THE LEGACY OF CAIN.
BY WILKIE COLLINS,
AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE,
Tas EVIL GENIUS" &c. &c.
THE DAILY PRESS, WRDNESDAY, JUNE 201, 1888.
It in pouble that ho may get don't pity him--there in all that remains of
She paused sgoing my anger now.
And suppose he does get hatter ?" I suggested. better."
"Oh, then I shall do what I intended to do
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Put elderly female fascination offerite allure was neither big por burly, he spoke English as moats in vain to the rough animal, wan. Buswell as I did; and thoro was nothing in his dress picion of 1. Tenbruggeh's motives had which would have made him a spbjoot for a plo established at firmly in my mind Why bed ture of rustic life. When he spoko, he was able the popular Massones abandoned her brillant to talk on subjects unconnected with agrioniturat
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of a country town? Az opportunity of clearing the weather sud the orope. It was pleasant to op the doubt thas suggested seemed to have presee that his wife was proud of him, and that ho CHAPTER XLVII.
sorted itself now.. Is it indisorect to sek, was, what all fathers ought to be, his okidron's RELATED BY THE GOVERNOR.
those details, relating to a man whom I was not My first migrateful impulse was to get rid of said, "if you are hers in your professional best and desnost friend. Why do I dwell.ca
capacity p the two amiablo ladies who had offered to be my
Her cunning seized its advantage and pas a sly destined to mo again? Only because I had rea "Do you wish to be one of my son to teal grateful to him. When my spirits companions. It was noedase to call upon my
were depressed by anxiety, he made my mind invention for sharonar; the trail, as I gladlyquation to me.
pationta yourself?" perceived, would serve my purpose. I bad only
That is unfortavately impossible," I replied, easy about Exsics, as long nu ah remained in
his home. to tell them that I had arranged to walk to ths I have arranged to return to London.
"Iramecistol ** "To-morrow at the latest." Artini as she was, Mrs. Tenbruggen failed to
| career in Lovilori and plunged into the obscurity pursaite; nor did I hear him grumble about when I came to England. The famous preacher Undersigned having been sppointedU CHAMPAGNE, 1380 WHITE BHAT
form.
wonderful walker all my life She turned to
won't we
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The social arrangements, when our meals over, tell of themselves into the right train.
Miss Jillgall went upstairs, with the mother and the children, to see the nursery and the bed- rooms. Mrs Tenbruggen disastered a band of union betwem the farmer and herself; they, were both skilled players at backgammon, and they set
eenteal a momentary expression of relief which strayed itself, partly in her manner; partly in hee face. She had ascertained, to her owa com- plate satisfaction, that my speedy departure was
down to try conclusions at their favourite game. Ba event which might be relied on.
But I have not yet answered you," the re- Without any worrisome necessity for uses or sumed. To tell the frath, I sm eager to try my stratagome, Bunica took my art and led me to I could honestly congratulate ber, when I hands on you. Massage, as I practise it, would the welcome retirement of her own sitting-rosta. way aven way nonld lengthen your life. You will heard that Abe was established at the farm, as a lightan your weight, and restore your figure; I think of me, one of these days, won't you? In the member of the family. While she w poverness meanwhile yes I am here in my profesional to the children, she was safe from dsagers that pacity. Several interesting casa; and one might have threatened her, if she had been
shall adverties Massage among the cogg
ozs. In the meantime, I suppose you under stand, unw, why I concealed my nasis from you,
in it." and why I kept out of the hours while you were
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She stopped me at the door.
"One word were," she said, "while Solins is put of the way. I need hardly tell you that 1 hare not trasted her with the Minister's sort. You and I are, as I take it, the only pepple now? living who know the truth shunt: que two
"What advantage p" I asked. girls. And we koop oar advantage.**
"Don't you know ?" "I don't indeed.“
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Leen, wiry, and impetuous, Miss Jillgll re- crived my eropar with tho sincerest approval of it, ne a now idea. "Nothing could be more agrable to me" she declared "I have hes a bur friend," Wo will go with him, my dear, Mrs. Tenbraggen's resertim of this proposal inspired me with hope; she asked how far it was to the farm. "Five milos!" she repeated. "And five miles back again, unicas the farmer lands
"No more do I. Female folly, and a slip of the a cart. My dour Solisa, you might as well ask me to walk to the North Pole. You have got rid of one of us. Mr. Governor," she added Floss
tongue; I am old and ugly, but Inu still a wo- antly and the other, if you only walk fost
You would have been amused, if you had heard enough, you will leave behind you on the road
raau. About Miss Equipe Somebody has told THE If I believe in Jack-which I don't-I shouldery, romm:kable peram, brought to death's door compelled by oircumstances to return to the the pretty little fool never to trust strangers T
by the doctors; a rich man who is liberal in pay-Minister's house. call you fortanáte man.”
