HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1890-7-10, Page 7A STRANGE COURTSHIP.
CHAPTER XIL-enits. aireesiteare "Why, dear me, this is quite a romance,"
"ALL enorT user," !cried Mrs, Pennant, sitting more upright
As the party approached the light -house, " than ever'.
thereet mei eueeeete. pennant. sealing ems t "Well, I don't know as to that, my dear ;
there was a
pla,ceutly, and evidently reconciled,. eatil in, ' vulgarity mx.P°d deal et eeniaienPlae0 and
, xed up in the affm air, I'afraid.
their bride and bridegroom trim aeain.
"Wley, what has kept you good folks eo 1 Pickles is not all benevolence, far front it ;
long ?" cried Fred. iietie thought you had i and Mrs. Flake is all whini. So long es the
Child was too small to have a will ofhisown,
deserted ns elto.gether : youehoulisl,i
deotlfe:etT, . all seems to have one well enough.; but as
A poor fellow wadi neheLlYere buthis smy ewes , he grew up, their affection for him waned.
keep him company." et "i ' Onthe face of the affair, one evoultiofeaurse
pressed the plump arm that WAS linked, deplore the ineratitudeofthelad towards his
within his own' as much as to say thab
t for enefactors; -but there are at leest
Ws part he hailbeen toore time eontent, and two sides to the story. My own
considered their returu as an hnPertinent t eoivietion is, that Mrs Thornton 411 -
interruption. 5 ways disliked the child -looked upon the
"We are glad enough to get :Leech at all, '
poor little innocent as a reproaelt to be -
sera the Professor, gtavely."Through my cause she had no family ; And that if it had
insane foi 'allot remembering that a springs
tide co1LCii1Iieker than a neap, we had
almost 4 -Veil &evened."
"Good Heavens i you don't say so?'
"Yes, indeed," saki Mr Winthrop, show-
ing his white teeth : "we have only lust es-
caped hoeing the stereh taken out, of our
shutecollars."
It eves evident enough that the dresses of
the two ladies hail not been ea fortunate,
for the sea -water dripped from them as they , (here Mrs. Marshall turned to afrs. Penuaut
moved ; and After the mtereltenge of a few , with a glance of nartroply meaning), "only
wordof explanation and emimathy. Mrs.' imagine after fivesand.tweeity eears 11 There
wtinAnt burned c'eff with11- -ahe-1- 1141- Mars' I were lots of wicked Mories, of course' (here
Marshall to the light -house. .. elm winked behind the uncouM
scious abel,
'But how the cleueediii it all happen t as much n'No eieyi "Iiii tell yea them
immired Frederick, moved to mirth by the
- et presently, when this innocent young person
1s0iivaSig1ed aPPeantnee (lr his friendas "" is oat of the wey") ; "bet therewas the
unable to picture the past danger. dale, and,as you mey imaginedleputalaster
"You, would not have thought it a lautdi.
, Richard's nose out of joirit pretty complete.
ing matter if you hail been with list" "'rows' ie. met. Thornton behaved diseraeefully
el Horn, Winthrop, "I tlidn't like it m• in the matter, and would /lave has the poor
self, let ene tel you. thengh 1 will SWIM i 1
rim turned out, of house and Immo N11111
ainunst any man for whet he likes." iecare.ely any provielon at all ; awl though
'Yoe" obaerviel the 11.--aiss-it* ail`ItY" Pieleles stood by him like a 111311 at got, In
'We was tim only 7.Siewfoun11anil we hail tile end, and for race andquietness•sake, he
not been for her husband, she would have
disposed of " Dicky" as coolly as though be
had been a mute canary, the purehase of
wbich she had repented of ; but, at all- events,
there came a time when she positively got
to hate W ben Richard was about fif.
