Dost in these lines their artless tale relate,
If chance, by lonely contemplation led,
Oft have I seen him at the peep of dawn,
Brushing with hasty steps the dews away,
To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.”
“I left Enniskillen,” said Oscar, “in the utmost distress3 of mind, for I left it with the idea that I might no more behold4 Adela. Yet, dear and precious as was her sight to my soul, I rejoiced she had not accompanied the regiment5, since to have beheld6 her but as the wife of Belgrave would have been insupportable. Had the disappointment of my passion been occasioned by its not meeting a return, pride would have assisted me to conquer it; but to know it was tenderly returned, at once cherished and, if possible, increased it. The idea of the happiness I might have attained7, rendered me insensible of any that I might still have enjoyed. I performed the duties of my situation mechanically, and shunned8 society as much as possible, unable to bear the raillery of my gay companions on my melancholy9.
“The summer you came to Ireland the regiment removed to Bray10, whose romantic situation allowed me to enjoy many delightful11 and solitary12 rambles13. It was there a man enlisted14, whose manner and appearance were for many days subjects of surprise and conversation to us all. From both, it was obvious he had been accustomed to one of the superior situations in life. A form more strikingly elegant I never beheld. The officers made many attempts to try and discover who he really was; but he evaded15 all their inquiries16, yet with the utmost agitation17. What rendered him, if possible, more interesting, was his being accompanied by a young and lovely woman, who, like him, appeared sunk beneath her original state; but to their present one both conformed, if not with cheerfulness, at least with resignation.
“Mary obtained work from almost all the officers; Henry was diligent18 in his duties; and both were universally admired and respected. Often, in my lonely rambles, have I surprised this unfortunate pair, who, it was evident, like me, sought solitude19 for the indulgence of sorrow, weeping together as if over[Pg 516] the remembrance of happier hours. Often have I beheld them gazing with mingled20 agony and tenderness on the infant which Mary nursed, as if shuddering21 at the idea of its destiny.
“The loveliness of Mary was too striking not to attract the notice of Belgrave; and from her situation he flattered himself she would be an easy prey23. He was, however, mistaken. She repulsed24 his overtures25 with equal abhorrence26 and indignation. She wished to conceal27 them from her husband, but he heard of them through the means of his fellow-soldiers, who had several times seen the colonel following his wife. It was then he really felt the bitterness of a servile situation. Of his wife he had no doubt; she had already given him a convincing proof of constancy, but he dreaded29 the insults she might receive from the colonel. The united vigilance of both prevented, however, for some time, a repetition of those insults. Exasperated30 by their vigilance, the colonel at last concerted one of the most diabolical31 plans which could have entered into the heart of man. A party of soldiers were ordered to the sea-side to watch there for smuggled32 goods. Henry was named to be of the party, but when the soldiers were drawn33 out he was not to be found. Belgrave’s servant, the vile28 agent of his master, had informed him that the colonel meant to take advantage of his absence, and visit his wife. He trembled for her safety, resolved to run every risk, sooner than leave her unguarded, and accordingly absconded34 till the departure of the party. The consequence of this was, that on his reappearance he was put under an arrest for disobedience of orders, tried the next day, and sentenced to be flogged on the following one. The very officers that passed the sentence regretted it, but the strictness of military discipline rendered it unavoidable.
“I shall not attempt to describe the situation of the unhappy young couple; they felt for each other more than for themselves, and pride heightened the agonies of Henry.
“Pale, weeping, with a distracted air, Mary flew to my apartment, and, sinking at my feet, with uplifted hands besought35 me to interpose in favor of her husband. I raised the poor mourner from the ground, and assured her, yet with a sigh, from the fear of proving unsuccessful, that I would do all in my power to save him. I therefore hastened to the colonel, to ask for another that favor I should have disdained36 to desire for myself; but to serve this wretched couple, I felt I could almost humble38 myself to the earth.
“The colonel was on the parade; and, as if aware of my intention, appeared sedulous39 to avoid me. But I would not be[Pg 517] repulsed by this, and followed him, entreating40 his attention for a few minutes. ‘Dispatch your business then in haste, sir,’ said he, with an unusual haughtiness41. ‘I shall, sir,’ cried I, endeavoring to repress the indignation his manner excited, ‘and I also hope with success.’ ‘What is your business, sir?’ demanded he. ‘’Tis the business of humanity,’ I replied, ‘and ’tis only for others I could ask a favor.’
“I then proceeded to mention it. Rage and malice42 inflamed43 his countenance44 as I spoke45. ‘Never,’ exclaimed he, ‘shall the wretch37 receive pardon from me; and I am astonished at your presumption46 in asking it.’ ‘Yet not half so astonished,’ replied I, ‘as I am at your obduracy47. Though, why do I say so? from your past actions, I should not be surprised at any act you may commit.’
