yourgiddy
brain
,
Emmy
.
But
how
do
you
know
that
Grey
has
any
desire
for
a
wife
?
"
"
Oh
,
because
Edward
said
he
could
not
help
remarking
,
even
in
the
midst
of
that
awful
scene
,
how
mournfully
he
said
he
would
bear
a
hand
,
for
he
had
neither
mother
,
sister
,
nor
wife
to
pipe
for
him
;
now
,
if
he
married
Susan
,
he
would
have
a
very
pretty
wife
to
lament
him
.
"
"
Poor
Susan
,
I
fancy
she
would
rather
not
become
his
wife
,
if
it
be
only
to
mourn
for
him
,
Emmy
;
rather
a
novel
reason
for
a
marriage
,
certainly
.
"
"
Oh
,
but
mamma
,
dear
!
you
know
that
I
do
n't
mean
exactly
and
only
that
;
somebody
to
be
interested
for
,
and
love
him
.
No
one
can
be
happy
without
that
.
"
"
Susan
was
telling
me
,
mamma
,
how
thankful
she
is
to
you
,
for
finding
her
and
her
sister
employment
,
that
they
might
be
able
to
help
the
family
,
"
rejoined
Caroline
.
"
I
was
quite
pleased
with
her
manner
of
speaking
,
and
she
blushed
so
prettily
when
Miss
Harcourt
praised
the
extreme
neatness
of
her
work
.
"
"
Ah
,
mamma
,
if
you
could
but
hear
all
they
say
of
you
!
"
again
burst
forth
Emmeline
,
who
it
seemed
could
not
be
quiet
,
going
from
one
subject
to
another
with
the
same
eager
zest
;
"
if
you
had
but
heard
the
old
dame
tell
her
astonishment
and
her
pride
,
when
she
saw
you
enter
their
former
miserable
hut
,
and
sitting
down
on
an
old
sea-chest
,
invite
her
to
tell
,
and
listened
to
all
her
troubles
,
just
as
if
you
had
been
her
equal
,
and
left
such
comfort
and
such
hope
behind
you
,
as
had
not
been
theirs
for
many
a
long
day
.
She
actually
cried
when
she
spoke
,
and
so
did
I
,
because
she
spoke
so
of
my
mother
.
Oh
,
mother
,
darling
,
how
proud
your
children
ought
to
be
,
to
belong
to
one
so
beloved
,
so
revered
by
the
poor
and
the
rich
too
,
as
you
are
!
"
"
Flatterer
!
"
playfully
answered
Mrs.
Hamilton
,
laying
her
hand
caressingly
on
her
child
's
mouth
,
as
she
knelt
in
sport
before
her
.
"
I
will
not
bear
such
praise
,
even
from
you
.
Believe
me
,
darling
,
to
win
love
and
respect
is
so
easy
,
so
delightful
,
that
there
is
no
merit
in
obtaining
it
.
We
ought
only
to
be
thankful
,
when
granted
such
a
station
and
such
influence
as
will
permit
extended
usefulness
and
thought
for
others
,
without
wronging
our
own
.
"
"
Yes
;
but
,
mamma
,
many
people
do
a
great
deal
of
good
,
but
somehow
or
other
they
are
not
beloved
.
"
"
Because
,
perhaps
,
in
their
earnest
desire
to
accomplish
a
great
deal
of
good
,
they
may
not
think
quite
enough
of
little
things
,
and
of
the
quick
sympathy
with
other
persons
'
feelings
,
which
is
the
real
secret
of
winning
love
,
and
without
which
,
sometimes
even
the
greatest
benefit
is
not
valued
as
it
ought
to
be
.
But
did
you
see
old
Collins
himself
?
"
"
He
came
in
just
before
we
left
,
and
was
so
delighted
to
see
papa
sitting
in
his
ingle-nook
,
and
only
wished
Edward
had
been
there
too
.
"
"
And
where
is
your
father
?
"
asked
Mrs.
Hamilton
.
"
Did
he
not
return
with
you
?
"
"
Yes
,
but
Edward
wanted
him
,
and
they
are
in
the
library
.
I
am
quite
certain
there
is
some
conspiracy
between
them
;
these
long
private
interviews
bode
no
good
.
I
shall
scold
papa
for
being
so
mysterious
,
"
said
Emmeline
.
"
I
rather
think
he
will
return
the
benefit
,
by
scolding
you
for
being
so
curious
,
Emmy
.
But
here
is
Edward
,
so
the
interview
to-day
has
not
been
very
long
.
"
"
Has
papa
been
telling
you
old
Collins
'
naval
news
,
Ned
?
"
And
,
without
waiting
for
an
answer
,
she
continued
,
"
that
there
is
a
fine
seventy-four
,
the
Sea
Queen
,
preparing
at
Plymouth
,
to
take
the
place
of
your
old
ship
,
and
send
back
Sir
Edward
Manly
and
the
Prince
William
.
Now
do
not
tell
me
you
know
this
,
Edward
,
and
so
disappoint
me
of
the
rare
pleasure
of
telling
news
.
"
"
I
am
sorry
,
Emmy
,
but
I
have
known
it
for
some
weeks
.
"
"
And
why
did
you
not
tell
us
?
"
"
Because
I
did
not
think
it
would
particularly
interest
you
until
I
could
add
other
intelligence
to
it
.
"
He
stopped
,
and
looked
alternately
at
Mrs.
Hamilton
and
Ellen
,
as
if
asking
the
former
whether
he
might
proceed
.
"
And
can
you
do
so
now
,
my
dear
Edward
?
"
she
replied
understanding
him
at
once
.
"
Ellen
is
too
anxious
for
your
advancement
to
expect
,
or
wish
you
always
to
remain
with
her
.
Have
you
your
appointment
?
"
"
Yes
aunt
.
My
uncle
's
letter
to
the
admiralty
brought
an
answer
at
last
.
It
came
while
he
was
out
,
and
has
been
tantalizing
me
on
the
library-table
for
four
hours
.
But
it
is
all
right
.
As
the
Prince
William
is
returning
,
and
I
am
so
anxious
to
be
still
in
active
service
,
I
am
permitted
,
though
somewhat
against
rule
,
to
have
a
berth
in
the
Sea
Queen
.
I
am
sure
it
is
all
uncle
Hamilton
's
representations
,
and
I
am
so
thankful
,
so
glad
!
"
"
To
leave
us
all
,
again
,
you
unfeeling
savage
!
"
exclaimed
Emmeline
,
trying
to
laugh
off
the
universal
regret
at
this
announcement
.
Ellen
had
looked
earnestly
at
her
brother
all
the
time
he
spoke
,
and
then
turned
her
face
away
,
and
a
few
quiet
tears
trickled
down
her
cheek
.
Edward
's
arm
was
very
quickly
round
her
,
and
he
whispered
so
many
fond
words
and
earnest
assurances
,
united
with
his
conviction
that
it
would
still
be
a
whole
month
,
perhaps
more
,
before
he
should
be
summoned
,
as
he
had
leave
to
remain
with
his
family
till
the
Sea
Queen
was
ready
to
sail
,
that
she
rallied
her
spirits
,
and
,
after
remaining
very
quiet
for
an
hour
,
which
was
always
her
custom
when
she
had
had
any
struggle
with
herself
,
for
the
frame
felt
it
—
though
neither
word
nor
sign
betrayed
it
—
she
was
enabled
fully
to
enjoy
the
grand
delight
of
the
evening
—
Percy
's
and
Herbert
's
arrival
.
Easter
week
was
indeed
one
of
family
joy
and
thankfulness
not
only
that
they
were
all
permitted
once
more
to
be
together
but
that
the
heavy
clouds
of
sin
and
suffering
had
rolled
away
from
their
roof
,
and
pleasure
of
the
sweetest
and
most
enduring
because
most
domestic
kind
,
reigned
triumphant
.
