New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18

" As have said TO you over and over again, I
an unable to account for il, Rachel put these were
her words 1t has occurred to me. at last, that
woman might understand woman. lOu VIII
lesccJ the cihldS confidence, / know, even as
respect ill., said the Professor anAl0usly; "yOu
Will never let her knOw-uucss she herself ShO Id
tins conversation"
am not much of a tacr" said Miss Rachel
GyY. She had been knitting socks but her busy
hands were idle for the knitting had dropped
mo hcf zap. Her tgcc wore an expression OF
mingled amazeme and dawnng E.i ia on
even Il uinc ul humor--I tnlnG there Was bat
small stock of in Miss Rlches compc- III, n-Biglt
I nave been detected by any one 81 particularly
quality.
&c DO You really mean to tell me- John, that
| she sad She should prefer him rather OLD p She
asked after long and reflective study OF the IRE.
Sine did, returned her brother cmpiau ally.
am utterly unable 10 understand l.; Go not
poics, 10 account Tor il in any way"
NeNcr MIND II yOu can account Tor II or not
! want 10 know once more what sue sad. Ana
YOU tell me that She declared. really declared,
reiterated Miss &ohel loo,ing SHARPLY up into
! the Professors melancholy and IcrplcNcl coun-
jenonce She should like HIM particularly fond
of Greek y"
She told me so with the utmost decisions
strin-e, an incA picibIe an unacc oui.iaDic thln[
" Ondcc0untable no Stauge rhlls Ltlic'
Ici3mcd Miss Rachel GryA. Ana there WIS me
thne more; want 10 hear 1t ali over once again
Inc Professors eyes met hers, reflective, $40,
utterly devoid OF al consciousness of the mean
| ing OF her Increasingly in uisit9li.l slH. She
said,' hc Answered mildly, the most 3hSuhs
Thing of ali; She would like him balu-nedded.'
Miss Rachel smlied-a smile, by ms time, OF
broad and perfect sauslacl on. She paused
moment or two and let her gaze rest on her
brothers thinning hair; on his tall figure tlte
stopped; MS grave, dcprcss'd coun cnance; anu
then She observed quietly and calmly, 50 calmly
| that il enhanced tine elect OF the thQnderbolt
when it came: Why don 70 sou ask her yourself,
john
Ihc room went round At least in the Pro
| lessons opinion It did 50. The chairs. the table
/ Miss Rachcls angular form seated opposite to
him, all mingled in one ineXrcable coniuslon
and the most singular part OF il was that, when
| at lasl hc Ienmcd his senses. his sister appeared
10 wear an expression OF calm satisfaction.
lou sad. Rdchcl--? | think l must have
mistaken your words, submitted the Profess T.
| d" why don't you ask her your elf? You are
| rather DID, or rather, she thinks You so, al
her age and if you are not exactly bad-headed
| now you soon will be if you spend 50 much time
over those books. he child means you
Absurd! absurd You are utterly mistaken.
Rachel it is prcpostero1s outrageous" eIaculatel
The Professor almost wildly and she also said
/ 'distinW shed IN Greek
well what els would she say2 She meant
everything Of your sort, ol course m sure
Thought you were distinguished in Greek. and in
! Latin and Hebrew and Sanscrli, and everything
| else
No, Rachel said her brother, Il am not
distineui ned IN it; would were. ana me
Who'll. thing is utterly rid culous: 50 ridiculous, II
makes me shrink 10 think what she would say II
She coud ovcrhelr Us. How could she even
dream Of such lover as should be-a youne
john said the little old maid, rising and
placing her hand on ms arm-an uhWonted acI
with Lcr-and the unwonted tears were IN hrr eSe,
| now am ten years older tnah you, ana / klo"
a little OF women. and know that llety Phlll-
| more would never be wlltuly unmaldenly Inc
child has found out that You love hefi ana Una.
YOU will never discover IT. for yourself, as you
/ never would. Why SAID Mis-, Rachrii with ~
| little touch Of feminine Scorn. you hardly Know
1t now! DO you love her, John
! "los@ said the Professor Suddenly, ana with an
jnexpI essiLle melancholy. You have shown me
NY T6cn,r said his sister plcadngly, for your
| the opportunity OF sayn- Yes or No t. 70 /?
