Year: 1877

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II dare say, my love-" said poor Major
Lyndhurst, perplexed to know how to answer
her. He could not bear to damp her hope
fulness, yet in his own heart he apprehended
the very worst that could happen. The whole
situation of affairs was to bis mind such a
frightful one, that he could not bring himself,
without shuddes to contemplate it at all.
The fact of his child's husband being accused
of the crime of murder was, in itself, crushing;
but to look forward to the probable conse-
quences of the act was even more dreadful.
And it filled him with urspeakable amaze
ment to see how Evelyn bore it-how reso-
lutely she put aside the consideration of eve
rything but just the necessity for action, and
how tenaciously she clung to the belief that
their efforts must be crowned with success.


"It is just unnatural excitement. 1t will
wear off, and then the reaction will break her
down utterly. She will give way under the
trial of suspense, which she will inevitably
have to submit to-" he said to himself. But
he was mistaken. Notwithstanding her first
disappoiutment-that of discovering that even
the lawyer, whom her father consulted the
next day, according to his promise, could
give her, as yet, absolutely no information, and
that she must wait for considerable time
before it would be practicable for any active
measures to be taken-she appeared unsha.
ken in her resolve to accept the situation with
calmness, and in her hopefulness for the fu.
ture. She went about her daily duties as usu.
al, neglecting nothing that she was in the
habit of attending to, nor would she suffer her
sister to assist her in the accomplishment of
this routine. She never betrayed any un-
wonted agitation only her gay laugh, her
carol like birds, no longer rang through
the house. Her face was pale and grave. and
her quiet footstep had lost its elasticity Of
tread. Her family, sorrowing inexpressibly
for her, dared only to sorrow in secret Her
resolute 6rmness of demeanor seemed to for
bid any display on their part Of the emotions
which she herself kept in check. Once, and
once alone, she spoke on the subject of her
behavior to Rose.


Il see you all looking at me sometimes,
Rose" she said, "and thinking probably that
am acting very strangely-that show very
little feeling, considering the position l am
placed in. But in the first place, we're for
an instant to give way to anything like ap-
prehension, would unfit myself totally for
the part may be called on to perform. l
may be required, at any moment, and at the
least probable time, to exert myself in Ju-
lian's behalf and how can | do that if am
not calm and strong? For his sake, dare
not falter. dare not think of the past, or
dwell on the present, but only hope. And
my hope is stroug-very strong. believe it
is reasonable one, and therefore I cherish
it. If I pine and NOPE, shall fall ill,
and that might be ruinous to everything.
Don't you and papa feel more sorry for me
than 1 feel for myself want to see you,
brave and hopeful too, for that will make it
easier for me-


Rose repeated this speech to her father,
with whom she was wont now to hold many
sad secret consultation, when Evelyn was out
of the way. Roger, too, was often present
during these discussions, for the old man was
so entirely one of themselves, that their trou-
BILE seemed as much his as their own. They
all agreed that their only course would be to
seem to fall in with Evelyns views, since
contradiction and argument would be equally
useless and cruel; besides, they themselves
knew nothing-only felt that her hopes we're
too likely to prove delusive, and that her dis.
appointment would be the more bitter in the
end. What that end might be, they could
not hint at, even among themselves"


II feel sometimes" Major Lyndhurst would
say, "as if this was horrible nightmare. 1t
is all so unreal-so utterly incredible. To
think that my poor child, my bright beautiful,
light-hearted darling, should have been
brought into so pitiabe condition, and all
through my folly, my wretched imprudence-
yes, feel that I am to blame for it all. Had
not allowed myself to be duped and swim
died in the first place, should never have
been forced to leave England. My children
would still have been in their rightful home,
unconscious of misfortune or disgrace. Bit
terly am punished for bringing them to this
wild country, where nobody's character is
known, and honor and honesty are completely
at a discount! But regrets are vain-noth-
ing can undo what I have done. Would to
God l could bear the consequences alone" "


"Dear papa" Rose would answer, "you
cannot blame yourself for anything that has
happened. You have acted for the best, and
I am sure we have all been very happy out
here, until now. Isuppose misfortunes might
have come upon US in England, just as we'll
as here"


"Not a misfortune like this, Rose. Ihave
acted like child, or fool. Even you, with
your inexperience, had better judgment than
/. If had listened to your opinion, and to
Rogers advice, our worst trouble would, at
least, have been spared US. could not bear
to grieve Evelyn, but little guessed the
heavy grief I was laying up for her. Ac-
cursed be the day when Julian Morville first
set his foot on our ground And yet grieve
for him from my heart-poor lad poor lad |!
I could not help loving him." the old gentle
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