Percy
's
astonishment
at
Edward
's
growth
,
and
the
alteration
from
the
handsome
,
joyous
,
rosy
boy
,
to
the
pale
,
almost
care-worn
looking
youth
(
for
as
long
as
Ellen
bore
such
vivid
traces
of
all
she
had
endured
for
his
sake
,
and
was
,
as
it
were
,
the
constant
presence
of
his
errors
,
Edward
tried
in
vain
to
recover
his
former
spirits
)
,
was
most
amusing
.
"
You
are
all
deceived
,
"
he
would
declare
;
"
one
of
these
days
you
will
discover
you
have
been
receiving
a
spurious
Edward
Fortescue
,
and
that
he
is
as
much
a
pretender
as
his
namesake
,
Charles
Edward
.
"
"
Then
he
is
no
pretender
,
Percy
.
He
is
as
truly
the
son
of
Colonel
Fortescue
,
as
Prince
Charles
was
the
grandson
of
James
.
Now
do
n't
begin
a
civil
contest
directly
you
come
home
;
you
know
you
and
I
never
do
agree
on
historical
subjects
,
and
we
never
shall
;
you
hate
Mary
the
great
,
great
,
great
grandmother
of
Prince
Charles
,
and
I
love
her
,
so
we
must
be
always
at
war
.
"
"
Stuart-mad
,
as
usual
,
Tiny
!
but
if
that
really
be
Edward
,
I
wish
he
would
just
look
a
boy
again
,
I
do
n't
like
the
change
at
all
;
poor
fellow
!
"
he
added
,
to
himself
,
"
it
is
not
much
wonder
.
"
The
days
passed
much
too
quickly
.
Emmeline
wished
a
dozen
times
that
the
days
would
be
twenty-four
,
instead
of
twelve
hours
long
.
The
weather
was
so
genial
that
it
added
to
enjoyment
,
and
allowed
Ellen
the
delight
,
known
only
to
such
prisoners
to
sickness
as
she
had
been
,
of
driving
out
for
an
hour
or
two
at
a
time
,
and
taking
gentle
walks
on
the
terrace
,
and
in
the
garden
.
The
young
men
were
to
return
on
the
Monday
,
and
of
the
Saturday
previous
,
a
little
excursion
had
been
planned
,
to
which
the
only
drawback
was
that
Ellen
was
not
quite
strong
enough
to
accompany
them
:
it
was
to
visit
Alice
Seaton
,
whom
we
mentioned
in
a
former
chapter
.
Mr.
Hamilton
had
succeeded
in
finding
her
brother
a
lucrative
employment
with
a
lawyer
in
one
of
the
neighboring
towns
,
a
few
miles
from
where
she
and
her
aunt
now
lived
,
enabling
young
Seaton
to
spend
every
Sabbath
with
them
;
and
Alice
now
kept
a
girls
'
school
on
her
own
account
,
and
conducted
herself
so
well
as
never
to
want
scholars
.
It
had
been
a
long
promise
to
go
and
see
her
,
the
drive
from
Oakwood
being
also
most
beautiful
;
and
as
she
and
her
brother
were
both
at
home
and
at
leisure
the
last
day
in
Easter
,
it
had
been
fixed
upon
for
the
visit
.
Percy
was
reveling
in
the
idea
of
driving
his
mother
and
Miss
Harcourt
in
a
new
barouche
,
and
the
rest
of
the
party
were
to
go
on
horse
back
.
But
a
dispute
had
arisen
who
should
stay
with
Ellen
and
Edward
insisted
upon
it
,
it
was
his
right
;
and
,
so
they
thought
it
was
agreed
.
"
I
wish
,
dear
Percy
you
would
prevail
on
Edward
to
accompany
you
,
"
pleaded
Ellen
,
fancying
herself
alone
with
him
,
not
seeing
Herbert
,
who
was
reading
at
a
distant
table
.
"
I
wish
,
dear
Ellen
,
you
were
going
with
us
,
"
he
answered
,
mimicking
her
tone
.
"
But
as
I
can
not
,
make
him
go
.
It
always
makes
him
more
unhappy
when
I
am
prevented
any
pleasure
,
than
it
does
myself
;
and
I
can
not
bear
to
keep
him
by
me
four
or
five
hours
,
when
this
lovely
day
,
and
the
exercise
of
riding
,
and
,
above
all
,
your
company
,
Percy
,
would
make
him
,
at
least
for
the
time
,
almost
his
own
merry
self
,
again
.
"
"
Thanks
for
the
implied
compliment
,
cousin
mine
,
"
replied
Percy
,
with
a
low
bow
.
"
Reward
me
for
it
,
and
make
him
go
.
"
"
How
can
I
be
so
ungallant
,
as
to
make
him
leave
you
alone
?
"
"
Oh
,
I
do
not
mind
it
,
I
assure
you
!
I
am
well
enough
to
amuse
myself
now
;
I
can
not
bear
you
all
giving
up
so
many
pleasures
as
you
have
done
for
me
;
I
am
so
afraid
of
getting
selfish
.
"
"
You
selfish
,
Ellen
?
I
wish
you
were
a
little
more
so
;
you
are
the
most
patient
,
devoted
little
creature
that
ever
took
woman
's
form
.
You
have
made
me
reproach
myself
enough
,
I
can
tell
you
,
and
I
owe
you
a
grudge
for
doing
so
.
"
"
Dear
Percy
,
what
can
you
mean
?
If
you
knew
how
hard
I
find
it
to
be
patient
,
sometimes
,
you
would
not
praise
me
.
"
"
I
mean
that
the
last
time
I
was
at
home
,
I
was
blind
and
cruel
,
and
added
to
your
sufferings
by
my
uncalled-for
harshness
,
and
never
had
an
opportunity
till
this
moment
,
to
say
how
grieved
I
was
—
when
the
truth
was
known
.
"
"
Pray
do
not
say
any
thing
about
it
,
dear
Percy
,
"
entreated
his
cousin
,
the
tears
starting
to
her
eyes
,
as
he
kissed
her
warmly
;
"
it
was
only
just
and
natural
that
you
should
have
felt
indignant
with
me
,
for
causing
aunt
Emmeline
so
much
misery
,
and
alloying
all
the
enjoyment
of
your
holidays
.
I
am
sure
you
need
not
reproach
yourself
;
but
will
you
make
Edward
go
?
"
"
If
it
really
will
oblige
you
,
Ellen
;
but
I
do
not
half
like
it
.
"
And
he
was
going
very
reluctantly
,
when
he
met
Herbert
.
"
You
need
not
go
,
Percy
,
"
he
said
,
smiling
;
"
my
ungracious
cousin
would
not
depute
me
as
her
messenger
,
but
I
made
myself
such
,
and
so
successfully
that
Edward
will
go
,
Ellen
.
"
"
Dear
Herbert
,
how
can
I
thank
you
enough
!
he
will
be
so
much
happier
with
you
all
.
"
"
Not
with
me
,
"
said
Herbert
,
archly
,
"
for
I
remain
in
his
place
.
"
"
You
!
"
repeated
Ellen
,
surprised
;
"
indeed
,
dear
Herbert
,
it
must
not
be
.
I
shall
do
very
well
alone
.
"
"
Ungracious
still
,
Ellen
!
what
if
I
have
been
looking
all
the
morning
for
some
excuse
to
stay
at
home
,
without
owning
to
my
mother
the
truth
—
that
I
do
not
feel
to-day
quite
equal
to
riding
?
If
your
looks
were
as
ungracious
as
your
words
,
I
would
run
away
from
you
into
my
own
room
;
but
as
they
are
rather
more
gratifying
to
my
self-love
,
we
will
send
them
all
away
,
and
enjoy
our
own
quiet
pleasures
and
your
little
drive
together
,
Nell
.
"
Whatever
Ellen
might
have
said
to
convince
him
she
could
be
happy
alone
,
the
beaming
look
of
pleasure
on
her
countenance
,
satisfied
all
parties
as
to
the
excellence
of
this
arrangement
;
and
happy
,
indeed
,
the
day
was
.
