The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 277: what you’re looking at

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ewe ee ew eee wee eo ee 4 ee a ee a ee eee Sen apenas, _ ~~ oo =e oe = | 266 Our young hero visited his sister acquainted her with everything that had occurred. He displayed so much grief at this sudden and: cruel svparation from Isabella Vincent—he spoke so fervidly of the love which he cherished towards THE MYSTERIES OF THE OOURT. ristina, and | | therefore immediately take any step to procure a new situation: nor did he for the present think offeaving his lodging in the vicinage of the Earl’s mansion. Jie had pienty of ready money; and as his habits were frugal and inexpensive—his only her-—and deciarcd with sach passionate vehemence | extravagance consisting in the nicely and almost that his hapomess wae @htirely centred in that elegance of bis apparel—he could subsist for some heauteuna av. charming oreature, that Christina . time on the resources whieh be bad in hand. But from her beot-er's words and manner acquired a ‘| how to cbiain tho interview with Isabella? This somewhnt de per reading into the mystemes of her was the difficulty. For several days after he Iefe own heart, uu] ¢he could now leva than ever mis- the Earl’s employmont, he vainiy busied hinself take the feding Which she herself entertained towards Lord Ovtavien Meredith. But she did her best to console and enenarage bor brother; and perhaps with this amiable purpose in view. slo spyke mare cheerfully of the hope which oa faithful in meditations upon tho best means to carry out his view. More than once he thought of be- serching Lord Osmon.’s good offiecs: for at wad avident to Christion that tho yotne nobleman was far from unfavourable to the love-suit which hod brought about so disastrous a eutastropho in the -gummer-house. Tiut yet he applied not to ' Adolphus. love might «nutertain than was perfectly consistent with the nox covings she seoretly experienced on behalf of Cuvistinn’s pasion, Por she could not help secing (ict i¢ was indeed most unlikely the! In the meanwhile the Counfcss of Lascelles and Burl of dissclos would é6vér consent to bestow his Terd Osmond had been particularly on their nice Rpon ay obscure young man tutally depen. guard, for fear Jest the ald noblomah’s suspicions gent on jis van odustry for bis bread. i should ho revived. Nevertheless, Ethel continued Noverthels, as we have just observed ~ | to oteupy those separate apartments which we Chritina~-with tho kindest of motives—spoke ) have on a former occasion described; and on 4 eheermygly to her brother; and ho went away! variety of pretexts she uvendet a retarn to the from thet interview comforted, and with a sonse matrimonial conch. Lord Osmond denply de- of reviviny hope. Aa he wended bis way back to- ! plored Christian’s departure frum the mansion, as wards his lodgings in Kensington, hé felt himself | bis presonee there had caused a diversion in re- gradually faliug into those day-dreams in which ' spect to Isabella which hac thrown the youag yonthful levers are wont to indulge; and his. nobleman and Ethel constantly together. Now, thonghis towed a5 something like the following | since that catastrophe in the summeradouse, Isu- ohannel s— ‘bella had beon almust constantly with the Countess ; (Wh ean tell what the fataro may have in| and Osmond began to despair of again enjoying store for nc 2 -earen has often blossed tha loves | Ethel’s society alone. of those whose prospects at the outsch wore even | As for the Furl himself,—ho had been an bewil- darker than mine. Ah! if Loould but obtain one | dered by the incidents which led to Christian’s more Interview with Isabolla--if we could oneo | suromary dismissal, that for several days he knew more exehunge vows and protestations of eternal | not how to act or what to think. That his son filelity—J should feel happier: my rind would, and his miece were mot lovers, as be had ail become more settled~and [ should have a better along flattered binself, had suddenly been made heart to s-arel after fresh employment. But asit apparent: that Christian and Isabella must have is, 1 fecl nt a loss how to act: T can fix ny been far moro together than he had supposed, was thoughts upon nothing decisive, Oh, yes! to seo Jikewise evident: and that Lherefore Osinond inust her once more—to reccive from her aweet lips the | have been tha ecompawon of the Countess in the aesurance thnt under no, cireunstanees of per. erening walks in the garden, was a natural de- sugsion cr eapreion will she ever become anothyr’s, duction from those premises. Thus the old Marl —thix jleed were happiness! Then, inspired | was agitated with renewed suspicion: but a fecl- With fondest and brightest hope, 1 could battle ing of mungled pride and shame prevented hin with fle world; and af industry and integrity | from again touching on the subject with his valet ever thruve by their own unassisted reyonrees, [ ' Makepeace, and hkewiso from taking auy decisive would assuredly carve oué a position for mysolf. , step—such, for mstance, aq to insist that his son And who ean tell bat that the day will come wher, should again becume an exile from the house. J munvy secure a competency, and thus feel inseelf! At length Lord Osmond was determined to do justitied in conducting Isabella to the altar? Our | aomething te bring abuut achange in affairs. Its wauts weal: be limited: a neat Jittle rural habi- | mad infatuation towards his youthful and lovely tation wou'd eullice: and however humble its! mother-in-law would not permit him to remain aspect, yet the light of love would gild the interior , any longer so completely on bis guard, nor to asif it were a spltnidsd saloon, and amparta richer tolerute the almost complete severanco from her bleom to the flowers festooning outside. And we ' which Isabella’s presence in ber Jadyship’s apart- should be so happy—Oh., so happy !—and Isabella ' ments necessitated. Ie spuke to Makepeace: but would never regret her uncle's palatial man-: the valet could say nothing more than that the sion.” ‘Earl maintained a strict silence with regard t ' Such roflddtions as these which, as the reatcr ' recent events. ° niny perceive, wero burrewed from the fancitul | Ono morning—about ten days after Christian’s reniins of deeant-land-—wrapped the soul of the ‘abrupt dismissal from the housé—Lord Osmond enthusiastic Christian in a species of ecstacy: but ; paid him a second visit at bis lodgings. We have tho pivot, be i¢ observed, on which the whole , already said that our bero had more than once be- ‘Vision turned, wag the ides of first of all obtain. , thought himself of seeking the young nobloman’s ing o parting interview with Isabella. 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