not like either the wretch who was hanged, or the But compssionable Selina would not bear of ing his foos. There is my quarrel with London, The entry in her journal, which she was that ely young person prevaricating with me. It separation. She asked, in her most irresistible and the Londonors. Some of their papera, anrions that I should read, was placed before me one respect, her appearance strikes me. She is
medical newspapera of coures, declare that my next.
F followed the poor child's acocast of the poor victim who was mariere Can she be the manner, if I cbjseted to driving instead of walk fees are exorbitant; and there is a tendency ing. Her heart's deerant with, she said, was to among the patients mean the patients who foarfal night that she had passed, with an adopted child F. Or is it the other sister, whom wake her bosom friend and mysulf better ac are rolling in riches to follow the land of the intersst that hold me breathlan to the end. I have not seen yet! Oh, come! come! Don't try quainted with osch her. To osuludo, she renewspapers. I am no work to be trodden on it terrible dreams, which had impraed a sense of to look if you didn't know. That is really too "You alluded just now," I answered," to car minded me that there was a cahstand in the next that war. The Loudon people shall wait for me, ita reality on the sleeper by reaching its eliruax ridicatons."
advantage' in being the only persons who know until they miss moand, when I do go back in somnambulism-this was the obvious ex- they will and the foes increased. My Hngers and lanation, no doubt, and ratluual mind would thumbs, Mr. Governor, are not to be insulted Bot hesitate to sesept it. But a rational mind the truth about the two girls Well, Mira Ter- "In other words, she rejoined, "you leave me is not an quiversal gift, oven in a country which bruggen, I keep my advantage." with impmnity
pridos Heelf on the idol-whorship of Fant. Thos good friends who are always better acquainted to make the discovory for myself. Well my with ar faults, failings, and weakness friend, I mean to do it" At the same time, toy private sentiments then we can pretend to be ourselves, had perfectly satisfactory, viewed as an explanation. enperstitions, and my imagination likely to My suspicions were by no means get at rest: admislead me in the presence of events which en- I was resolved not to let the xbject drop yot conraged it. Well! I was wank enough to recall Speaking of Mr. Uraordien, and of the chanoss from the purely rational view of all that Eunice of his partial recovery." I said, "do you think had suffered, nad heard, aut saen, on the fstoful night recorded in her journal. Good and Evil the Mizister would boneft by rownage P
"I haven't a doubt of it, if you can get rid of walk the ways of this unintelligible world, on the same free conditions. If we clog, as many the doctor."
You think he would be an obstacle in the of us do, to the comforting belief that departed spirite esa minister to earthly creatures for good; way.p
There are some medical men who are honour-vas bo felt moving is us, in a train of theoght, a country town, we hails light four-wheeled able exceptions to the general rule; and he may and seen as visible manifestations, in a dream... Jillgall's friend. The hostile feeling thus set up ebaise at our disposal, usa watler of ooares. be one of them" Mre, Tenbruggen admitted. with what pretence of reagon dan wadeny that the Don't be too hopeful. As a doctor, be belongs same freedom of supernatural influènes which is to the most tyrannical trades-on in sristes. conceded to the departed spirit, working for May I make a personal remark F"
geod is also permitted to the departed spirit, Certainly.
working for evil If the grave sannot wholly "I find something in your masner-pray don't part mother and child, when the mother's life uppose that I am angry which looks like dishes been good, does eternal annihilation separate
ther, when the mother's life has been wicked trast; I moun, distrust of Me.
No! If the departed spirit can bring with it a blessing, the departed spirit can bring with it a
Forhaps I might have been influenced by my distrast of Mrs. Tonbrugger, or perhaps by my aurety to protect Banfee. It struck me that I might warn the defenceless girl to be on her guard with Mrs. Tenbruggan to baiter purpose, Eurio was in a position to recognise her in anr future emergency that might oogar. To my mind, this dangerous woman was doubly for
Miss Jigal nodded her head at me. It was au eloquent noi. Admire my spirited friend," was the interpretation 1 put on it.