teen, a curious circumstance took place,
which sent the poor boy's market -value
down to zero. Mrs. 'Thornton gave birth to
a son and heir. "Just faney, my dear"
with usi and even he eel" enlY have saved gave way so far, t iat Richard was put to earn
himself. We have been eut off hy the sea, hie owe have heard that this poor
and only been Eiaveit by the ilItraortlinary
lad. fmrohaving been accustomed tolook upon
xertions of a young. gentleman, who hes himself as the heir te eigin thousend a year,
gene Orn37 with"ot waltmgt° 00 thanked"- is now articled to a solicitorand has to live
That we have brought Miss Mattel back to on some very small ellowance ; hut rich or
her sister,. Petulant," added he in a lower poor, he is a brave young gentlemen, that's
tone, mint, Sfartvleee than a miracle.' eetteioie
"Then 1 must tina the 11/31/ that werLed "Yee indeed," assented Mrs. Pennant.;
it, and thank him with roy own Ups," toiel time elueeeet hope Frederick will tied
Frederiekearnestly. "If anything had him eitti and tie ,o0wheige tw debt we owe
happened to Maye it would hams broken ou your account. May."
Ju'4 heart, : and, Indeed, miue also. The 1 At the mention of her u.aine, Mabel start.
dear child mot hue beea terribly fi ight. j i • I cd ant with a rosy blush. begged pardon
ened .1" for her inattention. "I did not hear whet
"She alieweil hersili a' blare' Pint wen"' i you said. du. ; I was thinking -thinking of
Ferment." 6314 the professor huskily; "a8i , something eise.,,
in feet, did Mtn, atliershail aleo. I helieve ; "You ungrateful little- pues 1" cried Mrre
we all behaved e
envie lves Pvet,V went""lena1 Marshall ; "the idea, of N'our paying no at.
lee* slushing hi? "lice, to it walsreer";:eliceltt !tention when Nve are lathing about the Mall
tIlat Ogi011fianimat WAO SWIMS. a Mien 11183 ;! who esseee sis an from drowning i For my
a Newfoundland, het he showed his teethit I hail been in your place, I should
a wake& even to our deliverer.
1 rrti
tave node a point of tailing in his e with
"
"I knew he NY" A ite354, 1514 I 41°1'1 hill/. and of thinking of nothing else. But
know he wa.s emphiltione." was the IltY ;' girle are not what they used to be in my
rejoinder.1 tune."
• "Hullo ! whe.a Pus' friend in the re' !I The rive•Idttsh deepened upon Maltel's
'''. shirtt" . elite:Mint she made nu reply ; awl at that
The late iminment of the reside iteee Dade i moment there was a clamour at the door.
leila saliluaivanv° "n th", vil",t n',11,4 the- " The carriage is reedy, de., if the ladise
.4-roiessor at onve Markt' Olia10 MU M111.
One 001,ents" interpreted Mr. NVintlirop, pleasure."
i all waiting your good pare dried," creed Freileriek ; "and we are
°
taking otateidie earthy:me aud peneil. "Ile so " WhO were the " all r thought Mabel,
1
good as to give him my earth I am sure we trembling. Was Mr. Richard Thornton
are greatly indebted to hint : I daren't , among them ? Hail her brother•indaw
wait to tell him me because 1 ant so wet ; brought Iffin in ',wean, and was site almut
lint please to Mier him our best iteknowletig.
moue." "
.• "Not nun& ' sail Horn gruffly.
"1 'twee played your name along with then. She mistrusted her power to do it
mine, Mr, a observed alr. Winthrop with fittingly ; she dreaded to meet his look, at
dignity! " alui 1 shell certainly not erase it. lea -.t in public. There had been a, certain
Yon might feel some gratitude, I shoula reverence in that manly gaze when fixed
have thought, upon your father's aeslount, upon herself, -which had already diseompos.
if it ot upon your own. Thus speaking,. Mr. ed her. And now that she item this hand -
Winthrop pushed hastily towards the lights some brave young fellow had been illomed
house; while his son, who bad been select- by fate -wore the red shirt, int which Ma
Inge, cigar front his ease with studied eare llorn bad so insolently remarked, as much
during this " jobation," strolled slowly in Vous poverty, perhaps, as eboice-she some-
** same direction. how felt infinitely more embarrassed. It
Mr. Flint and Frederick bent their steps would be necessary to be much kinder in her
towards the eliff-top, where, in obefflenee manner towards him, than if he had been
to a signal made by the former, the young some favourite of fortune. She would
stranger stood awaiting them. ! naturally like him to know that he possess.
