Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-08-20
CHAPTER VIII.
xEws FBoM AUSTRALIA.

A.
Tine passed very quickly with me 4
O. ny uncle's house. Uncle sam him II
sell I I'D not see very often. and 4
never FOR more than 81 hour az a time. 4
be vas 50 much engaged IN the city: 4
and when he was a. home be seemed /
20 I've In 4 whirlwind OF interviews /
viii gentlemen. varied only ~ an
enormous correspondence. written and .
tele-rEQhic- Ny uncle's devotion 20
his Affairs did not much affect me. az
least not otherwise than favorably. .
Aunt Gertrude had brought with her
20 England tnroductions 70 nearly al
the best people. the adjective here en-
ployed being intended 70 convey the
meaning which London society usually
attaches a. g. and she passed a great
part of each day calling upon. or re-
celv-nr * her London home. q large
circle q friends OF high social rank.
On such occasions her sister and
nor llrreQucl-lv accompanied her. bur
sometimes excused ourselves AID ex-
plotted London on foo- or welr Tor 8
drive ln the park instead
The favorable impression had 81
frs conceived o. Mss Marsh deep
eled every day. She was quite as
beautiful and intelligent a. aunt Ger
ru1e. while she did lot appear 20 De
subjec- 20 those melancholy moods I
had once OF twice observed Ga her sis
ter-a Circumstance which az the time
I attributed 70 happy union o. youth
and health
one OF the first results OF ny daily
".r . 81 49,
youlc lady was the opening OF train
o. serious rh0nght SIS 20 my prospects
~ lie. I rejected that / was now
nearly OF fun age. that ! had been
trained Tor no trade OF profession. and
rAat ny fortunes were centred 10 and
bounded ly an Impoverished estate of
600 3 year. between that and myself
beng The lie o. my father man a
ltfie more than q couple OF decades
oide- than T. and who ny natural ar
<ecrion induced me 10 hope might live
forever The prospect C.smayed me.
YET ] could Lot choose but consider Il
whenever I was alone. No definite
fdea O. marriage had ever occurred q
ne but somehow. in & way I czuno:
explain. there formed Ia my mind az
opinion that il was der0garOry 20 an
nan 20 marry e WOMAN whom he wai
unable 20 keep II = style az least Al
good rs that 20 which she had beer
accustomed n her maiden days. eve-
though that woman were herself rich
And from such thoughts as these IL
mind would wander 10 certain frag
nentary sentences which had now ans
again inadvertently fallen from III
lips OF Miss Marsh. and from which
had calculated that her income wa
rather more than afteen times as lzrg
az my fathers
Notwithstanding such disqusetln
considerations. ! was. I tbfak. happle
than : had ever been before. and &
consequence ny days slipped ava
with a speed which seemed perfect
marvellous
Y was Monday morning. had bee
in London week. ard a third part c
my visit was spent Ny lifelong hab
o. rising early had not deserted me
Lond1D. and I was standing alone Z
one o. the drawing-roon windows a.
hiring TIE CELEBRITY OF a pOstman vi
was delivering letters al the hOus'
opposite Scon Tie postman crosse
t0e road AID left large budget OF ie
tiers al our house. ] had received bl
enc letter since ] left SCffclk-a fe
lines from 10Y father expressive Of
satisfaction at nay safe arrival
E9wn-snd thought Il was likely the
might be something for me by Ii
mornings post. Not choosing 20 wa
Until breakfast time 20 satisfy n
mind On this point descended 20 q
hall and discovered on the table the
q large letter addressed 10 ne ip n
fathers handwriting. which I took U
stairs to my room and read as follow
Hoidsnhurst Hall.
Berry 81. Edmund's. April 10. 49,
NJ Dear Boy-I sm truly sorry
t1teF1ere. boweye- slightly. with 20
e-2sDzat IN to~a. but you kno