Herbert
seemed
to
understand
her
unexpressed
feelings
so
fully
;
and
that
always
makes
the
charm
of
conversation
,
whatever
its
subject
.
We
do
not
require
the
expression
in
words
of
sympathy
—
it
is
an
indescribable
something
that
betrays
its
existence
.
Favorite
authors
—
and
Herbert
was
almost
surprised
at
Ellen
's
dawning
taste
and
judgment
in
literature
—
the
delights
of
nature
after
a
long
confinement
,
as
if
every
flower
were
more
sweet
,
every
bit
of
landscape
,
or
wood
,
or
water
more
beautiful
,
and
the
many
holy
thoughts
and
pure
joys
springing
from
such
feelings
,
were
all
discussed
,
either
cosily
in
their
sitting-room
,
or
in
their
ramble
in
the
garden
;
and
after
Ellen
's
early
dinner
,
which
Herbert
shared
with
her
as
lunch
,
she
proposed
,
what
she
knew
he
would
like
,
that
her
drive
should
be
to
Greville
Manor
,
and
they
might
spend
a
full
hour
with
their
friends
,
and
yet
be
back
in
time
.
Herbert
assented
gladly
;
and
the
warm
welcome
they
received
,
Mrs.
Greville
's
kind
care
of
Ellen
,
and
Mary
's
eager
chat
with
her
and
Herbert
,
and
the
number
of
things
they
seemed
to
find
to
talk
about
,
made
the
hour
literally
fly
;
but
Herbert
,
enjoyable
as
it
was
,
did
not
forget
his
charge
,
and
drove
her
back
to
Oakwood
while
the
sun
still
shone
bright
and
warmly
:
and
when
the
party
returned
,
which
they
did
only
just
in
time
to
dress
for
dinner
,
and
in
the
wildest
spirits
,
the
balance
of
pleasure
at
home
and
abroad
,
would
certainly
have
been
found
quite
equal
.
Ellen
still
continued
quietly
to
lie
down
in
her
own
room
while
the
family
were
at
dinner
,
for
she
was
then
sufficiently
refreshed
to
join
them
for
a
few
hours
in
the
evening
.
Percy
and
Emmeline
,
at
dinner
that
day
,
kept
up
such
a
fire
of
wit
and
mirth
,
that
it
was
somewhat
difficult
for
any
one
else
to
edge
in
a
word
,
though
Edward
and
Caroline
did
sometimes
contrive
to
bring
a
whole
battery
against
themselves
.
Just
as
the
dessert
was
placed
on
the
table
,
however
,
sounds
of
rural
music
in
the
distance
,
advancing
nearer
and
nearer
,
caused
Percy
to
pause
in
his
wild
sallies
,
and
spring
with
Edward
to
the
window
,
and
their
exclamations
soon
compelled
all
the
party
to
follow
their
example
,
and
send
for
Ellen
to
see
the
unexpected
sight
too
.
Banners
and
pennons
floated
in
the
sunshine
,
and
the
greater
part
of
the
nautical
inhabitants
of
Dartmouth
were
marshaled
in
goodly
array
beside
them
,
headed
by
Captain
Harvey
and
his
crew
,
with
old
Collins
in
the
midst
of
them
;
they
were
all
attired
in
the
new
clothing
which
Mr.
Hamilton
had
presented
to
them
;
and
a
fine
picture
Percy
declared
old
Collins
's
head
would
make
,
with
his
weather-beaten
,
honest-speaking
face
,
the
very
peculiar
curls
in
which
his
really
yellow
hair
was
twisted
,
and
the
quid
of
tobacco
,
from
which
,
even
on
this
grand
occasion
,
he
could
not
relieve
his
mouth
and
cheek
.
A
band
of
young
men
and
girls
surrounded
the
first
banner
,
which
,
adorned
with
large
bunches
of
primroses
and
violets
up
the
staff
,
bore
the
words
,
"
Hamilton
and
benevolence
;
"
and
among
them
Emmeline
speedily
recognized
William
Grey
and
Susan
Collins
,
walking
side
by
side
,
she
looking
down
and
smiling
,
and
he
so
earnestly
talking
,
that
she
whispered
to
her
mother
with
the
greatest
glee
,
that
her
plan
would
take
place
after
all
.
Then
came
a
band
of
sturdy
fishermen
,
chums
and
messmates
of
Collins
,
and
then
a
band
of
boys
and
girls
,
from
all
Mr.
Hamilton
's
own
village
schools
,
decked
in
their
holiday
attire
,
and
holding
in
their
hands
tasteful
garlands
of
all
the
spring
flowers
they
could
muster
,
and
bearing
two
large
banners
,
one
with
the
words
,
"
Fortescue
forever
!
All
hail
to
British
sailors
!
"
and
the
other
a
representation
of
the
scene
on
the
beach
that
eventful
night
,
and
the
sinking
vessel
in
the
distance
.
The
workmanship
was
rude
indeed
,
but
the
effect
so
strikingly
descriptive
,
that
Mrs.
Hamilton
actually
shuddered
as
she
gazed
,
and
grasped
,
almost
unconsciously
,
the
arm
of
her
nephew
as
he
stood
by
her
,
as
if
the
magnitude
of
the
danger
,
both
to
him
and
her
husband
,
had
never
seemed
so
vivid
before
.
The
windows
of
the
dining-room
had
been
thrown
widely
open
,
and
as
the
rustic
procession
came
in
sight
of
those
to
whom
their
whole
hearts
tendered
homage
,
they
halted
;
the
music
ceased
,
and
cheer
on
cheer
resounded
,
till
the
very
echoes
of
the
old
park
were
startled
out
of
their
sleep
,
and
sent
the
shout
back
again
.
Percy
was
among
them
in
a
moment
,
singling
out
old
Collins
,
whom
he
had
tried
repeatedly
to
see
since
his
visit
home
,
but
never
found
him
,
and
grasped
and
shook
both
his
hands
with
the
full
vehemence
of
his
character
,
pouring
out
the
first
words
that
chose
to
come
,
which
better
expressed
his
grateful
feelings
to
the
old
man
than
the
most
studied
speech
.
William
Grey
had
already
received
substantial
proofs
of
his
gratitude
,
and
so
he
had
then
only
a
kind
nod
,
and
a
joke
and
look
at
the
pretty
,
blushing
Susan
,
which
said
a
vast
deal
to
both
,
and
seemed
as
if
he
quite
seconded
Emmeline
's
plan
.
Mingling
joyously
with
all
,
he
had
bluff
words
,
after
their
own
hearts
,
for
the
men
,
smiles
for
the
maidens
,
and
such
wild
jokes
for
the
children
,
as
lost
them
all
decorum
,
and
made
them
shout
aloud
in
their
glee
.
Herbert
seconded
him
quite
as
well
as
his
quieter
nature
would
allow
.
Edward
had
hung
back
,
even
when
his
name
was
called
out
lustily
,
as
if
he
could
not
bear
such
homage
.
"
Join
them
,
my
boy
;
their
humble
pleasure
will
not
be
half
complete
without
you
,
"
whispered
Mrs.
Hamilton
,
earnestly
,
for
she
guessed
his
thoughts
.
"
Remember
only
at
this
moment
the
large
amount
of
happiness
you
have
been
permitted
to
call
forth
.
Do
not
underrate
a
deed
which
all
must
admire
,
because
of
some
sad
thoughts
;
rather
resolve
—
as
you
can
and
have
resolved
—
that
the
alloy
shall
be
burned
away
,
and
the
true
metal
alone
remain
,
for
my
sake
,
to
whom
you
have
given
such
happiness
,
dear
Edward
.
"
The
cloud
dispersed
from
brow
and
heart
in
a
moment
;
and
he
was
in
the
midst
of
them
,
glad
and
buoyant
almost
as
Percy
;
while
the
cheer
which
greeted
him
was
almost
overpowering
to
his
sister
,
so
much
humble
,
yet
earnest
feeling
did
it
speak
.