In the evening, my betel offered to me the ra
midable and for a paud reason: she was the suggested that Mes, Tonbraggon's reply was too long since discovered that may nature stage of which 1 stood in need. I could think, for
bosom friend of that innocent and unwary per ⚫son, Mis Jillgall.
Se I amiably consented age my walk. yielding to the superior attactics of Mrs. Tu bruggan's company. On that day the Aansuing was tempered by a delightful breeze. If we had bean in the biggest and worst-governed city pu the civilid earth, we should bare found no public vehicle, open to the sie, which could offer accommodation to three people. Being only in
No wise man expects to be mercifully trested when he is skat isto a curring with a mature single lady, inflamed by onriosity. I was not naropared for Miss Jillgall when she alluded, for the second time to the sad orante which had
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Being resolved to son Philip, I prepared my.
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To begin with, she would cartainly stars Phi- payable at any of ita Agonoies.
Contributory Dividends are parable to all Day lip's aversion to the Massense, and her dislike of Contributors of Business, whathor they are Miss Jiligall would, farasibly, extend to Miss Shareholders or not. might be trusted to koop watch on Mrs. Ten- bruggen's proceedings, with a vigilance not al- tainable by the coarser observation of a man. le the event of at improvement in the Minister's! health; I should hear of it both from the doctor and from Miss Jillgall, and in that case I should happened in the Loss on the previous day and
instantly return to my unhappy friend and put him on his guard.
I started for London by the early train in especially to the destruction by Mr. Broadieu
the morning. of the portail of his wife.
Miss Jillgail's ever ready kindness interfered
My way home from the terminus took me past Why didn't be destroy amething else?" she in my deferics: Oh no, Elizabeth! You are ploaded pitoonaly. It is such a disappointment not often mistaken; bat indeed you are wrong ears. I dared not confess to Eanies that the to Me.. I never liked that picture wyself. Of now.. Look at my distinguished friend. I rininenov of her murdreas-mother might, as the hotel at which the'older Mr. Dunboyne was class risks at ourrent rates.. Burse I ought to have admired the portrait of the wife of my hraefactor. But nothat disember my oopy-book; when I was all are thought possible, have been enpernatural's pre staying. I called on him. He was reported to tare learning to write, in England. There sent when the hoard temptation whisper on her be engaged that is to say, immersed in his
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHANTEE OF HIG agreeable painted face was too much for me. I wore frst lines that we copied, is big letters, pillow; but I dared not duay it to myself. All books. The address on one of Philip's letters
MAJESTY KING CHOBOL THE FIRST. should have felt inexpressibly relieved if I could and ore of them said, Distrust Is Mean. I that I could say to satisfy and sustain her, I did bad informed me that he was staying at another
A:D). 1720. have shown it to Elizabeth, sud heard her say know a young person, whose name begins with sey. And when I declared-with my whole hotel. Paeaning my inquiries in this direction, that she agreed with me.
H. why is one mass of tenaners. But "ex heart declared that the noble passion which had I met with a severe disappointment. Mr. Philip
Agouts for the abors Corporation, are
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, pablished at the "Perhaps I saw it when I called on you" ilent Selins patsed, and pointed to me with a elevated her whole being, and bad triumphed Danboyne had left the hotel that morning: for Mrs. Tenbraggon suggested. "Where did the gesturo of triumph-"no weanness there!" over the porest trials that desertion could foflict, what destination naitaor the landlord nor theHE Undergrad having been appointed
Daily Prom Office, Hongkong. The next day's post brought with it the in- prepared to grant Insurances as follows:- Mrs. Tanbruggen waited to hear what I had would still triumph to the end, I saw bono, in waiter would tell me. picture hang
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
For comprehensiveness and practical servisn My dear! I received you in the dining room, to say, scornfully insensible to Mise Jugall's that brave and tras heart, showing its bright formation which I had failed to obtain. Miss and the portrait hung in Mr. Gracedien's study." wall-mennt interruption.
She closed and looked her journal. By dom Jigali wrote, informing me in her strongest Policies at earrent rates, payable either here.
words which the Chinese have of lato years been What they anid to each other next escaped iny
You are not altogether mistaken" I told Iromise for the future in Einics's eyes.
