I have doubted much before I resolved upon this. It is so hard to know the nature of another person. But I think I understand yours;--and if you can confide your happiness with me, I am prepared to intrust mine to your keeping." Poor Mr. Broune! Though endowed with gifts peculiarly adapted for the editing of a daily newspaper, he could have had but little capacity for reading a woman's character when he talked of the freshness of Lady Carbury's young mind! And he must have surely been much blinded by love, before convincing himself that he could trust his happiness to such keeping.
"You do me infinite honour. You pay me a great compliment," ejaculated Lady Carbury.
"Well?"

But if you can confide your happiness with me, I am prepared to entrust mine to your keeping."
Poor Mr. Broune! Though a gifted editor, he showed little capacity for reading a woman's character when he talked of the freshness of Lady Carbury's young mind! And he must have surely been much blinded by love, in convincing himself that he could trust his happiness to such keeping.
"You do me infinite honour."
"Well?"