"I think Mr. Winthrop of aVapshot," , ed her pity as well as her gatitude ; and
observed the Professor, looking witb. some ! yet, how was she to express it? How her
disgust at the address -card which had boon; dainty limhs trembled, how her pure 'heart
t onfided to him, " might have expressed his beat, as she moved with the others out of
• hanks in person. The idea of his sendil doors i What an burnouse relief it WAS to
Itis card to a mail -who has saved his life 1 • her to find only Frederick and the Protes-
t= sure, my dear Penna.nt, although you sor waiting for them beside the carriage;
have not personally shared our dauger, that aud then again with strange inconsistency,
you feel very differently towards this pilule mhat a pang of disappointment she felt that
fellow." ° I he was not there! The fact was, notwith-
"I hope so, indeed," was the carelessly 'standing Mrs. Marshall's remark, and in
good-natured rejoinder. "If he's at all spite of much cynical. opinion to the same
presentable, I shall most certainly ask him ' effect, ,girls are very much "what they used
to dinner," I to be" in her time, and will probably remain
But if Mr. Frederick thus regarded the so still for some generations ; nay, even as
late romantic incident with characteristic . long as love endures, whieh is warranted
coolness, and the majority of the other 1 on good authority, to last for ever.
gentlemen with philosophie calm, such was ! --
by no means the case math the ladies. Mrs. CHAPTER XIII.-ADINIZER or OBATITUDE.
Pennant was never tired of listening and I
"The captain of the coble is coming to
asking questions concerning it; nor Mrs. I
dine with us to -morrow," exclaimed l'red-
Marshall of narrating and replying ; while
erick from the box -seat, in answer to the
May, though unusually silent, took an ab- •
' eaer inquiries of his wife end "the Gener-
sorbing interest in all that was said. It WAS
not, however, till they were all three in the al.
little parlour of the lighthouse that Mrs. 1 "Nay," cried the Professor; "he is corn -
Marshall could be induced to divulge her ing to cline with me."
secret respecting the hero of the day ; such I 'A pretty thing indeed !" exclaimed Mrs.
Marshall indignantly. "You men are not
a priceless piece of information was not to .
' going to have him all to yourselves. Sooner
be lightly spoken on a windy down, where
precious words would be wasted, and. 1 than that, and if Mrs. Pennant and May are
, to be forbidden to meet him, he shall cline
the attention of her audience likely
tete-a-tete with me."
to be distracted,- she kept it for
in -doors, as the smoker keeps his most deli- I "That would be highly improper," said
i Frederick gravely. "I am quite sure that
cate and rare tobaccO. News and scandal
I your Melcombe, who is all propriety, would,
were this excellent lady's stock in trade;
under such circumstances, refuse to wait."
she wits not so imprudent as to waste or dis- .
..
"That would be all the better," answered
pose it at a disadvantage. She waited for
her,'Oppertunity, as a diner -out for the sea- the indomitable old lady; "the young hero
a.nd I would then be quite alone.'
sonable introduction of his good story, and
then, and then only, let out the tortoise- I It had been, however, in reality arranged
that the dinner -at which, of course, the
shell Tom out of the *bag. Imagine, then (if
ladies were to be present -was to take place
you can do so with propriety), this acbnir- .
in Mr. Flint's apartment, while that of the
able lady and the fair Mabel drying their
Pennant's was to be used as adrawing-room.
Mr.Thornton had accepted the common in-
vitation of the two gentlemen very frankly,
and had even promised. to remain for a day
or two at the hotelas the guest of the Pro-
fessor. The latter was loud in his praises of
the young man's modest manner and talk.
"He made no more of getting us all off that
rock than if we had been SO many atemones;"
Mabel listened to him with an interest so
eager, that he might almost have been par-
doned for misunderstanding its nature.
This really excellent old gentleman -one in
a thousand for wisdom and learning -w4,
in fact, within a very little of persuadidg
himself that it might be possible for Mitt
May Denham to entertain an affection for
him, other than that filial one, something. of
to take his hana and thauk him with her
own dps, for having saved her life ? Of
eourse site wisheil to do so, but not just
petticoats at the fire which the lighthouse
woman has lit in the parlor for that purpose,
and Mrs. Pennant sitting on the pollard
sofa, all ear:
"My dears," said Mrs. Marshall impres-
sively, "rn tell you all about it. This young
gentleman lives, or said live, in Cavendish
Square (though where X have methim was at
:Brobignag Mansion, Brighton),.and the name
he goes by is Thornton."
