Show I 1 CHAPTER vil VII confession V J I 1 ir at Z I 1 12 5 I 1 11 i Z r I 1 I 1 1 11 ll 11 1 1 t at A q 0 1 fai 4 I 1 I 1 1 A Z ff y I 1 I 1 3 fly J our kie fl flans V PM tile tho fore wont went by tile tho moon lotion that ind hid lighted aid av hile ho he placed tho file spy in ellen imd had w waned abed anil and vanished vanis hiMl nid allt that se ceede 1 hall had arx paraded to tho ilia full far lyril dory 0 r Y of IT tho allita night sf is june tho worm air waa hony n willi ith per furno and vocel with tile iho aix I 1 wd lord a 11 rapturous I 1 floi clift nights lit no edlord to 1 atilt albl alak gago da not fall fail to take of I 1 item flow and again was Is e a at is lien tile alon I 1 little suli f u carted ln lift presence colw cw lW dqra i l tra woid out ont after wit ti m md ird d alit r t ta oa would aleck alck arrive and jill them tn in morno alley of if the ills lis FIN was tile tho signal for as acolia VI jc Il olia to retire curo and moille ito in inda ft iq 9 that midair did not now in indru trudia lo upon pon for ay iy libl hall invented A 1 l new for the hw fir 1141 its of 0 junu juna witia allty n iglio wilu rubt en nit lio ito rf oj ilia joac o allo gourd n to serve OH 84 A eho lial riven kivon herself up to tl tit P of 9 3 theatricals tile alio FIET in tile fl of tile tho dor over mr n follows fire quick fulk fancy A ith tit materials material still and now aishe win puck pow ariel the ansen qi ri of fit castrio ras trio pr or biggin tile ghost in ill 1 n favorite viat that broza tile aloa d in Anil tym artilli rt illI alad nl nl lint tile rl was n no tier if r nini ing t glicr ter hund maidens tire AI al chiq lil ausin ww in fur urn i I n d 1 i ait front rod anil efti 13 a I 1 ferry with m till M hose 0 O miny mi M imy I ny my hulled hi Nil to cry to tile woy of his tier na ono OHO inquired hat tile in chil I 1 was doing u aith ith lit jurin themi mon atilt lun galry ann that her troublesome ww diw aine dioro w till amity inid tier little court in the kitchen tho the colonel end mitts ML M anil and banium talked tal cd at on ill tho back piazza content to ilia young poolo 10 tho ilia free freedous doul of tile tho front promises flora im my daughter tale your I 1 mrs mra gnarl at arn raid end bud it mail Nich nicholad olam elege it to wrap li it around 1114 cousins ni lor chinh hints lie ho drow drew tier lir pretty haud hand within lila film artar and surely there WM wall til opportunity fo fw won to awik if i tho ilia long half wily 1 tile but nicholas ikI iola talked only of indifferent things lit in it A halt fashion faa lilon lien thoy they reached tho the V nto to there any they met alock olga just dismounting lie m ouia laugh and whimper afe S tile the conquering here comet cotus ts and nora mu it lial last Bac esnel to nicholas that 1 wt tiling lie could do would mould lo be to uko tuko isis lif cousin flora into his confidence but r tho the occasion offered lila his fr hint him ilia bin tongue refused its ita cat filee lie ile hail let lip opportunity ins his timpa lie ho rearmed realized reali sed that d do lays are dangerous lilt blit when once lio began to feel tills this its it w AS not pon joal blo for lilai its to lips loncer euro ho he could count clop rions sympathy at t leant even it alit coull could jig ilo nothing to aili hint land and it seemed illse an ovan can of soot fortuno fortune that nt at tile very tery moment when lie im to feel so BO inpatient to tell lifs isis cousin all aleck GA olgo go should make ills his visit 00 very much lucli shorter than usual ilia cause for was that alk and nora hall indulged in its alio llio 0 luxury of ft a qua irrel ki liolu saw the angry lover striding botn tho the walk wai and lid did not ball bail hint bilm for a barting arl lot LA hint him gol lio said paid fur for this once ilia ho nooner nor tho ito better and lie h roo rono up tip quickly front rum tile tho bench under the mimosa truo and rats rulo 10 wit life consist coun iii I 1 ter as in tho the old auto take nur houses hony at tho ilia back lockaby by many mingling tho the litre aminy through tile the m wido ido archis say in ia front revealed tier her seated seat td v m ith glicr ter lemd call be ad do it 11 lit in r I 1 fac see hidden in la lice r handis noea noral floral afy cofflin nicholas what is ia tho the batterr A terrible fear sized upon him could it bo tant flora did not care for alock aleck G giac go or was she ehe ito eo do minded by tier bior uncles will that silo dared not dot allow her heart fair play piny cut but no nora flora had find a will till of her own what it late hr unclog wish wore her u wish tali too ton all this through nicholass nicholas brain as flom sprang uj up and demanded haughtily how dare you come sp spying