Hetuva. Indignent Selina added: "Helena China, and Australia,
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of foreign relations has imposed upon them, are no farther use to her father while he regarded me with an cumite which I had not deserved. address; had warned her to be careful, if she and bad begged her to write to me, or to come to me, Dat I saw no reason for concealing that it was Mr. Tonbragger happened to rosat again; and if anything happened to alarm ber in my absones. In two days more I roosived a line from Eunice,
had revealed to me a danger which neither the Ministar nor had discovered, though it had eonspicuously threatened us both on the wall of the study. The act of ad destruction which,
distrust, bat I own that you puzzle me."
How, if you please f
"May I presume that you remember the last ecarion when we met? You saw that I failed If I had possessed the means of safely interfering to recognise you, and you refneed to give your Dow awamed a row oud startling aspect. If Mrs. fow days afterwards I heard you (quite sccid- I should certainly have endeavored to prevent, Dame to the servant whe answered the doze. A Tenbrugsen really had son motive of ber gentally forbid Misa Jillgall to mention your for endeavouring to identify the adopted ohud name in my hearing. I am at a loss to the preservation of the proftro must have led
derstand it ber straight to the end in view. The most casual
Philip has discovered me. He bast been here, and has insisted on seeing me. I have my part I can write no more. refused The good farmer has so kindly taken (To be continued.
my purpose to see Philip Danborne.
You told me yesterday," I reminded ber, that I was to say you had forgiven him. Dritten evidently in the greatest agitation you still wish me to do that?".
"Indeed I do!" Beltre she could answer me, the chaise drow
"flare you thought of It seriously? Are you apportenity of comparing Holena with the pr up at the rate of the farm-honse Mrs. Ton- trait of Mrs. Grace fen, would have revealed the bruzyon pofitaly promised to explain what had saro of not having toen harried by a generous likendes between mother and daughter-puzzled as, at the first opportunity. If it impulse into saying more than you mean " that reanit attained, the identification of Ennice my memory," she said, “pray remind me ...I have been thinking of it," she said. with the infest whom the Miar Chance" of of if"
"through the wakeful bours of last night-ai these days had brought to the prison, mast f
I determined to remind har of it. Whether many things are plain to me which I was not evitably Lare followed. It was perhaps natural 1 tond depend on her to tell me the truth, we sure of in the time when I was ao happy. He that Mr. Gracedien's Infatuated devotion to the memory of his wife abou'd have blind d him to quito another thing.
the betrayal of Helena's parentage, which met
his eyes every time he entered his study. But
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has caused me the bitterest sorrow of my life,
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He has made a better girl of me in the time Eunice ras out to meet as, and opened the when bis lore was mius. I don't forget that that I sbold" bara been too stupid to discoVET
Her voice trembled; the tears rose in her eyes. what be bad fail to B3, as would dealt to gate. She my instantly folded in Miss J-Miserably as it has ended, I don't forget that." my elf-Arteon which, I was vain enough to feel rall's arias. On her release, she came to me,
eager for nows of her father's health. When It was impossible for me te consoul the distress soutely.
tion:
She asked to be allowed to speak of Philip again, and fer the last time.
“When you meet with him in London, he may porhaps ask if you have on Eunic
My child! he is "are to ask." "Break it to him gently-but don't let him hope to see me again." deceive himself. In this world, he must never
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I tried very gently-to remonstrate. At 2
and at Lia age" I said, "anrely, there your
"There is no hope." She pressed her hand on hope
(, Eunice, it's hard for me to say that!" her heart. I know it, I feel it, hera."
"I will try to make it easier for you. Say that I have forgiven him--and say no more."
Mrs. Tenorsgren'avoine, cheery and humarena, I had communicated all that I thought it right that 1 felt. The noble erature saw it. "No" broke in on my reflections, with an old questo teli ber of the factor's last report, she noticed she said faintly; "I am not going to cry. Don't Mrs Tenbruggen. The appearance of a stran look so sorry for me." Her hand pressed my "Mr. Governor, do you ever condescend to road ger seemed to embarras her. I left Miss Jillgal hand gently she pitied me. When I saw how she struggled to control herself, and did control So introduce them to each other. novain"
"Darling Eanesce, you remember Mrs. Ten-horself, I declare to God I could bare gone down "It's not masy to say, Mrs. Teubruggan, how !
bruggen's name, I am sure? Elrabeth, this is on my knees before bar, grateful I am to the witors of novels."