"The name he goes by 1" echoed Mrs. Pen-
nant. "Why doesn't he go by his own
name?"- • '
"I thought you'deay that, my dear," con -
timed Mrs. Marshall with quiet triumph;
"I had snacie .up my mind you . would ask
that question. But the factis, Mn Richard
Thornton has got no name of his own to go which the really did already feel. Her very
name should have suggested to hun that
poem of May and December, which is a les-
son to all graybeards in such matters but
by. He never had father or mother -that
is to say, I me= they were people of no
consequence ; and when they died and left
him a smell orphan„ they left himnothmg it did not do so, or, if it did, the lesson
else. He mighthave gone to the workhouse missed its personal application, just as a
if ithad not been for Ale andMrs. Thornton, sermon, flies over the head of tbe sinner.
very rich West Inditimeoplo-yon must have Let us, however, not be too hard upon the
heard of "Pickles Thorntoth -wile, being good Professor : even Solomon made more
childless, adopted him, and brought him up than one mistake of the same nature ; and
58 their own eon.".
without doubt to blame in the matter in be- 1 what he was eating. On one esimeial occasion
ing a sight to make an old limo young." his landlady had given him hopes of a fruit -
Moreover (to anticipate a little), Mrpie, but the performance had come far short
Flint not only never told his love, let- of the promise ; he had expected bilberries,
ting concealment, like the WOJCIA in tbe but he was put off with a treacle tart.
bud, feed on his white whiskered cheek, " You MUSt Smack your lips over a dinner
but never acknowledged, even to his OSVIl like this, I should think,' was Mr. Horn
conscience, how great a fool he had nearly Winthrop's graceful comment upon this sad
made of himself. He fluttered round the 1 experience,
midi& but did not absolutely burn his drab He has earned it, at all events," obsecv-
wings, Yet how greatly the flame Attract- ed the squire waspishly ; "and you, sir, will
el hint was evident in his total forgetful- never earn a dinner as long as you live,"
ness of the treastu•es he had left in the re- "He has earned more then that," said the
sidenee of the Cave Rear -not a Avon' did host, Mapping his young guest on theshould-
he eay about them, and indeed uot a thought er, " whether he ever gets paid or not I
aid, he give to them, till Mabel iuquired don't think a dinner is quite sufficient sal.
with interest why they were going straight 1 vage for seeing tive lives."
home without revisiting the cavern. " If you really think that any obligatiou
"My dear, we are both still damp," ob. still remains upon your side, answered
served Mrs. Marshall decisively ; "and AS Thornton earuestly, you eau ilisebarge it
for me, I have same other old bones to think at once."
about besides those of antediluvian animals. How so t" 'squired more than one voice.
Of course the Profeseor would not dream of By never saying anythiug more upon
taking us out of our way, under such ma- the subject, It is more than suf-
eumstanees." indent reward for playing the tortoise -
you only do Inc Justice, I hope. I are not
iiiIndeed," affirmed. Mr. Flint earuestly, sobanniklkinIftiorAhmaielifzteepnihe irsaeor.rr, t ea k boat.ot eo ti withy
so selfish as to have dreamed of anything of
tbe part," "But why the deuce don't you come and
"On the contrary," said Frederick, "Om stay here altogether," inquired Rorie "in.
Professor was the one to suggest that you Mead of being poisoned at that wretched
ladies that have been in the water might villiage"
require fires when you get to the hotel, and For an instant a blush came over the
Messrs,. Winthrop and Son have gone ahead 1 other's face ; then he smiled, and eeicl "It
in the dog -cart to order theenes-eley-theeme, isfor a very vffigar reason, sir ; mere pay -
Mr. Flint, there was one thing that we both erty. I AM riot rich miongli now to live ata
forgot-nemely, to ask those two men to (hotel, as I used to do ; but I like this part
dine with ue letenorrates Upon such au of the mut. and therefere spend my holiilay
oceaMou, we eau hardly leave them out, I at Hillsborough.-Ileve you still the ghost
•
There was an awkward pause, The Pro-
fessor shrugged hie shoulder& MIS. Petulant
bit her lima and frommed at her husbend
(How multi you be so foolish. Fred,* as to
in the bath-rm. Mr. Flint, that wee wont
to be here, or has lie been exorcised ?"
