Mr. I.meh (rvrnblt <! from head to
foot. At la-1 he exclaimed —
Wor-e than that, m tdain, worse
than th it.—There was another tempta
ation you did not disdain to hold out —
the possession of that hand,upon which
the very last time I saw you. ! counted
ch ven rings all of value !”
The widow could not resist this cli
max. She laug'icd mightily, an-U hc
i.Hiie quite hers If when the old gen
tlernan threatens I to -ire her for breach
of promise of m ining ’. 11.-trad of
» nde.ivering to dissuade h m from it,
showing its absurdity, she did all ‘tie
could Io urge him to bring it into action ,
immediately’. “Really’ she said, ‘ 4 lid
not think you were half to great a dar
ling a« you are. It you will do «0 at
once, I will put off my journey to
Brighter. Ft would be a fresh cellbri
-Iy, a renewal of my youth; and thr u
tiie evidence, und the course of my Ho
axing you—so romantic! And you
pleading the excess of your tender pas
sion fur me, to the positive loss of lit •
us -of Anna’s fortune for three years,
and being induced to give you con
sent in exchange for the |>i< kings of th
law suits. Only fancy!’’
But Mr. Lint h did not bring an ac
tion—he did not even charge the wid
ow with the fee he had paid f>r coun
sel’s opinion. lie abandoned new fin
ery, resumed his old suit, withdrew his
forgivness from Lis niece, and register
ed a vow in Westminister lla'l to
Lave nothing more to do with fair Cli
ents.