Ah! I road novels, too. But I blueb to conway sweet girls I mentioned her in one of my Lens-do I blach that I never thought of faal lettera to you." ing pruteful till you mentioned it. Salina and hope he will be my sweet girl, when we I don't complain of your preferring your own know each other a little hatter. May I kiss reflections to our company. On the contrary, you, dear? You have lovely ayes; but I am you have reminded: ns agreeably of the heroes of sorry to see that they don't look like happy eyes. fotion, when the author describes them being Tex want Mats Tenbroggen to cheer you. 'absorbed in thought. For some minutes, Mr. What a charming old bones i
She pot har arm round Eunice's waist, and Governor, you have been a hero, absorbed, as I rentars to grass, in naplaasant remembrances led her to the house-door. Her enjoyment of of the tiras rhen I was spogla indyan have the coneysuckles, that twined their way up the not forgotten how badly I bahaved, and what pillars of the porch was simply perfection, as a shocking things I said, in those bygone days pics of aming. When the farmer's wife pre- sented hersel, Mrs. Teabruggen was as irrazis Am I right "
tibly atiable, and took such flattering notice of It is possible that I may have spoken a little the children, that the harmless British matron 100 sharply. Anyway, faithfal Salina interceded actually binsbed with pleasure. "I'm sure,
After learing Enales, my one desire was to be for her friend. Oh, dear Sir, don't be barl on ma'am, you must have children of your own," Elizabeth She always means well." Mrs. Ten she said. Mrs. Tenbruggen cast bor eyes on
opportunity of recovering myself. On my way bruggen, as farations us over, made a grateful the foor, and sighed with pathotic resignation.sione. I had much to think of, and I wanted an return for a small compliment. She chucked A sweet little family, and it crually sweet away out of the hones, in search of the first sntitary Miss Jillgall under the chin, with the air of an by death. If the performance meant anything placo that I could disosser, I passed the room la ameron's old gentleman expressing his approval; it did most assuredly mean that
"What-onderful self-possession "somebody which we had dined. The door was ajar. Be be a pretty servant-girl. It was impossible to look at the tere, in their relative situations, with whispered in my ear. The children in the room fore I could get by it, Mrs. Teuburggen stopped "Will you come in here for a moment," she out laughing. But Mrs. Tesbraggen failed to were healthy, well-behaved little areatarca-bat out and stopped me. cheat as into altoring my opinion of her. In the name of the innocent one among them was said: "The farmer has been called away; and I nooint Mia Jillyal clapped he ugly hands and Selca.
Before dinner were we shown over the ferm. Want to speak to yon."
Very nowillingly-but how could I have re- said: "Len't she good compa
The good woman of the bonse led the way, and Mrs. Teabraggen's social resources were not exhausted yet he suddenly shifted to the Miss Jillgall and I sccompanied her. The fused without giving aftenceF-I entered the
children rer on in front of us. Still keeping O
"When you asked for that explanation," Mrs.
You are entirely wrong."
serious side of her character.
CHAPTER XLIX.
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Perhaps I have improved a little," she said, possession of Eunice, Mrs. Tenbruggen followed Tenbruggen began, while Selins wa "as I have advanced in years. The sorrows of not come distano bellind I looked back, after no unhappy married life may have bad a purifying very long interval, and saw that a separation had carriage with us, you planned me in sy awkward influence on my nature. My husband and I be taken place. Mrs. Tanbruggen passed me, not position. Our little friend is an espellent area- gan badly. fr. Teabruggen thought I had looking so pleasantly as usual, joined the childres, ture, but her tongue ruce away with her seme- money; and I thought Mr. Tambruggen Ead and walked with two of them, hand in hand, times, I am obliged to be careful of taking her mener. He was taken in by me; and I was taken pattern of maternal amiability. I dropped back too readily into my confidence. For instance, I 52, in by him. When he repasted the words of the Blide, and gave Emice an opportunity of join marriage service (most impressively read bying me; baring purposely left her to form her your friend the Chaplain): With all my wordly or opinion, without any adverse induence ex- goods I taso endew-his eloquent voice anggest ercised on my part.
Is that lady a friend of yours?" she asked. ed ore of the largest income in Europe. When
I promised and vowed, in my turn, the delight.
have never told her what my name was before I married Won't you sit down?"
