Show the last sensation novel ajr w As wo we hav ellit space for all tile nonsense and highly chloi ed chaff which for forma ins the substance of our modern literature e we present below an epitome of mande if it will save our readers from wading through 0 or pages of startling romance they will have more time to read their bibles and study Natu natures ies god TWICE LOST A NOVEL IN BRIEF at the opening of tins this story we are arc introduced to a family conference in the alie forni form of an ail advertisement for a situation as 1 companion or governess gov einess which the eldest sister jane derwent is desirous of obtaining same great loss suffered suf feied by b tile family necessitates tile taking of this step the advertisement ha having in been duly inserted answers are received and the debates upon them are arc interminable at last however miss derwent is fairly embarked in a correspondence which seems likely to terminate in an ail engagement miss Der charge is to be one young T lad lady aged seventeen of good abilities but imperfect education and there are arc some peculiar circumstances which would be explained to the lady lad undertaking the charge which leny dered derad it necessary that she should be d a person in whom catho confidence might be placed upon these peculiar circumstances most of the story turns the interview between miss Jer derwent went and mr langley Lang lcy the father of the future charge takes place this gentle gentleman in all gives frilles miss derwent Derwe rit to understand that the ie lias has been it a lightness of behavior behari or in the conduct of his daughter maude and that miss Derwon ts duty will be to watch lier in short miss derwent I 1 with gitlia vit lia a melancholy smile which touched roe me deeply its the position of a which wo we offer you but a whose business it is to reform the prisoner and render her fit for liberty accepting mr langless Langl Lang leys cys terms miss derwent desires to see her future pupil and of this young lady the following description is given THE FIRST INTERVIEW from the superb of I 1 her e k r figure she might have been bc ii twenty rathal I 1 than seventeen her attitude as she lay back in a folding chair with an open book on her knee at which bhe never looked k and her profile steadily presented to the room was a perfect study of listless listlessness and disquietude the beauty of her faco face was astonishing the expression the most le that I 1 ever saw she looked an ail incarnation sullenness of and defiance immense hazel eyes st airing straight forward at nothing black eyo eye 1 I brows and black eyelashes of unus unusual ifal length curled at the tips masses of hair several shades lighter than the eyebrows heaped into a net and hanging upon the shoulder so as to define with great precision the delicate contour of check and throat a complexion of that peculiar ivory transparency in which the faintest bloom looks like a flush and seems to fade away beaole your eyes a straight nose with deeply cui ved nostrils and lips finely foamed but a little too full though 0 this peili aps abose rather bioni aiom tho the fixed pout upon them than from their natural proportion these aliese were the fe aluies of the picture when her sister named bained me slie she lid did not turn in tile slightest deaice towards tile the rodin but she raised just for one second the colner coiner of her eyebrow and tho the con concluded clouded on w fourth faue x C first page curve of lier her shoulder and then relapsed into her bounel gloomy quiescence I 1 did not feet feel encouraged g cd at the prospect pio nie me yet vet astl shange aldge to say ay I 1 felt less inclined to abandon it than I 1 had felt before I 1 saw her ber tile the younger sister was evidently embarrassed and began feebly hying to little conversation you ou have fri make ake a seen papa V she said inquiringly enquiringly ly yes and 1 am 0 going to him again I 1 will not intrude upon you yon I 1 am ain so sort sorry that miss langley has a headache A momentary alic from the huge dalk daik eyes but not the slightest movement or response to ise the other seemed afraid of the subject and gave me mc quite an imploring look as she changed it it is lather hot lot in this room was it warm as you carne came licicle bici e V c e was some something ti ling ly hop hopeless c in the attempt to make inake up a conversation out of such materials and carry it on oil brider such circumstances tho silent splendid gloom in tile the background was too much for me two or three questions avire were in my thoughts should I 1 go without taking n the slightest notice of miss langley if should I 1 say something to her sister ister fc referring to lier ber directly or indi and showing owing sli that I 1 felt lier bor be chaviour havi our should I 1 addicts her at once what was the best mode of ti what would be tile the wisest beginning A doubtful future was me and the first step was important so anxiously did these ideas contend in my mind that J I 1 1 felt I 1 was gl giving i ving scant attention to tile poor little gill who was trying 0 o be ho be civil to me but I 1 thought I 1 should atone for dor this by the relief of my departie depart depar me goodbye good bye said paid 1 I taking the liand hand which vilich she elie immediately stretched out to me thank yon for meeting me ine so kindly I 1 hope I 1 shall see sec you again k oh 1 I hope so answered she hurriedly and gently el itly and with in an uneasy glance towards the window as if she wondered cred whether now it at the last moment any notice would be taken of my presence not a movement nor a sound not the slightest deepening of that faint scarlet on oil the check not ta the ie least quiver of those fixed inexplicable eyes I 1 had bad deac reached the door but I 1 tin till nod ned with a sudden resolution and walked straight up to tile Iff offstein stein as if it had been a which one bold touch would dissolve into air 1 I mean meal to be your friend if I 1 can said ftak I 1 taking i almost almos forcibly the passive liand hand which it acl i lay upon the book and without waiting wai ai tin for a moment to 0 see the effect of my sudden stroke I 1 dropped the liand land which I 1 had taken it was barnin burning 43 liot hot and walked out of tile the loom I 1 saw raw the younger 9 er girl standing 0 with cla clasped hands and an ail expression of genuine ille terror as I 1 passed outside the door I 1 stood still for a I 1 moment and coneck ed myself and considered tho the little scene which ilicia Ilic ii had just occurred before I 1 wf went nt back to mr langley Lang lcy ilow how had A maude land I 1 looked dining that moment