Eveline Mandeville

ess was restored to its empire and reason to its throne. But alas! what a wreck of her former self she was!

g, aided by cordials and tonics, produced a change for the better, and in the course of ten days, she was able to walk in the open air and happy sunshine, supported

e fatigue, she requested to be taken there, and her wish was granted. What a throng of memories came crowding through her mind as she once more sat in that verdant bower! Every flower had a tongue and a reminiscence, and the entire place and scene spoke of the past in language mute but eloquent. How her heart beat with

ng of bitterness toward Hadley increased, as he saw the wreck of happiness he had made; and how he longed to expose the blackness of his character to his infatuated daughter! He felt certain that his child would cease

ing from this eating sorrow, which was brooded over in secret, would be greater in the end than the quick pang, though it sho

know you are not; and yet you do not confi

her head upon his bosom, and for a short period

e my daught

nd my heart afresh! I fear

d forbid that I should add to your sorrow

y father? Oh, what a que

t us for once open our hearts

ve had cause to

s now understand each other. I hop

d you draw

of your un

ot know i

ise the

you t

ecause you love

fear that is

is unworthy

! Is poverty a mar

give my consent to your union to-day; but I

ing against one so noble, and possessed of

er, he has basel

the

n slight grounds, but

ong proof, ere I can be

bear such a

es

ve the evidence of

tter before spoken of, and plac

change in her feelings and judgment, the evidence was just as strong as before, and she could not help acknowledging the fact; she only knew that she felt Hadley was innocent; and she would trust this intuitive conviction in preference to any anonymous communication that could be produced against him. But

you think

should say in defense of her lover, but with the qu

it is a

orge

concerned. I do not beli

I would be guilty of such b

faith and perfect sincerity; but I think you are de

at portion of its contents which is intelligible, was obtained ignobly; but I cannot

tance of finding and readin

addressed. I found it just in the place where he was in the habit of coming, a spot that no one else frequented, and so s

h the subject which I cannot explain, but that

stronger evidence do y

ter was actually written to and for him;

s truly

ov

es

do with the case u

w that you do or did, and your own heart knows full well how much it has suffered thr

ther really

ered and broken exclamations fell upon my ear while watching by your bedside, I think you could find it in you

d and winding her arms about his neck. "Forgive me for

nk of forcing you to wed Duffel, and this is the only real wrong I meditated against you, and I was persuaded it wa

ance; it relieves me from

let me here say to you, that in all I have done my motives were pure. I desired your good above all else, and that I was endeav

d you, and how much you have

he good that was in me; but the light of Heaven has shone into my spirit,

eaven fo

, I may dare to make a request of you, whi

me

this matter is satisfactorily cleared up, or until he can show th

favor. I feel strongly confident he will be able to prove himself innocent of all and any particip

have not told you that Tom

sto

letter came into my possession, and Hadl

ow

red, and neither he nor the horse have been heard of since! Have I not

last piece of intellig

n which resulted so disastrously. I had the strongest assurance of his being associated with bad men for bad purposes, e

nt that

had called and inquired for Mr. Mandeville.-They returned to the house,

line?" inqu

say she is ve

lescing. What do you think is the state of

ck from which it will never recover. That letter, in connecti

ee how any one could doubt his gu

. Once you can fix a partially formed belief of crime in the mind, and if the evidence continues, especially

take Eveline to forget any prefer

not

s? I hope you will pardon me if the suggestion is ill-timed or out of taste; it is made in accordance with a de

y to do so, in order to bend her will to my purposes. This intention I have entirely abandoned. I have reflected more dispassionately on the subject; and I now see clearly that my daughter has rights as well as myself, and that first

n blind. I must crave your pardon, as I would the forgiveness of Eveline, were she present, for having entertained so unjust a thought toward her for a sing

e must not hurry matters; time will do more for us than we can for ourselves, whereas haste might defeat all our hopes. At present, I do not t

tter judgment and clearer perception

so easily deceived in regard to Duffel! and how debasingly hypocritica