Saint Mary's beacon., 1882-08-03
Go % bed, Goneril + cried Miss
Rfunsy in : voice of thunder.



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CHAPTER w.
a fer mornings after these Greats
the postman brought a letter Co Con-
eril 1his was sach rare ocsnFranca
ehaE she bln3had ross-rea 4 tha v.rss
sight cf Il hnd I'D aa wAIlr . srla
down the lezFsae sevnral times keeaKla
she felt calm enopeh "a read ik Then
sne went up atairp and knocked &C
the door Of Madame Pskrtsscis,'a {ar.a.
'0onse il. littls bird Fl
Ila old lady. ID pink raerius, and
cnrI-papers. opened fha doors nann-
ri held mp her letter.
ny cousin Jack d ooniar q ne
renee and he is going b welk osar a
see me this altsrnoon. And xnae h1
stay 10 dinpevs cara Hinnora 2 =
Why: Of course. Goaorilia I am
charmed
Goneril kissed The old iaay and
danced down stairs hrimmina over
with delight.
Later in the morning sisnor Ora.
siano called.
r.
viii You come out with me. Mees
0o.eril he said; 'on my land che
earliest vintage begins to-day.
oh. hoy nice I she cried.
Come, them said the signorino,
smiling,
oh. / can't come to-day. because Of
Jack
Jack p
My cousin; he may come any time
Your cousin = the aign0rino frowned :
little. An, you Englinh,' he said, SOU con-
s''l.F all your Cousins brothers and ssEersr
Goneril laughed. - t
is Z not sor be asked little anxiously.
JACK 10 mich nicer than my brothers. said
the young girl.
And who Is he, this Jack ?
Hes dear hsT.s said GnueEil, and Serg
clever; he is going home Cur The Indian ciyil-
sfvice examination; he hiss been out 20 Cal-
cutta 10 see my father
The mign0rino did nos pay any attention 10
tho latter part of this descripfian, bul hsahs
peared 20 6nd the beginning very natinfactoy,
81 he is only boy he muEtared 10 hirns
seit. and went away comparatively satisfied.
Goncril spent most uf the day watching Ghs
the highway. bat { steep short.c.,t thsa io;ned
the main road at the bastOm of the hill was
0tlite n her disposal. she walked mr. ana
dJwn for more than an hour. AZ last she
| saw anne one ON the FIoreucn r.,ad. elsa
walked on quickly. It was the telegraph
boy.
She tore the envslot.s and Rad sYenieo -
| Exam. On Wcanesdav. Htart a oncs. a
rissAerri.'
Il was with very red eyes thai GoueFil
| went IN 10 dinner.
50 the cousin hasn't come, aid Ma.
| Prunty kindly.
sNo; he has logO home at oaee fOr his ex.
| amination.'
dsar,' sid tkaa discriminating Issly lsAs h.sI
quito taken Guneril back into hen. gpaA
/ gracas.
They aIl aas kogalher In ahe little paFiov
afaer dinner. AZ 4 O'Clock the d.nm-l,eil
rang. ftwasnov seven weeks since Ocueril
| had blushnd Vvish excitement wheu irns 81,
heard thai ring. and now slse did NOT blssh.
The signoFino entered. He walked very
straight, and his lips were set. lie cama IL
with the AR of one prepared 10 enconnEer
/ oppnsiton.
'sMeos 0eneril., he said, win yon come out
On the terrace f-befure Il "a too iase a. asl-
| ded. with savage glance at Mlss Prunty.
YES Raid GUneril; and they went ouf. "a.
gefller
80 the cousin did not cone said the igS
nov;nr ~ al 81 sfI',
No, a8R essa IS.
They went ON q little way IN silence togstll-
CT. The night was moonlt aud clear: TCt 4
wind stirred the leaves; the sky was like 4
sapphire. containing but not sIsssiding ligit.
The late oaeasldeFs slnelled very sweet; The
NOON was 20 full that ono could slisiinguish
the peculiar erayish pink of the blossoms.
III is a lovely night = said 0oneril.
| And lovely place.
Yes
Then bird sang.
| sY0 have been here inst eigia wecksS.
| said The .;gnar;nr,.
i hnve Eecn very hapuvIs
| He d;d uot sneak Egr a minute or two. and
then he said:
sWouIl yo,, ike 10 live here aIwaxnT
i 'Ah vssi But tisas d impossible,
90 that hsr lace was !. 70 the hglIs.