The morning call., 1893-01-15
Come where ?" said Captain Butler.
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Come TO the East India docks tomorrow
to visit my Ship The Childe Harold?"
MY ship!" echoed my uncle
AT what h0ur? asked Captain Butler
Some talk went to this scheme. 1t was
presently settled that VIII and Captain
Butler should dine at my house next day
aGd afterward we should visit the Childe
harold.
This was the merTiest evening | had ever
spent il my life. | sat at supper between
Captain Butler and VIII, and had never
felt happier. Ny spirits were in dance
laughed even at poor old Mr.. Lorrimer's
jokes. After supper Captain Butler sang a
song, and liked it so we'll that / begged
him to sing another Then / sang; the old
people sat down 10 whist in corner; Cap
tain Butler. viii and | chatted. and so
slipped that evening away, till was startled
on lifting my eyes 10 the clock to see that it
was almost IL.
How should get home? Should walk
or drive? | stepped to the window and
parted the curtains and saw the stars shin
ing. sit is fine night" said /. "Will.
give me your company aud I'll walk. / hate
your coaches"
"Your way IS my way. believe" said
Captain Butler. MAY accompany your"
l went upstairs to put on my bonnet. My
aunt accompanied me. She lighted candles
beside looking-giass, and | saw that my
cheeks were red and that my eyes shone
ike diamonds.
Il believe that you have made con-
quest tonight. my DEAR" said my aunt
a conquest has been made" l answered.
''He is very handsome fellow. And
now YOU shall tell me that he is married"
mo more than you are"
Engaged to be married, then? 2"
"Pll not answer that Sailors are
Sailors"
Il have thoroughly enjoyed myself" said
|, kissing her.
do you think, nv dear that it is quite in
order you should ask Captain Butler to dine
with YOU tomorrow"
Quite in order. aunt. If am not to do
what like / will drown myself" But
kissed her again after l said this as an
spoken, and went downstairs.
viii and Captain Butler saw me TO nv
house. The streets were pretty full and
faring, the night fine. | took WHY'S arm.
and the three Of US went along leisurey
past the mint into Geman street, and so
into the Commercial road; no very roman tic
walk truly, though in this great world the
woods and groves Of the poets are not the
only haunts of emotion. There is senti-
ment iG the east as we'll as in the west. and
what do the passions OF Whitechapel differ
from those Of Tyburnia?
My maid was sitting up for me. Twelve
o'clock struck soon after / reached home,
so you will guess we had not hurried. For
the first time for many long night / could
not sleep. l lay thinking all the time OF
Captain Butler. / had fallen in love with
him, and | wondered at myself no man
that had ever before met had made the
least impression upon me; knew nv own
heart well down to this moment l had
never given men nor their love thought
In what then lay the magic of this man?
was so much in love with him that
had he stayed at nv door after VIII
tombstone had gone away and asked me TO
be his sweetheart, aud marry him, | should
have consented. ! was distracted with
vexation and delight, All night long lay
thinking of him, and if | slept in snatches
it was out TO dream of him, so that whether
| was awake OF slept he was present to me.
felt that must find out and quickly find
out If ne had a sweetheart. If so, why then
l had not yet let go of the reins; but
must make haste or the bit would be hard
in the teeth aud | should be run away with.
thought OF his suggestion to 20 voyage
with him. and pryed close into it for an
inner meaning; but the memory OF his man
ner would not suffer me 10 find more than
had met my ear To fall in love in an hour
thought |. Well, il must run in the blood
Father tell in love with mother at first
sight that had been her tond memory; she
had boosted Of it in his lie and after his
death, till to my grief and to the souring OF
the best sweetness that her heart held, she
swallowed the humping prescription whose
plate was upon my door and whose lamp
giowed like a danger signal over the plate