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hateu III tne manner to which the h1gneSt
authorities have lent their sanction, or at
least he meant to do so, when the lady
"hed like roe to her chamber" For all
widows are not like the widow Malone
ochone y, renowned in song. When Ar
baces, the magician, proposed to lone, he
did 30 in the most necromantic and HER
ophantic manner in which it could be
dono his properties, " included q statue
OF Isis, an altar, "a quick, blue, darting,
irregular fame" But his flame, quick,
blue, darting, and irregular Us it was,
lighted no answering blaze in the ice-cold
breast of the lovely lone. When reject
ed Cn spite of n splendid arrangement of
magic lanterns, then novelty, got up
regardless of expense), Arbaces swore
like an intoxicated mariner rather than n
necromaunt accustomed to move in the
highest circles-and pentacles. Nancy,
Miss Broughtons heroine, tells her mid
dle-aged wooer, among other things, that
she accepts him, because 81 did think it
would be nice thing for the boys ; but
like you myself, besides" After this
ardent confession he "kissed her with n
sort Of diflidence. Many men would
have preferred to 60 out and kick "the
boys"
Mr.. Rochcsters proposal to Jane Eyre
should be read in the works both of Bret
Harte and of Miss Bronte. We own that
we prefer Bret Harte's Mr.. Rawjester,
who wearily ran the poker through his
hair, and wiped his boots on the dress of
his beloved. Even in the original au-
thority, MIR. Rochester conducted himself
rather like wild beast. He "ground his
teeth, " che seemed to dcvour" Miss Eyre
with his flaming glance" Miss Eyre
behaved with sense 81 retired to the
door" Proposals of this desperate and
homicidal character are probably rare il
real life, or at least out of llnatic asy'
lums To be sure Mr.. Rochester's house
was q kind of lunatic asylum, in which
he kept Mrs. Rochester, unfortunately in
sane. Adam Bede's proposal to Dinal
was very thoughtful, earnest proposal
John Inglesant himself could not hav'
been less like that victorious rascal, Ton
Jones. Colonel Jack, on the other hand
FUSED no great ceremony" But Colone
Jack, like the Woman of Samaria in th
Scotch minister's sermon, chad enjoyed
large and rich matrimonial experience,
and went strait to the point, beini
married the very day of his successful
wooing. Some one in story of MIR. Viii
kie Collins's asks the fatal question at
croquet party. At lawn-tennis, as MIN
rod said long ago, "the pace is too goo,
to inquire" into matters Of the affections
: In Sir Walters golden prime, or rathe
in the Forty-fve as Sir Walter understoo
it, ladies' were in no hurry, and could sc
! lect elegant expressions. Thus did Flor
reply to Waverly, 81 can but explain t.
you with candor the feelings which I no,
, entertain how they might be altered b.
a traIn of circumstances too favorabl
perhaps to be hoped for, it were in val
. even o conjecture; only be assured, MI
9 WAY ?rly that after my brothers hone
! and happiness there is none which l sha
more sincerely pray for than yours. Th
love is indeed what Sidney Smith hear
. the Scotch lady call Glove in the alb
y stract." Mr.. Kingsley's Tom Thurna
somehow proposed, was accepted, an
was Converted" all at once-a more con
= y plex archaeological performance Wa
: never heard Of before Many of NJ
. Abell's thirty-iive cases are selected frol
. novelists OF no great mark it woul
I. have been more instructive to examir
only the treatment of the great master
', of romance. But, after all, this is
little consequence. All day long ar
: every day noyelists are teaching the "a
of Love" and playing the Ovid to til
y time. Thackeray says that in writir
u these passages he used to blush till "
~ would think he was going into an ap
!. plexy. But what are novels without love
y Mere waste paper, only tit to be reduce
'e to pulp, and restored to whiteness N
T. firmness on which more love lessons ms
be written.