Evan Harrington -- Volume 6

the house when Polly Wheedle, hurrying to her young mi

ter, Polly? I wa

sions again. She's had them all night. Her hair won't last till thirty, if sh

d Polly! Does sh

at, Miss. But you quiet

o you. But

s neither welcomed nor repelled. Juliana said she was perfectly well, and that Polly was foolishly officious: whereupon Rose o

eagerly attentive, and to distract her from her own affair

ey: do you think him capable of any base action? Do you think h

Rose intently, b

ed. 'You hesitate, Juley?

mon game are shrewd. Ju

the plank she walked,

said, turning her

did you say yesterday? It's silent as the grave with me: but

t, then-no,'

guid words bitter

having faith in him you lo

implied taunt, an

sionate. You don't tell

swer

rang forward, and caught her by the dress to stop her, and with a most unwonted outburst of affection

believe that he wrote

as-accused

and then responded: 'Why s

what a girl!'

ou, Rose, of course I th

y? But if he himself c

t believe hi

say. Why should he

mallest baseness. His birth-what is that!' Rose filliped her fingers: 'But his acts-what he is hims

crept over Jul

d it, and drawing Rose to her bosom, the gr

come to me first? He has confessed it-the abominable thing h

y as they heaved. When words were int

u must admit that h

ther suffer for his crime-I could never have lifted my head again. I think I would have cut off this hand that plighted it

arrington confess

eak his name!

any strange things happe

of constrained repose was assumed. Rose glanced up, studied for an i

d her with much warmth, a

d. You know I have not seen the letter. I have only heard of it. In love, they sa

t not be possible that one who had the same blood

e from the haughty

could tell a lie?' 'He-

di

e moment Juliana's name was mentioned, that here was the one to fortify her faith in Evan: one who, because she loved, could not doubt him. She moaned in a terror of distrust, loathing her cousin: n

ve it?' said Juliana, e

what you speak,' answe

e d

es

st grave, and Rose felt t

nd calm, and Juliana had

ook in your face and say that he did it . . . well, then! But of course

miled contemptuously, and the light flickered and died, and all was darker than

people of very low birth, till they have lived long with other people, and if they have no religion, are so very likely to do

ea had passed through Rose

na concluded, and they kissed kindly, and separated. Rose had suddenly lost her firm step, but no sooner was Juliana alone than

able she doubts him. Asking me in that frantic way! as if I couldn't see that she wanted me to help her

y since she had dreamed of love, and studied that which is said to attract the creature, she ha