ying upon me 1 I am not spying upon you flora mid fund nicholas as lio so back against tho the wall of the summer house i 1 I wish to lo ho be your friend lio ito added mil ing himself by a supreme effort tio tie to rula turne that Is liia is C ou mrs 0 preference was for alock aleck gage am do you mean to says any briod flora 0 n ith ill sudden illuminations na she eho went to liim him and laid tier hand on ilia bin arm do you ton mean to my ay nick that you wont ont aba me ino to marry your you 1 I won uon t nal ask you to marry mo me nicholas answered arid and to railed an anything thing but bu a heartbroken smile amilo and yet it m air so kid ad ft A mile that flora was avent overwhelm hielm angly sorry corili oh Nic kick lasho bho crie dmd dAnd clamped tier hor hinds around ills his aral arai and told laid lur lice lund fu IL it you it ahro ris n dear foaad fellow and I 1 loyo dearly dea dearly triv but 3 ou on inow L now if you w m ero ere to ask aak mo me I 1 IA ll 11 just 1 h ITU ITO to BAT ani 00 oo no rind then there cold 1 a tune time allut 1 but if only you a ilia take lay jart 06 my dearest of course I 1 will tn ko your part dut but then will m ill ou go harem and tako iny cartr nicholas alaid tremulously rind with an air I 1 I 1 ufah IF you know I 1 will paid flora who nas aa far front from her cousins Illel lung why I 1 bo tho bascal innaco in Z rato not to stand up for you na As if 1 I 1 v m ere cro your put lila ile arn arm around her and tho nicking bird in ili tile thicket 1 I hind thoin suddenly bud denly ceased iu ila song aall fluttered through tho the fallago with a quick chirp 11 1 I 1 trust mat it is ia not on an outten omen of ill flora elora said ln ile chancing clin clan cing isis his shoulder eli that tho the should so abruptly ciaio im i 1 dont t ale asal in crocus on ienn returned biora impatiently 1 11 I believe ilmy on on n sai 1 I it VIM am thin Ling of myself self said eaid kich olis olia with nil air unc dale shivers nol no of you ile iio took will tier hands in fit babil hlf aa bifid 1 flow in ili tier her fice rand and i emil ll hut lit 1 tt ith you to tal uiko 0 my day part you who ca biow low love 1 I 1 I 1 yes dear ack 1 paid I nom flora softly lean und erbland I 1 will mill malvi alays nys boon ur M ado do vs hat evar my uncle may say eay nor L maib I 1 in tile the thrill tier loved tier hope 1 li ait ily lut halt eclie he found it wit r if ting 11 g to feol feel fier allf thus thua be lovell 1 I dos do nut not know low it ia 19 1 I cannot tell ical how it began sald mald Nicholao nith luttot P n bob in his coln elbut I 1 love ono one u ito ho Is ia so BO dear and and wad ile iio dropped floreas florets lianda hande and duped isis on own n m rill intensity of fuel aig iii lut ote ilio clain can never please my any fuller there is my bitter in tale I 1 H AJ if ablio heard these to cards iu in a drohm and 3 ct ct silo fully and instantly lasto as aa filio aloe never latt linno hall understood him ively site blie front froin bim aim it tins not in ill tho lie lint tire of at tile thu CARO tit alint at alto fut fill nt at this s error nil all nicholas biad 1 I lial oci or been in lovo m fill herst if that ls r A alii ha awl isis is amro ere after all not 11 1 1 hope Nie how said paid bhe athe with a little air of superiority 1 I to do blomn Ilo 3 mn if hare bot fla flaa 3 lour our alTic lIons hlll rome one I 1 at 3 sit oil no 1 said astrid licholat lit holat tatting his head 1 I havia bet 1115 upon diio filante mo ine in nil all that in nid and 11 1 1 latzi lie bo achini u ob lill n 1 ug h abid audi I 1 lovo love lithall tile ibo strength thit aleck logo luves 1 that ciany any criterion lio ito lia ark control ali and ali hint binl iod god D iorli DA A I 1 loves lie 11 iosia or cued ei flora laj inlet r imada an binl 1 drawing anay fro ili hini hinphy hy a t hldi lin alm I 1 violent move inove 1 nuen synollia prot cg 1 anil ali au urt to lit clr r olt oil NiChO IASI ou cannot bo to iu evir neilt you mua break at once from all linn i I 1 1 I run rion in carnett uli his fiora frao enas 3 pale liia laid boica lie ho nas acry acri alegry abid aa 18 to lo bea klog aay an oy dola doia do la is id roy fray wife wifel haa respect late your I 1 ile flora flor Fru sped and lid barak upon tho the 1 H olt my illy anciel it tt ill brnak lila ills it il ought not to break bre a it lil his heart hearl atai baid t nicholas coldly ablio hm has eared must biow will ou ever fill aitu how aill IT lio lie ever bo able to bear flora nard ked bitterly 01 oil OI gloral cried nicholas hulu it Is auy cludy d y lay by collit and day liow how to break it to iliin 1 I loo im 0 my I 1 ither in spite of n oil all but blit iwa is ii iny any va viry ry linol I 1 decd sn an ills hf thiLo