The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-10
The Mystery Of
Edwin brood
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Two youthful figures side by side. but now
arm IN arm. wander discOntentedly about the
old Close. and each sometimes stops and slowly
imprints deeper footstep in the fallen leaves
Well" says Edwin. after lengthy silence:
Rosa losses her head. and says She don't want
That's a pretty sentiment. Rosa, consider
ing"
considering uhatr'
IF say what. you'll go wrong again
You'll. go wrong. you mean. Eddy. Don't be
ungenerOus."
..Ungenerousi I like that"
Then, 1 don't like that and so / tell you
plainly" Rosa pouts.
Now. Rosa. put it to you. Who disparased
my profession my destination"
You are not going to be buried in the Pyra-
mids, | hope?' she interrupts. arching her deli
you are why haven't you mentioned it to me?
l cant find out your plans by instinct
mean my dear
Well. then. why did you begin with your
she would. She would She would, She would
powder it, cries Rosa, in little burst Of
Somehow or other 1 never can come right in
these discussions says Edwin. signing and
How is it possible sir. that you ever can
come ne. right when you're always wrong? And as
hope he is-and how can his legs or his chokes
concern your
1T is nearly time for your return. Rosa. We
have not had very happy walk have we?"
happy walk? detestably unhappy walk
cry till can't take my dancing lesson. you are
responsible, mindP'
Let US be friends Rosa"
All cries Rosa, shaking her head and
bursting into real tears, II wish we could be
we try one another So / am young, little
thing, Eddy, 10 have old heartache but
/ know Won have one vomrssif too often We
should both of have done better. If What is
TO be had been left What might have been. 1
am quite little serious thing now, and not
teasing you Let each of forbear, this one
time, on our own account. and on the other'si'
OF INNS nf nat IRA
in the spoit child, though for instant disposed
to resent it as seeming to involve the enforced
lnflctlon OF himself upon her, Edwin brood
stands watching her as she childishy cries and
her eyes, and then-she becoming COM
posed, and indeed beginning in her young in
constancy to laugh at herself for having been
the elm trees.
lone clear word of understanding, Pussy
1 to think of it, 1 don't know that 1 am
particularly clever in it-but / want to do right
my way to what want to say. but 1 must say
1t before we part-there is not any other
.'oh. no, Eddy It's generous of you to ask
windows, and at this moment the organ and the
choir sound out sublimely. AS they sit listening
nights rises in young Edwin Drood's mind and
he thinks how unlike this music is to that dis
cordance.
II fancy 1 can distinguish Jacks voice." is
his remark. in low tone, in connection with
the train of thought.
Take me back at once. please" urges his
affanced. quickly laying her light hand upon
his wrist. They will all be coming out direct
ly; let us get away. Oh, what resounding
chord. But don't let us stop to listen to it; let
us get away
Her hurry is over they have passed
out of the Close. They go in arm now,
gravely and deliberately enough along the
old High Street to the Nuns House. At the
gate. the street being within sight empty.
Edwin bends down his face TO Rosebud's.
She demonstrates, laughing, and is a childish
schoolgirl again.
Eddy. no. I'm too sticky to be kissed But
give me your hand, and I'll blow a kiss into
that"
He does So She breathes light breath into
IL, and asks. retaining il and looking into it:
Now say, what do you see?
See, Rosa %
why, l thought you Egyptian boys could
look into hand and see all sorts Of phantoms.
Can't you a happy Future2''
For certain, neither of them q happy
Present, as the gate opens and closes and one
goes in and the other goes away.