The Magnolia gazette., 1884-10-23
CHATTER VI.


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and waiting for loud answer. He
was pacing up and down the library.
thinking OF the injustice OF her inter
ference, and she was full Of the injury
10 Which She had been subjected. She
had been perfectly sincere when she
tod Mary Lawr.e that Mr. Nhittlestati
was entitled % have and enjoy bis own
wishes as against both of them. IN the
first place. be was man-and as a
man, was TO be induged. at Whatever
cost 10 ans mum er Of women. And
then he WAS a man whose bread they
had Both eaten Mary had eaten lis
bread rs bestowed upon her from
sheer charity According To Mr. Bag
get2s yieT Of the world AT larEe, Mary
was bound 10 deliver herself body and
soul - Mr. Whi'tlestal We're 'soul-
sacrifice demanded from her AS
for herself, her first duty in life was to
loos after him were be 10 be sick. I'M
fortunately, Mr Whttlestafi never vas
s.ck, but Mrs. Baggeti was patiently
looking forward to some happy day
when he might be brought home with
his leg roken. He hal no imprulenb
habits, hunting, shooting, or such-like:
but chance N ght be good to her.
Then the making Of all Jams and mar
malades, for which he did not care a
traw, ana whieh he only ate to obiee
her, was comfort - her She couII
manage occasionally 10 be kept out o
her BED over some boiling til ont
o'clock aud then the making Of butter
IN THE summer would demand that she
shoald oe up at three Thus She was
enabled 10 consider that her normal
holEs of work were twenty ont Of the
iwenty-four. She lid not begruage
them Ia the lea t, thinking that thef
/ were all due To Alr. WhittlestaH Nov
Mr.. Nhittlestah wanted wife, ana. 81
course, he ought 70 haze hcr But She
Could not be expected to remain and
behold Mary Lawrie triumph and
Mary Lawrie' S power. That was out
Of the question; and, as she was thus
driven out Of the house, she was en-
titled 10 show little Of her ill-humor
p the proud bride. She must 10 10
Portsmouth which she knew wa
tantamOunt to a living death. She
hated only one person in all the world.
and he, as she knew well, was living at
Portsmouth. There were 10 her only
two places IN the world in which anv-
body could liye-Croker's Hall and
Portsmouth. Croker's Hall was on the
whole the proper region set apart for
the habitation of the blest Ports
mouth was the other place and thither
she must 90 III remain, even in
Heaven, AS housekeeper to Young
woman, was not to he Thought OF. Ii
IN Z ta 80 Al.
she must 60 but not ON that account
need she even pretend to keep her
temper
What all this that You have been
saying to Miss Lawrie9" began Mr.
Whittlestaff, with all the dignity Of
anger.
Maryan
you"
II haven't said a word again YOU,
sir, nor not again nothing as you are
likely to do.
Miss Lawrie is TO become my wife,
g So hears her say
There was something of a check in
this=-a cheek to Mr.. Whittlcstaflas
pride in Mary's conduct. Did Mrs.
Baggett intend him to understand that
Mary had told the whole story, and had
boasted of her promoti1np
You have taught her to think that
she should not do rs we have proposed
because of your wishes
81 never said mo- hing of the kind so
help me. That should put myself up
again you, sir Oh, mol / knows my
place better than that. | wouldn't
stand in the way of anything us was for
your good or even of what you thought
was good not to be made housekceper
to Well, it don't matter where. /
couldn't change for the better nor
wages wouldn't tempt me-
"What was il you said about coino
away" Here Mrs. Baggett shook her
head. "You told Miss Lawrie thatyou
thought it was shame that you should
have to leave because of her."
. | never said word of the kind Mr.
Whittlestaif; nor yet, sir, / don't think
rs Miss Lawrie ever said so. I'm heq-
ging Your pardon for contradictng yon.
and we'll ought. But ANYTHING i bet
ter than making ill-blood between low
ers," Mr. Whittlestalf WINGED at benp
called a lover, but allowed the word Is
pass by. "I never said nothing about
shame.N
what did you say?"
81 said as how | must leave Won:
nothing but that. II amt matter of
the slightest consequence to you, sir.
'Rubbish!'
Very well, sir. 1 mustn't demean
me to say as anything l had said wasn't
rubbish when you said as it was. But
for all that, I've got to go.'
Nonsense"
"Yes, in course"
"Wny have you got to gop"
Because Of my feelings, sir.''
81 never heard such trash.'
That's true, no doubt, sir. But
still, if you'll think of it. old women
does have feelings. Not as a young one.
but still they're there"
Who's going to hurt your feel
ingsPn
I'm this house, sir. for the last fif-
teen years We been top-sawyer Of the