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diff --git a/41276-h/41276-h.htm b/41276-h/41276-h.htm index ce2684f..804f6bd 100644 --- a/41276-h/41276-h.htm +++ b/41276-h/41276-h.htm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> <title> The Project Gutenberg eBook of Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2, by Annette Marie Maillard. @@ -172,46 +172,7 @@ table { </style> </head> <body> - - -<pre> - -Project Gutenberg's Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2, by Annette Marie Maillard - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org/license - - -Title: Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2 - A Novel - -Author: Annette Marie Maillard - -Release Date: November 3, 2012 [EBook #41276] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MILES TREMENHERE, VOL 2 OF 2 *** - - - - -Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - -</pre> - +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 41276 ***</div> <div class="figcenter"> <img src="images/tp2.jpg" alt=""/> @@ -2687,8 +2648,8 @@ or the glowing sunset pictures in the Spanish gallery; whilst she sat beside him, either talking, reading, or working, and thus two very happy months passed, and Christmas drew nigh. They were residing in an apartment, not far from the Louvre, in one of the principal streets, <i>Au -Troisième</i>, where he found a room admirably adapted for him, having been -used as a studio. <i>Au Troisième</i> seems a frightful height to English +Troisième</i>, where he found a room admirably adapted for him, having been +used as a studio. <i>Au Troisième</i> seems a frightful height to English ears; nevertheless, to the many who are acquainted with Paris, it has nothing extraordinary.</p> @@ -2724,7 +2685,7 @@ Paris; but though there existed a certain constraint and distance between herself and this unfortunate girl, still we often cling more kindly to the person we have served, whatever their station, than to the one who has obliged ourselves,—a noble nature loves better giving, than -receiving. Thus Minnie delighted in watching her <i>protégée's</i> progress +receiving. Thus Minnie delighted in watching her <i>protégée's</i> progress towards honest prosperity, for Mary was so humble and grateful. Miles noticed her frequent visits to Mary, her distraction of manner, followed by sudden lightness of heart, as of hidden joy. Then, too, she often @@ -2746,7 +2707,7 @@ his meeting me one night at his cousin's?" She looked down, and spoke with difficulty and pain. "I am forced to allude to this, to explain how I became possessed of what I now wish to speak of. Have you ever," she cried, changing her tone, "heard Mr. Tremenhere mention any one named -d'Estrées?"</p> +d'Estrées?"</p> <p>"Never," answered Minnie, after a moment's pause.</p> @@ -2839,7 +2800,7 @@ no Burton was in Paris, consequently it must be something else preying upon her mind and directing her actions, when a woman's figure flitted through the office, closely enveloped and veiled. But it was Minnie, and none other; for the second time, she had come to the prefecture to seek -d'Estrées. Miles stood transfixed with surprise. Whom could she be +d'Estrées. Miles stood transfixed with surprise. Whom could she be seeking? Quietly he stole after her; without turning, she entered a <i>fiacre</i> and drove away. This was a day on which he was supposed to be engaged at the Louvre. He stood irresolute a moment, then, walking @@ -2856,7 +2817,7 @@ twenty-four hours of your arrival, your passport and address have to be left at the prefecture's, under the penalty of a fine, should it not be done. It is needless to say that Minnie had not been inquiring for Lord Randolph, but following up what she had hoped might prove a trace of her -all-absorbing thought, d'Estrées. Tremenhere said nothing; but, calmly +all-absorbing thought, d'Estrées. Tremenhere said nothing; but, calmly thanking the official, walked forth. There was no cloud on his brow—nothing of anger or sorrow—but a cold, stern, desolation, far more dreadful to behold. At last the blow had fallen; there could be no @@ -2874,7 +2835,7 @@ fashionable street, without having an idea of meeting with the Tremenheres in any way. And thus an event, the most likely and commonplace, did more for Marmaduke Burton's revenge, than all his own plotting and scheming. Tremenhere returned home—he stopped carelessly -in the <i>loge de concièrge</i>, and inquired, "If Lord Randolph Gray resided +in the <i>loge de concièrge</i>, and inquired, "If Lord Randolph Gray resided there?"