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be made on her before give my nephew one
with these explanations. Reginald has moth;
loved her i and rather ike the boy. He has at
present four hundred year from me. VIII
/ double IL on tho condition that you at once
make over ten thousand not less and let it
be yes or no-to he settled on your daughter
and 20 TO her children, Independent OF the
0' The GENERAL spoke, with breath fetched
nv" Ten thousand pounds! Hem! Ten Hem,
frankly,ten, my lady! ones iine2meE,l am
duct-thouGh, poor child 1t is natural TO her to
seek mato. | mean, to accept mate anu an an
and Re6baSd um rs 0Sr me eG 9
an ar BUSH and wish them every happiness.
And she is an ardent s9hdS and soldier she
II is TO SECURE the happiness OF your daugh-
Pounds s. my lady. 1t would rather cripple
D''You would have my house; General; you
| would have tho mniety, as the lawyers say. OF
my purse you would have horses, carriages,
SERVANTS do not divine what more you would
But. madam, a pensoner on the Govern
mentl can look back on past services. gay
old services, and l accept my position. But.
to nothing to the common estate!. l fear my
set.respect would, l say would"
| well. and what would IL do. Gen. OpleH
II was saying. my self-respect as my wlfe's
pensioper, my lady. could not come to her
empty handed ,,,,,, 49, ,ou
from sD' miscb%n SS 81 TakisE husband Tor
sms w fRa viii be- ms s OF
Undoubtedly your ladyship is correct We
try Heenc bh S the soppS s sd her
seaside to a lady friend"
=" Gen. Ope, forbid you, as you value my
| esteem, overland repent forbid you ever -
70 atllictt my ears with that phrase. lady
The General bllnked in a state OF insurgent
These incessant whippinGs, could not but
sting tho humblest OF men. and lady friend. v
he was sure. was n very common term, used;
he was sure, in the very best society. He had
never heard her Majesty sreak az levees OF a
and if SO. what could be the objection to her
subjects mentioning 1t as term to suit their
He was harassed and perplexed by old Lady
Campers treatment OF him. and he resolved
not to call her Angela even upon duplication
She said: You viii not need to bring prop
erty OF any kind to the common estate; nei-
thing for you to do would be to give your
daughter all you have and come to me"
curtaii my income a man at his wlfe's dis
oretlon' / was saying-a man at his wife's
Gen. Ople was really forced by his manly
dignity to make this protest on It's behalf. He
did not see how he could have escaped doing
"Ny wifes mercy" he said again. but simply
as a herald proelaimlnG superor orders,
Lady Campers brows were wrathfuL deep
blood crimson overcame the rouge. and gave
her a terrible stormy look.
The congress now ceases to sit. and the
- She rose. bowed to him, Good morning,
General and turned her back
GOULD not be den led whatever the lady's age.
she was q grand woman in her carriage. and
when looking angry she had queen-like as
time.
SO now he knew there was worse behind
cipitate in calling 1t the worst. Now" said
he to himself. - know the worst"
Nc No man should ever say it; Least Of all. one
who has entered into relations with an eCcen-
trio lady,
CHAPTER VI.
Politeness required that Gen: Ople should
not appear TO rejoice in his dismissal as q
suit0r and should at least make some show OF
mnd He Was guilty Of fGsh nj u o
early next day. and remaining absent until
niGhtfall and he did the same on the two fol.
Lady Camner's lodge gates the astonishing in
telligence that her ladyship had departed for
romorse,, which assumed more definite shape
m II. 69 td hs
OF tea-table talkativeuess impelled him to say
and tb rep ssot an idea that had visited him
parable to brilliant generals. and defend them
from 9e nsse F. H By no
understood. owing to the rarity of the occa.
ssions when the squat plain squad of honest
upon to explain an idea he recast the sentence.
But as, 1t happened that the regulars of his
toned to work upon thoughts and images. his
repettiops rather succeeded in exposing tho
psGe Of RnGwSdfe he had recently acqgred
need not marvel that his aCluaintances should
suppose him to be secretly aware Of an eX-
treme degree in which Lady Camper was a
veteran.
Gen; OPle entered into the gayeties of tho
the winter cheerfully. In justice to him how
ever. it should DO said that to the Intent dwell
Ing Of his mind upon Lady Camper. and not TO
ignorance OF his daughters unhappiness She
lived with him, and yet it was in other houses
last lDteTyieW with. Lady Camper. he had In
formed Elizabeth OF the ruinous and prepos-
ferrous amount OF money demanded u him for
settlement upon her; and Elizabeth. like the
girl OF good sense that she was had replied
Immediately: MT Ut could not be thought
maid 'Eewse. The "I you SH:A1 man fell N INTO
g dramatIH tearing OF hair and lonR.stride
Jury, not III 6ecomingian enamored dragon;
S9rd d Kind Paq He
pers terms The young officer could no longer
be welcome at pouro Lodge, so the General
was distressed to lini him breakfasting very
late. tapping eggs that he forgot TO open-,one
OF the surest signs Of young man downright
and deep In love. as the General knew from OK
oarnas Of past TesEs Thi V dSt%d hR% ihs
day when his blow had struck him, as ac-
marks his last minute. Lady Camper had
gone to Italy and was in communication
with her nephew Reginald was not further
explicit His Leg, were very prominent
formed the part OF blunt combs consequently
me General was impressed By his passion for
Elizabeth. The girl. who. II she was often
medltatlye. always met his eyes, with smile
and quietly said Yes. papa" and No papa"
gave MIN little concern US to the state OF her
feelings. Yet everybody said now that she
was unhappy. Mrs. Barcop. the widow. raised
her voice above the rest. So attentive was shet to
Elizabeth that the General had it kindly sug-
Restsd TO him that some one was counting him
through his daughter, He ga2ed at the widow.
Now she was not much past thirty and It was
really singu!ar-he could have laughed. He
thlnking Of Airs. Barcop set him persistently
thinking OF Lady Camper. That is to say, his
Mad fancy reyerlet from the lady Of PERHAPS
thlrty-nNe 10 the lady Of seventy! such, thought
he, Is genius In woman! or his neghbOrs