"
You
really
should
have
given
us
timely
notice
of
your
intentions
,
my
good
friend
,
"
said
Mr.
Hamilton
,
warmly
grasping
Captain
Harvey
's
hand
.
"
At
least
we
might
have
provided
some
substantial
refreshment
after
your
long
march
,
as
I
fear
we
have
but
slender
fare
to
offer
you
,
though
Ellis
and
Morris
are
busy
already
,
I
am
happy
to
see
.
"
And
urged
on
by
their
own
delight
at
this
homage
both
to
their
master
and
his
young
preserver
,
who
had
become
a
complete
idol
among
them
,
a
long
table
was
speedily
laid
in
the
servants
'
hall
,
covered
with
a
variety
of
cold
meats
,
and
bread
and
cheese
in
abundance
,
and
horns
of
cider
sparkling
brightly
beside
each
trencher
.
Fruit
and
cakes
eagerly
sought
for
by
Emmeline
,
were
by
her
distributed
largely
to
the
children
,
who
remained
variously
grouped
on
the
lawn
,
their
glee
at
the
treat
heightened
by
the
sweet
and
gentle
manner
of
its
bestowal
.
Captain
Harvey
and
his
mate
,
Mr.
Hamilton
entertained
himself
,
introducing
them
to
his
family
,
and
especially
Ellen
,
who
,
as
the
sister
of
Edward
,
found
herself
regarded
with
an
interest
that
surprised
her
.
Percy
brought
in
old
Collins
and
Grey
,
both
of
whom
had
expressed
such
a
wish
to
see
any
one
so
nearly
belonging
to
the
brave
young
sailor
;
and
her
manner
of
receiving
and
returning
their
greeting
,
thanking
them
for
the
help
they
had
so
efficiently
given
her
brother
,
made
them
still
prouder
and
happier
than
before
.
After
an
hour
and
a
half
of
thorough
enjoyment
—
for
their
humble
homage
to
worth
and
goodness
had
been
received
in
the
same
spirit
as
it
had
been
tendered
—
the
procession
marshaled
itself
in
the
same
order
as
it
had
come
;
and
rude
as
the
music
was
,
it
sounded
,
as
Emmeline
declared
,
really
beautiful
,
becoming
fainter
and
fainter
in
the
distance
,
and
quite
picturesque
the
effect
of
the
banners
and
pennons
,
as
they
gleamed
in
and
out
the
woody
windings
of
the
park
,
both
music
and
procession
softened
in
the
mild
,
lovely
twilight
of
the
season
.
CHAPTER
XV
.
A
HOME
SCENE
,
AND
A
PARTING
.
"
Caroline
!
Emmeline
!
come
to
the
music-room
,
for
pity
's
sake
,
and
give
me
some
delicious
harmony
,
"
exclaimed
Percy
,
as
soon
as
lights
came
,
and
the
excitement
of
the
last
two
hours
had
a
little
subsided
.
"
Sit
quiet
—
unless
I
have
some
amusement
for
my
ears
—
I
neither
can
nor
will
.
I
will
have
some
music
to
lull
my
tired
senses
,
and
a
waltz
to
excite
my
wearied
frame
.
"
"
And
rest
your
limbs
,
"
said
Edward
,
dryly
.
"
Do
n't
you
know
,
master
sailor
,
that
when
fatigued
with
one
kind
of
exercise
,
the
best
rest
is
to
take
another
?
Now
I
have
been
standing
up
,
playing
the
agreeable
,
for
two
mortal
hours
,
and
I
mean
to
have
a
waltz
to
bring
back
the
stagnant
circulation
,
and
to
be
pleased
for
the
fatigue
of
pleasing
.
Caroline
and
Emmeline
,
away
with
you
both
.
Ellen
,
love
,
I
will
only
ask
you
to
come
with
us
,
and
be
pleased
,
too
.
Be
off
,
Edward
,
no
one
shall
be
my
cousin
's
cavalier
but
myself
;
Herbert
has
had
her
all
day
.
Take
my
mother
,
if
you
like
.
Father
,
escort
Miss
Harcourt
.
That
's
all
right
,
as
it
always
is
,
when
I
have
my
own
way
!
"
His
own
way
,
this
time
,
gave
universal
satisfaction
.
The
talents
of
his
sisters
has
been
so
cultivated
,
as
a
means
of
enhancing
home-happiness
,
and
increasing
their
own
resources
,
that
their
musical
evenings
were
always
perfect
enjoyment
.
Caroline
,
indeed
,
improved
as
she
was
,
still
retained
her
love
of
admiration
sufficiently
,
to
find
still
greater
enjoyment
in
playing
and
singing
when
there
were
more
to
listen
to
her
,
than
merely
her
own
family
,
but
the
feeling
,
in
the
security
and
pure
atmosphere
of
Oakwood
,
was
kept
under
control
,
and
she
could
find
real
pleasure
in
gratifying
her
brothers
,
though
not
quite
to
the
same
extent
as
Emmeline
.
Percy
after
comfortably
settling
Ellen
,
threw
himself
on
the
most
luxurious
chair
that
he
could
find
,
stretched
out
his
legs
,
placed
his
head
in
what
he
called
the
best
position
for
listening
and
enjoying
,
and
then
called
for
duets
on
the
harp
and
piano
,
single
pieces
on
both
,
and
song
after
song
with
the
most
merciless
rapidity
.
"
Your
sisters
shall
neither
play
nor
sing
to
you
any
more
,
"
his
mother
,
at
length
,
laughingly
said
,
"
unless
you
rouse
yourself
from
this
disgracefully
idle
fit
,
and
take
your
flute
,
and
join
them
.
"
"
Mother
,
you
are
lost
to
every
sensation
of
mercy
!
after
all
my
exertions
,
where
am
I
to
find
breath
?
"
"
You
have
had
plenty
of
time
to
rest
,
you
lazy
fellow
;
letting
your
sisters
fatigue
themselves
without
remorse
,
and
refusing
your
share
,
"
expostulated
Edward
.
"
Caroline
,
Emmeline
take
my
advice
,
and
strike
!
do
n't
play
another
note
.
"
"
You
young
rebel
!
teaching
my
sisters
to
revolt
against
the
authority
of
such
an
important
person
as
myself
.
However
,
I
will
be
condescending
for
once
;
Tiny
,
there
's
a
love
,
fetch
me
my
flute
.
"
It
was
so
very
close
to
him
as
he
approached
the
piano
,
that
his
sister
comically
took
his
hand
,
and
placed
it
on
it
,
and
two
or
three
very
pretty
trios
were
performed
,
Percy
declared
with
professional
éclat
.
"
Now
do
n't
go
,
Percy
we
want
your
voice
in
a
song
.
Emmy
,
sing
that
pretty
one
to
your
harp
,
that
we
wish
papa
so
much
to
hear
;
Percy
and
I
will
join
when
wanted
.
"
"
Caroline
,
I
have
not
the
genius
to
sing
at
sight
.
"
"
Oh
,
you
have
often
!
and
the
words
will
inspire
you
.
Come
,
Herbert
,
we
want
you
,
too
;
Edward
's
singing
voice
,
has
deserted
him
,
or
I
should
enlist
him
also
.
Emmeline
,
what
are
you
waiting
for
?
"
"
I
can
not
sing
it
,
dear
Caroline
;
do
not
ask
me
,
"
answered
Emmeline
,
with
a
confusion
and
timidity
,
which
,
at
home
,
were
perfectly
incomprehensible
.
"
Why
,
my
little
Emmy
,
I
am
quite
curious
to
hear
this
new
song
;
do
not
disappoint
me
!
"
said
her
father
encouragingly
.
"
But
after
Caroline
I
can
not
sing
worth
hearing
,
"
still
pleaded
Emmeline
.
