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ou have time to listen i will give you the entire story he said it may form the basis of a future novel and prove quite as interesting as one of your own invention i had the time to listen of course one has time for anything and everything agreeable in the best place to hear the tale was in a victoria and with my good ... | 1 |
wish for solitude he was twenty years of age and in the possession of perfect health most youths like him would have the stillness of the and welcomed joyfully the first signs of that awakening that would come with the sunrise was sentimental the strangeness of the situation gave him a real delight he lay back in the c... | 1 |
and the skirt blew in perfect freedom about the upper parts she wore no hat and her hair hung in a careless to the level of her waist the girl returned s interested look finding him quite as well worth noting as he found her and they were apparently trying to decide which should the other when a short crisp word from t... | 1 |
of san and the rows of shops opposite impressed themselves upon his vision then the and last of all young mr gray a h h he said again he reached his hand toward a pocket of his and finding neither watch nor chain there he said love gone astray ah for the third time and began to get upon his feet what time is it he aske... | 1 |
an hour s walk was as tiresome as three in a sensible english town v but the skies remarked gray with enthusiasm love gone astray have you ever seen such beauty in the of sea and air as there is at sunset i thought before i came here that the painters had drawn on their but they do not half the reality and in the eveni... | 1 |
on account of his health which is very bad he s at now and i ve run over here alone for a few days because the doctors don t think it best for him to come to the shore he s quite a different man from the one you speak of he counts all his i assure vou and he s made a handsome pile doing it i don t think he d at all app... | 1 |
at any rate whatever took place was for the mutual pleasure and satisfaction of all concerned and there is no reason to find fault with it at this late date with the horrors he had dreamed of still ringing in his head mr gray demanded an explanation of these why said the so called were whose death was decided upon in s... | 1 |
date with the information that there was a provision for him in mr s will a provision for me exclaimed why i never thought of such a thing mr waited till this outburst was over with all the dignity of a wooden image and then returned to his text u mr now deceased has made a provision for you sir he by the terms of his ... | 1 |
accept such figures as these not at all excited by the outburst which he had in fact expected mr proceeded to say that the full account of every receipt and expense connected with the estate of the late mr gray was ready for examination and he added it was all in mr s handwriting as for the stocks and bonds he continue... | 1 |
long since dead that i want you to begin as soon as possible to reap the benefits mr intended for you to this refused to listen though he began to think he had been rude to the man of the law he persisted that if mr had intended him to have two thousand five hundred dollars a year or any sum from his estate he would ha... | 1 |
he could the money for and search among his distant relations for some one to help him out of his but this course of he postponed in very shame and wandered a most figure up and down the streets hoping against hope that something would put him on his feet again one day while strolling in park he saw a familiar figure r... | 1 |
showed the greatest interest in the statement much greater than one would expect to find in a casual acquaintance gray could not help feeling grateful to him for in his present condition even a kind look was not to be despised the also eyed his companion intently during the progress of his and seemed to take a mental o... | 1 |
get my trunks and get ready for dinner that is all for to day asked still feeling the duties assigned to be very strange ones that is all and to morrow will be very much like it smiled the the dinner is it to be at a private house no mr inquisitive at a public the day was certainly the most agreeable that had spent for... | 1 |
that addition to a household so uncommon in your country he is a little out of health has some special trouble just now that keeps him at his hotel this daughter is his only child and will inherit everything a lucky man he ll be who gets her for his wife nodded assent the girl was certainly very fair and the addition o... | 1 |
at the club on whose books he had been temporarily inscribed he was regarded as a most desirable companion the number of his new friends was only limited by the list of received once or twice he had accompanied mr to private houses where he himself as might have been expected with full credit the wanted a young gentlem... | 1 |
to me in addition to any professional satisfaction if i can put you into the comfortable circumstances for which your nature is so well adapted there is no reason why you should fight your way in a cold and cruel world when ease and comfort may be yours at the same time there is as you must guess a feature to this marr... | 1 |
to her child and full of womanly instincts that would excuse any act that came within the pale of law and to her daughter s happiness a very blunt al it was to be this or nothing and the father left me to see what i could do in the language of the shop it seemed a difficult order to fill my sympathy for my and his unha... | 1 |