“His passion grew almost to frenzy48; he asked me if I knew whom I was addressing. ‘Too well,’ I replied; ‘I know I am addressing one of the completest villains49 upon earth.’
“He raised a small rattan50 he held, at these words, in a threatening manner. I could no longer oppose my indignation. I rushed upon him, wrested51 it from his hand, broke it, and flung it over his head. ‘Now,’ cried I, laying my hand upon my sword, ‘I am ready to give you the satisfaction you may desire for my words—words whose truth I will uphold with my life.’ ‘No,’ said he, with the coolness of deliberate malice; ‘’tis a far different satisfaction I shall expect to receive. Some of the officers had by this time gathered round us, and attempted to interfere52, but he commanded their silence in a haughty53 manner, and ordered me under an immediate54 arrest. My fate I then knew decided55, but I resolved to bear that fate with fortitude56, nor let him triumph in every respect over me. I was confined to my room, and Henry the next morning was brought forth57 to receive his punishment. I will not, my sister, pain your gentle heart by describing to you, as it was described to me by an officer, his parting from his wife. Pride, indignation, tenderness, and pity, were struggling in his heart, and visible in his countenance. He attempted to assume composure, but when he reached the destined58 spot, he could no longer control his feelings. The idea of being exposed, disgraced, was too much for his noble soul. The paleness of his face increased. He tottered59, fell into the arms of a soldier, and expired groaning60 forth the name of Mary. Four days after this melancholy event a court-martial was held on me, when, as I expected, I was broken for contempt to my superior officer. I[Pg 518] retired62 to a solitary inn near Bray, in a state of mind which baffles description, destitute63 of friends and fortune. I felt in that moment as if I had no business in the world. I was followed to the inn by a young lieutenant64 with whom I had been on an intimate footing. The grief he expressed at my situation roused me from almost a stupefaction that was stealing on me. The voice of friendship will penetrate65 the deepest gloom, and I felt my sorrows gradually allayed66 by it. He asked me had I fixed67 on any plan for myself. I replied I had not, for it was vain to fix on plans when there were no friends to support them. He took my hand and told me I was mistaken. In a few days he trusted to procure68 me letters to a gentleman in London who had considerable possessions in the West Indies, if such a thing was agreeable to me. It was just what I wished for, and I thanked him with the sincerest gratitude69.
“In the evening I received a message from the unfortunate Mary, requesting to see me directly. The soldier who brought it said she was dying. I hastened to her. She was in bed, and supported by a soldier’s wife. The declining sunbeams stole into the apartment, and shed a kind of solemn glory around her. The beauty that had caused her misfortunes was faded, but she looked more interesting than when adorned70 with that bloom of beauty. Sighs and tears impeded71 her words for some minutes after I approached her. At last, in a faint voice she said, ‘I sent for you, sir, because I knew your goodness, your benevolence72 would excuse the liberty. I knew you would think that no trouble which could soothe73 the last sad moments of a wretched woman.’
“She then proceeded to inform me of the motives74 which made her send—namely, to convey her infant to her father, a person of fortune in Dublin, and to see her remains75, ere I did so, laid by those of her husband. Her unfortunate Henry, she added, had been son to a respectable merchant. Their families were intimate, and an attachment76 which commenced at an early period between them was encouraged. Henry’s father experienced a sudden reverse of fortune, and hers, in consequence of it, forbade their ever thinking more of each other; but they could not obey his commands, and married clandestinely77, thus forfeiting78 the favor of all their friends, as Henry’s thought he wanted spirit, and hers deemed her deficient79 in respect to her father. They were therefore compelled by necessity to a state of life infinitely80 beneath them. ‘But in my grave,’ continued she, ‘I trust my father will bury all his resentment81, and protect this little orphan82.’
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“I promised a religious observance to her commands, and she expired in about an hour after I quitted her. Mournful were the tasks she enjoined83 me. I attended her remains to the grave, and then conveyed her child to Dublin.
“Startled, amazed, distressed84, her father too late regretted his rigor85, and received her infant to his arms with floods of repentant86 tears.
