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'Philip says he was always licking him! interposed Charlotte. 'He kept him out of some scrape or other, continued Mr. Edmonstone. 'Lord Thorndale was very much obliged to him, had him to stay at his house, took pretty much to him altogether. It was through him that Philip applied for his commission, and he has put his son into the same regiment, on purpose to have him under Philip's eye.
By the time he had settled Philip, the rest of the party had come home, and he found himself wanted in the dressing-room, to help his mother to encourage his father to enter on the conversation with Philip in the evening, for poor Mr. Edmonstone was in such a worry and perplexity, that the whole space till the dinner-bell rang was insufficient to console him in.
'Take care, Laura; a woman has no right to speak in such a manner of a man who has given her no reason to believe in his preference of her. 'Preference! It is his love! his love! His whole heart! The one thing that was precious to me in this world! Preference! You little guess what we have felt for each other! 'Laura! Mrs. Edmonstone stood still, overpowered.
'If I had but known! said Guy; 'but there was I, hasty, reckless, disregarding his comfort, rebelling against O, what would I not give to have those restraints restored! 'It is what we all feel in such losses, said Mrs. Edmonstone. 'There is always much to wish otherwise; but I am sure you can have the happiness of knowing you were his great comfort. 'It was what I ought to have been.
'He is so kind as to be satisfied, though you know I still cannot explain about the large sum I asked him for. 'We will trust you, said Mrs. Edmonstone, smiling, 'but I am very anxious to hear how you came to an understanding. Guy went over the story in detail, and very much affected she was to hear how entirely unfounded had been the suspicion, and how thankful he was for Mr.
Henley had written immediately after Guy's outburst in her house, and, taking it for granted that her brother would receive a challenge, she wrote in the utmost alarm, urging him to remember how precious he was to her, and not to depart from his own principles. 'You would not be so mad as to fight him, eh? said Mr. Edmonstone, anxiously. 'You know better besides, for poor Amy's sake.
After staying a few days in the town, I went up the Demerara to the former habitation of my worthy friend Mr. Edmonstone, in Mibiri Creek. The house had been abandoned for some years. On arriving at the hill, the remembrance of scenes long past and gone naturally broke in upon the mind.
Guy was in a most eager state; and they and Mr. Edmonstone talked so long about horses, that they sent Charles to sleep; his mother began to read, and the two elder girls fell into a low, mysterious confabulation of their own till they were startled by a question from Philip as to what could engross them so deeply. 'It was, said Laura, 'a banshee story in Eveleen de Courcy's last letter.
He did it so naturally; in fact, it was all from the bottom of his heart, and I could not quiz him no, no more than Montrose himself. He is a strange article! But he keeps one awake, which is more than most people do! Guy was indeed likely to keep every one awake just then; for Mr. Edmonstone was going to take him out hunting for the first time, and he was half wild about it.
Amy, her deep blushes and downcast eyes almost hidden by her glossy curls, stood just behind, carrying her brother's crutch. 'There they are, cried Miss Edmonstone, springing forward from her brother and his wife, and throwing her arms round Amy in a warm embrace. 'My dear, dear little niece, I congratulate you with all my heart, and that I do.
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