Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3)
ian. Morose or moody he was not, though a stranger might have thought him so; nor could I end with the conviction that his heart wa
his tone so kind, that but for my conviction that remorse lay under it, I must have come to like him. True, they did not often meet, for dear mother confined herself (in spite of Mrs. Daldy) more and more closely to her own part of the house, and rarely had the spirits now to share in the meals of the family. Therefore, I began at once to take her place, and would not listen to Mrs. Daldy's kind offer to relieve me. This had led quite recently to a little outbreak. One day I had been rather late for dinner, and, entering
Allow me to help myself. I a
r a plate to help me. My guardian was looking at both of us, with a dry smile of amusement, and Clement began to simper and play with
ned to be in the room. Had there been a dozen present, I would still have asserted my right. At l
possessive pronoun is far more em
Not a hospitable inquiry; bu
oon thought better of it, and came to her pro
to me, for my want of true fa
s, she made a mos
n. Whenever my mother and my guardian met, she took care to be in the way, and watched them both, and appealed to me with all her odious pantomime of sorrow, sympathy, wonder, loving superiority, and spiritual yearnin
ying regard. In self-defence, I began to pity him, and ceased to make faces or sneer when the maids--those romantic beings--declared that he must have been crossed in love. At this conclusion, long ago, all the servants' hall had arrived; and even little Tilly Jenkins, no
Master. What a terrible blight to the heart be unrequi
en in love with the weeding boy!"--a smart
so demean myself?" And Tilly c
h I never could explain, viz. that none
d foaming Satanic fury"--perhaps I turned pale, no more--and announcing her intention to remain at Malvern, until she should be apprised whether uncle or niece were the master. In the latter case she demanded--not that she cared for mammon, but as a humble means for the advancement of the Kingdom--the sum of 300*l.*; that being the lowest salary conscience allowed her to specify for treading the fur
away in shreds of rhetoric. Not that I meant for an instant to bate one tittle of what I had done and would do: but I had never asserted my rights as yet in direct opposition to him, nor taken
official relation, and to appeal to the feelings as betokening an onerous wardship. Of late his health had been failing him, and after every long absence from home, he returned more jaded and melancholy. Now a few silver hair
which should settle for life the mastery. He began in a
ing yourself. Why, you have dismissed
nd will again, if the
at you might have consu
ld have done so, in
nt for small matters! But w
dy insulted my father, and
her insult
marry her pup
pose such a thing? She must
think ve
clined, did
I ref
ce you; there is plenty of t
ent is t
l say (in spite of your birth) a low and vulgar manner towards me,
just seventeen, and have lived seven
calmly, and look
mes back to-morrow. You will beg her pardon, as becomes a youn
you had travelled far,
d him, and his thoughts se
asked, at length, and
found women do ju
if he were out of hearing: then la
e your friend than your enemy. If you cannot like me, at least forget your disli
at if I
roperty. My dear brother would have wished it, until you r
in his opinion. Strange as it may seem, I began at once to revolve, not the results of dispossession and poverty on myself, or
perty pass to
e: or at any rat
yours? Do you mean
leave things as they are, if y
d Vaughan Parks, or a thousand Vaughan Palace
ike. But for your mother's sake, I g
Daldy, I shall leave the
ese papers with you. You may lay them before any lawyer you please. They are only copies, but may be c
I go, answer me one question. Did you know of these t
y, with no withdrawal, or conscio
gentleman,
oss than ever, and for th
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