“I now procured87 my recommendatory letters, and sailed for England, having first written farewell ones to my father and Mrs. Marlowe, in which I informed both I was about quitting the kingdom. As soon as I had procured cheap lodgings88 in London, I repaired to the gentleman to whom I was recommended; but conceive my consternation89 when I heard he was himself gone to the West Indies. I turned into a coffee-house, with an intention of communicating this intelligence to my friend. While the waiter was getting me materials for writing, I took up a newspaper, and cast my eyes carelessly over it. Oh! my Amanda, what was the shock of that moment, when I read my father’s death: grief for him, anxiety for you, both assailed90 my heart too powerfully for its feelings. My heart grew giddy, my sight failed me, and I fell back with a deep groan61. When recovered, by the assistance of some gentlemen, I requested a carriage might be sent for, but I was too weak to walk to it. On returning to my lodgings, I was compelled to go to bed, from which I never rose for a fortnight. During my illness all the little money I had brought along with me was expended91, and I was besides considerably92 in debt with the people of the house for procuring93 me necessaries. When able to sit up they furnished their accounts, and I candidly94 told my inability to discharge them. In consequence of this I was arrested, and suffered to take of my clothes but a change or two of linen95. The horrors of what I imagined would be a lasting96 captivity97 were heightened by reflecting on your unprotected situation. A thousand times was I on the point of writing to inquire into that situation, but still checked myself by reflecting that, as I could not aid you, I should only add to any griefs you might be oppressed with by acquainting you of mine. The company of Captain Rushbrook alleviated98 in some degree the dreariness99 of my time. I knew I should sustain an irreparable loss in losing him, but I should have detested100 myself if any selfish motives had prevented my rejoicing at his enlargement. Oh! little did I think his liberation was leading the way to mine. Early this morning he returned, and introduced Sir Charles Bingley to me. Gently, and by degrees, they broke the joyful101 intelligence[Pg 520] they had to communicate. With truth I can aver102 that the announcement of a splendid fortune was not so pleasing to my heart as the mention of my sister’s safety. Of my poor Adela I know nothing since my confinement103; but I shudder22 to think of what she may have suffered from being left solely104 in the power of such a man as Belgrave, for the good old general died soon after I left Enniskillen.
“‘Regret not too bitterly, my dear Oscar,’ said Mrs. Marlowe, in one of her letters, ‘the good man’s death; rather rejoice he was removed ere his last hours were embittered105 by the knowledge of his darling child’s unhappiness.’
“Oh! my sister!” continued Oscar, with a heavy sigh, while tears fell from him, and mingled with those Amanda was shedding, “in this world we must have still something to wish and sigh for.”
Oscar here concluded his narrative106 with such an expression of melancholy as gave to Amanda the sad idea of his passion for Adela being incurable107. This was indeed the case; neither reason, time, nor absence could remove or lessen108 it, and the acquisition of liberty or fortune lost half their value by brooding over her loss.
When their friends returned to the drawing-room and again offered their congratulations, Oscar’s dejection would not permit him to reply to them. When Mr. and Mrs. Rushbrook spoke of the happiness he might now enjoy, he listened to their recapitulation of it as to a fulsome109 tale, to which his heart in secret gave the lie. An innate110 sense of piety111, however, recalled him to a proper recollection of the blessings112 so unexpectedly declared to be his. He accused himself of ingratitude113 to Heaven in yielding to murmurs114, after so astonishing a reverse in his situation. Perfect happiness he had been early taught—and daily experience confirmed the truth of the remark—was rarely to be met with; how presumptuous115 in him, therefore, to repine at the common lot of humanity: to be independent, to have the means of returning the obligations Sir Charles Bingley had conferred upon him; to be able to comfort and provide for his lovely and long-afflicted sister; and to distribute relief amongst the children of indigence116, were all blessings which would shortly be his—blessings which demanded his warmest gratitude, and for which he now raised his heart with thankfulness to their divine Dispenser. His feelings grew composed: a kind of soft and serene117 melancholy stole over his mind. He still thought of Adela, but not with that kind of distracting anguish118 he had so recently experienced; it was with that kind[Pg 521] of tender regret which a soul of sensibility feels when reflecting on a departed friend, and to him Adela was as much lost, as if already shrouded119 in her native clay. “Yes, my love,” he said, as if her gentle spirit had already forsaken120 its earthly mansion121, “in that happy world we shall be reunited, which only can reward thy goodness and thy sufferings.”
He could now enter into conversation with his friends about the measures which should be taken to forward his pretensions122. It was the opinion of Captain Rushbrook and Sir Charles, that to make known his claim to the Marquis of Roslin was all that was necessary; a claim which they did not imagine he would or could dispute, when such proofs of its validity as the testimony123 of Lady Dunreath, and the will, could be produced. Was it disputed, it was then time enough to apply elsewhere for justice.
Sir Charles knew the Marquis personally, and was also well acquainted in his neighborhood, and declared he would accompany Oscar to Scotland. Oscar thanked him for his intention. The support of a person so well known, and universally esteemed124 he was convinced, would essentially126 serve him. Sir Charles said, regimental business required his presence in Ireland, which, however, would occasion no great delay, as he should have it transacted127 in a few days; and as his regiment lay near Donaghadee, they could cross over to Port-Patrick, and, in a few hours after, reach the Marquis of Roslin’s Castle.