of time in which I 1 stal tied ile lier by my proffer of fi 1 I could hardly tell there had been a slight movement of the marble certainly but so f far ar as I 1 could analyse the rapid impression produced upon me it was rather anger than surprise certainly tiler there was no response to tile the pressure of my hand I 1 oven even thou thought lit that site she had been in tile the act of sn snatching atchin 11 way away her own han I 1 dropped it well I 1 said I 1 to myself 1 I must expect no better at first my y first business is to familiarize her with the idea that I 1 mean to befriend her if she will lot let tile me she rejects it now gradually bho will get 11 accustomed to it she will vill end by alfa admitting i tt ill it not till I 1 am actually forced will I 1 substitute mere constraint conStia int for iri influence fluence and if 1 I 1 am forced she shall be compelled to acknowledge that it is B her own work vork but what is lo 10 there in that facca 1 what does it tell me not a ale of hopeless as corrupt corruption corrupts i on surely I 1 I 1 there ms inns t be bliele is ca capacity for improve tile the vehemence cc of the wrong t anent very snows shows a power of bein being I 1 1 rill rigl 11 I 1 1 if only I 1 call 1 I louied 1 myself with w mi rill call r ill it into action ail efrost and went back to toj th e drawing in slowly slow walking was mr langley loom and down the loom he pa paused agizi up well 1 I said lie he faced me as I 1 entered an anxiously siou sly 1 I have not been favorably received answered 1 I but I 1 am come back determined to say yes I 1 am at least determined tel ter mined ned to make a fair attempt miss derwent diavid having come to an ail arrangement ran gement with mr langley lang lcy proceeds with her charge to coith th AV wales ales here after some time miss derwent gained the confidence of her 1 refractory pupil and anadis dis coveted that maude is not the daughter of mr langley that aliat she has a larme large fortune on her mot licis side that mr langley bangloy wishes her to marl many Y ills his pal baitner pait tiler ner while she is deeply in love with her cousin marco bosetti Ko setti one day maude disappears and it is supposed by every body that marco has canica her off this however turns out not to bo be tile case and it appears afterwards ter wards that mr langley has caused her to be taken away marco after much difficulty discovers disc oveis her and together they proceed to ireland where they are mar lied marco is then called away to join garibaldi we quote the seene scene between malco maico and miudo whose leal ical name bye the bye is lucia when lie is about to go on oil the expedition till TIIU LOVERS DESPAIR what was this with a cry slie she fell at liis his feet and clung round liis knees ohl no no no marcol it is prete predence pretence pre tence alicc it is not truth you are cheating cating cli me but I 1 dont be believe I 1 am not deceived for a moment 1 noy no no I 1 know so well so well that it is not you would never leave me ine 1 I know you yon would not you could not all faicol all ah my own dear d dailing a ilin 0 1 dont gryto try to marenic make me believe that you could bear to leave inel me it would kill me I 1 think of that I 1 should not live I 1 a week it would bo be so cruel crizel so wicked so false oil oh forgive me lie for saying 0 a woi woid d about it when I 1 know it is is impossible dont I 1 belong to you d y you oil take me for yourself is there any hope or comfort or life lial e for me in ill tile tho world except you take them back take them back the words that you never meant that I 1 did not believe when you said them say you are arc going to stay with inc always with your poor poor lucia whom you aie ae zt little fond of are you not darling you dont want lier her to die now hero aliis minute I 1 all ali liow how could you irvng trying to laugh how could you frighten frig liten me mc so soy lie ile ad lifted her up and she was clinging to him st still ill god ile help 1 p niell me said lie as tile alie tears broke from liis his eyes there youve 1 given iven it up i it t was ivas just for a moment y you oil thought of it oil it was so cruel cruci to think of it even for fl a moment what why do you look at me so dont dole t dont take away my senses I 1 stay with me dont desert me I 1 Is there anything in th tha that ought to come before your wife I 1 stay with me marco take care of me ke keep ep I 1 me n e oh i its only a little willil I 1 know I 1 shall die and not be bea a burden to you any y longer you yon have half balf killed me today to day dayl all Ah d darling alin g d darling a r dont be angry with me I 1 mean it I 1 never meant anything any thin that t I 1 ia could vex you for a moment on only if you go away I 1 shall die or go mad that what I 1 meant and its true trite you know it is is oil give me your word promise me just say to me once that you wont co she bap was at his feet again and ile he said it if in in a tumult of passion pity and sorrow hardly knowing kOl ving what lie ile said those arms about his knees that wild white despairing face lifted to his and loved by him better than anything else earth upon th that at torrent of and reproach and he promised she 4 made him say the file blessed words akland again she fouled lier her alles W hill sobbing all the while till she h completely exhall exhausted sted with a agitation italio q was obliged to yield to liis his ontie aties I 1 thal ti aai she would go to bed and aly to glee during the ili night lit she stained up s P I 1 cral times n repeating 2 p 0 a ti ii her supplications ions t would not leave her and wr iligin ngn lier i et hands and weeping he was ay awake and leady to soothe her anil and f maids morning site she slept inure inore calmly breakfast before lie he went out to 11 his 18 11 she tried to begin the subject t to agaid forcing a 1 SlI smile lile and makin 0 as t site wanted to talk it over qu quietly iti as the dwellers in one house are arc apt to ta talk k matters near to their li hearts carts if th thai full sympathy among them but he be aw ped her at the alie first word lifting 0 h his is nd and speaking with a brevity and deci decision which she had never encountered frol from him before not kot a said he tile the name of italy must never be between us again aai maico however departs for italy i langley 0 discovers lucias retreat id and miss dei went is sent to fetch her he then endeavors to prove that lucias ma mar ariage with marco larco is illegal and tt ies to convince her that marco lias has deserted her all liis his schemes ale aie however frus ti to d by marcos ledurn and all then ends liar happily r |