"1 never heard of him," anewered the
Professor smiling. "What room does he
haunt, or does be use all the bath -rooms ?"
moot such a. question In public? Why didn't "Ile is a ghost of the first quality, and
y -in wait till svon and I could talk it over smeindes the first floor."
togetherti. Mabel felt herself turning erim. itt have heard of Min." cried Maliel,
eon, beceutte site knew that it was upon her i "from the cliambeamaiii 1"
ageoune that her Meter was displeasteil. . "And 1 front my Janet :" exclaimed Mrs.
"Oh, dear me." exclaimed afre. Marshall, . Marshall. "Olt, do tell us the true story."
"we must certainly have the Whithrops- : "Nay, I don't Know as to the truth of the
that is, of course, you gentlemen will please : neater," answered Thornton; "but what- I
Yourselves; hut 1 think it would only be ' have beerd is. UM in thefirst year the hotel
tmininon civility. He gave us an excellent WAS openeil two brothers pus up at it, the
lunch, remember; and I ant sure, for um elder of whom was very melt, and the other
pert, if it bruin t been for that eltampegne. I poor. It wee the nightly custom of the form.
+meld never have borne up as I aid* when er to take a, warm lath before lie retired ,
that horrid tide ceme all about us." ; to reit, end on a certain morning he WAS
she hail as meltenanipple as Nieuwe , fond. In the eaul bath -room drowned, or
for even that old Ammar: growled Fred. :suffocated. The event was Remitted to tic -
to Ids wife, when subsetenently discussing ' eident, anti the younger brother came into
this inamentousquestion in private. "If she all the money without oppoeition. Next
lied beeninhersenties,shernusthaveseen how year, however, when lie cause to the hotel
unwelcome to all of us wee the ideaofasking ' again, a strange thing ha_ppenetl. He cervil
these people to dinner ; and yet, after what up all the household in the night. and lielf
she mil, one couldn't well get out of it." the visitors, by his shrieks and erieseemotest.
Mrs. Pennant was far too wise to remind fug that he heard his brother groaning and
her husband. at 80 inoPPortulle a Pigment, , suffocated in the beth, awl amusing himself
that but for him, the subject need not have !of having been his murderer. it Wail an
been boxielted; elle doubtless put away that i awkward admitaion to make ; but, on the
rebuke in a pjgema.hala of jier mine, es other hand, he hall hail a, good deelof brandy
women will, tit he used at another thne, 1144 the smoking -room, anti was euppased to
hut for the present did her beet toealin him be slightly aMidous. Opinions were divided
(for he was really melt annoyed), aud tit : on his demmture--which took place the next
him for the duties of host , morning --as to whether it was a ease a c.tiu
"Whatis ilone can't lie undone, my dear," anti Abel, or only of delirium tremens.
was her philateophie renutrk ; "anti, after lint the woof of the matter remain.
all, it is but maim' or two, and we never ., eil behind hint in the ghost. In the
neea see either at these Mr. Wiatlwaps dead of night, you might hear that
again." ' unhappy gentleman of property gurgle,
t
She was by no means so sure of this in ,, gurgle, gurgle -sob, sole sob"—
eer ewe need i area indeed, was meth : "I don't helielfe a word of it," interrupted
mere seriously disquieted about the whole 5 Horn morosely ; "it's my opinion that it's
affair, on alay'siteeount, than her husband. nothing but the pipes.'
who was only irritated after the fa,shion of 11 "That view is shared by others," observed
his sex, at having to endure for itsingleeyen. Thornton' coolly ; then turned abruptly to
ingthesoeietyof two"confoundeffly disagree. 1 Mrs. Pennant, and. inquired whether she
able fellows," towhom hewouldbecompelled patronised the dancing assemblies at the
to be gracious alai polite. It was not less un- hotel.