to fall gently from a small hotel he saw a couple and heard a hasty good night exchanged as they separated at the doorway in opposite directions the man who was dressed whistled for a passing cab and was driven away leaving his companion alone the woman walked slowly looking about as if expecting some one and presently... | 1 |
as that the hour before the came seemed interminable to the young man and when he at last arrived there was no time lost in coming to the point you are surprised to find me still here began gray when he had closed the door to shut out possible that can be explained in a moment after packing my effects with the intentio... | 1 |
to tell me as an honest man that you would marry her if you were single he demanded if i were of your age and of your circumstances before god yes said mr ah cried that is the point after all the money to be paid for the service not wholly this girl is as pretty a creature as lives at this moment in europe she is only ... | 1 |
do you tell me that a clergyman has consented to alter the date of his he asked astounded in the interest of a young girl s honorable future and for the consideration of five hundred yes smiled mr it is a little but quite right looked at from a broad now you would like to see a photograph of the lady with whom your is ... | 1 |
people who saw the occurrence together with a policeman who was somehow found hastened to the spot and held the horses heads while the were assisted to their feet gray however discovered that he could only stand with help one of his ankles being the other though considerably bruised was able to his horse and did so it ... | 1 |
best course he could have taken it avoided for the present the and of argument for which neither of them were prepared as i understand it he began clearing his throat we met by accident for the first time in over a year ago each was attracted by the other although no word was then exchanged the next time we met was at ... | 1 |
of between the young couple and the parents you have succeeded or will by to morrow in bringing about a satisfactory state of affairs now is there any reason why you and i should have a different understanding than that possessed by the rest of mankind shall we not forget absolutely all that passed up to the hour when ... | 1 |
kind remarks returned a bow which hid for a moment the blush they brought to his cheek he felt that the worst was over and that he had nothing to dread from this man he therefore went on to speak of his former life of his youth of his travels with mr and of his surprise at learning that the fortune he had expected to i... | 1 |
and mrs henry of to mr gray of new york the young couple have made their peace with their elders and are said to be the happiest pair in england they will remain abroad for some time longer on account of mrs s health which continues delicate stared hard at her husband and that has been sent to an american paper she rep... | 1 |
bosom while the latter relieved the situation with her thoughtful words was very affecting whatever might have done the attachment to her mother was too deep to be questioned and at last when mrs gently to mamma forced her child to lift her eyes and receive a warm kiss the tears that flowed down the young cheeks were t... | 1 |
another reason that i cannot talk about i appreciate all you are doing for me oh don t doubt that but she fell back faintly into the old form of expression you should think you should remember her eyes opened and closed again her hands clenched and her lips were drawn in until they appeared as white as her forehead the... | 1 |
had so greatly wronged whether he really knew the extent of the harm he had done her whether his low mind might not lead him in the latter case to attempt to gain some advantage through the fears he could excite mr gray felt that he ought to know these things in order to make preparation should any annoyance be inflict... | 1 |
human mind to hate those who show us the greatest kindness you remember i alluded to that when your friend he called himself i believe abused you after you had saved him from by i saw him in london a few weeks ago and he is thinking of coming this way soon mr gray clenched his hands and bit his lip this man was getting... | 1 |
not to meet him and was not a place at which mr of london was likely to be called by any of the of his profession of the baby chapter xvii arrival of the baby as the time grew nearer when mrs gray was to become a mother her husband found his position growing more and more peculiar mrs never tired of talking to him of t... | 1 |
in the presence of her mother and husband to the infinite pleasure of the elder lady who herself immensely on having originated the notion of communicating the great event to her circle of friends in this manner mrs gray was able to do one thing on these that gave her much satisfaction as it was necessary to a of conne... | 1 |
going to england on the following day to all of which agreed striving to calm herself as best she might it was the first time had actually spoken in angry tones to her but on the other hand it was something to think he had been jealous if only for a moment for jealousy affection if he entertained the green eyed monster... | 1 |
