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The First Offence.
darling ' s long hair . " My child , I want to talk to you . This must not be . Fred has been your playmate for many years ; you are now both too old to play ; he is going away to travel ; you must forget him ; only think of him as the little boy you used to play with when you both were children , and that that is all at an end now . Will you not ?"
Mabel paused a moment , and then said , in a low voice , " But Fred has just made me promise I never will forget him , but—but—be his wife when he comes back . " " Oh I my Mabel , my darling child , you have not promised this , " said the mother , starting from her scat . " What , happiness can you expect with such a temper . Mabel , I
cannot have it ; go at once and revoke your promise ere it be too late . Say Jforbid it : you shall not be his wife . " Mabel rose too from her position , and stared in astonishment at her mother , whom she had never seen so excited . " You are not in earnest , mamma , are you ? " " In earnest—of course I am ; go at once I command
you . " " Oh I then , indeed mamma , I cannot ; do not ask me , sweet mother , " she said ; " for the first time , I cannot clo what you tell me . " " Then I shall go myself . " And before Mabel could offer any opposition she was gone .
The full August moon shone that night on Mabel Wilmot and Frederick Osborne as they stood together beneath the spreading branches of a large tree on the lawn—he with his arm round her , she casting a timid anxious glance at the light in her mother's room . " And you will be true to meMabel" he whispered ;
, , " neither time nor absence will change you , will it , darling ; you will never forget the poor boy who , with all his faults , loves you , his little playmate—his little wife Mabel—more dearly than his life ? " " Never , dear Fred—never will I forget or cease to love you ; but , my mother—what am I to do ? "
" Oh ! that obstacle only draws us nearer to each other . My parents object too ; but what of that ; only let me secure enough to make you mine , we will defy every one ; assured of your love , who shall dare part us . And now I must go . Stay , here is a letter from poor Barton ; though I did nearly kill him once , he does not hate me . Read it , it will please you .. And , now , God bless you , dearest ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The First Offence.
darling ' s long hair . " My child , I want to talk to you . This must not be . Fred has been your playmate for many years ; you are now both too old to play ; he is going away to travel ; you must forget him ; only think of him as the little boy you used to play with when you both were children , and that that is all at an end now . Will you not ?"
Mabel paused a moment , and then said , in a low voice , " But Fred has just made me promise I never will forget him , but—but—be his wife when he comes back . " " Oh I my Mabel , my darling child , you have not promised this , " said the mother , starting from her scat . " What , happiness can you expect with such a temper . Mabel , I
cannot have it ; go at once and revoke your promise ere it be too late . Say Jforbid it : you shall not be his wife . " Mabel rose too from her position , and stared in astonishment at her mother , whom she had never seen so excited . " You are not in earnest , mamma , are you ? " " In earnest—of course I am ; go at once I command
you . " " Oh I then , indeed mamma , I cannot ; do not ask me , sweet mother , " she said ; " for the first time , I cannot clo what you tell me . " " Then I shall go myself . " And before Mabel could offer any opposition she was gone .
The full August moon shone that night on Mabel Wilmot and Frederick Osborne as they stood together beneath the spreading branches of a large tree on the lawn—he with his arm round her , she casting a timid anxious glance at the light in her mother's room . " And you will be true to meMabel" he whispered ;
, , " neither time nor absence will change you , will it , darling ; you will never forget the poor boy who , with all his faults , loves you , his little playmate—his little wife Mabel—more dearly than his life ? " " Never , dear Fred—never will I forget or cease to love you ; but , my mother—what am I to do ? "
" Oh ! that obstacle only draws us nearer to each other . My parents object too ; but what of that ; only let me secure enough to make you mine , we will defy every one ; assured of your love , who shall dare part us . And now I must go . Stay , here is a letter from poor Barton ; though I did nearly kill him once , he does not hate me . Read it , it will please you .. And , now , God bless you , dearest ;