pleasant perhaps for his wife thanfor himself ; "Of course not," interposed Horn, in a
but selfish map hates "bother" and "trouble," ; tone still harsher than betore, and playing
mid to have hie pleasures interfered with, i impatiently with his wine -glass. "Neither
and one of his favorite excuses for avoiding I Mete Pennant nor Miss Denham would, I
anything of the kind is that, "for his part, I am sure, be seen in such compluiy. Nobody
he eau never play the hypocrite." Ho has ; who is anybody ever mixes with it For my
e complacent tart that women, on the other Part, I should consider my uniform disgrated
tun' soiled if I put it on for any such oe-
Th a dinner came oil upon the following eas"i3tu.nntust be a very delicate colour," ob-
day in the Professor's apartment, tbe party rimmed Mr. Flint.
consisting of the eight persons whose no-
quaintanee We have already made. Mr. "It's the until colour, sir," amswermillorn
Winthrop had accepted the common invite- fiercely, 24110 luta imbibed sufficient wine to
exhibit
Oen very readily, and his sop had done his character in its most genuine as -
demur, peat. "1 say I would not wear my red coat
likewise, though after some slight
which had gisi n false hopes of a refusal. at a hotel assembly for fifty pounds."
His attire was srlendid in the extreme -
jewels sparkled on his embroidered shirt-
front, and even on the buttons of his waist-
coat. "Ile is a Carib," was Mr. Flint's
silent reflection, "and would wear a ring mei Winthrop; "you aro not likely to be
through his nose if he dared."MV• Win- asked to submit to any such indignity. It is
Strop himself regarded this lavish display not usual for officers in Her Majesty's army
of ornament with unmistakable disfavor. to appear in such places in full uniform ;
"My Horn is as fond of finery as a servant- but it is very possible to disgrace yourself in
girl," reinarked he to the host: "if he had
had bis uniform with him, he would have a worse manner."
Here Mrs. Marshall cast across the dessert
undoubtedly.put it on to -night." to airs. Pennant that mystic sign which
It was curious to notice how bitter against dooms men to their own society, but, like
his offspring was the travelled squire, though the great Nelson, the latter lady declined
unusually gracious towards his fellow- to perceive the signal. She was equally im-
guests. To the guest of the evening he was patient with "the General" to unreserved -
especially civil, making elaborate speeches ly discuss i01 the next room the misbehaviour
to him, in compliment to the strength and of Mr. Horn Winthrop ; but -she saw that
skill -which he had displayed hithe rescue war WaS threatened, arta that .the 'presence
of ehe previous day, and expressing his per. of het. sex was necessary to prevent its
sonal gratitude in the most highly polished breakiug out. She continued, therefore, her
phrases. All this embarrassed the honest conversation with Mr. Thornton, with that
young fellow exceedingly, and he grew still appearance of interest and animation which
more confused when Mr. Winthrop began is rarely exhibited by a woman unless it is
ot ask questions of him concerning his own spurious.
affairs and belongings. "So you are a Volunteer," said she, "are
"Did he belong to the Leicestershire you? Well, 110117, I Sh011id have thought as
Thorntons, or to the Sussex branch, which much."
(as he understood) had devoted themselves Mr. Horn Winthrop laughed derisively, to
so successfully to commerce?" express that he also should have thought as
It was strange enough that so practised a, much.
conversationalist did not perceive, what was itAue ei good shot, 1 daresay," added Mrs.
evident enough to the rest of the company, Pennant, though with a slight tremor in her
that he was causing annoyance by .these in- voice. She was afraid that her hasty Frede-
terrogatories. As for the ladies, In whose rick would .4uddenly seize upon this rude
minds the recollection of this young young man, and pitch him, or attempt to
gentleman's history was so recent, they pitch him, over the balcony.
were beyond measure indignant at Mr. itA mammy shoot for a fortnight at Wim-
Winthrop's stupidity. "He may be a Win- bledom at a toy deer," observedblorn scorn-
throp of Wapshot,"was Mrs. Pennant's sub- fully, "and yet not know how to handle a
sequent remark to Mrs. Marshall, "but he gun. One must have a moor or a manor of
was a born idiot not to see that he was one's own to do that."