"
My
dear
child
,
I
never
heard
you
make
such
a
foolish
excuse
before
;
your
mother
and
myself
never
find
any
difference
in
the
pleasure
that
listening
to
your
music
bestows
,
however
one
performer
may
be
more
naturally
gifted
than
the
other
.
"
"
I
declare
I
must
sing
it
if
it
be
only
for
the
mystery
of
Tiny
's
refusing
,
"
said
Percy
,
laughing
.
"
Come
,
Bertie
—
a
MS.
too
—
what
a
trial
for
one
's
nerves
!
"
The
words
,
however
,
seemed
sufficiently
satisfactory
for
them
readily
to
join
in
it
.
Emmeline
still
hesitated
,
almost
painfully
;
but
then
gathering
courage
,
she
sat
down
to
her
harp
,
and
,
without
any
notes
before
her
,
played
a
few
bars
of
one
of
those
sweet
,
thrilling
Irish
melodies
so
suited
to
her
instrument
,
and
then
commenced
her
song
,
the
sweetness
of
her
voice
,
and
clearness
of
articulation
atoning
well
for
her
deficiency
in
the
power
and
brilliancy
which
characterized
her
sister
.
The
words
were
exceedingly
simple
,
but
sung
with
deep
feeling
,
and
heart-appealing
as
they
were
,
from
the
subject
,
we
hope
our
readers
will
judge
them
as
leniently
as
Emmeline
's
hearers
.
EMMELINE
'S
SONG
.
"
Joy
!
joy
!
No
more
shall
sorrow
cloud
The
home
by
Love
enshrined
:
The
hearts
,
in
Care
's
cold
fetters
bow
'd
,
Now
loveliest
flowers
have
twined
;
And
dove-eyed
Peace
,
with
brooding
wing
,
Hath
made
her
dwelling
here
;
And
Hope
and
Love
sweet
incense
fling
,
To
welcome
and
endear
.
"
He
has
return
'd
!
—
and
starless
night
No
longer
o'er
us
lowers
.
Joy
!
joy
!
The
future
is
all
bright
With
rosy-blossom
'd
hours
.
What
gladness
with
our
Father
fled
!
What
gladness
He
'll
restore
!
He
has
return
'd
,
through
perils
dread
,
To
bless
his
own
once
more
!
"
Joy
'
joy
!
Oh
!
let
our
voices
raise
Their
glad
and
grateful
lay
,
And
pour
forth
thanksgiving
and
praise
That
grief
hath
passed
away
!
That
he
was
snatched
from
storm
and
wave
,
To
dry
pale
Sorrow
's
tear
;
Restored
!
his
home
from
woe
to
save
—
Oh
!
welcome
,
Father
dear
!
"
Emmeline
's
voice
had
at
first
trembled
audibly
,
but
seeming
to
derive
courage
from
her
sister
and
brother
's
accompaniment
,
which
,
from
their
knowledge
of
music
,
was
so
beautifully
modulated
as
to
permit
her
sweet
voice
to
be
heard
above
all
,
and
every
word
clearly
distinguished
,
it
became
firmer
and
more
earnest
as
she
continued
,
till
she
forgot
every
thing
but
the
subject
of
her
song
.
For
full
a
minute
there
was
silence
as
she
ceased
,
but
with
an
irresistible
impulse
Mr.
Hamilton
rose
from
his
seat
,
and
,
as
Emmeline
left
her
harp
,
he
clasped
her
in
his
arms
.
"
How
can
I
thank
you
,
my
Emmeline
,
and
all
my
children
,
for
this
fond
greeting
?
"
he
exclaimed
,
with
more
emotion
than
he
generally
permitted
to
be
visible
.
"
Where
could
you
find
such
appropriate
words
?
What
!
tears
,
my
little
girl
,
"
he
added
,
as
,
completely
overcome
by
the
excitement
of
her
song
and
her
father
's
praise
,
Emmeline
most
unexpectedly
burst
into
tears
.
"
What
business
have
they
to
come
when
you
have
given
your
parents
nothing
but
pleasure
?
Drive
them
away
,
love
;
what
!
still
no
smile
?
We
must
appeal
to
mamma
's
influence
,
then
,
to
explain
and
soothe
them
.
"
"
Where
did
you
get
them
,
Tiny
?
explain
,
for
I
am
positively
faint
from
curiosity
,
"
comically
demanded
Percy
,
as
Emmeline
,
breaking
from
her
father
,
sat
down
on
her
favorite
stool
at
her
mother
's
feet
,
and
hid
her
face
in
her
lap
.
Mrs.
Hamilton
laid
her
hand
caressingly
on
those
soft
curls
,
but
,
though
she
smiled
,
she
did
not
speak
.
"
She
will
not
tell
,
and
you
will
none
of
you
guess
,
"
said
Caroline
,
laughing
.
"
You
are
in
the
secret
,
so
out
with
it
,
"
said
Edward
.
"
Not
I
;
I
am
pledged
to
silence
.
"
"
Mother
,
dear
,
tell
us
for
pity
,
"
pleaded
Herbert
.
"
I
can
only
guess
,
for
I
am
not
in
her
confidence
,
I
assure
you
,
"
she
replied
,
in
the
same
playful
tone
,
and
raising
Emmeline
's
lowered
head
,
she
looked
a
moment
in
those
conscious
eyes
.
"
Dictated
by
my
Emmeline
's
affectionate
little
heart
,
they
were
found
in
this
pretty
shape
,
in
the
recesses
of
her
own
fanciful
brain
—
is
not
that
it
,
dearest
?
"
"
There
,
Emmy
,
I
knew
mamma
would
find
it
out
,
however
we
might
be
silent
,
"
said
Caroline
,
triumphantly
,
as
her
sister
's
face
was
again
concealed
.
"
Emmeline
turned
poet
!
Angels
and
ministers
of
grace
defend
me
!
I
must
hide
my
diminished
head
!
"
spouted
Percy
.
"
I
thought
at
least
I
might
retain
my
crown
as
the
poet
of
the
family
,
and
to
be
rivaled
by
you
—
a
light-footed
fawn
—
wild
gazelle
—
airy
sprite
—
my
especial
Tiny
!
it
is
unbearable
!
"
"
But
we
must
all
thank
you
,
notwithstanding
,
Emmy
,
"
continued
Herbert
.
"
Ah
,
but
I
have
very
little
to
do
with
it
;
the
arrangement
of
the
words
to
the
air
,
and
the
accompaniment
,
are
Caroline
's
;
I
could
not
have
done
that
,
"
said
Emmeline
;
her
tears
changed
to
her
most
joyous
smiles
.
Percy
and
his
father
turned
directly
to
Caroline
,
the
former
with
a
Sir
Charles
Grandison
's
bow
,
the
other
with
a
most
affectionate
kiss
;
and
her
mother
looked
at
her
with
such
an
expression
of
gratified
pleasure
,
that
she
could
not
help
acknowledging
to
herself
,
such
pure
enjoyment
was
not
to
be
found
in
the
praise
and
admiration
of
strangers
.
"
Now
,
Emmeline
,
you
have
still
a
mystery
to
explain
,
"
said
Edward
.
"
Why
did
you
not
own
your
offspring
,
instead
of
,
by
silence
,
almost
denying
them
?
"
"
And
here
I
really
can
not
help
you
,
"
answered
Mrs.
Hamilton
;
"
I
can
not
imagine
why
my
Emmy
should
conceal
a
fact
that
could
only
give
pleasure
to
us
all
.
"
"
I
think
I
know
,
"
said
Ellen
,
timidly
;
"
Emmeline
was
thinking
of
all
you
said
about
controlling
an
impulse
,
and
not
always
encouraging
that
which
she
termed
inspiration
,
and
perhaps
she
thought
you
did
not
quite
approve
of
her
writing
,
and
so
wished
to
conceal
it
.
"
"
How
could
you
guess
so
exactly
,
Ellen
?
