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nothing to me; | have never cared Du'
for one woman in my life. New listen
to me. Violet. | began lie, as have
told you, with this detcrminftlc n-
not to lose my one chence CT happi-
ness. but to wait Ut til found some
one to love me for mySclf. l tound
there was very little nCticn OF love IN
my own Gree. My eldest si1ter, a
calm. serene woman with a beautllhl
face, was goirg to marry the Earl OF
Lester; and, during all the time /
heard my mother di1cuss that marrl-
age, | never orce heard the woru
love. She talked CT sctt'ements, OF
diamonds, of dress. of anything ana
everything but love. | determined
then that. whatever else might be
missing It my marriage. love at least
shorld be there. | can safely say
Violet. that my heart was never touch
ed even ever so family by any OF the
beautiful or graceful girls | met IN
society liked Gwendoline Mari
She was a great friend C my sisters
and my mother liked her. AS for
love. nv heart and soul were sleeping
when | met you. he'd always been
very much attached to my favorite art
painting. | must tell you also that'
having been so many years under my
mothers influence and training,
perbapg stood little more in awe OF
her than most young men do OF their
mothers. I told her the one great de-
sire of ny heart. which was, before l
entered on my lifelong duties as heir
to a large foi tuTe and estate, to spend
one year in a skctching tour, to go
where I liked without any ceremony,
to stay wherever picturesque scenery
attra cted me, to have. in fact, COM
plete and perfect holiday. My other
did ret Ill the idea at all; she de-
clared that she had a foreboding that
IL would result in no good; but my
sister. the untess CT Lester, per-
shaded her to accede to my request.
Was IL fate that brought me to st.
Byno'e, to frd that my wife was wait
ing for me there? | had no thought OF
deceiving you, as you choose tc term
il, Violet. True, | thought to myself
that | would WOO you and win you as
poor man. Then you told me about
your strange training, how your aunt
had inculcated in you hatred OF the
aristocracy. | used to wonder when
| heard those beautiful lips uttering
such words. It was then | sinned
against you. II sin it can be called
Would to Heaven there were no
worse When | asked you one day If
you would marry an Glistocrat, you
answered, No. you would rather die.
Then what was | to do? | could not
endure the thought. knew your
ideas were all nonsense. the result oi
foolish and mistaken training. So
made up my mind that there would be
no great harm in my keeping the
secret of my position from you.
thought. as you grew older and wiser
as you saw more of the world, yct
would change your views for others
more just. In that / sinned against
you: in no other way. Since we have
been married have frequently longet
to tell you the truth; but you have
been bitter in your prejudices. SCI
even how you have liked these Car
stones and glorihed them because
they are 'self-made!' Now do yo,
think, after all. that have acted Sc
badly"
MY opinion of what you have
DONE" she said. remains unchanged
Then you are cold-hearted. cruel
woman. Violet" he cried How cal
you be so fair and so cold? | humble
myself. acknowledge that | ough
to have told you the truth. ! die
wrong. yet it seemed to me right a
the time. That wrong | ask you Z
forgive me-
He looked so handsome. so implor
ing, that most women would have
been glad to forgive him then an,
there. A world of love shone in hi
face; his eyes were filed with ten
der light. Perhaps he pleaded to-
much: perhaps IL he had seemed
ilittle less anxious. his proud beautiful
wife would have yielded. AS 1t was
in proportion as he grew more des
perate she hardened her heart agains
MIN.
Violet" said Lord RIVERS, "yo'
make me no answer. will not be
lleve that any woman can be so crue
as to refuse to forgive n sniff 70
call ii subcommittee entirel
for love of her."
Il have told you that | forgive it
but nothing can ever be the same be
tween us again-nothing."
THAT is fancy and very crue
fancy" he replied "Why. Violet
how unlike you are to other girls
Most OF them would be well please,
to be Lady RIVERS of Ryverswell."
She flushed crimson at the words.
THAT is not my name" she cried
angrily. 81 am Mrs. Randolph"
You are not Mrs Randolph" h,
said. with n smile. You are tn
young. beautiful. and beloved Lad,
RIVERS of Ryverswen."
But he could have used no words S,
fatal to his cause as those
IF you have anything more to say,
cried Violet. III you wish me to listen
do not call me by that name again. |
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