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AGNES;“OR, HEAUTY AND PLEASURE, - 187 . T scorn to. abuse you,” interrupted Ormsby,; “Kh, what?” ejaculated the old man: “ Wini- bending down from the height of his dignity a“ fred down stairs? You have no business to allow look upoa the old man which was almost sufficient | it, Mre. Slater! I have told you before that if you to crush “ “There is something vulgar and | permit people to core $o the house that I have no low in the idéa of mercly levelling abuse at a| sympathy with——” poreon | I ia heal lie I never did, and could ! i le Slater,” interrupted Lord Ormeby, “go nut dv. But uw by douse you mean that I show | and tell Mra. Roderick Dalkam that her grand- you in your true coloure—that I denounce yuu to | father finally discards her and utterly casts her off ! your own conscience, as I will presently denounce ; Go and say that she has already humbled herself you to the world,—if you mean that by holding | more than even any dayghter need do to the author up your name to execration—~~” | 6f her being—far more therefore than any grand- “No, no! you will not do it! for God’s sake | daughter need du towards a grandsire! Suy like- spare me!” groaned the wretched old man. “ Yous wise that all her long battlinge and etrugglings do not know bow shamefully I havo been treated | against adversity fur the sake of this granduire by the Dathams!” have been thrown away, dud that for all her “ By Sir Juhn Dalham, you mean,” interjected | illimitable goodness she is to oxperiency naught ‘Ormsby. “Use not therefore the plural; tor if | bat 4he most heurtless ingratitude. Tell her you — his son, Pas speak falsely i ae just | ee ae eed come hither no more So as much reason might you accuse m6 Of being your much for the dark side of the picture. And pow enemy.” — " ce for the bright side.. Tell her that she has friends . “But one is apt to Visit the sine of the father who esteem, admire, and love her; and that these upon the eon,” said old Barrington, with a half shall all be summoned to-morrow, to meet for the petulant, hatf affrighted manner. purpose of devisiag the means to accomplish for “Tf you quote scripture, sir,’ interrupted her some permanent and substantial good. Mr. Ormaby sternly, “d8 not pervert it to suit your Wardour, and Mr. Cartwright—the amiable Miss — own vile prejudices and selfishnesses, Ip there not Evelyu—yourself, Mrs. Slater—and I, who sm & maxim which says, ‘Do unto others as you now addressing you,—we will all assomble, and would that they should do unto*you.) Have you we will each subscribe to the best of our woans, 80 acted upon this principle? have you behaved to as to render her altogether independent of thia Wiuilred with that goodness, that forbearance, and ; heartless old man who rejects, repudintes, and dis- that gentleness which you always exacted from; cards her! But stay! 1 will accompany you~and her? { do not interfere with your hostility ; we will tugetber tell Winifred all this.’ against Sir John Dalham. It is natural: porbaps = While Mrs. Slater contemplated Lurd Orowby thereforo it is rather tu be commeuded than other- with mingled wonder and admiration, the old man’ wise. I myself have had wy hatreds and my sat writhing upon his chuir, a prey to all the wiee- loves; aud Oi! would to Gud that the latter had rable falings which couli not tail to be expe- predominated over the former !” rienced by ono in his position, suffering under the At this moment the dvor opened, and Mrs. Slater lash of the terrible language which cmanated entered the ruum. from the lips of a man who seemed tu Lave been sent thither as the avenger of tho poser young omun, Ormsby marked the eifeet which bis CHAPTER XXXII. words had produced; aad ho lost no time in ful- lowing up the blow. OKMSBY AND WINIFUED. “ As for you, old man,” he said, “ we leave you alone in grim anticipation of such onjoyment as Tux worthy wooian was in tears; und she adopted the speedy possession of riches will atford you. supplicating usauner as sie sivanced towards; Keep them all to yourself! She whom you might the old rman and hip visitur. Orasby bad sud-} have rendered happy therewith, aud to whose pale denly stopped short; but it waa u lu k of the ut- | countenance your kindness might have called up tugst kinduess that be bout ou Alva, Siater; for bo ; smiles, will nut be with you! You have not long had heard trom tho lips of his daughter Agnes to live. When you li atrotchod upon your death- bow admirably she had behaved to Wisuwed bed, where will sie bo who night svothe your de- throughout all the period of nor troables. parting moments, smooth your agitated pillow, “Pray excuso ioe, gontlomen,” said Mrs. Slater, | and help you to pray that Goud may bave meroy looking tirst at one aud then at the other; “ but és upon your soul! Yes-—-und in your supreme hour fvared you wero querrelliog—I mean to say dise you shall vainly cali upon her! When the King puting, or having bigh words: and 4 could no6 of Terrors is striding tuwards you, ghastly in his help stopping at the door, and I ovsrheared a por- spectral shapo, you shall fruitlessly shriek out the tion of what took place. Jeaven knédws I am not name of ber who will not come to solace and con- given tu oaveadrupping id sole you iu the last painful instants when life is “am sure,’ mterrupted Lord Ormsby, “that ebbing away! And now, Mrs. Slater,” added Lord you are too good a woman to do anything tor Ormsby, “let us descend and ees Winifred.” which you need blush. You have perhaps learnt ‘“ Stop, stop!” cried the old man, who was af. suflicieat to be aware———”’ frighted by tbe terrible words which bad just been “That you are interceding for the best young addressed to him, and which seemed tu bo fraught woman that ever lived?” Mrs, Slater hastened to with all the awful impressiveness of prophucy : add. “ God bless youtor it! JL bave prayed Mr. “do not leave me in this manner! You, Mr. Barringtun over and over again to see bis grand- Hargrave, are very, very severe——”’ daugpter and be reconciled tu her. And here sho “ Not more severe,” interjected Ormaby, “ than is walting below———” your conduct seemed tu deserve! But it you now COmicbooeoks