"
hastily
answered
Emmeline
,
forgetting
,
in
her
surprise
at
her
cousin
's
penetration
,
that
she
betrayed
herself
.
"
Because
I
should
have
felt
the
same
,
"
said
Ellen
,
simply
.
"
Then
I
must
have
explained
myself
very
badly
,
my
dear
children
,
or
you
must
have
both
misunderstood
me
.
I
did
not
mean
you
to
neglect
such
on
enjoyment
as
poetry
,
but
only
to
keep
it
in
its
proper
sphere
,
and
not
allow
it
to
take
the
place
of
resources
,
equally
intellectual
,
but
which
have
and
may
still
cost
you
more
patience
and
labor
.
Poetry
is
a
dangerous
gift
,
my
dear
child
;
but
as
long
as
you
bring
it
to
the
common
treasury
of
Home
,
and
regard
it
merely
as
a
recreation
,
only
to
be
enjoyed
when
less
attractive
duties
and
studies
are
completed
,
you
have
my
full
permission
to
cultivate
—
and
try
,
by
the
study
of
our
best
authors
,
and
whatever
other
help
I
can
obtain
for
you
,
to
improve
yourself
in
it
.
No
talent
that
is
lent
us
should
be
thrown
aside
,
my
Emmeline
;
our
only
care
must
be
,
not
—
by
loving
and
pursuing
it
too
intensely
—
to
abuse
it
;
but
I
must
not
lecture
you
any
longer
,
or
Percy
's
patience
will
fail
;
I
see
he
has
placed
Miss
Harcourt
already
at
the
piano
,
and
Edward
and
Caroline
are
ready
for
their
waltz
.
"
"
And
so
I
transform
one
Muse
into
another
,
"
exclaimed
Percy
,
who
,
in
his
sister
's
absorbed
attention
,
had
neared
her
unobserved
,
and
catching
her
round
the
waist
,
bore
her
to
the
upper
end
of
the
room
,
and
a
minute
afterward
she
was
enjoying
her
waltz
,
with
as
much
childish
glee
,
as
if
neither
poetry
nor
reflection
could
have
any
thing
to
do
with
her
.
"
Why
is
poetry
a
dangerous
gift
,
dear
aunt
?
"
inquired
Ellen
,
who
had
listened
earnestly
to
all
Mrs.
Hamilton
had
said
.
"
Because
,
my
love
,
it
is
very
apt
to
excite
and
encourage
an
over-excess
of
feeling
;
gives
a
habit
of
seeing
things
other
than
they
really
are
,
and
engenders
a
species
of
romantic
enthusiasm
,
most
dangerous
to
the
young
,
especially
of
our
sex
,
whose
feelings
generally
require
control
and
repression
,
even
when
not
joined
to
poetry
.
To
a
well-regulated
mind
and
temper
,
the
danger
is
not
of
the
same
serious
kind
as
to
the
irregulated
,
but
merely
consists
in
the
powerful
temptation
it
too
often
presents
to
neglect
duties
and
employments
of
more
consequence
,
for
its
indulgence
.
There
is
a
species
of
fascination
in
the
composition
of
even
the
most
inferior
poetry
,
which
urges
its
pursuit
,
as
giving
so
little
trouble
,
compared
to
the
perseverance
necessary
for
music
and
drawing
,
and
such
a
vast
amount
of
pleasure
,
that
it
is
difficult
to
withdraw
from
it
.
This
is
still
more
strongly
the
case
when
the
young
first
become
conscious
of
the
gift
,
as
Emmeline
is
now
.
As
she
gets
older
,
and
her
taste
improves
,
she
will
not
be
satisfied
with
her
efforts
,
unless
they
are
very
superior
to
the
present
,
and
the
trouble
she
will
take
in
correcting
and
improving
,
will
remove
a
great
deal
of
the
too
dangerous
fascination
attending
it
now
;
still
I
am
not
anxious
,
while
she
retains
her
confidence
in
my
affection
and
experience
,
and
will
so
control
the
enjoyment
,
as
not
to
permit
its
interference
with
her
other
more
serious
employments
.
"
Ellen
listened
eagerly
,
and
they
continued
conversing
on
many
similar
topics
of
interest
and
improvement
,
till
the
prayer
bell
rang
,
and
startled
her
into
the
recollection
that
she
had
always
retired
nearly
an
hour
before
,
and
so
had
avoided
entering
the
library
,
which
she
still
quite
shrunk
from
.
Percy
stopped
his
dance
,
which
he
had
converted
from
a
waltz
into
a
most
inspiring
gallopade
,
the
last
importation
,
he
declared
,
from
Almack
's
;
Miss
Harcourt
closed
the
piano
;
and
Herbert
paused
in
his
conversation
with
his
father
.
Nothing
like
gloom
ever
marked
the
signal
for
the
hour
of
devotion
,
but
lighter
pleasures
always
ceased
a
few
minutes
before
,
that
they
might
better
realize
the
more
serious
thought
and
service
.
Mrs.
Hamilton
had
never
ceased
to
regret
the
disgrace
she
had
inflicted
on
Ellen
,
in
not
permitting
her
to
retain
her
own
place
with
the
family
,
at
least
in
the
hours
of
devotion
,
for
it
seemed
more
difficult
to
remove
that
impression
than
any
of
her
other
trials
.
Returning
her
niece
's
startled
look
with
one
of
the
sincerest
affection
,
she
said
—
"
You
will
remain
with
us
to-night
,
my
dear
Ellen
,
will
you
not
?
"
"
If
you
wish
it
,
aunt
.
"
"
I
do
wish
it
,
dearest
,
most
earnestly
.
It
is
so
long
since
I
have
had
the
happiness
of
seeing
all
my
children
round
me
in
this
solemn
hour
,
and
till
you
join
us
,
I
can
not
feel
quite
sure
that
you
have
indeed
forgiven
an
act
of
severity
,
which
,
could
I
but
have
suspected
the
truth
,
I
should
never
have
inflicted
.
"
"
Forgiven
!
—
you
!
"
repeated
Ellen
,
in
utter
astonishment
,
but
rising
instantly
.
"
Aunt
Emmeline
,
dear
aunt
Emmeline
,
pray
,
do
not
speak
so
;
why
did
you
not
tell
me
your
wish
before
?
I
would
have
conquered
my
own
disinclination
to
enter
the
library
,
weeks
ago
;
indeed
,
indeed
,
it
only
seemed
associated
with
my
own
guilt
and
misery
.
"
Mrs.
Hamilton
drew
her
arm
fondly
in
hers
,
refusing
for
her
the
aid
of
either
of
the
young
men
,
who
had
all
hastened
toward
her
,
and
led
her
herself
to
the
library
,
and
to
her
usual
place
beside
Emmeline
.
Many
an
eager
but
respectful
look
of
affectionate
admiration
was
directed
toward
her
by
the
assembled
household
,
the
greater
part
of
whom
had
not
seen
her
since
the
night
of
Edward
's
confession
;
and
the
alteration
in
her
appearance
,
the
universal
sympathy
which
her
dangerous
illness
and
its
cause
had
called
forth
,
even
in
the
humblest
and
most
ignorant
—
for
it
is
the
heart
,
not
the
mind
,
which
is
required
for
the
comprehension
of
self-devotion
—
her
very
youth
seeming
to
increase
its
magnitude
,
had
inspired
such
a
feeling
of
love
,
that
could
she
have
known
it
,
would
have
prevented
that
painful
sensation
of
shyness
.
Many
,
many
thoughts
thronged
her
mind
,
as
her
uncle
's
impressive
voice
fell
on
her
ear
;
thoughts
which
,
though
they
prevented
her
following
the
words
of
the
prayers
,
and
caused
the
tears
,
spite
of
every
effort
,
to
stream
through
her
slender
fingers
,
yet
turned
into
thankfulness
and
praise
,
ere
the
service
ceased
,
that
,
fiery
as
the
ordeal
had
been
,
she
could
still
recognize
a
hand
of
love
,
and
bless
God
,
not
only
for
the
detection
of
her
involuntary
sin
,
but
for
every
pang
she
had
endured
.
