The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22

more ca-eful TO obey orders. II remains nos
70 guess by what other channel indulgence
can have flowed On 50 notorious an offender
"a myself. for | do not think yosr son need
defend himself from what seems limited at In
uonry's letter. | have never yet heard OF a
Durrisdecr who was a turncoat or a spy,
says ne, proudly. Al.
And 10 il seemed no had swum out OF THIS
dancer unharmed; but this was TO reckon
v.i,bout a blunder he had made and without
,be pertinacity Of Mr. Henry, who vas now
>, show he had something OF his brothers
spirit n,,
"You say the matter "a still fresh" says
SIR. Henry. -.
1t is recent" SAYS the master, with a ialr
show of stoutness and yet not without a qua
vcr.
"Is Il so recent ms thatf ask Mr.. Henry,
like a man a little puzzled. and spreading his
letter forth again.
I'm all the letter there was no word as 70
the date, but how was tie master to kEo"
thati 9.
ut seemed to come late enough for mo,
saws he, with IA laugh. And at the SOUND OF
that laugh, which rang false like n cracked
bell. nv lord looked at him again across Tue
table. and | saw his old lirs draw together
close. -.
"No.n said MIR. Henry. still elancins on his
lo;ter. but | remember your expi vssioiL lou
said it was very fresh
And here we had a proof Of our victory
and the strongest Instance yet OF my. lords
Incredible indulgence; for what must he do
but interfere 20 save his fayoritc from ex
posurc.
II think. Henry says he, with a kind OF
pitiful eagermess. II think we need dispute
40 more. we are all %rejoiced at last TO find
your brother safe. we are all at one on that.
and n grateful subjects, we can do no less
than drink to the kings health and bounty.
Thus was the master extricated; but al
least he had been put TO his defense, he had
come lamely out. and the attraction OF his
personal danger was now publicly plucked
away from him. My lord, in his heart o.
hearts. now knew his ~favorite 10 be n govern
mcnt shy. and Mrs Henry however she ex-
plained the t.lcl was notably cold in her be
havior 10 the discredited hero Of romance
Thus in the best fabric Of duplicity, there Is
some weak point, II you can strike 1t, when
will loosen all: and II. by this fortunate
stroke. we had not shaken the idol, who can
say how 1t might have gone with us at the
catastrophei
And vet at the time we seemed to have &C
,omplished nothing. Before a day or two he
nad wiped of tine i'll results OF his discom
future. and to all appearance stood as high a.
ever A. for my lord Durrisieer, he was
sunk in parental Partially, it was not so
much love. which should be an active quality
as an apathy and torpor Of his other powers
and forgiveness $50 to misapply anoble word
flowed from him i'm sheer weakness, like the
tcarsof senility. Mrs. Ilenry's was a different
case: aud heaven alone knows what he found
to say 10 her or how he persuaded her from
her contempt. ltisone of the worst things OF
sentiment that the voice grows to be more
important thar the words, and the speaker
than that which is spoken. But some excuse
the ma~ser must have found. or perhaps be
had even struck upon some art TO wrest thi'
exposure to his own advantage, for after o
time OF GOODNESS, il seemed as If things went
worsethan ever between him ard Mrs. Henry
They were then constantly together. would
not be thought TO cast one shadow OF blame.
beyond what is due to "A half wlllful blind
ness. on that unfortunate lady. but ! dc
think. in these last days, sue was playing
very near the fire; and whether | be wrong
or not in that, one thing is sure and quite
sufficient: Mr.. Henry thought 50.
Tho poor gentleman sat for days in my
room, so great IA picture OF distress that !
could never venture 10 address him; yet 1t l.
to be thought he found some comfort even III
my presence and the knowledge of my sym
pathy. There were times, too, when "
talked, and a strange manner OF talk II was
there was never "A person named, nor an IN
dividual circumstance referred TO; yet ",
had the same matter in our mind. and VI
we're each aware OF it. 1t is a strange arr
that can thus be practiced; to talk for hour
Of a thing, and never name nor yet SO much
rs hint AT it. And | remember | wondered
if it was by some such natural skill that the
master made love TO Mrs Henry all day long
las he manifestly did, yet never startled hel
into reserve.
TO show how affairs had gone with Mr.
Henry | will give some words Of his, uttered
as | have cause not to forgot upon the 10Th
If February, 1901. Ii was unseasonablo wealth
er, "A cast back into winter; MINDLESS, bitter
cold, the world all white with rhine, the sky
low and gray, the sea black and silent like a
quarry hole. Mr.. Henry sat close 10y the fire
and debated as was o common with him.
whether "a man should 'do things" whether
interference was wise" aud the like general
propositions, which each of US particularly
applied. | was by the window looking out.
when there passed below me the master, Mrs
Henry and Miss Katharine, that now con
slant trio. The child was running to and fro
delighted with the frost; the master spoke
close in the lady's ear with what seemed even
from so far a deviliSh grace Of insinua;ion,
and she on her part looked on the ground like
a person lost in listening. ! broke out Of
my reserve '
III / were yon, Mr.. Henry" said |, 81
would deal openly with my lord"
"Mackellar, Mackellar," said he, "you do
not SEQ tho weakness OF my ground. | can
carry no such bas, thoughts TO Il one, To
my father least of all; that would bo TO fall
into the bottom Of his scorn. Tie weakness,
OF my ground, he continued, "lies in myself
that | am not one who engages love. | have
their gratitude-they all tell me that; | have
a rich estate Of III But | am not present IN
their minds; they are moved neither to think
with me nor to think for me. There is my
loSs!' lie got TO his feet aud trod down the
fire. But some method must be found
Mackellar, " said he, looking at me suddenly
over his shoulder; ''somc way must be found
| am a man OF a great deal of patience-far
too much, far too much. | begin to despisc
myself. And yet sure never was a man in
volved in such a toill' lie fell back to his
brooding.
Cheer up" said |. 1T will burst Of it
self"
Il am far past anger now" says he, which
had SO little coherency with my own obSerya.
ton that ! let both fall.
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