The day after the next he had fixed for commencing his journey, and he asked Oscar if it would be agreeable and convenient to accompany him then. Oscar instantly assured him it was both. Amanda’s heart fluttered at the idea of a journey to Ireland. It was probable, she thought, that they would take Wales in their way; and her soul seemed already on the wing to accompany them thither128, and be left at the cottage of nurse Edwin, from whence she could again wander through the shades of Tudor Hall, and take a last, a sad farewell of them; for she solemnly determined129 from the moment she should be apprised130 of Lord Mortimer’s return to England to visit them no more. In such a farewell she believed she should find a melancholy consolation131 that would soothe her spirits. She imagined there was no necessity for accompanying her brother into Scotland, and except told there was an absolute one, she determined to decline the journey if she should be asked to undertake it. To go to the very spot where she would hear particulars of Lord Mortimer’s nuptials132, she felt would be too much for her fortitude, and might betray to her brother a secret she had resolved carefully to conceal[Pg 522] from him, as she well knew the pain he would feel from knowing that the pangs133 of a hopeless attachment were entailed134 upon her life, and would defeat whatever flattering hopes he entertained for her. Exclusive of the above-mentioned objections, she could not bear to go to a place where she might perhaps witness the pain which Lord Mortimer must unavoidably feel from having any disgrace befall a family he was so nearly connected with. Oh, how her heart swelled135 at the idea that ere Oscar reached Scotland, the interest of the Marquis of Roslin and Lord Mortimer would be but one! From her apprehensions136 of being asked to undertake a journey so truly repugnant to her feelings, she was soon relieved by Oscar’s declaring that, except she wished it, he would not ask her to take so fatiguing137 a one, particularly as her presence he could not think at all necessary.
Sir Charles Bingley assured him it was not; though in a low voice he said to her, it was against his own interest he spoke.
She would now have mentioned her wish of going to Wales, had not a certain consciousness checked her. She feared her countenance would betray her motives for such a wish. While she hesitated about mentioning it, Sir Charles Bingley told Captain Rushbrook, that he had applied138 to a friend of his in power for a place for him, and had been fortunate enough to make application at the very time there was one of tolerable emolument139 vacant, at ——, about seventy miles distant from London, whither it would be necessary he should go as soon as possible. He therefore proposed that he and Mrs. Rushbrook should begin preparations for their journey the ensuing morning, and exert themselves to be able to undertake it in the course of the week.
They were all rapture140 and gratitude at this intelligence, which opened a prospect141 of support through their own means, as the bread of independence, however hardly earned, which here was not the case, must ever be sweet to souls of sensibility.
Oscar looked with anxiety at his sister, on the mention of the Rushbrook’s removal from town, as if to say, to whose care then can I intrust you? Mrs. Rushbrook interpreted his look, and instantly requested that Miss Fitzalan might accompany them, declaring her society would render their felicity complete. This was the moment for Amanda to speak. She took courage, and mentioned her earnest wish of visiting her faithful nurse, declaring she could not lose so favorable an opportunity as now[Pg 523] offered for the gratification of that wish, by accompanying her brother into Wales. Emily pleaded, but Amanda, though with the utmost gratitude and tenderness, as if to soften142 her refusal, was steady. Oscar was pleased with his sister’s determination, as he trusted going into what might be called her native air, joined to the tender care of nurse Edwin, would recruit her health. Sir Charles was in raptures143 at the idea of having her company so far on their way.
Everything relative to the proceedings144 of the whole party was arranged before dinner, at which Sir Charles presided, giving pleasure to all around him, by the ineffable145 sweetness of his manners. He withdrew at an early hour at night, and his friends soon after retired to their respective chambers146. On entering the breakfast-room next morning, Amanda found not only her brother and the Rushbrooks, but Sir Charles Bingley there. Immediately after breakfast, he drew Oscar aside, and in the most delicate terms insisted on being his banker at present, to which Oscar gratefully consented. As soon as this affair was settled, he put a note into his sister’s hands, to purchase whatever she should deem necessary; and she went out with the Rushbrooks, who, according to Sir Charles’s directions, began preparations for their journey this day. After their return, Sir Charles found an opportunity of again making an offer of his hand to Amanda.
The sincere friendship she had conceived for him made her determine to terminate his suspense147 on her account. “Was I to accept your generous proposal, Sir Charles,” said she, “I should be unworthy of that esteem125 which it will be my pride to retain and my pleasure to return, because beyond esteem I cannot go myself. It is due to your friendship,” cried she, after the hesitation148 of a moment, whilst a rosy149 blush stole over her lovely face, and as quickly faded from it, “to declare, that ere I saw you, the fate of my heart was decided.”
Sir Charles turned pale. He grasped her hands in a kind of silent agony to his bosom150, then exclaimed: “I will not, Miss Fitzalan, after your generous confidence, tease you with further importunity151.”
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