</p> <p>"Yes," answered the man, "<i>milord</i> has been here several days; but he @@ -2947,7 +2908,7 @@ with him. His listener shrugged his shoulder and smiled.</p> <p>"Well," he said, "'tis better thus, perhaps; for with your genius, you will rise to high things <i>alone</i>. Hampered with a wife and children, you would possibly have remained stationary, a good father of a family, fit -only to paint a <i>bonne mère</i> and her <i>bambins</i>!—leave such positions +only to paint a <i>bonne mère</i> and her <i>bambins</i>!—leave such positions to others—soar, <i>mon ami</i>—soar!"</p> <p>Alas! he overlooked the fact, that to every one possessing real heart @@ -3041,7 +3002,7 @@ person, asked whether really Mr. Tremenhere resided in that hotel?</p> <p>"Apparently," was the laconic reply, sarcastically delivered.</p> -<p>"He must be mad, then, and deserving only <i>le Bicêtre</i>," answered Lord +<p>"He must be mad, then, and deserving only <i>le Bicêtre</i>," answered Lord Randolph; "where may he be found?"</p> <p>"By letter or message through me," was the reply.</p> @@ -3079,7 +3040,7 @@ stern nature in wrong, he stood almost on the threshold of his once happy home, whilst his friend entered to inquire where Lord Randolph might be found. This was easily ascertained, and thither the two men followed; he was dining with some friends at the <i>restaurant</i> of great -renown, "<i>Les Trois Frères</i>," and was in the act of detailing his most +renown, "<i>Les Trois Frères</i>," and was in the act of detailing his most extraordinary and unpleasant affair, when a card was handed to him, and on it was "Miles Tremenhere!"</p> @@ -3173,7 +3134,7 @@ felt convinced either that he was mad, or changed in heart, so changed that the parting was pleasurably done by him. After viewing all his recent conduct, she dismissed the idea of madness, his coldness, and absence of manner for some time, since, in fact, her own mysterious -search after D'Estrées, which had given him fresh cause for suspicion, +search after D'Estrées, which had given him fresh cause for suspicion, arose before her, and her eyes seemed to open on the truth. She looked back to many things; his meetings with Lady Dora, first in the holly field at home, that had puzzled her, then at Uplands, so sedulously @@ -3601,7 +3562,7 @@ occupied persons in that large city, who sit at the corners of some streets, and, for a trifle, write letters for the illiterate or mysterious. Here she got her paper addressed to Tremenhere, to his friend's care, in a strange hand, and sent it by a porter, with an order -to leave it in the <i>loge de concièrge</i>, without answering any questions, +to leave it in the <i>loge de concièrge</i>, without answering any questions, merely inquiring if they knew the address of the gentleman. The man returned to her, and said—</p> @@ -3616,7 +3577,7 @@ for him near her house, and his friend's; and when I see his fine head bowed in sorrow, I will bid it raise itself up, rejoicing!"</p> <p>And with this idea she took a small, almost garret, within view of his -friend's residence, and through the <i>concièrge</i>, and at shops obtained +friend's residence, and through the <i>concièrge</i>, and at shops obtained some work, whereby to support life, and her dearer than own—that of Tremenhere's child's.</p> @@ -3658,7 +3619,7 @@ them.</p> <p>The old hall clock ticked no more: this was Juvenal's act—it awakened such painful feelings whenever its tongue proclaimed the hour; so one day, unknown to any one, he sent early for a carpenter, and the friend -of years was consigned to a lumber-room!—<i>à propos</i>, this is too often +of years was consigned to a lumber-room!—<i>à propos</i>, this is too often the fate of old, tried friends, who would recall us to thought and duty by reminding us of wasted hours!</p> @@ -3870,7 +3831,7 @@ become known!"</p> <p>So Lady Ripley and her daughter swept the floors of their hotel in Paris (whither they had gone, to seek oblivion of sorrow in change of scene) in robes of sombre hue, craped and bugled with jet, and only in a very -quiet soirée permitted themselves to be "at home" or "abroad."</p> +quiet soirée permitted themselves to be "at home" or "abroad."