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like huge pearls among the plossolhs'
There were few people and those lew
desired no attention from the new COM
ers. He led her TO pretty chalr'
placed among the hyacinths; the
fragrance was very strong.
II am afraid you will find this odor
too much, beautiful as 1t is," he SAID
II do not notice." she said; my
heart and soul are full OF one thing
Oh, Lord Chandos, your wife likes me-
likes me-" she repeated, eagerly.
IL am not surprised at 1t; indeed,
should have been surprlscd IL she had
not liked you," he said.
The dark, beautiful eyes had Wis.,
full look In them as they were raised
10 his face.
How beautiful she Is, how fair and
stately" she said.
Eyes, beautiful; but compared TO
you, Leone, as said before, she Is Ike
moonlight to sunlight like water to
wine"
IL have done no wrong continued
Leone, with n thrill Of subdued passion
In her voice; ION the contrary, a
curcl wrong was done TO INC. But
when / am with her. ! feel In some
vague way that am guilty. Docs she
know anything OF your story ana
miner"
His dark face burned.
mo" he replied; "she knows moth
Ing OF that except that In my youth
nh, Leone, that ] must say this to you
in my youth | made some mistake;
30 my lady mother was pleased to call
It," ho added, bitterly. "She does not
know exactly what 1t was, nor could
she ever dream for one moment that
II was you"
She looked ut him with serious,
questioning gaze.
surely you did not marry her with
out telling her that you had gone
through that service already, did you?
II so, think you acted disloyally ana
dlshonorably,"
He bent his head In lowly humility
before her
Leone" ho said-"ah, forgive me
for calling you Leone but the name Is
30 sweet and so dear to me-leone |
am n miserable sinner, When ! think
OF my weakness and cowardicc, /
lothe myself; could kill myself; yet
can never undo the wrong | have
done to either. She knows little, and
believe implicitly she has forgotten
a.. l.
at seems strange" said Leone,
muRIngly, Il asked you 10 come hero
to speak 10 me that | might ask your
advice. She. Lady Marion, has asked
me to her house has pressed me,
urged mo to 30, and | have said that
will think Of It, want you to adj
wise me and tell me what ! should do
"My dear Leone II C2nnot,
should love above all things to see you
at my house, but 1t would be painful
for you aud painful to me,
che continued, In low voice;
Lady Marion has asked me to be
her friend, she Is good enough to say
she admircs me. What shall | do?"
He wns silent for some minutes then
he said
"rhere IL one thing Leone, II You
become friend. or even visitor of
Lady Mariun's, should see Il great
deal of you. and that would be very
pleasant, it is all there Is left In life,
! should like 1t, Leone would you?'
Looking mp. she met the loving light
of the dark eyes full upon her, Her
face flushed.
Yes" she whispered. Il, too, should
Ikc It,"
There was silence between them
for some little time, then Leone said
"Would it be quite safe for me 10
visit YOU? 10 You think that Lady
innswoll would recognize me-
NO" lie answered, III the eyes OF
love failed to recognize you at one
glance, the eyes of Indifference viii fail
altogether My mother Is here to
nght, risl, IN introduction to her and
you Will see 1t would give fresh aosl
and pleasure to my life IL YOU could
vt5it u5"
~ would be pleasant" said Leone,
mus,ngiy, "aud yet to my mind, Cau-
not tell WHY, tacre is aGmethng thal
savora OF wrong about 1t. Lord Chan
dos" she added, II like your wife, sh,
was kindness itself to me, We must
mild ono thing If ! enter your house
must be to you no more than any
other person In tt must be stran
gor-a and You must never oven Ivy ont
word aludc to the past You prumis,
that, do you not?"
Il will promise every thing and any
thns,' he replied Il will ash
Madame dc Chandallc to introdue
you to my mother ! should not hay
the confidence to do It,"
II She should recognize me thcr
will be a scene said Leone, with
faint smile, 1T seems to me that tn
eyes OF hate are koener than The eye
OF love"
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