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Waife was silent; but he kept turning in his hand, almost disconsolately, the document which assoiled him from the felon's taint, and said at length, as Darrell was about to leave, "And this thing is of no use to her, then?" Darrell came back to the old man's chair, and said softly: "Friend, do not fancy that the young have only one path to happiness.
Waife was a mysterious man, and had apparently known better days, and that when a man is mysterious, and falls into the sear and yellow leaf, ma'am, without that which should accompany old age, sir, one has a right to suspect that some time or other, he has done something or other, ma'am, which makes him fear lest the very stones prate of his whereabout, sir.
"I forgive you with all my heart," cried the Mayor, interpreting the look aright. "And now try and compose yourself and sleep while I talk with your grandpapa below." "I don't see how it is possible that I can leave her," said Waife, when the two men had adjourned to the sitting-room.
Just as our travellers neared the town, the screech of a railway whistle resounded towards the right, a long train rushed from the jaws of a tunnel and shot into the neighbouring station. "How lucky!" exclaimed Waife; "make haste, my dear!" Was he going to take the train? Pshaw! he was at his journey's end.
Waife, I think, he was called." "Ah! hold! At that name, sir, my wounds bleed afresh. From that execrable name, sir, there hangs a tale!" "Indeed! Then it will be a relief to you to tell it," said Losely, resettling his feet on the hob, and snatching at any diversion from his own reflections.
Waife, when his memory was fairly put to it, could remember, out of the history of the myriads who have occupied our planet from the date of Adam to that in which I now write, so very few men whom the world will agree to call wise, and out of that very few so scant a percentage with names sufficiently known to make them more popularly significant of pre-eminent sagacity than if they had been called Mops.
Sir Isaac arrived Immense joy; the doe butts Sir Isaac, who retreating, stands on his hind legs, and, having possessed himself of Waife's crutch, presents fire; the doe in her turn retreats; half an hour afterwards doe and dog are friends. Waife is induced, without much persuasion, to join the rest of the party at dinner. Waife is entreated by George to read a scene or two out of Shakespeare.
Waife on the village stage might win applause no less loud, followed by oblivion not more complete. Darrell was not blind to the brevity of his fame. In his previous seclusion he had been resigned to that conviction now it saddened him.
Two men look so differently at the same story one deeply interested that it should be true one determined, if possible, to find it false. Is it not so?" Darrell smiled slightly, but could not be induced to assent even to so general a proposition. He felt as if he were pitted against a counsel who would take advantage of every concession. Waife continued.
"A very great man," he said, with his finger to his lip, "only he will not have it known just at present." The guard stares, and promises all deference opens the door of a central first-class carriage assures Waife that he and his friend shall not be disturbed by other passengers.
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