</p> <p>Tremenhere had been a favourite in Florence before his marriage, with many a high dame; that event threw a partial veil over him: he grew @@ -3911,7 +3872,7 @@ striving to regain.</p> apartments one day in the Hotel Mirabeau, "and account for yourself. Here is Lady Dora complaining bitterly that her portrait, as '<i>Diane Chasseresse</i>,' will never be completed! I shame to hear so bad an -account of my protegé."</p> +account of my protegé."</p> <p>"Lady Lysson," he said, taking her cordially proffered hand, "I cannot plead guilty; the fault is Lady Dora Vaughan's. Three days have I placed @@ -3932,7 +3893,7 @@ portrait."</p> <p>"I declare you are ungracious enough to induce Mr. Tremenhere to cast the care of it off his hands, and but that I have its perfecting at heart, before my truant nephew's return from afar, to gladden his eyes -with, I should advise him to leave Diane <i>à la chasse</i> for ever, and +with, I should advise him to leave Diane <i>à la chasse</i> for ever, and unfinished."</p> <p>If the allusion to Lord Randolph made him wince, no eye saw it. As soon @@ -4221,7 +4182,7 @@ and exclusively loving mates."</p> in epigrams. I have set my heart on his subduing yours, and giving me a right to call you my dear niece."</p> -<p>"I thank you for the cordial wish, dear Lady Lysson; we shall see—<i>à +<p>"I thank you for the cordial wish, dear Lady Lysson; we shall see—<i>à propos</i>, I have promised Mr. Tremenhere a, sitting for <i>Le Diane</i> to-morrow, will you accompany me?—or mamma?"</p> @@ -4439,7 +4400,7 @@ peterel of my idea; shall I?"</p> Tremenhere," was her cold reply. Her mother was again deep in her book.</p> <p>"I have an ornithological thought in my brain, hatching, Lady Dora; I -propose sketching all my friends, <i>à la plume</i>."</p> +propose sketching all my friends, <i>à la plume</i>."</p> <p>"What will you make me?" she asked, hoping to change the style of their previous conversation.</p> @@ -4496,7 +4457,7 @@ made a gentle word doubly dangerous.</p> <p>"You are going in a huge body to see a Parisian wonder to English eyes, to-night, I understand, Lady Ripley," he said, turning the conversation.</p> -<p>"Yes, truly; I am curious to see a <i>Bal Masqué à l'Opera</i>, never having +<p>"Yes, truly; I am curious to see a <i>Bal Masqué à l'Opera</i>, never having witnessed one."</p> <p>"Indeed! shall you go early?"</p> @@ -4569,7 +4530,7 @@ whispering groups, like muffled demons. Here, a couple <i>en costume</i>; there, a man leaning against a pillar, looking frightfully sheepish, and trying to smile and retort.</p> -<p>'Tis an Englishman, <i>sans masqué</i>, of course, (no gentleman covers his +<p>'Tis an Englishman, <i>sans masqué</i>, of course, (no gentleman covers his face, unless he has a motive for so doing,) who is dreadfully intrigued by two black dominoes, who are telling him all he has been doing the last fortnight. He has been lured hither by an anonymous letter, asking @@ -4655,7 +4616,7 @@ sufficiently ingenuous and pleasing in her remarks to interest him much.</p> subdued and disguised, and 'tis only when an unguarded tone escapes, that I seem to hear a remembered one; yet 'tis too imperfectly uttered to convey memory to my ear. Certainly she has intrigued me! Were she the -veriest Frenchwoman that ever made a vow to miss no one <i>bal masqué</i>, +veriest Frenchwoman that ever made a vow to miss no one <i>bal masqué</i>, and perfect in the amusements and mystifications of all, she could not have more cleverly accomplished her purpose than this girl; for she has called me by name, and I can guess no one she can be!"</p> @@ -4809,7 +4770,7 @@ herself at your expense."</p> more he thought of it.</p> <p>"Come, leave off puzzling about your incognita. I should have deemed you -<i>trop Français</i> to be scared by an intrigue <i>de bal masqué</i>. Come, Mr. +<i>trop Français</i> to be scared by an intrigue <i>de bal masqué</i>. Come, Mr. Tremenhere," she lowered her voice, "I have a favour to ask—something to command," she added, smiling. "I made this party to-night, knowing that my nephew would be here, and knowing also, that the laws of these @@ -4929,7 +4890,7 @@ he almost pressed her arm; and, aroused by her questioning, became Tremenhere as the world had made him.