The
next
day
was
Sunday
,
bringing
with
it
all
sorts
of
quiet
,
sober
pleasures
of
its
own
,
only
alloyed
by
the
thought
that
it
was
the
last
day
of
Percy
's
and
Herbert
's
visit
.
The
following
morning
they
started
for
Oxford
,
Mr.
Hamilton
and
Edward
intending
to
accompany
them
part
of
the
way
,
and
then
to
proceed
to
Ashburton
,
where
the
former
had
business
,
and
then
make
a
little
tour
through
Plymouth
home
.
The
next
day
was
so
beautifully
fine
and
genial
,
that
Emmeline
declared
it
would
do
Ellen
the
greatest
possible
good
to
go
with
her
a
few
miles
out
of
the
park
,
to
see
a
waterfall
she
had
lately
discovered
,
and
which
she
had
been
longing
for
Ellen
to
see
,
as
Caroline
would
not
admire
it
as
much
as
it
deserved
.
Miss
Harcourt
accompanied
them
,
and
on
their
return
,
its
beauties
were
described
to
Mrs.
Hamilton
in
the
most
animating
strain
;
Emmeline
declaring
the
air
was
more
deliciously
fresh
,
the
trees
more
green
,
the
sky
more
brilliantly
blue
,
than
they
had
ever
been
before
;
and
that
the
very
sound
of
the
water
,
as
it
dashed
down
a
black
rock
,
and
threw
up
spray
,
which
the
rays
of
the
sun
rendered
so
beautifully
iridescent
,
as
to
seem
like
a
succession
of
rainbows
,
was
a
whole
volume
of
poetry
in
itself
.
"
And
what
extraordinary
vision
do
you
think
that
silly
cousin
of
mine
chose
to
fancy
she
saw
coming
down
the
Ashburton
road
,
mamma
?
Actually
the
apparitions
of
papa
and
Edward
.
She
will
persist
in
the
fancy
.
Miss
Harcourt
and
I
could
only
see
two
men
on
horseback
,
at
too
great
a
distance
for
any
identity
to
be
recognized
—
but
it
must
be
their
wraiths
,
if
it
be
,
for
they
had
no
idea
of
coming
home
to-day
.
"
"
I
am
sure
I
was
not
mistaken
,
Emmeline
,
"
said
Ellen
(
whom
her
aunt
now
observed
looked
agitated
and
flushed
)
;
"
and
they
were
riding
so
fast
,
something
very
pressing
must
have
recalled
them
.
"
"
And
you
are
frightening
yourself
at
shadows
,
my
dear
!
but
indeed
I
think
you
must
be
mistaken
,
for
your
uncle
told
me
,
he
should
be
particularly
engaged
to-day
,
"
said
Mrs.
Hamilton
.
"
She
is
not
mistaken
,
though
,
"
exclaimed
Caroline
,
who
was
standing
at
one
of
the
windows
;
"
for
here
they
both
are
,
true
enough
,
and
riding
quite
fast
down
the
avenue
.
However
,
the
mystery
will
soon
be
solved
.
"
Mr.
Hamilton
and
Edward
entered
almost
immediately
afterward
,
the
latter
evidently
very
much
agitated
,
the
former
so
tranquil
and
cheerful
that
the
momentary
anxiety
of
his
wife
was
calmed
directly
.
He
laughed
at
their
bewilderment
,
and
said
that
an
important
letter
had
reached
him
at
Ashburton
,
summoning
him
to
Plymouth
,
and
so
he
thought
he
would
just
see
how
all
was
going
on
at
Oakwood
first
.
This
was
not
at
all
a
satisfactory
reason
from
Mr.
Hamilton
.
Edward
evidently
tried
to
answer
Ellen
's
inquiries
quietly
,
but
he
could
not
,
and
exclaiming
,
"
You
tell
her
,
my
dear
uncle
!
I
can
not
,
"
ran
out
of
the
room
.
Mr.
Hamilton
instantly
changed
his
jesting
manner
,
so
far
as
quietly
and
affectionately
to
seat
his
niece
beside
him
,
and
tell
her
,
cautiously
and
kindly
,
the
real
cause
of
their
unexpected
return
.
Orders
had
been
sent
to
the
Sea
Queen
,
to
sail
much
sooner
than
was
expected
,
and
therefore
he
had
deferred
his
business
,
and
returned
with
Edward
directly
.
"
It
is
a
trial
,
my
dear
Ellen
,
a
very
hard
one
just
now
,
under
all
circumstances
;
but
I
am
sure
you
will
bear
it
with
fortitude
,
for
Edward
's
sake
.
The
only
drawback
to
his
happiness
in
being
again
permitted
to
follow
his
profession
,
is
the
thought
of
the
trial
,
it
will
be
to
you
.
"
"
But
when
must
we
part
?
When
must
he
leave
Oakwood
?
"
was
all
poor
Ellen
could
ask
;
but
in
such
a
tone
of
quiet
sorrow
,
her
uncle
could
not
for
the
moment
reply
.
"
The
Sea
Queen
leaves
Plymouth
,
wind
permitting
,
the
end
of
the
week
,
but
—
Edward
must
be
on
board
to-morrow
.
"
A
low
cry
escaped
involuntarily
from
Ellen
's
lips
,
as
she
buried
her
face
on
the
cushion
of
the
couch
where
she
was
sitting
,
and
an
exclamation
of
surprise
and
regret
broke
from
all
.
Mrs.
Hamilton
felt
it
almost
as
much
as
Ellen
,
from
not
only
her
own
unspoken
anxiety
,
as
to
whether
indeed
his
home
influence
would
save
him
from
temptation
in
future
,
but
that
she
could
enter
into
every
thought
and
feeling
which
in
Ellen
must
so
aggravate
the
actual
parting
—
always
a
sorrow
in
itself
.
After
a
few
minutes
Ellen
raised
her
head
,
and
,
though
her
cheek
was
perfectly
colorless
,
every
tear
was
checked
.
"
Tell
Edward
he
need
not
fear
my
weakness
,
dear
Emmeline
,
"
she
said
,
trying
hard
to
speak
quite
calmly
.
"
Only
beg
him
to
come
to
me
,
that
we
may
spend
the
little
time
we
have
together
;
I
will
be
as
cheerful
as
himself
.
"
And
,
effort
as
it
was
,
she
kept
her
word
;
so
controlling
sorrow
,
to
enter
into
his
naturally
glad
anticipations
,
that
her
brother
felt
as
if
he
could
not
love
,
nor
venerate
her
enough
.
He
was
obliged
to
leave
Oakwood
(
accompanied
by
his
uncle
)
so
early
the
next
morning
,
that
all
his
preparations
had
to
be
completed
by
that
night
.
Ellis
's
activity
,
though
she
could
not
endure
the
idea
of
his
going
,
speedily
and
satisfactorily
settled
that
matter
.
Robert
Langford
,
who
had
only
regained
his
natural
light-heartedness
since
Ellen
had
taken
her
usual
place
in
the
family
,
always
declaring
his
carelessness
had
been
the
origin
of
all
her
misery
,
was
another
so
active
in
his
service
,
that
Edward
had
only
to
give
a
hint
of
any
thing
he
wanted
,
even
if
it
could
only
be
procured
at
some
distance
,
and
it
was
instantly
obtained
.
The
hours
wore
on
,
the
evening
devotions
were
concluded
,
but
still
the
family
lingered
in
the
library
:
so
many
things
there
seemed
to
say
,
for
Mr.
Hamilton
and
Miss
Harcourt
would
not
let
the
conversation
flag
,
and
Edward
would
talk
and
laugh
,
as
if
he
were
only
going
from
home
for
a
few
days
.