giving pain." "Well, you've certatuly got a manner of
"Don't speak of it, my dear,"was the your owa, young gentleman," observed Mr:
latter lady's reply : "the idea of his asking Mint with irritation ; "however, you are not
that poor boy after his father and mother 1 ray son ;" and he looked towards Mr. VVin-
Even to think of it now makes me "all of a throp the elder.
pug."' "Indeed, Professor," said that gentIonan,
As for Mabel, her heart had bled for this "your observation is most just. 1 bluho her
young fellow ; and although she had not you, Horn; and if you do not apologia to
had the courage to interfere, or could have your host and these ladies for your foolish
thought -to save her life -of anything. to and quarrelsome conduct, I must beg you to
say at the moment, by way of diversion, leave the table."
she had not attempted to conceal her sym- "I- apologise to everybody excapt one,"
pathy with his distress. She had thanked him said the young man doggedly.
Warmly, when they met that afternoon, for "Let that one be myself, then," answered
having saved saved her life; and although he had Mr: Winthrop quickly. "I am usecl to be
made light of the matter; her gratitude haa treated disrespectfully by you, and can bear
evidently been far from being displeasing to it. Now be silent, sin"
him, like that of Mr. Winthrop. There Except for some inarticulate muttering,
was a certain tender gravity in the tone of the yomig ma,n obeyed; there was a menact
his reply, which did, not escape her,
and in, his father's voice quite different from its
evoked as if by magic the colour to ber customary peevishness, and which had its
cheeks ; and yet it was Clear that, how- effect . but through this untoward. fracas, a
ever circumstances had repressed his wet -blanket was imposed upon the little
spirits, he was by nature buoyant, party for the rest of the evening. The one
and even gay. His description of his loilging who seemed least affected by it was Mr:
at Hillsborough was full of humour. He had Winthrop himself, who perhaps was not dis-
not only teen :but tasted wolf -fish, and much pleased to have this public opportunity of
strange fish and flesh beside. In fact it had exhibiting his authority oyer his audacious
offspring. He expressed in a low voice 10
Afabel, who happened to be his next neigh
bor,. his, sorrow for what had occurred,
"Horn has never had a mother's care," said
he, "end his home discipline has been
neglected, for which I am, afraid my own
gad -about habits have been to blame
Mabel murmured some indistinct phrase
of sympathy, and was greatly relieved when
her sister and Mrs. Marshall at last rose to
leave the room, and admitted of her own
escape from table.
One may imagine how Mr. Horn was
pulled to pieces" in the next apartment.
" What an unhappy tenmer i" exclaimed
Mrs. Marshall, who, though indignant,
could not forget that the young gentleman
was a Winthrop of Wapshot. She belonged .
to that large elass of pez.sons who never
perceive "brutality" lathe higher ranks, but
only " too great a determination of charac-
ter,' or a disposition, which they pity for
iits owner's sate.
"I call him an ill-mannered cub i" cried
Ju. "How infamously he behaved to that
kind, inoffensive Mr. Thornton .1."
" And how beautifully Mr. Thornton took
it i" ejaculated Mabel. "It WAS easy to see :
that he forbore to resent his conduct entire-
ly upon our account."
Etre in very different positions of
life, however," remarked :Mrs. Marshall.
"Oue is a spoiled boy, the heir of ten
thousand a year ;and the other, though an
excellent young man, I'm sure, is a name-
less °Theo,"
"Tito more reason," observee Mrs. P014.
I1L1t excitedly, "that he shoold be treated
ith oinsideration. As for the difference •
of partition, the ailvantage is on Mr, Thome-
tou's Mile, since he is evidently a gentle-
man, and the other is not. I Pever witness-
ed such Itelievionr. I hope :qr. Horn Win.i
throp will not have the hertlihood to come
into this room to entree."
bald nothing ; peahaps she repent.
ed of having spekeit whet elle had, for her
awe lied worn a, blush ever sinee.