various matters connected with his impending journey he went immediately to his own chamber and began to write some letters in passing through the little which formed the ground of the apartment he noticed that his wife was not there and he had no doubt she had retired for the night on account of the manifested earlier... | 1 |
can do it i want love i must have it or die he strove to think of something that would influence her and at last the baby entered his mind if you continue to excite yourself he said will suffer she her life from yours and you will make her ill another of tears followed this thrust ah the poor darling i said the mother ... | 1 |
another i suppose we ve been very good friends and i don t want to remember any of this when i am on the sea and beyond it in some inexplicable way they were in each other s arms he had forgotten for the instant his horror at her condition and she had opened her heart to him directly he gave way a little it is my husba... | 1 |
in that private office by mr william he was half inclined to leave the place at once but cut him short by asking in the cold crisp tones of business what he could do for him i asked to see mr gray managed to reply with an air of that is my name said the other in set tones will you be seated overcome by this announcemen... | 1 |
true the improvement was but slight but at least it was better than another fall it put off for the moment the necessity of money and gave him time to take breath he seized the opportunity to answer a letter he had that morning received from full of r the wheat pit love that seemed to her ability to express in her new ... | 1 |
by you already by colonel corrected i acted as his agent the other matter was mine alone i wish you had taken it when it was offered said the fact is we are about as short now as we like to be that devilish market broke us up just my luck with the rest we had a fine calculation but it went if it had succeeded we should... | 1 |
worth in case the colonel continues to live if he dies take the balance of his money and live on it for three years more until you come into the estate and then you won t need to think of the future for there will be enough for all of you the programme was too complicated to be accepted as a whole without much consider... | 1 |
s knife and fork dropped to his plate and his very heart stood still as he heard these ominous words in the liquor in this fellow s head had set him to talking in a way he would probably have never done had he been sober but what did he mean what did he know and how had he learned a secret that had been thought so well... | 1 |
to be furnished him before he could pronounce it i can t talk long to you he added i have to love gone stay with her she needs me and he pointed to the empty bed as he spoke that was the true marriage love the love that follows its object beyond the bounds of earth that does not separate the grave mrs did perhaps need ... | 1 |
bad a very decent it all comes back to me now what you told me when we first met about your refusing to take a cent of it till the full limit expired very honorable of you certainly and in the meantime you ve had your and downs your fortune from the has fled but all is not lost you ve got a treasure in your wife that n... | 1 |
welcome as he had been making which called for all the cash he could raise it was this announcement made in a moment of to mrs gray that had caused her outburst of grief you ve come at a poor time said gray thinking he might as well go on before his wife now that she had heard the worst we re all tied up things have go... | 1 |
behind him he answered you play a very silly considering the hand you hold it is as good as yours was the hot if you have it in your power to annoy me i have it in mine to put you in jail that is a very foolish statement said mr and borne out by the least of fact don t do ny business in such a way now i m not going to ... | 1 |
or sleep on the pavement and the nights are rather too chilly for that mr laughed again as if his situation was the most amusing one of which he could co mr i can let you have a little replied gray with a blush as he drew out his slender purse and you will get the whole of it if you wait a year or so longer will will f... | 1 |
hand a messenger is at the door sir he said who that this gentleman lives here i ve told him repeatedly that he is mistaken but he says he has seen him come in of ten and that lie knows him well love gone a gray took the envelope in his hand and he thought the very blood had frozen in his veins when he read the name mr... | 1 |
along i take s letters and he takes mine love gone a tbat again the hand was held out but the letter remained in mr gray s possession the man this letter is intended for rooms in this house he said the messenger informed me he had seen him enter and leave here often do you know any mr who lives here that fellow is a wa... | 1 |
he might be taken for and he would not forget the man to whose honesty he would owe his fortune i ll give you a lift somehow gray he said with unusual freedom of manner if it s only on account of those helpless ones who ve got to look to you for their support if i don t do the right thing call me a love gone astray he ... | 1 |
fair proposition when informed that the gentleman with mr gray was none other than the of mr expressed the greatest pleasure at meeting him a pleasure be it said that the lawyer did not seem to wholly share proceeding to business without the least delay mr put the through a most searching examination he made him all th... | 1 |
