Part 34 (1/2)

It ined what effect a story like this would produce, on the h not proved in every incident, by the circumstances which she herself had witnessed froathered on enquiry from other people, by her own experience of htened by the conjectures of an active iination, and a heart not wholly uninterested She hoped indeed that I had not actually killed two men: but she had the most dreadful doubts

The impression it made upon her did not escape the penetration of the aunt; and she determined to quit Bath, and take Olivia with her, the very next day Terrified by the possibility that the predictions of Hector and Andrews should be fulfilled, Olivia ventured secretly to instruct her maid to search the book in the pump room, and find my address, and afterward to send her with the twenty-pound bank-bill: hoping that this te the fatal consequences which she feared

Had they returned to London, by the aid of Miss Wilht have made further enquiries: but the cautious aunt directed her course to Scarborough

I was excessively reduced by the fever According to the physician and apothecary, ht weeks elapsed before I was able to quit Bath The expences I had incurred aht and nine and twenty pounds I was fully deterinally intended on Clarke Thus, after distributing such s the servants as custoentleman demanded, the only choice I had was, either to sell my cloaths, or, with four and sixpence in my pocket, to undertake a journey to London on foot

I preferred the latter, sent ing, inclosed a ten pound note in a letter, in which I expressed my sense of the worth of Clarke, andit by the

CHAPTER V

_The pain of parting: The prospect before me: Poormy recovery, I had conversed freely on radually became acquainted with my whole history; and discovered so much interest in the pictures I drew, and entered so sympathetically and with such unaffected s, that I found not only great ease but considerable delight, in narratingunderstanding; and was not entirely illiterate

His as active, cleanly, and kind Their children were ood sense: the three eldest were put out, two to service, and the other an apprentice; and, large as their family was, they had, by labour and economy, advanced a considerable step from the extreme poverty to which such persons are too often subject

When I went to take leave of them, I could perceive, not only that they were both very ination He had a great respect fortoo familiar At soht withhad that honour He had several tiht be so happy as to see ain; and, when I assured his were partly doubt, and partly strong delight

Just as I was prepared to bid theht he should soon coht be found, and, if he should leave the country, it would be a great favour done hiht but be allowed to come and ask me how I did If I would allow hiht He had been many years in his present employ; and perhaps his iven him fair notice At one time, he did not believe he ever should have left hiht now he should be much happier in London'

His tone was serious, there was a dejectedness in his manner, and with it, as was evident, much s his hand, earnestly assured hiet what had happened at Bath His parting reply was, 'God be with you, wherever you go!

Perhaps you ain sooner than you think for'

This was the te the ht of his door, I felt the regret of quitting a hu and affectionate But I had no alternative; and I pursued : the weather was rainy: the roads were heavy The cloudy sky syloom of the prospect before me I had wasted my patrimony, quarrelled with my protectors, renounced the university, had no profession, no immediate resource, and had myself and my mother to provide for: by what means I knew not

The experience of Wilmot seemed to prove how precarious a subsistence the labours of literature afford; and Wilenius

I had not quite concluded against the morality of the practice of the law: but I reering Had it been otherwise, where would have been the advantage? I had entered of the Te my terms nor the patience to look forward, for precarious wealth and faht have been endured: but Olivia?--Where was she?--Perhaps, at that rant she were never to be his, she never could be mine Yet mine she must be! Mine she should be! I would brave the despotism of her odious enslavers! I would move heaven and earth! I would defy hell itself to separate us!

Such were the continual conflicts to which I was subject: and, while the fogs of despondency rose thick and nis fatuus_ of hope; dancing beforehoild and extravagant the desires of youth are, it is happy for thehted

Their despair would else be frequently fatal

I did not forget, as a supposed iainst the Earl and the Bishop was printed; and I thought the revenge more than justifiable: it was a necessary vindication of my own honour and claims I was indeed forty pounds in debt: twenty to Belh I suspected, and partly hoped partly feared, it was Olivia I hoped it, because itmore than pity; for one whom she had known in her childhood, but whoht coed even to Olivia, on these terh the day; which was a little advanced when I left Bath

I was eager to perforreat rate A little before twilight, I heard a distant call, two or three ti, and heard my own name

I stopped; and the person approached It was Clarke I was surprised; and enquired the reason of his following o a little slower, for he had run and walked till he was half tired, and he would tellfeelings; and a clear head; which are the two grand sources of eloquence 'You know,'

said he, 'how much mischief I have done you; for it cannot be denied

I struck you first, and knocked you dohen you _was_ off your guard I set every body against you I refused to shake hands with you, over and over, when you had the goodness to offer to forgive me

And, last of all, you ht you to death's door You forgave me this, as well as the rest But that was not all That would not content you Because I had been used ill, without anywould satisfy you but to strip yourself of the little _ive it toto take you up to London