Mr. IFiries settee of elusive. it seemed,
was overrated, for he presently made his
appeamuee with the rest they all looked
serums. He expresed to Mabel the pleasure
he had felt in carving the chicken for her a
the sdenie on the preeious day. lie Amid ,
that Aldershot tease beasely place, bemuse
there was leo soetetv.-Well, ves
there were a few officena Wives, who did
not whit living in huts ; but for his part Ile 1
could not underetand a Mall asking a woman
to beeaute ilis wife under suelt eircumetarmes.
Ile should have the army toemonaw if lie
married. Ile would have an allowauce from
the governor at otice.
" You aro fortunate," eaal poor Mabel, to
W110241 speech was embarrassing, but silence
still wore& " in having a father who can
afford to behave 83 ball(lSOMely to you. If he
were a paor clergyman like papa, that would
be impoesible."
" Oh, of course. I ehould have tut allow -
hand, are fitted for that role by nature,
elrou must, if it's a hunt -bell," observed
Pennant grayely.
"But 1 would. 7101, sir," contended the
stubborn youth.
"Horn, don't be so excited," remonstrated
Mabel herself was (though mvoluntardy) only too often occurred that he did not know
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what occurred, and answered such observa-
tions as were made to her at random.
'When the gentlemen retired, and Fred-
erick with them, to smoke in the next
room, or rather on the balcony, Ju. inquir-
ed of her with some interest if anything ailed
her.
"No, nothing," said she, smiling faintly.
"Well, von my word, I thought, from
the expression of your face when that dread-
ful cub was teal/1,1 to you, that he had
said something imaleaeant ; asked you to
marry him. for instance."
"How can you talk such nonsense, Ju.
He was only very egotistic and dull, and I
had a headache, which I have not lost yet.
If you and Mrs. Marshall 117111 excuse me, I
bink r4 go to bed."
"Do, my dear, by all means," said. Ju.,
kissing her affectionately.
"Shall I send my Janet with you," inquir-
ed Mrs. Marshall, "to blow Paragon Vine-
gar on your forehead through the glass tube?
Nothing is like that Paragon. I get it of
that dear man the chemist at Leamington.
Now, do let me."
"No, I thank you," answered Mabel with
a merry laugh. shall soon sleep the pain
off, as I have often done before."
"Do you think Mr. Horn Winthrop did
make her an offer to -night?" inquired Mrs.
Marshall confidentially of Ju., as she lit her
bed -candle.
"Certainly not, my dear Mrs. Marshall.
May is truth itself, and yon heard her answer
just now, though, indeed, 1 had no inten-
tion of putting the question in earnest.
think the young man haa bad. quite enough
wine, so much, indeed, that he shall never
have the chance of puttinghis font in a
drawing -room of mine again; but he was
not so tipsy -or rather so mad -as to make
May an offer."
"Humph 1" said Mrs. Marshall in a dis-
appointed tone. "Well, of course, you
know your sister better than I do, but I
must say I thought the young man's manner
very empresse.'
" EMpreSSC ? I thought it abominably dis-
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"I saw that too, my dear; and did you
happen, by-the-bye,to observe any altera-
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this afternoon ?".
"Not I, indeed: he appears to me al-
ways much the same -cynical, vain, and
insincere."
"I doo't refer to his manner, my dear,
but to the change in his external appearance,"
returned Mrs. Marshall mysteriously. "e
told me yesterday that it was exactly a year
since his death, and I observed to -day
that he had left off his mourning. What
a magnificent • position it would be for
any young woman 1 -You think the idea
ridiculous? Very goode• nous verrons. -
Good -night, my dear, and' pleasant dreams."
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In Pressburg, Austria, two men have been
sentenced to imprisonment for life for being
concerned together in the murder of the wife
of one of them. The woman's body was found.
Iwo days after Christmas in a wood, and at
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now come out that the husband had promis-
ed his friend ten florins, to bepaid in instal-
ments, for ridding himof hiswife, as he wish-
ed to marry another woman. The hrtsband
held her doWn while the other ruffian brute-
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instalments regularly until the last, which
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One of the "precious lutes" of adversity
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brings back averted kindness . . and
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aside, and hold out a hand to the fallen
friend of old clays. -Thaelieray.
Thegravesof the bested men, of thenoblest
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Brethren), level and
indistinguishable from the universal earth;
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onr whole globe would appear a Westmins-
ter Abbey laid low. -De Quincy •