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Verty's hand passed more and more slowly backward and forward the music became still more affecting, and passing from thoughtfulness to sadness, and from sadness to passionate regret, it died away in a wail. He felt a hand upon his shoulder, and turned round. Mr. Rushton, with moist eyes and trembling lips, was gazing at him.
Ralph's eyes, and wished at least to protect herself. "Easy enough!" cried Ralph, moving forward quickly. "Yes; look!" And with the assistance of Verty, who held one of her hands, Redbud essayed to pass the bridge. The moss rendered it slippery, and near the middle she almost fell into the stream; with Verty's aid, however, the passage was safely effected.
Which words were accompanied by a smile, directed toward Roundjacket. As to Miss Lavinia, she stood aghast at Verty's extraordinary communication, and for some moments could not get words to express her feelings. Finally she said, solemnly "How have you been " "To see Redbud, ma'am?" "Yes." "I've been once," Verty said, "and I'm going again."
Longears, who was standing at the door in a contemplative attitude, fancied that his master called him, and, coming up, licked Verty's hand affectionately. "Good Longears!" said. Verty, caressing him, "lie down at my feet." Longears obeyed with much dignity, and was soon basking in the sunlight before the door.
"Now, you young sluggard! do you mean to say that the atmosphere of this mansion, this temple of Chancery, is not enlivening, sprightly, and anti-slumbrous? Ho, there! do you presume to fall asleep over that beautiful and entertaining conveyance, you young savage! Wake up!" And Mr. Roundjacket hurled his ruler at Verty's desk, with the accuracy of an experienced hand.
Verty rose just as she finished, and Miss Fanny, with negligent ease, thanked him, and looked out of the window. Verty turned again toward Redbud. She was standing up one hand resting upon the arm of the sofa, from which she had risen, the other placed upon her heart, as if to still its tumultuous beating. Verty's troubled glance fled to the tender, sorrowful face, and asked why she had risen.
The lady smiled, and did not seem at all offended at Verty's qualification. "It may appear singular to you at first," Miss Sallianna said; "but my advice is, that you appear to make love to pay attentions to somebody else for a short time." "Attentions, ma'am?" "Seem to like some other lady better than Redbud." "Oh, but that would not be right." "Why?" "Because I don't." Miss Sallianna smiled.
His errand was soon told, and O'Brallaghan entered into extensive explanations and profuse apologies for the delay in sending home Mr. Verty's suit left with him. It would have received "attinshun" that very morning it was in the back room. Would Mr. Verty "inter?"
This was the case on the present occasion, and Verty seemed as earnestly engaged in his own particular task. But appearances are deceptive Indian nature will not take the curb like Anglo-Saxon and a glance over Verty's shoulders will reveal the species of occupation which he became engaged in after finishing ten lines of the law paper.
"Oh and he comes to see you and Miss Sallianna; she said " Verty's head drooped, and a shadow passed over his ingenuous face. "There, you're thinking of Miss Sallianna again!" "No no," murmured Verty, gazing at Redbud with a melancholy tenderness, and trying to understand whether there could possibly be any foundation for Miss Sallianna's charge, that that young lady was in love with Mr.
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