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CHAPTER NIl.-CoNrINuEp.
They took him away. and for the
future they took care that when he
walked out il should be- behind the
house. on the western side Of the gar
den. Tho beginning II October was
gusty and wet They had to stay in
doors. Rupert's health dropped again.
and be- was IN. Margaret was i'm close
attendance upon him, for he would
hardly endure her out Of his sight. His
pain and wretchedness not taught, but
called forth. the Heavenly patience and
pity which lay In her deep wOmans
heart She grudged him no time. no
care. no WEAKNESS. She was repaid
when no last his head found rest on her
breast, when he pressed his quiyering
lips upon her hand and brokenly muir
INJURED. Margaret. how did live
without youP Surely | must have felt,
without knowing it, that YOU were com
ing 90 me-
John MallabaT had been called TO
town again on business. only for n few
days, certainly. but his absence gave
Margaret n respite. released her from
the pressure Of her heaviest apprehen-
sion. She had grown absolutely to
dread the sight, two or three times n
week. of his brown hunter "Cossack,"
and his scarlet coat, rs he trotted up
the drive and across the bridge, while
they sat In the drawing-room, when il
was twilight; 10 dread his entrance five
minutes afterward, his bending over
Mrs. Lasccllcs. to Kiss her hand and
ask II she could spare him n cup of tea
after the days run. Then there were
the incidents Of the hunting-iield TO be
discussed. II the squire came in ut the
same time IL was still worse. for he was
mighty hunter and loved To expatiate
upon the days doings. and in such n
case Margaret inevitably found MALTA
barr beside her. asking some question.
triiling. perhaps, in itself, but with the
low voice and the eloquent eve which
mean anything but trilling. At last he
had gone away and she was thankful.
IL has been said that she had n foolish,
unreasonable idea that Louis had pene-
tratod all her DISCUSSES; that, reserved
himself, and hating To besiege the re-
serve Of others. he had said nothing on
the subject. She had an idea that he
knew. and that she was in his power.
She was one day rudcly disillusioned.
Louis had called one morning and re-
manned for lunch, during which meal
Mrs. Lasccllcs said:
Mrs. Pierrcpont is going 10 bring
her niece TO see me this afternoon, Miss
Bockenham; you must see her. Mar
garrt They say she has splendid
voice. Perhaps we shall prevail upon
her tO sing. And | have heard much
uf her beauty; she was quite one of the
rcigning bellies this season. John MALTA
barr said. asked him why he had
not allowed her 10 reign in his heart,
and the silly fellow seemed quite an
upved.n
Margaret. feeling Louis eyes intently
fixed upon her face, and miserable in
the knowledge of who did reign in John
MallaDarr's heart, stammcrcd out:
Is Is she rich. this Miss Bocken.
ham7"
Quite the hcircss Of her part Of the
world said Mr.. Lascclles. Louis.
you'd better stay and have n look nj
her, he added. hluntly and uncon.
sciously. "Shc might be n good spec .
"For me. do YOU mean? As how?''
AS wife. of course"
Louis laughed little.
IL have seen Miss Beckcnham," said
he. "aud done homage to her. from
mar ] can imagine her look Of superb
establishment II any one suggested such
an idea To her; and how she would Put
Hp her eye glass to anuihilate me and
my old brown house. She Is wonder.
tuily handsome. and lofty withal. But
u l admired her Ten times more than
do, there's her immense fortune. an in.
suVerablc obstacle"
"Pooh'' said the squire.
To me- pursued Louis. drinking
some clarct, There Is something unut.
terably vulgar in the very phrase; oh,
he did well! he married an heiress.'
think such marriages degrading"
TO whom, man or wife?" asked the
squire.
Both"
There may be something vulgar in
the phrase" said Mr.. Lascellcs, with q
toleranty goOd-naturcd laugh. "A:
Tor there being anything vulgar in the
thing. let me refer you To- the head o.
my own table, ELI. Bessic?" He lookeC
Rtiectionatcly toward his wife, anC
added: you talk high-fown bosh
Louis. II my wife there had not had
silver. do Won suppose / should hav,
cared for her one iot the lessP Why
Heaven bless her! she could hav,
wound me round her little finger, what
ever she had been. And seeing tina
she had deccn. income of her own
would YOU have mo tear my own hear
and hers 20 pieces, because / couldn'
rise beyond her money!"
My dear. YOU do speak so stronglyr
she expostulated. smiling.
That's different case" said Louis
81 know Mrs. Lascelles had fortune
but You had one still larger. PROVIDES
my wife's money were not more thai
my own"
Pooh! As II you could lay dow
bard and fast rules for any such case
Suppose yourself in love with a woman
and good woman. You find she Ia
three times as much money as you have
What thenPn
4 should be very sorry" said Louis
deliberately, ''but / should feel oblige,
10 put on my hat. and wish her goo,
morning. Such marriages are too uu
equal. Besides, a man is wrong 10 Ia,
himself open 60 even the possibility .
being considered an adventurer"
"Adventurerl What Won mean 1,
that your wife might sometimes exnec
TO have say OF her own In things an
whenever that happened YOU would ~,
rs II you were PLAYING second 6ddi,
and you couldn't endure h. Rosh mn
dear boyl AS / said before, it's a
bosh."
"Ibelicve admitted that n w.s
crotchct. We are all liable 10 orotc,
ete, and very much at the mercy 81 On
subjective sensations"
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