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They sped on over the snow until, as darkness fell, they reached the city. Soon they entered a large courtyard, and the stranger took Paulina's hand and led her into a narrow passageway, and up a small winding stairway. "Where are you taking me?" asked Paulina. "I feel almost sure now, that you are not an honest man. I think that you may even be a thief!" The man laughed again.
"The people were at perfect liberty to accept or reject it; and their act was final." M'Cullock vs. Ogden vs. Saunders, 12 Wheaton, 332. "The intention of the legislature is to be searched for in the words which the legislature has employed to convey it." Schr. Paulina's Cargo vs. Madison's notes.
On Sunday, the day of the Resurrection of the Lord, all Christians, without exception, visited their place of assembly for divine worship. To-day, being the middle of the week, all who could or chose came to the love-feast at Paulina's suburban house.
Indeed, for two of his purposes the establishment of an avowed quarrel between Douglas Dale and his cousin, Sir Reginald, and the infliction of ever- growing injury on Paulina's reputation, the sooner such a rupture could be brought about the better. Therefore Victor Carrington assumed a tone of reserve and mystery, which did not fail to exasperate Sir Reginald.
Fitzpatrick's frequent visits, the unwelcome little human atom would have fared badly enough. For the first two weeks of its life the motherly-hearted Irish woman gave an hour every day to the bathing and dressing of the babe, while Irma, the little girl of Paulina's household, watched in wide-eyed wonder and delight; watched to such purpose, indeed, that before the two weeks had gone Mrs.
"I know Miss Mohun Jane infers it, but I don't like to build upon it." "I should build on most inferences that Jane Mohun ventured to make known," said Geraldine, smiling; "and Paulina's fate is pretty well fixed, I suppose!" "Dear child, she has never had any other purpose since I first knew her thoroughly, and I do not think her present stay at Dearport will disenchant her.
An' this," she added, indicating her spouse with a jerk of her thumb, "is Timothy Fitzpatrick, me husband, a dacent man in his way. Timothy, where's yer manners? Shtand up an' do yer duty." Tim struggled to his feet, embarrassed with the burden of Paulina's baby, and pulled his forelock.
No doubt it was a pleasure to her to watch the fine horses and garlanded youths and men who passed by Paulina's house; but it was not merely to amuse herself that she went to the bowery little opening; no, she hoped, on the contrary, that she might once see her Pollux, his father, his mother, his bother Teuker or some one else they knew pass by her new home.
The startling statement quickened Paulina's slow movements almost to a run. "Here, here," she said, "bring them to the window at the back." Another struggle and Jacob with his guests were receiving through the window two basins filled with luscious steaming stew. As they turned away with their generous host, a man with a heavy black beard appeared at the window.
And pray what is to be the next move?" "What can we do? Paulina's creditors are impatient, and she has very little money to give them. My own debts are too pressing to permit of my helping her; and such being the case, the best thing she can do will be to get back to the Continent as soon as she can." "On no account, my dear Reginald!" exclaimed Carrington.
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