Violet Lisle — page 91: what you’re looking at

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“asad bf Te ee te Ne .. os es! “TWENTY HO USAND POUNDS. 85 ay . : 1€1 re e had been little opportunity for thought of any sort, ut when he had rid himself of her, and was driving back tthe castle he drew a breath of relief and settled himself sack to calmly contemplate the whole affair. He went over all that had occurred; his own action, Violet’s self-sacrifice, and Guy’s agony and anger. Then it came to him for the first time ina form that he could grasp, that although he had succeeded in alienating the \two lovers from each other he had not thereby helped ~ rhimself at all, since it was unlikely that Guy would ever forgive him for his part in the affair. He had taken Vio- ~ }iet from him, but he had not put Sibyl any nearer to him. bas That morning he would have scoffed at the idea of what ‘he had done making any real or permanent difference to ‘Guy, for then his opinion of him had been that he was too weak, too ductile in the hands of his mother for anything 0 make a lasting difference with him; but now as he 90ked back the impression on his mind made by Guy’s onduct of the morning was that Guy was a strong, pur- oseful man, who would be led by none. Was this to mean, then, that he had wrought his cruel fork for naught? Was nothing to conie of it all but the nisery of the sweetest, noblest woman he had ever met— eadmitved that to himself—and the hatred of a strong aan, as he now realized Guy to be? He pressed his ands to his head, and thought and thought all the way 9 the castle, trying to comprehend how he could work iome good to himself out of the despair he had wrought. It never once occurred to him to undo his work and dour balm on two torn and bleeding hearts. All his sym- dathy for Violet was fading away in the thought of the ittle that was to come to him for his day’s work. Then a sudden thought came, and when the carriage drew up at jhe castle his face was deathly white and his eyes furtive; but no one saw the look on his face but the footman, and he did not give it a second thought. It had been Lord Coldenham’s intention to seek Lady. Darlington at once on returning, but now he went straight to his own apartments, sending word to Lady - Darlington of his return, and asking her to see him. Then | he went to his dressing-room and sat at his wrising-table, |x iting and re-writing until he hit upon the words to suit | him. lady Darlington’s eager message that she would see tim in her own parlor came to him. but he did not heed it ntil he had finished his work. Then he looked in the - - _ — —_ — . — ‘ - } > Se oe = /!_- — * = ~~ a. i et ve : $n a — * itt ——-s a a ol — a _ “ » “ ~ - a atl | i 7 GComicbooks co ~~ Bo a