Uncle Silas

er ear and the keyhole of papa's study, as we used to call the sitting-room next his bed-room. Her eyes were turned in the direction of the stairs, from which only she apprehended surpri

ade me recede again toward my room. Indignation, however, quickly returned, and I came back, treading briskly as I did

find you, and you are dress to come

ed, and Mrs. Rusk, with her dark energetic face v

he brandy-bottle, Madame, and I

eat smirk, that was full of

" exclaimed Mrs. Rusk. "You may come to the

Mrs. Rusk for th

skirmish on this occasi

attached her to her interest economically by persuading me to make her

. Rusk impounded the flask; and, with Anne beside her, rather precipitately appeared before "the Master." He heard, and summoned Madame. Madame was cool, frank, and fluent. The brandy was purely medicinal. She procured a document in form of a note.

ns to men they are generally more trustworthy - perhaps woman's is the juste

aw, as you are aware, Madame's

spirits. The air was sweet - the landscape charming - I, so

treachery I had witnessed; but such resolutions do not last long with very young people,

to go into the

for w

ma is bur

ault?" demanded

sse

h! Why, cheaile, what would good Monsieur Ruthyn say if he heard such thing? You are surel

ded, though s

easily reached, leading to the sombre b

down on the little bank opposite, in her most langui

e, my dear cheaile, your visit 'ere must it be, remembering a so sweet ma

l read it aloud to me slowly

, for Madame was grimacing after me with a vile derisive distortion. She pretended to be seized w

I would 'av none - no, no epitaph. We regard them first for the oracle of the dead, and find them after only the

again. I felt quite afraid of Madame, and

! and so many of the Ruthyn family they are buried here - is not so?

she expected to see something unearthly,

y any accident, to give way to the panic that was gathering round me, I should inst

re, vraiment! - but I love very much to be near to the dead people - in solitary place like th

ray speak of s

for example, last night, shape like a monkey, sitting in the corner, with his arms r

to frighten me," I said, in the chi

d an ugly lau

ell the rest if you are really frighte

! oh, do

man is you

hy it is, Madame, I am so afraid of him, an

ence; it resulted from fear - it was deprecatory. I treated her as if sh

on with him a few months ago? Dr.

d a few days. Shall we begin the wa

ile; and does you

I thin

then is hi

e you heard anything about his h

hing; but if the doctor came, it

cy. I know he is a Swedenborgian; and papa is s

young cheaile as you. Oh, yes - he is old man, and so uncertain life is. 'As he made hi

dame; it is quite time enough

really compo

eally know

ign yourself. No, no; you know everything. Come, tell me all about it - it

it. I can't say whether there is a will

l not come to lie here a day sooner by cause of that; but if he make no

papa has made one, he has never spoken of it

g, of course. Come, come, tell me, little obstinate, other

don't know, Madame, how you pain me.

ll, petite dure-tête, or I wi

laughing spitefully, she twisted it sudden

you

let me go,"

ut continued her torture and discordant laughte

o tell everything to her affectionate gouv

much - you have broke

ittle fool! what cross girl! I will never

home. She would not answer my questions,

sumed her wonted ways. And she returned to the questi

hts be running so continually upon my

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