Midnight
chimed
,
but
still
Mrs.
Hamilton
felt
as
if
she
could
not
give
the
signal
for
separation
:
but
when
one
struck
,
there
was
a
general
start
,
and
an
unanimous
declaration
it
could
not
be
so
late
.
"
I
assure
you
it
is
,
"
Mrs.
Hamilton
cheerfully
said
;
"
and
poor
Edward
will
get
no
sleep
,
if
we
do
not
separate
at
once
.
He
must
certainly
send
you
a
box
of
artificial
roses
,
for
this
unusual
dissipation
will
bear
all
the
natural
ones
away
.
Ellen
,
love
,
I
must
be
cruel
enough
to
resist
that
pleading
look
;
remember
,
your
full
strength
has
not
yet
returned
.
"
She
spoke
kindly
,
but
firmly
,
and
there
was
a
general
move
.
Edward
laughingly
promised
to
send
his
cousins
the
very
best
box
of
rouge
he
could
procure
at
Plymouth
,
and
wished
them
good
night
as
gayly
as
if
they
should
meet
as
usual
the
next
morning
.
Once
only
his
voice
faltered
—
"
Ellen
,
love
,
good
night
!
My
own
sister
,
God
in
Heaven
bless
you
!
"
were
all
he
said
,
the
last
sentence
escaping
as
if
involuntarily
,
as
if
he
had
merely
meant
to
say
good
night
;
and
for
more
than
a
minute
the
brother
and
sister
were
clasped
in
each
other
's
arms
.
There
were
tears
in
Mrs.
Hamilton
's
eyes
,
and
her
husband
's
were
most
unwontedly
dim
,
for
words
were
not
needed
to
reveal
to
them
the
trial
of
that
moment
to
those
two
young
hearts
.
To
Ellen
's
especially
,
for
her
lot
was
woman
's
—
to
endure
until
time
should
prove
the
reality
of
Edward
's
resolution
,
and
mark
him
indeed
the
noble
character
his
disposition
so
fondly
promised
.
His
was
active
service
,
the
banishment
of
thought
by
deed
.
Breaking
from
her
brother
,
and
not
daring
to
address
either
her
aunt
or
uncle
,
lest
her
control
should
fail
her
too
soon
,
Ellen
hastened
from
the
room
.
"
Go
to
her
,
aunt
Emmeline
;
oh
,
tell
her
I
will
never
,
never
cause
her
to
suffer
again
!
"
implored
Edward
,
as
soon
as
he
could
speak
,
and
clasping
his
aunt
's
hand
.
"
She
has
been
struggling
with
herself
the
whole
evening
for
my
sake
,
and
she
will
suffer
for
it
to-morrow
,
unless
she
give
it
vent
,
and
she
will
weep
less
painfully
if
you
speak
of
comfort
.
"
"
She
will
be
better
alone
a
little
while
,
my
dear
boy
;
young
as
she
is
,
she
knows
where
to
seek
and
find
comfort
,
and
her
tears
would
flow
more
freely
,
conscious
only
of
the
presence
and
healing
of
her
God
.
I
shall
not
part
from
you
now
.
Ellis
wanted
me
for
some
directions
about
your
things
,
and
I
will
come
to
you
in
your
room
afterward
.
"
Mrs.
Hamilton
knew
the
human
heart
well
.
When
she
went
to
Ellen
,
the
paroxysm
of
natural
sorrow
had
had
vent
,
and
her
sympathy
,
her
earnestly
expressed
conviction
that
the
trial
of
beholding
error
and
remorse
in
one
so
beloved
would
not
occur
again
,
could
bring
comfort
.
The
tears
indeed
might
still
have
flowed
the
faster
,
perhaps
,
at
the
voice
of
kindness
,
but
there
was
healing
in
them
;
and
when
her
aunt
left
her
to
go
to
Edward
,
she
sent
him
a
fond
message
that
she
was
better
,
and
in
a
few
days
would
be
happy
,
quite
happy
,
for
his
sake
.
It
was
late
before
Mrs.
Hamilton
quitted
her
nephew
.
We
will
not
repeat
all
that
passed
between
them
,
all
that
that
fond
watchful
relative
so
earnestly
,
so
appealingly
said
.
Not
much
in
actual
words
of
counsel
had
she
ever
before
addressed
to
him
,
feeling
that
that
duty
was
better
performed
by
Mr.
Howard
and
his
uncle
.
She
had
simply
tried
to
influence
him
by
the
power
of
love
,
of
forbearance
,
of
sympathy
with
his
remorse
,
and
pity
for
his
errors
.
In
the
wretchedness
,
the
fearful
anxiety
,
Ellen
's
danger
and
painful
illness
had
occasioned
herself
individually
,
she
had
never
spoken
,
or
even
let
fall
a
sentence
which
could
reproach
him
as
the
cause
of
all
;
and
therefore
,
now
that
she
did
give
her
anxious
affection
words
,
they
were
so
spoken
,
that
her
nephew
never
forgot
them
.
"
I
feel
now
,
"
he
had
said
,
near
the
conclusion
of
their
interview
,
"
as
if
nothing
could
tempt
me
to
err
again
;
but
oh
,
aunt
Emmeline
,
so
I
thought
when
I
left
home
before
;
and
its
influences
all
left
me
as
if
they
had
never
been
.
It
may
be
so
again
and
—
and
—
are
there
not
such
doomed
wretches
,
making
all
they
love
best
most
miserable
?
"
"
Not
,
indeed
,
if
they
will
take
their
home
influences
with
them
,
my
beloved
boy
.
They
deserted
you
before
because
,
by
the
insidious
sentiments
of
a
most
unhappy
man
,
your
religion
was
shaken
,
and
you
flung
aside
with
scorn
and
misbelief
the
only
safety
for
the
young
—
God
's
most
Holy
Word
.
The
influences
of
your
home
are
based
on
that
alone
,
my
Edward
.
They
appear
perhaps
to
the
casual
observer
as
only
love
,
indulgence
,
peace
,
and
the
joy
springing
from
innocent
and
happy
hearts
;
but
these
are
mere
flowers
springing
from
one
immortal
root
.
In
God
's
Word
alone
is
our
safety
,
there
alone
our
strength
and
our
joy
;
and
that
may
be
yours
still
,
my
boy
,
though
far
away
from
us
,
and
in
a
little
world
with
interests
and
temptations
of
its
own
.
Take
this
little
Bible
;
it
has
been
my
constant
companion
for
eighteen
years
,
and
to
none
but
to
yourself
would
I
part
with
it
.
If
you
fear
your
better
feelings
failing
,
read
it
,
be
guided
by
it
,
if
at
first
only
for
the
sake
of
those
you
love
;
I
do
not
fear
,
but
that
very
soon
you
will
do
so
for
its
own
sake
.
It
bears
a
name
within
it
which
I
think
will
ever
keep
it
sacred
in
your
care
,
as
it
has
been
in
mine
.
"
Edward
opened
it
eagerly
,
"
Charles
Manvers
!
"
he
exclaimed
;
"
My
own
sailor-uncle
,
whose
memory
you
have
so
taught
me
to
love
.
It
is
indeed
a
spell
,
dear
aunt
,
and
you
shall
never
regret
a
gift
so
precious
.
But
how
came
it
yours
?
"
"
He
came
to
me
just
before
starting
for
his
last
trip
,
entreating
me
to
exchange
Bibles
with
him
,
that
in
our
most
serious
moments
we
might
think
of
each
other
.
It
was
such
an
unusually
serious
speech
for
him
,
that
it
seemed
to
thrill
me
with
a
vague
forboding
,
which
was
only
too
soon
realized
.
I
never
saw
him
again
;
and
that
little
book
indeed
increased
in
value
.
"
Her
voice
faltered
,
for
even
yet
the
memory
of
her
brother
was
so
dear
to
her
that
she
could
never
speak
of
him
without
emotion
.
Edward
reiterated
