Five years had not passed away without their effects at least upon the exterior9 being of Cadurcis. Although still a youth, his appearance was manly10. A thoughtful air had become habitual11 to a countenance12 melancholy13 even in his childhood. Nor was its early promise of beauty unfulfilled; although its expression was peculiar14, and less pleasing than impressive. His long dark locks shaded a pale and lofty brow that well became a cast of features delicately moulded, yet reserved and haughty15, and perhaps even somewhat scornful. His figure had set into a form of remarkable16 slightness and elegance17, and distinguished18 for its symmetry. Altogether his general mien19 was calculated to attract attention and to excite interest.
His vacations while at Eton had been spent by Lord Cadurcis in the family of his noble guardian20, one of the king’s ministers. Here he had been gradually initiated21 in the habits and manners of luxurious22 and refined society. Since he had quitted Eton he had passed a season, previous to his impending23 residence at Cambridge, in the same sphere. The opportunities thus offered had not been lost upon a disposition24 which, with all its native reserve, was singularly susceptible25. Cadurcis had quickly imbibed26 the tone and adopted the usages of the circle in which he moved. Naturally impatient of control, he endeavoured by his precocious27 manhood to secure the respect and independence which would scarcely have been paid or permitted to his years. From an early period he never permitted himself to be treated as a boy; and his guardian, a man whose whole soul was concentred in the world, humoured a bent28 which he approved and from which he augured29 the most complete success. Attracted by the promising30 talents and the premature31 character of his ward4, he had spared more time to assist the development of his mind and the formation of his manners than might have been expected from a minister of state. His hopes, indeed, rested with confidence on his youthful relative, and he looked forward with no common emotion to the moment when he should have the honour of introducing to public life one calculated to confer so much credit on his tutor, and shed so much lustre32 on his party. The reader will, therefore, not be surprised if at this then unrivalled period of political excitement, when the existence of our colonial empire was at stake, Cadurcis, with his impetuous feelings, had imbibed to their fullest extent all the plans, prejudices, and passions of his political connections. He was, indeed, what the circumstances of the times and his extreme youth might well excuse, if not justify33, a most violent partisan34. Bold, sanguine35, resolute36, and intolerant, it was difficult to persuade him that any opinions could be just which were opposed to those of the circle in which he lived; and out of that pale, it must be owned, he was as little inclined to recognise the existence of ability as of truth.
As Lord Cadurcis slowly directed his way through the woods and park of Cherbury, past years recurred37 to him like a faint yet pleasing dream. Among these meads and bowers38 had glided39 away the only happy years of his boyhood, the only period of his early life to which he could look back without disgust. He recalled the secret exultation40 with which, in company with his poor mother, he had first repaired to Cadurcis, about to take possession of what, to his inexperienced imagination, then appeared a vast and noble inheritance, and for the first time in his life to occupy a position not unworthy of his rank. For how many domestic mortifications did the first sight of that old abbey compensate42! How often, in pacing its venerable galleries and solemn cloisters43, and musing44 over the memory of an ancient and illustrious ancestry45, had he forgotten those bitter passages of daily existence, so humbling46 to his vanity and so harassing47 to his heart! Ho had beheld48 that morn, after an integral of many years, the tomb of his mother. That simple and solitary49 monument had revived and impressed upon him a conviction that too easily escaped in the various life and busy scenes in which he had since moved, the conviction of his worldly desolation and utter loneliness. He had no parents, no relations; now that he was for a moment free from the artificial life in which he had of late mingled51, he felt that he had no friends. The image of his mother came back to him, softened53 by the magical tint54 of years; after all she was his mother, and a deep sharer in all his joys and woes55. Transported to the old haunts of his innocent and warm-hearted childhood. He sighed for a finer and a sweeter sympathy than was ever yielded by the roof which he had lately quitted; a habitation, but not a home. He conjured56 up the picture of his guardian, existing in a whirl of official bustle57 and social excitement. A dreamy reminiscence of finer impulses stole over the heart of Cadurcis. The dazzling pageant58 of metropolitan59 splendour faded away before the bright scene of nature that surrounded him. He felt the freshness of the fragrant60 breeze; he gazed with admiration61 on the still and ancient woods, and his pure and lively blood bubbled beneath the influence of the golden sunbeams. Before him rose the halls of Cherbury, that roof where he had been so happy, that roof to which he had appeared so ungrateful. The memory of a thousand acts of kindness, of a thousand soft and soothing62 traits of affection, recurred to him with a freshness which startled as much as it pleased him. Not to him only, but to his mother, that mother whose loss he had lived to deplore63, had the inmates64 of Cherbury been ministering angels of peace and joy. Oh! that indeed had been a home; there indeed had been days of happiness; there indeed he had found sympathy, and solace65, and succour! And now he was returning to them a stranger, to fulfil one of the formal duties of society in paying them his cold respects; an attention which he could scarcely have avoided offering had he been to them the merest acquaintance, instead of having found within those walls a home not merely in words, but friendship the most delicate and love the most pure, a second parent, and the only being whom he had ever styled sister!