ilia n rath olson tier it in any nn 1 way I AT I 1 coull could not bear to liaro taro glicr ter eded 1 1 could hata but ohl cahl I 1 do som wk to have iny any father and w toy aunt chira allor fall ff ou glicr alipy th they no incur ear will 4 MO 0 never can sold al flon bursil ng into miserable tears of dents dints ess and fright nicholas abat lion donn to ichido behilo tier lier rind put his big hand on can item hero nut but on oud dear car no flo ta ra lit lie bail ii 1 you lio lie enow let it is ia it to bo ton derly beloved I lom was touched what can I 1 do nicholas site faltered falt rol ehlt oh it in breid fult ful also daubed raU bed how could you oh flemr nicholas brolo broke ill it if you would mould try to lo malo hour ahry to jou sho jia been tile saving baring of fit late im tn nit r bail coulm beckh arid and doliana in my t y lonely exile I 1 fell jilin into bad col company litany aloer ocr thereat choro att sunrise and thira thi ra nals sa a quarrel el in m aich I 1 got a bud bad cut my fattier father knows nothing of it but I 1 have died had it not been fur tile ilia furm we vald I 1 and ell J degla ah ir if soi vou oly knepher know her alio Is far bip to lo e iliin ili ii ir r ilir a shat filio is ia 1 and aai it eliw is i so BO good and poor girl her mother mether has baa just jurt died how could YOU marry in mccaret me cret caret said flora with A touch of indignation she aho coull not curb her sympathies were entirely with tier her uncle 1 I will tell you why Ni nichola tholas nettled it WM was dono done in hasiot to be td dat at leisure mild flora flom will A fresh of team oh nicholas 1 boinich no mich inich thing cried nicholas hotly you shall know tho the truth flora until three days day bolero before I 1 came up from sunrise I 1 led had no thought of marrying draia without speaking to my any father but rny my father wrote to me anti and tall la i I 1 do dow n the th law you yon know n what lint he liaa has always bishell II 11 hirsig ted dart but Nichol Ni cholm angry though lie ho vaa nas lind land it not net in hi aim 01 to tell his hia cousin that lio he lid hall ioco commanded to ask her in arid that bo be bad married mid bud danli danly the girl lie bo loved to escape obeying bat command noi ne airth eless flora understood it IL would liiro have beirn been useless sho alto raid eaid Iller mother was dying nicholls continued badly gland I 1 did not know when I 1 could KO go back to dossia doia so BO wo we n were ere married betando her glicr chath hod of cour coura it was kas to lo bo be kept a 11 spent for tile tho arc bobo ly knows except tier nod and tile irich cr n who he aimi aini ried nod un kill tier ruether died im as you know it t la is ft as arni bushem mid a kid alom tit fresh tanra can nicholas sighed am ili anger was waa echaus ex haus and I 1 do not know klinl ii to bf done Ni cholm olt oh it will make everything so BO unhappy for all of in la Is there ito possible way to undo tta it junt juart heaven flora exclaimed nicholas recoiling what manner of woman aro you enilo tl Nover lillo clivel my father inest 4 bear it nil all of yau you must bear it na as friuli but it things inny fully be borne bonse I 1 ani am neither sorry orry nor usha nied that dosia Is tay my wife unde ralLand that once for all and I 1 shall tell say my father now aa soon boon as aa I 1 can oh nicholas you might vt wait nit until ma IUA imd and I 1 tire at home again flora entreated wo we could do no good and it would bo be so BO so uncomfortable for us you might show ebow some consideration for us 09 nicholas did not reply for some to moments 0 when lien at at lie spoke it was to my bay coldly 1 I w A ill vi tt ait ai you shelf shall not bo be called upon to tiko take my part as flora felt tho the rr but she BOO felt it As aa it w m rong rone you cannot expect ma and mo me to bo be is illing to be subjected to unpleasant scones silo sho sald and ahat could I 1 do married to DORT furnival Furn iral olt oh Nich nicholasa it is iaac as if you is am deada 1 I daro bay U will result in iny being AS good as bend to all my ro turned nicholas choLis Ki gloc gloomily trully but that cannot mako make wo mo regret that dotia dona is my ife nothing can mako make mo me sorry borry for that thal and bo be rose lio lie had filid ill his lat last word ord nora flora rose too silo felt that there WM wait nothing not liing moro more to bo be said with ono consent went into tile house each conscious conn cious of carry ing a tell talo tale face and each in from the ilia scrutiny that they knew aniced thorax them upon their entrance hut lot aalt as 01 they cause in ill a acetic VM ellic ting upon tile cholick back gall Lary that ill di arted attention from flura flora and N nich I 1 ell blas |