The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-12

remedy which that admirable lady mas
spare you the horrors OF public scandal:
A temporary separation between husband
end wife is the one peaceable solution or
this difficulty. Part them for the pres
ent. and when ali causes OF irritation are
removed. /, who have now the honor or
addressing you'll will understake 20
bring Sir Percival 10 reason. Lady Clyde
is innocent. Lady Clyde is injured; but
follow my thought here-she is. on that
very account Q say IL with shame) the
der her husbands roof. No other house
can receive her with .propriety but yours.
i invite you 10 open it!'
Cool Here is a matrimonial hailstorm
pouring in the south OF England. and l
was invited by a man with fever in every
fold Of his coat, to come out from the
the pelting tried to put the point for
chilly just as have put II here. The
count deliberately lowered one OF his hor-
rid fingers. kept the other up. and went
on-rode over me, as IL were, without
even the common coachman-like attention
OF crying hi" before he knocked me
down
Follow my thought once more. II you
please" he resumed. MY first object
you have heard. My second object In
coming TO this house Is to do what Miss
Halcombe's Illness has prevented her
from doing for herself My large expert
ence is consulted on all difficult matters
at Blackwater Park. and my friendly ad-
vice was requested on the interesting sub
ject OF your letter 10 Miss Halcombe. i
understood at once-for my sympathies
are your sympa thies-why you wished 70
see her here, before you pledged yourself
TO invite Lady Clyde. You are most
right, sir, in hesitating to receive the
wife until you are quite certain. that the
husband VIII not exert his authority to
reclaim her. / agree TO that.
Il also agree that such delicate explana-
tions as this difficulty involves are not
explanations which can be properly dis
posed Of by writing only. MY presence
1
the proof that speak sincerely As for
the explanations themselves. I--Fosco--
who know Sir Percival much better
than Miss Halcombe knows him. affirm
10 you. on my honor and my word that
he Will not come near this house, or
attempt 10 communicate with this house,
while his wife is living In IL. His AFFAIRS
are embarrassed. Offer him his freedom.
by means of the absence OF Lady Clyde
promise YOU he Will take his freedom
and go back to the continent at the
earliest mement when he can get away.
Is this as clear TO you as crystal? Yrs.
IL Is. Have you questions TO address me?
Be II so: am here to answer. Ask. Mr..
Fairlie--oblge me by asking, to your
hearts content"
He had said so much already in spite
Of me, and he looked so dreadfuly oara-
bic of saying a great deal more. also
In spite OF me. that declined his amiable
invitation. In pure self defense.
Many thanks replied II am sink
ing fast. In my state OF health / must
take things for granted Allow me to do
so on this occasion We quite understand
each other Yes. Much obliged. am
sure. for your kind interference. II 1
ever get better. and ever have n second
opportunity of improving our acauaint-
ance--'l
He got up. / thought he was going
No. More talk: more time for the develop
ment OF Infections infuences--in my
room. too, remember that In my room.
lone moment. yet" he said: lone mo-
ment. before take my leave. I ask per
mission. at parting, to impress on YOU
an urgent necessity. II IL this. sir! You
must not think OF waiting until Miss
Halcombe recovers before you receive
Lady CLYDE Miss Halcombe has the at
tendance of the doctor, OF the house
keeper at Blackwater park. and OF an ex-
perienced nurse as well--three persons
for whose capacity and devotion | answer
with my life tell you that. I tell you.
also that the anxiety and alarm OF her
sisters Illness had already effected the
health and spirits OF Lady Clyde and has
made her totally UNIT TO be OF use In the
sick room. Her position with her hus-
band grows more and more depiorable
and dangerous every day, IL YOU leave
her any longer at Blackwater park. you
do nothing whatever to hasten her sis
ters recovery. and at the same time. you
risk the public scandal which you and
and all Of us are bound. In the sacred
interests Of the family. TO avoid With all
my soul, advise YOU to remove the Sc
rious responsibility OF delay from your
own shoulders by writing TO Lady Clyde
TO come here at once. DO your affection
ate. your honorable. your inevitable duty;
and. wha happens In the future. no
one can lay the blame on you. l speak
from my large experience; / offer my
friendly advice. Is IL accepted-Yes. or
nor
looked at him--merely looked at him
with my sense OF his amazing assn
rance. and my dawning resolution 10 ring
for Louis. and have him shown out OF the
room. expressed I'm every line OF my IN ,e.
II is perfectly Incredible. but quite true. |
that my face d!d not appear to produce
the slightest impression on him. Born
without nerves--evidsntly born without
nerves.
"You hesitate?" he said. 'Mr. Fair |
lie / understand that hesitation You |
obicct--see. sir. how my sympa thes look |
straight down into yonur thoughts--you
object that Lady Clyde is not In health |
and not I'm spirits To take the long jour |
ney from Hampshire 10 this place by her |
self Her own maid is removed from |
her, as you know. and, OF other servants |
NJ to travel with her. from one end of
England to thsSther. there are none NJ
Blackwater park You object. again, thet 1
she cannot comfortably go alone In |
public hotel where she Is n total stranger. |
In one breath. I grant both objections |
I'm another breath. / remove them. Fol- /
low me. II YOU please. for the last time /
II was my intention. when l returned /
10 England with Sir Percival TO settle /
myself In the neighborhood Of London |
That purpose has just been happily &C.
complished. have taken. for six months. !
little furnished house In the quarter /
called 81. Johns Wood BE so obliging 4
as TO keep this fact I'm your mind and /
observe the program now propose Lady /
Clyde travels TO London Ga short jour /
ney)--I meet her myself at the station
7 take her 10 rest and sleep at my house /
which is also the house OF her aunt-when /
she is restored. escort her 10 the sta
tion aRain-she travels 10 this place. and /
her own maid (who is now under your /
rnofl rarafyea her at fha On rVt,oc H,,r