1t would be prep sterous! | should blush
even to mention such tln9 t. hrr 10 coup.
her name with mine sad thr IIoiesNor DI'e'p
| II would be an in alt to the child
Then for Hetty's sake p urged Miss Rachel
with such warmth as her brother had never known
| in oer suppose Just think for minute, Johh.
il there were the slightest foundation of reality IN
NV suppo,tion! Ju-t % make perfectly sure u
is not So to give the child her opportunity to say
lis lips became compressed. He PISSED his Is
hand YEARLY acro,s his forehead Well! If
YOU are going TO make your,el unhappy aego4u
your fancy, Rachel he relon eu, As one Wh' m'fs
a subject too painful to discus. ptt u, ~
utterly preposterous-the widest, strangeot no'lOh
that ever entered a woman's head
The twilight was. deepening. Hetty was
1 a1oup Miss Rachel had gone out on sunni
GRAND. and the door had just closed after her.
| IL was growing dark 50 rapidly IN IN, Irolesoo.
| study that the philosophers on the snelVeS VIZ
gradually becoming wrapped IN o4scuElH, nlI ,ba
| was lust rs well some one with M hahi Oh 'ht
door thought bitterly, as he looked lheit way
they had no cuIe for heartache ...,...,s
| The closing in Of tle autumn evening seemed
| IN have brought an added melancholy WIN II'
| even the fire burning brightly III the dining
room where lIctty sat gazing INTO tie reu nv"i'
of The tame lad lost It's accustomed cnetlIII
and as Mr. Rochester paused at tlr tlr sHolj
moment it wavcred, and seemed To say W2rni" ~
Better not presume. Inc lFolcso' II W r
/ heavy-hcirtcd enough before, ana ilI 'i'u1n -
forebodnrv, but he had made up ms nii.',I 'i ,
! having done So had masculine tendcltt Oh Pl,-
| nose; and ne had given his word 10 Miss i"tcn.l'
| lhe philosophers themseNe, III Nassau pu"''NN'
would not have deferred him nov"
The child7 was alone; the sooner II was over
| the better The sooner he met her lhcredu-
otls gaze and heard her astonished words anu omc
| sad lcar-brc king little comedy was IIdNtu VG
To the last sccnc-thc bent, middle.aged man ollh-
ing of love TO this little queen rose IN me ,, rVsc
| Ind garden of prls1-sO much the better Nhei
"A man has "a surgical operation to uh4crsI Ut
! does not often ask the doctor u stay MS manu-,
! The Professor gave long-drawn tremulous
/ .ioh Hefty heard it and looked up Size mus
| surely have recognized some subtle change III lbs
| fac. and manner for the color pecan ~ iuI'. .h
| her cheek and they had been tlnteu WIZ "'
prctticst wild-rose flush only momeh, before. -
! - have something To say 10 you, iiettN,, saIu
tho Professor almost emphatically. IL was DetI'r
| 10 begin at once, to spare hAseIl MUM ,,n,
| ,ooner il was over the better. wonder II So-I
can ever forgive me. and indeed, my, dear, 1
would not have done it if could have heIpeu IT,
| / took your confidence 10 Rachel .o
| Ietty's face was ruddy enough now, the luS
| collar was lcaping into it, Her temple, he h,ch;
the very tbs of her were scarlet but she s'u
| nothing. ,. os.ions
ron had made to me, my child. and she sald-
| soid7-Mr Rochester had become suddenly liioU '
! Lercnt Of speech" materially. my dear In,
| oil | ll ia IL
nost amazing the most preposterous thing; you
! yill-you will actually laugh. Iletty.'
shall ?7 returned lletty, demurey. one lay,
recovered her sei-posscssiOn in a momehlTlt VII VII
| an astonishing thing Indeed, the lietty OF , OF
@hildlike DAYS had never looked quite SO Wilt,
| .o arch 50 provoking, SO adorably bcwilderihs d"