</p> <p>"I certainly am pre-occupied," he said at last, "by that black domino, -with whom you found me so very quietly tête-à-tête. The rose is +with whom you found me so very quietly tête-à -tête. The rose is emblematical in this case—a wild mystery."</p> <p>"Oh! Lady Lysson, I make no doubt, was correct. Some one of our maids @@ -4954,7 +4915,7 @@ that deep sigh near us?"</p> <p>He turned; they were leaning near a <i>loge</i> door, and almost beside them stood a domino in brown, with blue ribbons. He glanced at the figure.</p> -<p>"Some <i>pauvre delaissée</i>," he said laughing; then turning towards the +<p>"Some <i>pauvre delaissée</i>," he said laughing; then turning towards the girl, cried, "do not sigh, <i>il reviendra</i>."</p> <p>"<i>Jamais</i>," was the low reply, and the figure moved aside.</p> @@ -5052,7 +5013,7 @@ I——" she paused.</p> <p>"Would dash it to earth, and trample on it, reckless of its fragile nature. Believe me, vases of potter's clay are as fragile as the finest -Sèvres ever produced by fire."</p> +Sèvres ever produced by fire."</p> <p>"Perhaps so; but such should rest satisfied with draughts from water spring, nor seek to hold the ruby wine which a monarch sips; only @@ -5064,7 +5025,7 @@ remembered every word, and it strengthened his determination, if possible, to humble this spirit to the dust.</p> <p>"What is it 'Ruy Blas' says so admirably, '<i>un ver de terre, amoureux -d'une étoile</i>,' the star shines on it, though it cannot abase itself, +d'une étoile</i>,' the star shines on it, though it cannot abase itself, and sends its light to guide the poor worm of the earth to its home in a dark sod, where it may pine and die, rejected, despised, unloved, because it has been created only for that fate of grovelling @@ -5141,10 +5102,10 @@ against it for support!</p> <p>Minnie found it so, and she discovered, too, that even in her wretchedness there were others more so. Her room was a poor garret, a -<i>cinquième</i>, for as yet she had little work, there are so many seeking +<i>cinquième</i>, for as yet she had little work, there are so many seeking life through the same channel—she had no friends—then, too, her child was a burthen to her efforts; she could not at all times leave him, and -little Miles was now nearly five months old. Sometimes the <i>concièrge</i> +little Miles was now nearly five months old. Sometimes the <i>concièrge</i> of the house, who was better than most of that most mercenary class, would take her child for her, while she sought work. There was ever a fear over her, in going out, lest she should meet Tremenhere. What her @@ -5183,7 +5144,7 @@ completing some work, a quiet, heavy step plodding up and down the room, in evident thought or pain. Often had she listened to this sad neighbour; and his sorrows and loneliness seemed to add to her own. A laugh beside her might have cheered; but this lonely watching wore on -her already chastened heart. She asked the <i>concièrge</i> one day if she +her already chastened heart. She asked the <i>concièrge</i> one day if she knew who it was.</p> <p>"A poor old Frenchman," she replied; "very poor, I think, and all @@ -5210,7 +5171,7 @@ I have none; I am going—going out."</p> <p>Alas, poor creature! he was going out in the bitterer cold, thinly clad, to endeavour to circulate the nearly frozen blood, before returning to creep into a half-covered bed, and there strive to practise the French -proverb of "<i>qui dort dîne</i>," for he was dinnerless. There was +proverb of "<i>qui dort dîne</i>," for he was dinnerless. There was something in the accent not strictly Gallic, though he spoke French.</p> <p>"Don't go out to-night, <i>mon voisin</i>," she said smiling; "it is wet and @@ -5221,7 +5182,7 @@ children?"</p> well; I once had two of my own," and he stifled a sigh.</p> <p>"Well, then, you shall come in, and do me a neighbourly kindness; I am a -poor <i>ouvrière</i>, and must work hard to-night—come in, I am going to +poor <i>ouvrière</i>, and must work hard to-night—come in, I am going to make a fire; you shall nurse my boy whilst I work—will you oblige me?"</p> <p>"Willingly," he answered, "if I can serve you."</p> @@ -5283,7 +5244,7 @@ young mother.