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The First Offence.
but she would sit listless and idle for hours , gazing from her window into the garden she was never more to enter , where he and she had wandered so happily together—thinking of him , weeping for him , but making no effort towards the restoration of her own peace of mind , or that of her poor motherwho was daily and hourltortured bthe change in
, y y her darling . She was now reaping the reward of her over indulgence , by seeing and painfully feeling the selfishness of the being on whom sho had lavished such abundant love . Engrossed by her own sorrow , Mabel forgot how many lonely hours she permitted her mother to pass , and how wretched she made her by the tears she so unceasinly
g shed . The want of occupation , of exercise , and recreation . at length began to show itself in failing health ; the mind ' s disease infected the body , and in an agony of terror at the hacking cough and hollow eyes of her child , Mrs . Wilmot . sent to London for medical advice ; and the old remedy was prescribed—those words which have struck so coldly and
with a warning sound on so many hearts , " change of air and scene ;"—it must be abroad too , that it might be more complete . The Rhine was selected , and preparations made for their departure . Mabel's eyes grew brighter from that moment . Abroad they might see Him . a ¦» a •_ . » s
They have been some little time in . Many English are there ; but as yet Mabel ' s anxious eyes have not encountered the face she yearns to see , so the change has done her but little good . Some little distance out of the town , two Englishmen have lodgings—a young man and , it is said , his tutor ,
though not many years his senior . They are seldom in the house , they wander out among the high rocks and gaze out on the tranquil river , take their books there , and sit for hours . It is •a sweet twilight evening , and they have strolled to their accustomed haunt ; a peasant seeking simples has just passed them ; he does not understand
English , but presently their tones resemble those of anger , and though he is at some little distance he hears them distinctly , they speak so loud : he listens—louder and louder sound the voices—then something like a blow—then a scuffle and a shriek ; he rushes to the spot—one figure is there alone , and he is standing still , speechless and ghastly pale , as though he were turned to stone . ¦ ¦ ¦ •# * ^ ** * vor ,. ... •j ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The First Offence.
but she would sit listless and idle for hours , gazing from her window into the garden she was never more to enter , where he and she had wandered so happily together—thinking of him , weeping for him , but making no effort towards the restoration of her own peace of mind , or that of her poor motherwho was daily and hourltortured bthe change in
, y y her darling . She was now reaping the reward of her over indulgence , by seeing and painfully feeling the selfishness of the being on whom sho had lavished such abundant love . Engrossed by her own sorrow , Mabel forgot how many lonely hours she permitted her mother to pass , and how wretched she made her by the tears she so unceasinly
g shed . The want of occupation , of exercise , and recreation . at length began to show itself in failing health ; the mind ' s disease infected the body , and in an agony of terror at the hacking cough and hollow eyes of her child , Mrs . Wilmot . sent to London for medical advice ; and the old remedy was prescribed—those words which have struck so coldly and
with a warning sound on so many hearts , " change of air and scene ;"—it must be abroad too , that it might be more complete . The Rhine was selected , and preparations made for their departure . Mabel's eyes grew brighter from that moment . Abroad they might see Him . a ¦» a •_ . » s
They have been some little time in . Many English are there ; but as yet Mabel ' s anxious eyes have not encountered the face she yearns to see , so the change has done her but little good . Some little distance out of the town , two Englishmen have lodgings—a young man and , it is said , his tutor ,
though not many years his senior . They are seldom in the house , they wander out among the high rocks and gaze out on the tranquil river , take their books there , and sit for hours . It is •a sweet twilight evening , and they have strolled to their accustomed haunt ; a peasant seeking simples has just passed them ; he does not understand
English , but presently their tones resemble those of anger , and though he is at some little distance he hears them distinctly , they speak so loud : he listens—louder and louder sound the voices—then something like a blow—then a scuffle and a shriek ; he rushes to the spot—one figure is there alone , and he is standing still , speechless and ghastly pale , as though he were turned to stone . ¦ ¦ ¦ •# * ^ ** * vor ,. ... •j ,