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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. Certain it however, good qualities—and I believe that he has several—he cannot bring him- self to pay proper attention to the Viscountess.” “ And does she pine at this treatment ?” asked Mrs. Chesterfield: “does she resent it? or is she infirmity of : which the world is not is, e exquisite taste. She seemed to know that she the very ground on which he walks: she is too | splendo i to comprehend in all its intensity the of hi ; union had issue, a tie which existe not now, might have bound the husband more closely to the wife.” on the fullest success. “ Adorable Augusta !” said the young nobleman, hastening towards her: but to his surprise and: dismay, she suddenly assumed a cold and distant look, and held beck the hand which he attempted in to seize. “ My lord,” she said, “ you have deceived me. Frankly and candidly did I explain to you my position—that I was married———” “ Forgive me, Augusta—forgive me !” exclaimed the Viscount, i have been. conveyed in almost the very first words issuing from my lips on the present occasion !” “You did wrong thus to deceive me,” said Mrs. Chesterfield: “for deception it really was. You should have been candid at once, and not have suffered me to learn by the accident of converea- tion that such is the case. Do not think for a: moment that I have been purposely prying into your affairs. No—heaven forbid! I thought you were all frankness and candour ; and I received as gospel whatever fell from your lips.” “And not in one single word have I deceived you!” exclaimed the Viscount with impassioned: vehemence. “It is true that I withheld a fact: but-I have misrepresented nothing. .I gave you the assurance of my fervid and devoted love; and heaven is my witness how truthfully I spoke in all that I thus said. If not, wherefore am I here nowP And when I yesterday bade you reflect that there were sacrifices which you would have to make,—think you that I had not in view certain sacrifices on my own side? Think you that if you would have to surrender a husband, I had‘not al- and emphatically declare that, al- though I could place my wealth at your feet, yot that I could not make you the sharer of my rank ? tute any difference between us, inasmuch a6 even . [if I were unmarried, you could not accompany me to the altar P” “ Perhaps,” responded Augusta Chesterfield, “I (COL (C DOO CS (COL