I had purposely remained stationary na a hint! to her not to prolong the interview. The hint was thrown away; I tçok a chuir.
Selian's Fettore ed inferited me," she re *No; only an acquaintanos. What do you samed, "that Mr. Gracedien was a nervous lu ful prospect of equandering my rich Lusband's think of her
I thought I should like her, at first; she was valid. Whost I came to England I had hoped to money made quite a new woman of me. I declaro solemnly, when I said I would levo, honour, and sy kind, and spemed to take such an interest in try what Manga might do to relievo him. The vertised me through the whole Wesleyan sect aby Mr. T,I looked sa if I really meant it. me. Batsho said such strange things asked if are of their popular preacher might have ad- Wherever he is now, poor desx, he is cheating I was rookoned like my ranthor, and which, of It was essential to my micross that I should pre somebody. Sach a handsome gontismolike man was the eidest, my sister or aysels, and whether Saling! And, cb, Mr. Governor, such a black were my father's only two children, and if one sent myself sa stranger could trust time of be was mere his favourite than the other and change, sad my married name (certainly guard 1"
Having lesbed her husband in those terms, What 1 could tell her, I did tall. But when I not known to Mr. Graedien) to keep up my lu she got tired of the subject. We were now said I didn't know which of n was the oldestgnito. He would bavo refused to see me if he
I began to be interested. favoared with another view of this many-sided sho gave me an impadent lap on the check, and had known that I was pace Miss Chance"
She appeared in her professional obar and I don't believe you, child, and left wa.
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How can Belins be so fond of her P. Don't mea.
Bere was an opportunity, perhaps, of discover when he had been speaking of this wouza, and when I had asked if he had over offended her. I
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Ah. what a delicious breese is blowing entition it to anyone else, I hope I shall never wing what the Minister had failed to remember Hongkong, 16th June, 1888 here in the country!" she said. "Will you ex-ber again."
De me if I take off my gloves? I want to air
"I will keep your secret, Baules; and you
Vize especially careful in making my inquiries.
Hmm, wasentar. deadly, white Lands. "In my
my hands. She held up her hands to the breeze; raust keep it. I entirely agree with you
*You agres with me in disliking her p":
Heartily."
profesalensi occupation," she explained, "I am
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If I had felt suy doubt of the purpose which or seventeen years since tatina cireumdaction, pron+tion, supination, bat really induced Mrs. Tonbruggen to leave and the lateral movements. Ba prend of those London, all farther uncertainty on my part was vernor. What was thinking of maple- mcomplishments, my dear, but beware of attempt in eod. She bad smo vile interact of her pra sant sorrespondance betwege the Minister and ing to become a Mac There are drawbacks to serve by identifying Mr. Gradieu's adopted myself. Before I was so unfortunate as to meet to that vocation--and I sit conscious of hue of child-and what the nature of that interest with Mr. tenbruggen. I obtained chance of them at this moment. She lifted her hands to night ba it was impossible to guess. The future, employment in a public Institution, on condition Pab 12y bands small of human when I thought of it now, Blled me with dismay that I included a alergyman among my referencen. bar nose, Hash. The sir, the delicious country air, will A more utterly helpless. position than mine it Knowing zobody else whom I could apply to. I blow it away the issary of purification 1 Her was not easy to conceive. To win the Minister, reably wrote to tr Gracedien, and received one fingers twisted and quivered, and got crooked at in his pressot critical state of health, was simply of those cold and orgel refusals which only the one moment and straight again at santher, and impossible. My relations with Helena forbide strictant religious principle can produce. I w stowed themselves in rascession singly, and few be even to approach her. And, as for Belion, wertally offended at the time and If your pe intreach ather Berosly int laced, and then sprand she was little less than a mere tool in the hands friend the Minister had been within my rate out again like the sticks of a fab, until it really of her well-beloved friend." What, in God's name, She paused, and finished the sentence' by s
signlacant gaslava. made me giddy to look at the As for Mias was I to do i
Well," I said, he is within your reach now At dinter tire we found the master of the Jilig, she lifted bar por little Runken y
* And vat of his mind," she added "Besides, rapturously to the sky, as if she called the honest, horse waiting to bid us welcome. sadlight to witnees that this was the must lovable
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Personally speaking, he presented a remark able contrast to the typical British farmer. He
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