The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-02
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ny SIR WiLTEn BEsANT.
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CHAPTER NNIlI
rnr JOSS or A REPuTA1IoN.

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Of the Grapes. where his bill was mount
ing az an meredith" speed, assisted by
tho landlord. who pressed upon his guest
the finest contents Of hi cellar.
Perhaps the lawyer had private reasons
OF his own for defeating the purposes oil
The noble lord, lSabcl'- hroth~er-in-law, from
whom he had endured many flaunts ana
insoIcnccs such a. a man Of raj may In
fict upon one below him In station without
rick OF retaliation or rctort. Perhaps. a.
a general rule. IL might be- alleged that the
more worthless a man of quality Is, either
morally or mentally, the moro intolerabIe
IN his arrogance, 10 that a nobioman who
2 has nothing but his rank-neither states
mauship, nor eloqucnce. nor service IN
the army. nor leadership, nor wealth, nor
morals. nor principles, nor the record
Of an honorable life-carries on his true
obscurity by prido and insolence.
In his treatment Of Oliver. LORD Strather-
rick had been especially arrogant, because
be foresaw the possibility. which should
be prevented II possible. Of n closer tie
than that of friendship between him and
Isabel. Oliver endured this insolence be-
cause he was unwilling 10 quarrel with
one 40 closely allied with the lady.
But, when the occasion arrived, II was but
human and II was natural that he should
seize upon the opportunity in order to
defea, the schemes Of this penniiess peer.
1t was now certain that Lord Strather-
rick. out of gratitude to the lady who main
tanned him, was keeping this bankrupt
AT his former Wallets tavern. In order To
make morsy for himself by protesting
10 buy his %silence-a scheme truly worthy
of HE race and his ancestry. Now, there
fore, Oliver considered the situation Win
sons care IL was as follows:
There wa a revengeiul, drunken crea-
ture who had 10 often declared Mrs. Ney-
aud ,o he the cause of his misfortune that
le had ended 10y believing IL. This man
knew OF the Newgate marriage,
He might talk-if he talked anywhere
IN the town, except al the Grapes, ii would
not matter: but This tavern was used by
the servants and any scandal related 10
them would quickly be spread a broad
over the whole of the world OF fashion.
That he had not. 80 far, spoken was
certain because there was no sign OF such
q scandal anywhere.
That he was, for the most part, and
always in the latter part of the day speech
les. with drink sometimes hali speech
less ard sometimes wholly speechless-
scenIed a Csitain safeguard.
That in the morning. when his mind.
mSldled at hest. was al its clearest. no
ono was in the tavern az all. This was
another safeguard.
That he understood. II he could under
anything. that his delightful ac-
cess to all kinds of drink was the price Of
That IL he spoke at all the value Of his
silence was destroyed.
/ Further the man was taken In at the
tn vern by order Of his lOrdshlp
But lis lordship had no monsy 20 pay
the Till for the mans maintenance.
Therefore II Isabel refused To pay any
thing, the maj must be turned into the
streets.
lf Lord S'ratl,errick himsel'. IN revenge.
started the scandal lee would De sent back
To his deserted country house 10y the with
drawal If the allowance.
~ Isabel refused. further. 90 pay the
nndiord of the tavern he might start the
scandal on his own account The man
had already called upon Isatel and de-
mandssd payment.
On The Whole the only person 20 10 feared
ln the business, was this landlord, and he.
chiefly, TO III. extent - his own bill.
CONSIDERING. therefore. the whole case
thu presented oliver 'esolVed on going
bshiud his lo'iship's back aud Oh its
clssiug .hc ease with MI rindrr direct
lie. therefor" allied at th" tavern In the
Afternoon
Nj Pinder Was IN the %paflpr. the room
behind Inc Lui wlrre the 'uWIauy met
aycry evening IT, va- seated At th.
table. hI- account book before him
Ir AL ,ibYN chair brrils the nreplac.
wa O. man asleep By h. pufpi- chsrk.
hi uo-r swollen and tainted. he pro-
tIliinR hIt,. has haulS WLlrh trrmbl~d
g. Doe shop. oliver i"ougui0-iih Doe bankrupt,
object ~ q, m4.h silp'ltudr
iaUr friend, Do" observed &" MI PIN ier,
tusrlug .ut tuptaf-atlpu. "HUIHarn 90 10
very uraf au ap.iI,-fir o. ArNull"u nork,
shYft and Uli.h 81 lluaiei lace. shaking
hnfis tlHf 90 fft'H hing mean. -ii'