</p> <p>She hesitated a moment. In christening him he had been named "William," as second name, after her father, and by this she generally now called him to strangers; his father's might lead somehow to detection, for -frequently the <i>concièrge</i> took him in her arms for a walk, when she was +frequently the <i>concièrge</i> took him in her arms for a walk, when she was too busy to leave home, and always returned with an account of the many persons who stopped to inquire the boy's name. As William, or Guillaume Deval, who might recognize the parents? Almost an impulse induced her to @@ -5325,15 +5286,15 @@ own—it was not mere jealousy, but personal dislike, or he could not so soon have forgotten her! No wonder then she fainted; and, when recovered from her swoon, she declined—nay, peremptorily refused all assistance to take her home—that toiling home, now made doubly painful; she -returned to it nearly mad. The <i>concièrge</i>, who had taken charge of her +returned to it nearly mad. The <i>concièrge</i>, who had taken charge of her boy, was terrified at the paleness of that still face. Minnie said she had a motive for wishing much to go; and the good-natured woman, thinking it so natural, at once consented to keep the boy with her.</p> -<p>"<i>Pauvre pétite</i>," said the woman to herself, as she gave the almost +<p>"<i>Pauvre pétite</i>," said the woman to herself, as she gave the almost silent Minnie her key and lamp. "She has seen her monsieur, I dare say. Ah! I always thought she was not married—but forsaken, and with her -child, too! <i>pauvre pétite!</i> I will bring up Guillaume," she said aloud. +child, too! <i>pauvre pétite!</i> I will bring up Guillaume," she said aloud. "<i>Tenez!</i> you can scarcely support your own weight, much less his! I'll bring him up to you."</p> @@ -5369,7 +5330,7 @@ the promised morrow was with her, even in her delirium!</p> <p>On that morrow, which she so much dreaded, Tremenhere was away from Paris, and hurrying onward towards Marseilles. Once arrived there, his task was an easy one; there were tongues enough to speak to him of the -toiling little <i>ouvrière</i>, so frail, so persevering, and of the child +toiling little <i>ouvrière</i>, so frail, so persevering, and of the child which came to solace her hours; even her beauty had not unstrung one malevolent tongue against her fame—all was toil, gentleness, and worth. As he drank down each bitter draught, his soul grew sterner—there was @@ -5542,7 +5503,7 @@ their thoughts.</p> <p>"Tremenhere!" he cried, "I appeal to you," and he turned to where the two sat, a little apart; she was knitting a purse. "Do you think a <i>bal -masqué</i>, as we went the other night, a place where no man should take +masqué</i>, as we went the other night, a place where no man should take his wife?"</p> <p>"That depends much on the lady," was the reply.</p> @@ -5550,7 +5511,7 @@ his wife?"</p> <p>"I said," answered Lady Ripley, "that in my opinion, from the description given me by Lady Lysson (for I thank goodness I was not there,) that scenes so totally at variance with decorum as men in female -attire, and <i>vice versâ</i>, and the heterogeneous mass of persons +attire, and <i>vice versâ</i>, and the heterogeneous mass of persons collected there—their freedom of speech, want of all ceremony and obedience to the commonest rules of society, must leave an unfavourable trace on the mind—I declare, even Dora savours of it; for ever since @@ -5590,10 +5551,10 @@ possess—it had long been choked by pride.</p> times—at court and elsewhere—were made the medium of intrigues, state and others; but surely nothing could be more innocent than the one the other night!" Lord Randolph was rather primitive in his ideas as regards -a <i>bal masqué a l'opera</i>, even in our days—Lady Dora did not internally +a <i>bal masqué a l'opera</i>, even in our days—Lady Dora did not internally agree with him, but she said nothing.</p> -<p>"Have you secured one box for the <i>Français</i> this evening?" asked Lady +<p>"Have you secured one box for the <i>Français</i> this evening?" asked Lady Ripley, changing the subject. "I quite forgot it," answered Lord Randolph; "come along, Tremenhere, we will go and look for it, and you shall bring it back to the ladies, for I am unavoidably engaged till @@ -5646,11 +5607,11 @@ evening's fatigue."</p> a letter to write."