Luttrell Of Arran

st. Seated under an awning on the deck, before a table spread with every luxury, that much-to-be-

to foreign Kings and Kaisers, to show them how the Press of England had its eye on them, and would not fail to expose their short-co

to him, as to many others, a sort of patent patriotism, which, like his f

ame on deck. "There is something positively exhilarating

ly, if I was on the look-out for a sensation. Ho

nt, and listen while I recount t

on an additional chair. "I only hope the story has no beautiful traits of Irish peasant life, for I own to

ramble, told with all the power that a recent impression could impart of the scene of the wa

in, and there, asleep in a large arm-chair, was a man I once knew well-as well, or even better, than I know you-a man I had chummed with at Christ Church, and lived for years with, on terms

abruptly bro

l hear. L

mean the fellow who was to ha

great prizeman and medallist, 'the double first,' and, wha

to marry some one, and she wo

he said, 'I have a sister so very like me, that we are constantly taken for each other; come here next week, and you'll meet her.' They

aid the ot

at circumstances he had quitted the Irish University and come over to take his degree at Oxford. Luttrell was considerably agitated when the question was put to him, though they were alone at the time; and, after a brief struggle with himself, he said, 'I'd rather you had not ask

ligious professions, the majority being Presbyterians. He was one of these, and a very foremost one; drawn into the league, in reality, rather by the warm enthusiasm of a generous nature than by any mature consideration of the object or its consequences. In some contest for a prize at College-a gold medal in science, I believe-Luttrell's closest competitor was the son o

ed he, pointing to the son of the Provost; 'his father's loyalty deserves every testimony you can confer on it.' He left the Hall, took his name off the books, and quitted Ireland the next day. It was gravely

ot a day that they walked out alone that she would not turn the conversation on this theme, which, by frequent discussion, Luttrell came at length to talk of, without any of the reserve he at first maintained

y high in station, but actually regarded as strong adherents of the English party. He told how this, that, and the other, who were seen at every levee of the

e Crown, another was a Commissioner of Customs, and generally regarded as an active partisan of the Government. I remember these, but there were many others of equal note. Mr. Courtenay, who, besides being a ministerial supporter, had once been private sec

ommissions of the peace, pretended ill health, went abroad; lawyers and physicians of eminence were ashamed to show

nd; and, indeed, in the patriotic papers the ques

ried on without any squeamish delicacy, and if the papers did not fix on the man,

a hostile message. They met and exchanged shots, when the newspaper writer at once declared, 'If Mr. Luttrell will now disown any connexion with this act of betrayal, I am ready to beg his pardon for all that I have said of him.' Luttrell for a moment made no reply, and then said, 'Take your pistol, Sir; I have no explanations to make you.' At the next fire, Luttrell fell wounded. He was upwards of two months laid in his bed. I saw him frequently during that time; and though we talked every day of the Courtenays, I had not the courage to tell him that they were determined the match should be broken off. Georgina herself-how, I cannot well say, nor ever clearly understood-being brought to believe that Luttrell had done what would for ever exclude him from the society of his

the month; I am not clear about the date, but I remember it was on a Sunday morning. I was sitting with him, and he lay propped up on a sofa, to enable him to take his bre

you, an

d have been married by the sixth or seventh

or Friday, I had not nerve to say so; nor was my embarrassment the less that Mr. Courtenay had charged me with the tas

I turned and saw his wasted cheek, still pink with hectic, a

yner?' said he, eagerly; 'has the doctor

ays he'll have you down at Hasti

then? Do I look

of course. No man looks the better f

lse,' said he, thoughtfu

yself by saying, "Well, Vyner certainly does not know it; Vyner has no suspicion of it." If now, however, I were to be wrong in this; if, in reality, Vyner did know that a calamity impended me; and if'-here he fixed his bright staring eyes w

t between my own. 'Out with it, like a good fellow,' cried he, with an effor

l what miserable attempts I made to excuse or to palliate, nor what poor ingenuity I practised to make him believe that all was for the best. I only know that

ough my heart. 'Tell me one thing. On your word as a gentleman, has-has-she--' I saw that

discussing the matter before her, she has gra

ull tone that resembled his voice in health. 'Let us talk o

I came back the next morning he was gone. He had been carried on board of a steam-vessel for some port in the south

f him, I suppose?

tocrat I think I ever knew, and at one time the most fastidious 'fine gentleman,' there were stories of his having uttered the most violent denunciations of rank, and inveighed in all the set terms of the old French Conventi

t your accomplished sister-in-l

e could do anything he tried, and, unlike many other clever men, he had great powers of application. He had, too, high ability a

the real battle of life is fought out by tact, and temper, and courage, and readiness, and fifty other things, that have no distinct bearing on mind. Your man there would h

eve it; I can

-law, I think,

xcellent offers, and has de

an's fortune, and, by way of a reparation, she

said Vyner, directing the captain's attention to one of the bo

elescope from the slings, and began to adjust it. "Yes, Sir, it's a native they

dressed in rabbit-skins. Whe