The sight of Cadurcis became dim with emotion as the associations of old scenes and his impending interview with Venetia brought back the past with a power which he had rarely experienced in the playing-fields of Eton, or the saloons of London. Five years! It was an awful chasm66 in their acquaintance.
He despaired of reviving the kindness which had been broken by such a dreary67 interval, and broken on his side so wilfully68; and yet he began to feel that unless met with that kindness he should be very miserable69. Sooth to say, he was not a little embarrassed, and scarcely knew which contingency70 he most desired, to meet, or to escape from her. He almost repented71 his return to Cadurcis, and yet to see Venetia again he felt must be exquisite72 pleasure. Influenced by these feelings he arrived at the hall steps, and so, dismounting and giving his horse to his groom73, Cadurcis, with a palpitating heart and faltering74 hand, formally rang the bell of that hall which in old days he entered at all seasons without ceremony.
Never perhaps did a man feel more nervous; he grew pale, paler even than usual, and his whole frame trembled as the approaching footstep of the servant assured him the door was about to open. He longed now that the family might not be at home, that he might at least gain four-and-twenty hours to prepare himself. But the family were at home and he was obliged to enter. He stopped for a moment in the hall under the pretence75 of examining the old familiar scene, but it was merely to collect himself, for his sight was clouded; spoke76 to the old servant, to reassure77 himself by the sound of his own voice, but the husky words seemed to stick in his throat; ascended78 the staircase with tottering79 steps, and leant against the banister as he heard his name announced. The effort, however, must be made; it was too late to recede80; and Lord Cadurcis, entering the terrace-room, extended his hand to Lady Annabel Herbert. She was not in the least changed, but looked as beautiful and serene81 as usual. Her salutation, though far from deficient82 in warmth, was a little more dignified83 than that which Plantagenet remembered; but still her presence reassured84 him, and while he pressed her hand with earnestness he contrived85 to murmur87 forth88 with pleasing emotion, his delight at again meeting her. Strange to say, in the absorbing agitation89 of the moment, all thought of Venetia had vanished; and it was when he had turned and beheld a maiden90 of the most exquisite beauty that his vision had ever lighted on, who had just risen from her seat and was at the moment saluting91 him, that he entirely lost his presence of mind; he turned scarlet92, was quite silent, made an awkward bow, and then stood perfectly93 fixed94.
‘My daughter,’ said Lady Annabel, slightly pointing to Venetia; ‘will not you be seated?’
Cadurcis fell into a chair in absolute confusion. The rare and surpassing beauty of Venetia, his own stupidity, his admiration of her, his contempt for himself, the sight of the old chamber95, the recollection of the past, the minutest incidents of which seemed all suddenly to crowd upon his memory, the painful consciousness of the revolution which had occurred in his position in the family, proved by his first being obliged to be introduced to Venetia, and then being addressed so formally by his title by her mother; all these impressions united overcame him; he could not speak, he sat silent and confounded; and had it not been for the imperturbable96 self-composure and delicate and amiable97 consideration of Lady Annabel, it would have been impossible for him to have remained in a room where he experienced agonising embarrassment.