</p> <p>She never once looked up, but a man the least vain might have fancied, -as Tremenhere did, that "the morrow" of the <i>bal masqué</i>, was presented +as Tremenhere did, that "the morrow" of the <i>bal masqué</i>, was presented to his view, especially after what Lord Randolph had said about his returning with the ticket for the theatre. Making their adieux, the gentlemen left with the understanding that one or both should return, -after calling at the <i>Français</i> to secure the box.</p> +after calling at the <i>Français</i> to secure the box.</p> <p>For a moment Tremenhere hesitated how to act. He asked himself whether his conduct was right towards his friend—the title he gave him in his @@ -5866,7 +5827,7 @@ charity still existing, despite all march of intellect, or railroad of worldliness; there was this one hallowed thing standing still, since the day of the good Samaritan. Nothing could induce this man to take a fee, and assuredly he came with more interest, and oftener, to see the sick -woman, than if gold awaited his palm at every visit. The <i>concièrge</i>, +woman, than if gold awaited his palm at every visit. The <i>concièrge</i>, too, was all kindness; she kept poor little Miles, and thus the weary days crept on, and nearly a fortnight passed, before Minnie returned to a perfect recollection of the past. When she did so, her first idea was @@ -5927,7 +5888,7 @@ forget one he had loved as he once had Minnie: and so much does the fond heart of friendship soothe and cheer us, that Minnie too, became calm, and impressed with the conviction of her humble friend.</p> -<p>While they were still conversing, the <i>concièrge</i> rapped at the door, +<p>While they were still conversing, the <i>concièrge</i> rapped at the door, carrying little Miles in her arms; and, as Mary clasped the beautiful boy to her bosom, she felt how impossible it would be for Tremenhere to resist so strong an appeal to his heart as this woman and child, or the @@ -5938,17 +5899,17 @@ look breathed.</p> quitted, on her search for positive information. This had to be guardedly done, but she thought it might be accomplished through the medium of the waiting-woman of Lady Dora. Accordingly, she hurried home, -and, selecting some articles of <i>lingèrie</i>, carried them to the Hotel +and, selecting some articles of <i>lingèrie</i>, carried them to the Hotel Mirabeau, under pretence that some one had ordered her to bring patterns for selection, for the approval of Lady Dora Vaughan.</p> <p>It will be remembered that her person, her present position, both were equally unknown to this lady, who alone knew her by name. Her success -was greater than she had at first ventured to hope. <i>Lingères</i> and +was greater than she had at first ventured to hope. <i>Lingères</i> and ladies'-maids soon open a conversation together, especially as Mary, having so much at stake, threw off all her usual reserve, and became a perfect Parisienne in manner. She came, she said, having heard Milady -Vaughan was making up a <i>trousseau</i>, in hopes some of her <i>lingèrie</i> +Vaughan was making up a <i>trousseau</i>, in hopes some of her <i>lingèrie</i> might be worthy of a place in it—taking care, however, to give a wrong name and address. After the usual preliminary of presenting the attendant with a handsome collar, to propitiate her good-will, she @@ -6116,7 +6077,7 @@ drive him to desperation."</p> for <i>I</i> married his parents—baptized him!"</p> <p>"Oh!" shrieked Minnie, starting from Mary's arms, and grasping his arm; -"your name then is not Georges—'tis d'Estrées!"</p> +"your name then is not Georges—'tis d'Estrées!"</p> <p>"I will tell you all, my poor child," he said, when his overflowing tears had subsided; and he leaned over the pillow, where lay the pale @@ -6135,7 +6096,7 @@ baptized by me; and for that purpose I obtained permission of Lord Dillon, who had quitted Gibraltar, to go to Yorkshire, and there the ceremony was performed, and registered, in the parish church.</p> -<p>"True," answered Mary, "but no one could discover whither Mr. d'Estrées +<p>"True," answered Mary, "but no one could discover whither Mr. d'Estrées who officiated had gone; besides, 'twas the marriage which was disputed, not baptism."</p> @@ -6320,7 +6281,7 @@ picture, which had been one ordered some time previously.</p> <p>A sudden thought struck Skaife.</p> <p>"I was visiting in a house, yesterday," he said, "and there was struck -by the unearthly beauty of a boy I saw in the arms of the <i>concièrge</i>. I +by the unearthly beauty of a boy I saw in the arms of the <i>concièrge</i>. I asked to whom it belonged, and was told, to a poor woman residing in the house. I make no doubt I could induce them to bring the child to you—it is the loveliest I ever saw."