Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-11
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But II might have bsen better. hear
you are reading law. Goodl With the
hous. befor, your Good again' Let me
look at yUu lIuinphl' lie grunt~i u lit
tie disappointm.nt "You don't Look
quite so-quite ~o-whati Do you take
exercise enaughi'
PLENTY of exerrisc-plenty. replied
the young scholar. who looked ~ curl.
susly dull and heavy.
"well. l.t Us walk together. You are
doing nothing for Oh. moment"
They walked together. Nelly between
them
"Father." she said when they arrived
at their lodgings In Altsmarle street,
"what has come over that poor mani
Hc has gone stupid with his success ]
could not get word out of him He
.rpt staring at me without speaking."
Was he lumpish log. OF was hc q
IN all nerves and electricity
In the morning Will Challice partly
solved the question. because he called
and showed clearly that he was an In.
sensible log and lumpish log lie at
for an hour gazing at the girl n u he
would deyour her. but he said nothing
In the evening Cousin Tom called.
bringing Will Challice again. but how
changed! was such change really duo
% evening drcssi Keen ~ feature,
bright of eye. full of animation. why.
Will" aid Nelly. 'what IL the matter
with you somctime.' When you were
here this morning. on, could not get u
word out Of you Your very face looked
heavy"
He changed color. IL have times
when I-I-lo~e myself-thinking-
thinking of things you know"
They passed q delightful evening.
But when Will went away the girl 10.
came meslitative. for although he had
talked without stopping on every kind
Of subject there was no hungry look In
his eye, such as she had perceived with
natural satisfaction In tho morning.
Every maiden likes that look VI hunger
outward sign and indication Of respcct
70 her charms
They were up In town for . month
Every morning Will called and sat
glum. but hungry eyed. gazing on the
girl and saying nothing. Every evening
he called again and talked scholarship
and politics with her father. his face
changed. his whole manner different,
and without any look of hunger In his
eyoS
One day, after fortnight or 10 OF
this Will the Animal Stood up after
breakfast aud spoke
There has got 10 10 . change"
"You arc changing. In fact, replied
the other. with snccr.
"I am In love am going 10 marry
q girl. Now hold your tongue. for the
Intellectual half bounded In his chair.
"you have left mo very little power Of
speech Let mo Try to explain what ]
want to say" He spoke painfully and
slowly. "l,et me-ty-I have Lost. bit
by bit. almost everything. don't want
10 read-l can't play any more don't
care about anything much But this
girl I do care about ! have always
loved her. and you with your deuced
intellect cannot kill that part Of ma
She loves me too She loves mo for my.
self. and not ON account OF you and
Jour succesS She u sorry for me She
has given mel don't know how-the
power Of thinking littla When I am
married to her. she will give mo moro
Let us part absolutely. Tako all my In.
tsllect and 60 Nell viii marry stupid
man. but he will got something from
hcr-somcthing. ! am sura Ifeel dif.
ferent already. ! said something today
which made her laugh What ars you
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