The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-15
0nsY and SANITY.

IN Howard overing Sturgls's story Of
'Belohamber' london; Archibald Con-
stable 4 Co.; New York: @. P. Putnam's
6ons) We find that Charles Edwin William
Augustus Chambers, Marquis and Earl
Of Belchamber, Viscount Chamington and
Baron St. Edmunds and Chambers, denomi-
mated In his babyhood Lord 81. Edmunds,
was called Sanity for short by those who
had q right TO be familiar with him and 70
Gbbreviate him. He had sallow com-
plexion and lack Of charm, and he was
shy.
Lady Belchamber, his wife, who plainly
was not as scrupulous as she should have
been, went TO him once in the role Of
guilty wife TO receive judgment from him.
Her name also was abbreviated; she was
called Cissy. He groaned as she stood before
him. She asked him II he had made up his
mind. He said he had. She asked what
be was going to do about acknowledging
a child that was about to be born. He
hesitated, then, in his feeble way, said that
he would acknowledge It, He came TO love
the child; went to it from his political studies
when he heard Il crying; discharged the
nurse who had neglected to wash 1t. A
hunger OF paternity possessed him. How
he could have adored a child Of his ownl
His sonl Was this child not his own? To
whom did it rather belong1 The father
who disowned tn, mo her who g ected it,
or TO him who had tended and cared for it
and was learning 10 love it1'
An awkward state Of things, we do not
hesitate 70 say. 1t seems superfuous to
record that Sanity and Cissy were not
happy. When the child died Cissy said
I have no reason for remaining. have
come TO tell you that after the funeral
am going away. I can't keep it up any
longer. We hate each other you know
we do. Life together has become intoler-
able Sanity asked her where she was
going She answered: L shall 60 TO the
only man / ever really loved
She meant Claude Morland. her hus-
bands cousin, her own lover, the father Of
her child. He was not Trustworthy. II Is
q wrench 10 the understanding to believe
that any woman could have credited him
for an instant. He was not worthy to be
loved. At the moment when Cissy de-
clared that she WAS going to him letter
Of his lay under the trembling fingers Of
Sanity. see here said linty in pan
tomime. Cissy gathered up the letter and
read. Claude Aorland was about TO marry
Comma de Lissao. This was treachery Of
the rankest sort. Sanity looked at Cissy.
she had sunk into a chair, with one arm
laid along the table; her other hand,
clenched, rested on her knee. The letter
had fallen on the floor. She sat looking
straight In front Of her, and her mouth
moved as II she we're speaking, but no
sound came. She was frightening like this,
her lips drawn back little from her teeth
her hps set In q grimaoe that made her
almost monkeylike, ugly as strong emo
tion always IT, After a time she began
70 beat on the edge Of the table with
her hand. 'Blackguardi Blackguardr she
kept repeating under her breath
In the phrase that We fortunate moderns
know, she had It right. He was precisely
what she declared. II the reader win road
Claude Norland's l,tter 20 Sanity he will
perhaps AJAX himself how Cissy GOULD ever
have loved a man capable Of such CORES
pondence. In reply, we think It reasonable
70 say that she loved him because she was