</p> @@ -6338,7 +6299,7 @@ Skaife urged her to allow him, by degrees, to break the truth to her sorrowing husband; but there was still on her memory, unobliterated, the recollection of his words to her cousin, which nothing could efface, but proof to the contrary. One thing, however, they arranged, and Monsieur -d'Estrées was the person chosen to carry out the scheme—namely, to take +d'Estrées was the person chosen to carry out the scheme—namely, to take little Miles, or William as he was called, to his father's studio. The child had become so accustomed to the old man during Minnie's illness, that he would go any where unfearingly with him. We should vainly @@ -6354,7 +6315,7 @@ when he entered, and after a few moments, by way of prefacing the visit, mentioned he had asked a friend of the mother's, who often nursed the child in her absence, to call with him. Tremenhere coolly thanked him; at the same time expressing his firm conviction, that it could not -answer his views or exalted ideas of what it should be. When d'Estrées +answer his views or exalted ideas of what it should be. When d'Estrées entered as Monsieur Georges, and the boy with a quiet, contemplative air, most uncommon in one so young, looked in childish questioning at the tall, dark, strange man, Tremenhere stood transfixed. It was not @@ -6369,11 +6330,11 @@ Tremenhere looked at him, then at the old man—a memory crossed his imagination.</p> <p>"Surely I have seen you before," he cried, gazing earnestly at -d'Estrées.</p> +d'Estrées.</p> <p>"I think not, monsieur," said the other; but his voice trembled, for he, too, remembered him, and then he so ably recalled his father and -d'Estrées's best friend to his mind; "for I am an old man, seldom +d'Estrées's best friend to his mind; "for I am an old man, seldom leaving home." He spoke in French.</p> <p>"Strange—strange!" he replied in thought; "you seem very familiar to @@ -6401,12 +6362,12 @@ paid the highest compliment which could be offered to Miles's art, by stretching forth his arms towards it; and the little tongue tried to syllable a name. The boy knew his mother!</p> -<p>D'Estrées and Skaife turned pale, as a hasty glance passed between them: +<p>D'Estrées and Skaife turned pale, as a hasty glance passed between them: they deemed it impossible so strange a recognition could pass unsuspected: they trembled for the moment of avowal. But Miles's mind was obscured from all thought of the truth; he only saw a childish rapture on beholding a picture; and again kissing the boy and hastily -passing him to d'Estrées, seated himself at the easel, and beneath his +passing him to d'Estrées, seated himself at the easel, and beneath his pencil placed the outline of his boy in its mother's arms.</p> <p>Tremenhere had resolved upon one thing both as a duty—a sacred one—and @@ -6473,10 +6434,10 @@ hope to gleam over his doubts.</p> <p>She was in this mood one day when he called, and found her in a -tête-à-tête with Lord Randolph. She was dressed <i>à l'Amazone</i>, for her +tête-à -tête with Lord Randolph. She was dressed <i>à l'Amazone</i>, for her horse was awaiting its lovely mistress below.</p> -<p>"I have arrived <i>mal à propos</i>," he said, after the salutations of +<p>"I have arrived <i>mal à propos</i>," he said, after the salutations of meeting were over. "I see your ladyship is going out."</p> <p>"Come with us," asked Lord Randolph, shaking his hand warmly. "A gallop @@ -6618,7 +6579,7 @@ gentlemen together. After bowing <i>en passant</i>, Lord Randolph suddenly stopped—</p> <p>"That's Gillingham!" he exclaimed; "and riding the very horse he wants -me to buy. Lady Dora, may I leave you five minutes, <i>à regret</i>, however, +me to buy. Lady Dora, may I leave you five minutes, <i>à regret</i>, however, on my own account, under Tremenhere's care. I will rejoin you near the pond."</p> @@ -6639,7 +6600,7 @@ It may not interest you."</p> and confiding."</p> <p>"But the tale?" she asked, to change his tone. She wanted time to -prepare herself for a <i>tête-à-tête</i>. She began to fear her own sudden +prepare herself for a <i>tête-à -tête</i>. She began to fear her own sudden impulses.