less reason than ever to ask to his room he continued to live under the roof if such it had now any right to be called in due time he brought to a signed by several prominent citizens of new south wales as well as by the who took it that a picture was t ie portrait of son of and deceased besides this he bore a from tha... | 1 |
the i have made one or two discoveries shall i tell you what they are the lawyer s lips shut tightly together and his eyes dilated strikingly his manner had changed women queer things so suddenly that the younger man did not know what to think has it anything to do with with this affair he asked beginning to tremble po... | 1 |
that he has helped you to deceive a husband to whom you were already a sufficient disgrace too much agitated to reply could only continue to weep but when he added that they must part at once and that he would never look her in the face again she uttered a wild cry no no you do not mean that i have done nothing wrong n... | 1 |
wales where they were taken in infancy until their early manhood when the death of mr sent them adrift with what little funds belonged to them they went to england where their paths i fell in with a party of said coolly and found that my consisted of the cards and the box went into the office of a named a cross examina... | 1 |
me do you think that will satisfy him he will call it a splendid bargain and i what am i to get oh yes your love and esteem the truest ever given woman only come with me and i will never leave you one hour for repentance as if almost persuaded she hesitated a moment and then burst into sobbing why do you want me she as... | 1 |
averse to having his proofs strengthened he had heard the man in the adjoining room declare that he possessed an envelope containing proof that gray was the only heir to the estate it was mr s full intention to get that envelope into his hand before he had done with this affair and he missed none of the lest the precio... | 1 |
when and came out he merely remarked that he agreed with mr and he left them to argue it out together while he went on to the chamber where lay and learned from the nurse that she was doing nicely and that he had no cause for fear late that night when half mr was told that a gentleman had come to speak to him and begge... | 1 |
in the least he seemed rather to grow stronger in his purpose he said he had ruined my father and that he would certainly ruin you unless i became his mistress he did not insist on my leaving you though that was what he most wished for but i must give him stolen meetings whenever he requested them he gave as a new reas... | 1 |
i didn t like to insult a gentleman by mentioning such a sum he paused and mr gray asked with a sharp ao love gone a cent if he would now change the of his story to london with pleasure was the reply when you met me there i had lost all i had and was trying to keep up appearances on wind i had rather have seen the devi... | 1 |
e been quite as easy for me to call them john and smith for the titles used are wholly but a question of far greater importance is likely to arise it is probable that thousands will think they see in these people the of others and credit me with a wider and more intimate knowledge of domestic affairs than any one man c... | 1 |
about this room his would go in that corner very well and his writing desk in this one the bed of course would go there and the there he did not think at all of the gain to this widow from letting her room to him it is one of the pleasures of telling a true story that you do not have to superior virtues to your charact... | 1 |
were a young s chambers in whose cost more than the one in which was to lodge but not one i am sure which would have suited him better and it was all at the price he had formerly paid the reader will pardon the young merchant i trust for this constantly thought he had been the hardest kind of youth he had spent years c... | 1 |
of complete silence after her introduction and as the seemed to have suffered no in quality from her presence and as mrs was as bright and charming as ever he dismissed his fears before he rose to go to his office well what do you think of him asked the mother when the had gone he s a little green and was the girl s re... | 1 |
her part well as the end of the month approached glanced about the parlor and into the dining room when he entered the house he wanted to see the girl and he did not like to inquire for her his appetite was not as good as formerly wild horses could not have dragged a word from his as td what his mind at that period whe... | 1 |
i a look of comprehension filled the eyes of the mother it was mr who had made all this i understand she replied it is very disagreeable i know but you must not let her see that you mind it and above all keep it from him my poor child i did not imagine you were taking it so to heart y fa s in a few days she will be gon... | 1 |
out of had proved too strong for her now she decided to make up with her cousin before going away as it was quite ridiculous that they should have a serious falling out over a matter of this consequence she asked kindly about s health not that she had the least idea what caused her illness and offered to do anything in... | 1 |
send for you as soon as it is good policy to do so all we need now is to keep his thoughts in one direction so went away and was plunged into new melancholy as there was no one he could blame for his condition of mind he bore it in silence he even tried to appear as bright as ever when at his lodgings fearing that mrs ... | 1 |