Under cover, however, of a discharge of discreet98 inquiries99 as to when he arrived, how long he meant to stay, whether he found Cadurcis altered, and similar interrogations which required no extraordinary exertion100 of his lordship’s intellect to answer, but to which he nevertheless contrived to give inconsistent and contradictory101 responses, Cadurcis in time recovered himself sufficiently102 to maintain a fair though not very brilliant conversation, and even ventured occasionally to address an observation to Venetia, who was seated at her work perfectly composed, but who replied to all his remarks with the same sweet voice and artless simplicity103 which had characterised her childhood, though time and thought had, by their blended influence, perhaps somewhat deprived her of that wild grace and sparkling gaiety for which she was once so eminent104.
These great disenchanters of humanity, if indeed they had stolen away some of the fascinating qualities of infancy105, had amply recompensed Venetia Herbert for the loss by the additional and commanding charms which they had conferred on her. From a beautiful child she had expanded into a most beautiful woman. She had now entirely recovered from her illness, of which the only visible effect was the addition that it had made to her stature106, already slightly above the middle height, but of exquisite symmetry. Like her mother, she did not wear powder, then usual in society; but her auburn hair, of the finest texture107, descended108 in long and luxuriant tresses far over her shoulders, braided with ribands, perfectly exposing her pellucid109 brow, here and there tinted110 with an undulating vein111, for she had retained, if possible with increased lustre, the dazzling complexion112 of her infancy. If the rose upon the cheek were less vivid than of yore, the dimples were certainly more developed; the clear grey eye was shadowed by long dark lashes113, and every smile and movement of those ruby114 lips revealed teeth exquisitely115 small and regular, and fresh and brilliant as pearls just plucked by a diver.
Conversation proceeded and improved. Cadurcis became more easy and more fluent. His memory, which seemed suddenly to have returned to him with unusual vigour116, wonderfully served him. There was scarcely an individual of whom he did not contrive86 to inquire, from Dr. Masham to Mistress Pauncefort; he was resolved to show that if he had neglected, he had at least not forgotten them. Nor did he exhibit the slightest indication of terminating his visit; so that Lady Annabel, aware that he was alone at the abbey and that he could have no engagement in the neighbourhood, could not refrain from inviting117 him to remain and dine with them. The invitation was accepted without hesitation118. In due course of time Cadurcis attended the ladies in their walk; it was a delightful119 stroll in the park, though he felt some slight emotion when he found himself addressing Venetia by the title of ‘Miss Herbert.’ When he had exhausted120 all the topics of local interest, he had a great deal to say about himself in answer to the inquiries of Lady Annabel. He spoke with so much feeling and simplicity of his first days at Eton, and the misery121 he experienced on first quitting Cherbury, that his details could not fail of being agreeable to those whose natural self-esteem they so agreeably mattered. Then he dwelt upon his casual acquaintance with London society, and Lady Annabel was gratified to observe, from many incidental observations, that his principles were in every respect of the right tone; and that he had zealously122 enlisted123 himself in the ranks of that national party who opposed themselves to the disorganising opinions then afloat. He spoke of his impending residence at the university with the affectionate anticipations124 which might have been expected from a devoted125 child of the ancient and orthodox institutions of his country, and seemed perfectly impressed with the responsible duties for which he was destined126, as an hereditary127 legislator of England. On the whole, his carriage and conversation afforded a delightful evidence of a pure, and earnest, and frank, and gifted mind, that had acquired at an early age much of the mature and fixed character of manhood, without losing anything of that boyish sincerity128 and simplicity too often the penalty of experience.
The dinner passed in pleasant conversation, and if they were no longer familiar, they were at least cordial. Cadurcis spoke of Dr. Masham with affectionate respect, and mentioned his intention of visiting Marringhurst on the following day. He ventured to hope that Lady Annabel and Miss Herbert might accompany him, and it was arranged that his wish should be gratified. The evening drew on apace, and Lady Annabel was greatly pleased when Lord Cadurcis expressed his wish to remain for their evening prayers. He was indeed sincerely religious; and as he knelt in the old chapel129 that had been the hallowed scene of his boyish devotions, he offered his ardent130 thanksgivings to his Creator who had mercifully kept his soul pure and true, and allowed him, after so long an estrangement131 from the sweet spot of his childhood, once more to mingle52 his supplications with his kind and virtuous132 friends.