</p> <p>"Well," he said, "the plot is told in a few words; 'tis the working out @@ -6665,7 +6626,7 @@ this they pass the night."</p> <p>"And?" she asked, deeply interested.</p> <p>"The place <i>was</i> fatal; for Love was the spirit there. Probably," he -added, laughing, "as <i>Le Diable</i> is often said to '<i>émporte l'amour</i>,' +added, laughing, "as <i>Le Diable</i> is often said to '<i>émporte l'amour</i>,' he might have brought him to that spot. Certain it is, there he was, and he prompted two, to know their own hearts who had never known them before."</p> @@ -6873,7 +6834,7 @@ countenance was free and unclouded, as he stopped and reminded her of a prior engagement for the following dance. Burton looked cowed and uneasy: her rage almost broke through the bounds of politeness, for in her heart she despised Burton, and now doubly so when her revenge had -failed, and she saw herself abased in the abasement of her <i>protegé</i>. +failed, and she saw herself abased in the abasement of her <i>protegé</i>. She was almost rude in speech as she acknowledged the engagement, and appointed where he might find her, this <i>valse</i> concluded.</p> @@ -7176,7 +7137,7 @@ It occupied him and Mary Burns for days, in preparing poor Minnie for her visit to Tremenhere's rooms, and when the day arrived her limbs almost refused to support her. With much difficulty he reached her husband's abode with her, and, leaving her in a fiacre, entered the -<i>loge de concièrge</i>, and inquired whether Tremenhere was within, as a +<i>loge de concièrge</i>, and inquired whether Tremenhere was within, as a precautionary measure. The man answered in the negative, and handed him the key of the apartment, saying—</p> @@ -7466,11 +7427,11 @@ nobly done, and oh, a lovely thought!"</p> <p>Tremenhere had married Minnie dowerless; but what a rich fortune she laid before him in the proofs of his mother's fame! It was only by degrees Minnie told him all she had suffered—all her vain search for -d'Estrées, until aided from on high, whence comes all for good, though +d'Estrées, until aided from on high, whence comes all for good, though our little minds cannot always see it thus. For without these trials he would never have overcome his jealousy—never have been truly happy. What a room that saloon was of overflowing joy, as Tremenhere, Minnie, -Mary, Skaife, and d'Estrées, sat and talked of the past and future! Nor +Mary, Skaife, and d'Estrées, sat and talked of the past and future! Nor must we forget the child, sleeping on its mother's knee, beneath the loving eyes which watched him!</p> @@ -7507,7 +7468,7 @@ and Juvenal shook hands warmly with him, too, and Farmer Weld and buxom Sally.</p> <p>Marmaduke Burton followed Lady Dora to Switzerland, and both, in utter -ignorance of D'Estrée's revelations, from the same motive—revenge +ignorance of D'Estrée's revelations, from the same motive—revenge towards Tremenhere—entered into a hasty marriage, the bell of which had scarcely rung, when a trumpet resounded, summoning him to yield up the manor-house to the incontestable proof of Miles's legitimacy.</p> @@ -7521,7 +7482,7 @@ loud shout rang through the air; and, turning from the many, Tremenhere, with a warm clasp, grasped the hand of Farmer Weld, and presented him to Minnie as the truest friend of his day of shadow.</p> -<p>And Skaife, d'Estrées, all were there; the latter became the tutor +<p>And Skaife, d'Estrées, all were there; the latter became the tutor nominally of little Miles, and friend of both his doating parents. Mrs. Gillett!—who may speak of her? How she cried, and laughed, and dreamed all sorts of <i>couleur de rose</i> dreams; and how she appeared for the @@ -7557,389 +7518,6 @@ earth.</p> <h3>THE END.</h3> - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Miles Tremenhere, Vol 2 of 2, by -Annette Marie Maillard - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MILES TREMENHERE, VOL 2 OF 2 *** - -***** This file should be named 41276-h.htm or 41276-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/1/2/7/41276/ - -Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions -will be renamed. - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no -one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation -(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without -permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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