in a certain respect in the relation of a brother the girl rose and put her hands in his before he was aware what she was about to do i thank you with all my heart she said the tears in her eyes whenever you have anything to say to me do not hesitate i shall always be ready to listen and to profit by your instruction s... | 1 |
her mother s absence made him more guarded than ever on this point he had a sense of honor that would not allow him to take advantage of any person in the slightest degree the pressure on his feelings made him glad to see mrs s face again as a on who hears the approaching step of the but the week had done its work ther... | 1 |
charged to him his mother that the statements are but where there is so much said there must be some of it true he is very fascinating in his manners and has plenty of money in his pocket and no one to restrain him he is my sister s son and i wish to say nothing against him bat the thought of him in connection with suc... | 1 |
he did either he knew it as well as you or i dear reader and he did it just the same he put his arm around her drew to him and kissed her actually kissed her on the cheek i ll not run away he said in a low tone young i ll go up with you at supper dine well be a match for this fine fellow she thanked him warmly and said... | 1 |
fullest degree men never respect a woman after they had seen an exhibition of her feelings she said you must act on the next occasion even more dignified than you did on this one a little shrinking away must be practised a show of to have his arm embrace you looked quite distressed but mamma there is nothing wrong abou... | 1 |
elder lady said however that she did not believe there was a woman in the case that it was more likely had renewed his old resolutions not to permit himself to get entangled with anything feminine when he returned she would talk to him after she sounded him a little she could advise better what to do stayed in boston a... | 1 |
the of mr frank was soon put into the business which controlled the arrangement by which this was made was highly satisfactory to the commission merchant at the time there was not in the ordinary sense of the term any whatever merely gave his notes for the sum borrowed with a on everything he owned to secure the he was... | 1 |
whole question he said i wouldn t listen to those columns of figures you have there for a farm down east but i want to show you protested uneasily you see the first thing i did was on the i th when i bought i must interrupt you broke in the other i don t care a rap whether you bought anything on the i the th or whether... | 1 |
in the end there were several times when could have paid half his had he been willing to do so but the chance of a little deeper and sweeping it all off at once was too much for his judgment and the opportunity slipped away then there came a sort of miniature black friday to him when he would not have been able to pay ... | 1 |
the telegraph he kept informed of the at new york and as soon as he could clear himself of the loss that had stared him in the face he sold all the stock he had accumulated to be delivered immediately i m out of that scrape he said joyfully when he came home to supper next time i ll be more careful i have had a lot of ... | 1 |
a great notion to return the borrowed money with what interest was due and thus clear himself forever from the unpleasant alliance but the temptation to try again the convenience of young fa s having such a handsome balance to draw on him came to soon after this and when he alluded to the high turn the market had made ... | 1 |
expensive thing he wished he knew exactly how much it would cost this idea of waiting till he was forty for a wife could not be carried out he was firmly resolved that he never could stoop to an attachment again the more he reflected the more he was inclined to ask mrs s consent to the fixing of an early day for his we... | 1 |
inclined to and would make the life of a woman a burden to her if he were permitted to do so i shall always be ready to give you advice an hour followed devoted to the general subject of husbands and of the best methods to be pursued under a large variety of circumstances the advice given by the elder lady while it wou... | 1 |
was a great step to take this step of marriage there was a responsibility about it that was when one approached it so nearly supposing things should go wrong what if the market should take a turn to the bad and everything go all at once to the there he would be with a double expense on his hands for in those days he ce... | 1 |
he feared he was not good enough to make happy he thought he was taking too great a responsibility upon himself it was better for both of them that a little more time should be spent in thinking on these important things at every turn the widow met him wisely long before the time for the clergyman to arrive he had rise... | 1 |
and was rewarded a little later by finding her hand in his placed there of her own accord and even giving forth a fascinating little pressure i think the whole town is out she said as they passed a group a wedding is not so common here that one ever fails to attract attention some of them told mamma that it ought to be... | 1 |