Influenced by the solemn sounds still lingering in his ear, Cadurcis bade them farewell for the night, with an earnestness of manner and depth of feeling which he would scarcely have ventured to exhibit at their first meeting. ‘Good night, dear Lady Annabel,’ he said, as he pressed her hand; ‘you know not how happy, how grateful I feel, to be once more at Cherbury. Good night, Venetia!’
That last word lingered on his lips; it was uttered in a tone at once mournful and sweet, and her hand was unconsciously retained for a moment in his; but for a moment; and yet in that brief instant a thousand thoughts seemed to course through his brain.
Before Venetia retired133 to rest she remained for a few minutes in her mother’s room. ‘What do you think of him, mamma?’ she said; ‘is he not very changed?’
‘He is, my love,’ replied Lady Annabel; ‘what I sometimes thought he might, what I always hoped he would, be.’
‘He really seemed happy to meet us again, and yet how strange that for years he should never have communicated with us.’
‘Not so very strange, my love! He was but a child when we parted, and he has felt embarrassment in resuming connections which for a long interval had been inevitably134 severed135. Remember what a change his life had to endure; few, after such an interval, would have returned with feelings so kind and so pure!’
‘He was always a favourite of yours, mamma!’
‘I always fancied that I observed in him the seeds of great virtues136 and great talents; but I was not so sanguine that they would have flourished as they appear to have done.’
In the meantime the subject of their observations strolled home on foot, for he had dismissed his horses, to the abbey. It was a brilliant night, and the white beams of the moon fell full upon the old monastic pile, of which massy portions were in dark shade while the light gracefully137 rested on the projecting ornaments138 of the building, and played, as it were, with the fretted139 and fantastic pinnacles140. Behind were the savage141 hills, softened by the hour; and on the right extended the still and luminous142 lake. Cadurcis rested for a moment and gazed upon the fair, yet solemn scene. The dreams of ambition that occasionally distracted him were dead. The surrounding scene harmonised with the thoughts of purity, repose143, and beauty that filled his soul. Why should he ever leave this spot, sacred to him by the finest emotions of his nature? Why should he not at once quit that world which he had just entered, while he could quit it without remorse144? If ever there existed a being who was his own master, who might mould his destiny at his will, it seemed to be Cadurcis. His lone50 yet independent situation, his impetuous yet firm volition145, alike qualified146 him to achieve the career most grateful to his disposition. Let him, then, achieve it here; here let him find that solitude147 he had ever loved, softened by that affection for which he had ever sighed, and which here only he had ever found. It seemed to him that there was only one being in the world whom he had ever loved, and that was Venetia Herbert: it seemed to him that there was only one thing in this world worth living for, and that was the enjoyment148 of her sweet heart. The pure-minded, the rare, the gracious creature! Why should she ever quit these immaculate bowers wherein she had been so mystically and delicately bred? Why should she ever quit the fond roof of Cherbury, but to shed grace and love amid the cloisters of Cadurcis? Her life hitherto had been an enchanted149 tale; why should the spell ever break? Why should she enter that world where care, disappointment, mortification41, misery, must await her? He for a season had left the magic circle of her life, and perhaps it was well. He was a man, and so he should know all. But he had returned, thank Heaven! he had returned, and never again would he quit her. Fool that he had been ever to have neglected her! And for a reason that ought to have made him doubly her friend, her solace, her protector. Oh! to think of the sneers150 or the taunts151 of the world calling for a moment the colour from that bright cheek, or dusking for an instant the radiance of that brilliant eye! His heart ached at the thought of her unhappiness, and he longed to press her to it, and cherish her like some innocent dove that had flown from the terrors of a pursuing hawk152.
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