I Forbid the Banns! — page 235: what you’re looking at

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ON THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY. 225 theories of their own; so, though he had been content during the greater part of the voyage to merely observe Miss Travers, yet, during the last week she had been so appreciative a listener, he felt a wrench at parting from her. Two days after they had come together at Queen’s Elms he had spoken to her on the subject of love. He found her to be an appreciative listener. _ Julian Charlton was not a vainer man than most men; but he knew perfectly well that Marian Travers had been disappointed when she found that he was looking forward, not to marrying her, but to marrying the strange girl whom he had found at the summit of Ladder Hill at St. Helena. He fancied that he had noticed a curious little bitter smile about her lips when they were waving hands to one another in that shady green lane. He wondered if Miss Travers had any touch of malice in her nature. He was looking forward to her visit with some degree of eagerness—some degree of anxiety. Bertha was also looking forward to her visit. She was wondering if it might be possible to obtain the practical sympathy of Marian for her scheme for the elevation of love. She had actually a hope that she would, in a moment, obtain the sympathy of a young woman who had all her life studied the best means of obtaining a husband ! She actually hoped to have the co-operation of the young woman whose lover (that might have been) she had annexed ! Three days passed before Lady Rushton, accompanied by Marian Travers, one of the plain daughters, and Cyril Southcote, paid her a visit tothe Court. Sunday intervened, and both Julian and Bertha went to church. ‘The experi- ence of an English village church was anew and a very delightful one to the girl. The building had not been subjected to that system of spoliation known as “ restor- E@NNIELIOOKS (¢(0)