asked as they were handed to him one dollar he put down a two dollar bill and was turning away when the agent called to him to take his change had understood that the seats were a dollar he took the money handed to him with a feeling of relief only fifty cents had he known that he would have bought them in the first pl... | 1 |
disastrous none in which it is so likely to occur and yet marriages continue to be made and more wonderful still are found in a certain number of cases sources of comfort and pleasure i have an opinion though i admit that the is necessarily that in the majority of instances there occurs a time somewhere within the firs... | 1 |
fun and was taught how to wipe the dishes with the exception of the fact that he broke one by setting it down too hard he did very well and began to be rather glad that had left the house then he had as nice an evening with his wife as he could wish they sat in the parlor acting a good deal as they had done in the last... | 1 |
momentary drew her to him and warmed her in his arms she permitted this though she did not encourage it for the time she was quite by the events of the night soon they fell asleep their faces looked peaceful enough but a had been given to s love that could not be easily repaired in the morning she was awake before him ... | 1 |
in order asked when he had the parlor and pa s you shall see her she s quite a treasure neat as a pin about the furniture and able to cook a or chop in case i want to lunch here i often bring in a party of half a dozen after the theatre all i have to do is to open that door r nd say there are seven of us she has never ... | 1 |
old she is liable to become fat her hair will turn from brown to gray or maybe her rounded curves that and the senses will disappear the swan like neck will become on the face wrinkles will come and i must still love her embrace her turn my eyes in no other direction she is the only woman for me though a million others... | 1 |
time in order that might see mrs the time passed agreeably and the two gentlemen returned to the apartments at a m young fa tt s hour on being shown to his chamber made the discovery that the was larger than he had supposed why you ve got a lot of rooms here he exclaimed what do you want with so many they come in handy... | 1 |
difficulty that she was sufficiently to be presented to mr as soon as possible frank whispered something in her ear that made her laugh he had told her to be a little more careful because his friend was a gentleman from the country there was no opportunity for to say much as the other guests arrived a moment later but ... | 1 |
anything in that pile of letters but bills the next one he recognized it was from the who supplied him and the only thing wrong about it was the of the figures could he and have eaten all those things in less than three months what awful then there was the meat and butter man s bill also added the cost of all the provi... | 1 |
figures he found that the cost of living at his house had actually increased since the of the servant girl department young ma had a good deal to learn about cooking and doubtless spoiled many things in the process of acquiring knowledge they had to have a woman any way to wash and iron and to do heavy work and he conc... | 1 |
been mixed rather angry at the error he had thrown them into his waste basket and never given a thought to them since that time it was to his great surprise therefore when he received a polite note from the dry goods dealer asking if it was convenient for him to settle the account that had been rendered on april i with... | 1 |
be a liberal allowance and said when that was expended she must tell him and he would provide more the widow smiled as she took the sum fa s ma remembering the time before s birth and the extravagant that were on the ing infant s but she knew that mr had not as yet the income that her husband then had and also that he ... | 1 |
the commission merchant hardly knew for a fortnight whether hay was ten dollars a ton or twenty his household had been by a tall and nurse named who gave evidence of her intention to rule like a he was hardly allowed to kiss his wife after this tyrant entered his door and any prolonged conversation between them was for... | 1 |
she thought feathers the only proper thing what a wretch he was to make her come into that cold room when she was not used to it just to prove that he could have his way would have liked to punch such a man in the head could he have conveniently done so but young fa s was on the feathers now poor girl and i hard bed it... | 1 |
envied his happiness and that the only true life for a man to lead was that of marriage here i am he said knocking around from one girl to another and raising hell and what does it all amount to it is a thousand times more sensible to settle down as you have done with one nice woman and see your children growing up abo... | 1 |
in all respects a dismal failure and she had not been many days at before she made mrs her complete in regard to that matter was as has been before intimated the of a respectable family but without any particular merit of his own he had been educated to do j o young fa s nothing and in that accomplishment took a very h... | 1 |
everlasting subject no indeed it is doubtful if he thinks of me once a week even to remember that i am living i can t help saying i am glad he won t come said i him so much that i m afraid i couldn t treat him decently and yet bad as he acts whatever he does he is none the less your husband when has to go to boston or ... | 1 |
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