WITH deep concern Edgar revolved1 in his mind the suggestions of Dr. Marchmont; and meditation2, far from diminishing, added importance to the arguments of his friend. To obtain the hand of an object he so highly admired, though but lately his sole wish, appeared now an uncertain blessing3, a suspicious good, since the possession of her heart was no longer to be considered as its inseparable appendage4. His very security of the approbation5 of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrold became a source of solicitude6; and, secret from them, from her, and from all, he determined7 to guard his views, till he could find some opportunity of investigating her own unbiassed sentiments.
Such were his ruminations, when, on re-entering the Park, he perceived her wandering alone amidst the trees. Her figure looked so interesting, her air so serious, her solitude8 so attractive, that every maxim9 of tardy10 prudence11, every caution of timid foresight12, would instantly have given way to the quick feelings of generous impulse, had he not been restrained by his promise to Dr. Marchmont. He dismounted, and giving his horse to his groom13, re-traced her footsteps.
Camilla, almost without her own knowledge, had strolled towards the gate, whence she concluded Edgar to have ridden from the Park, and, almost without consciousness, had continued sauntering in its vicinity; yet she no sooner descried14 him, than, struck with a species of self-accusation15 for this appearance of awaiting him, she crossed over to the nearest path towards the house, and, for the first time, was aware of the approach of Edgar without hastening to meet him.
He slackened his pace, to quiet his spirits, and restore his manner to its customary serenity16, before he permitted himself to overtake her. ‘Can you,’ he then cried, ‘forgive me, when you hear I have been fulfilling my own appointment, and have postponed17 my promised investigation18?’
‘Rather say,’ she gently answered, ‘could I have forgiven you, if you had shewn me you thought my impatience19 too ungovernable for any delay?’
To find her thus willing to oblige him, was a new delight, and he expressed his acknowledgments in terms the most flattering.
An unusual seriousness made her hear him almost without reply; yet peace and harmony revisited her mind, and, in listening to his valued praise, she forgot her late alarm at her own sensations, and without extending a thought beyond the present instant, again felt tranquil20 and happy: while to Edgar she appeared so completely all that was adorable, that he could only remember to repent21 his engagement with Dr. Marchmont.
Her secret opinion that he was dissatisfied with his lot, gave a softness to her accents that enchanted22 him; while the high esteem23 for his character, which mingled24 with her pity, joined to a lowered sense of her own, from a new-born terror lest that pity were too tender, spread a charm wholly new over her native fire and vivacity25.
In a few minutes, they were overtaken by Mandlebert’s gardener, who was bringing from Beech26 Park a basket of flowers for his master. They were selected from curious hot-house plants, and Camilla stopt to admire their beauty and fragrance27.
Edgar presented her the basket; whence she simply took a sprig of myrtle and geranium, conceiving the present to be designed for Indiana. ‘If you are fond of geraniums,’ said he, ‘there is an almost endless variety in my greenhouse, and I will bring you tomorrow some specimens28.’
She thanked him, and while he gave orders to the gardener, Miss Margland and Indiana advanced from the house.
Miss Margland had seen them from her window, where, in vain deliberation, she had been considering what step to take. But, upon beholding29 them together, she thought deliberation and patience were hopeless, and determined, by a decisive stroke, to break in its bud the connection she supposed forming, or throw upon Camilla all censure30, if she failed, as the sole means she could devise to exculpate31 her own sagacity from impeachment32. She called upon Indiana, therefore, to accompany her into the Park, exclaiming, in an angry tone, ‘Miss Lynmere, I will shew you the true cause why Mr. Mandlebert does not declare himself-your cousin, Miss Camilla, is wheedling34 him away from you.’
Indiana, whose belief in almost whatever was said, was undisturbed by any species of reflection, felt filled with resentment35, and a sense of injury, and readily following, said–‘I was sure there was something more in it than I saw, because Mr. Melmond behaved so differently. But I don’t take it very kind of my cousin, I can tell her!’
They then hurried into the Park; but, as they came without any plan, they were no sooner within a few yards of the meeting, than they stopt short, at a loss what to say or do.
Edgar, vexed36 at their interruption, continued talking to the gardener, to avoid joining them; but seeing Camilla, who less than ever wished for their communications, walk instantly another way, he thought it would be improper37 to pursue her, and only bowing to Miss Margland and Indiana, went into the house.
‘This is worse than ever, cried Miss Margland, ‘to stalk off without speaking, or even offering you any of his flowers, which, I dare say, are only to be put into the parlour flower-pots, for the whole house.’
‘I’m sure I’m very glad of it,’ said Indiana, ‘for I hate flowers; but I’m sure Mr. Melmond would not have done so; nor colonel Andover; nor Mr. Macdersey more than all.’
‘No, nor any body else, my dear, that had common sense, and their eyes open; nor Mr. Mandlebert neither, if it were not for Miss Camilla. However, we’ll let her know we see what she is about; and let Sir Hugh know too: for as to the colonels, and the ensigns, and that young Oxford38 student, they won’t at all do; officers are commonly worth nothing; and scholars, you may take my word for it, my dear, are the dullest men in the world. Besides, one would not give such a fine fortune as Mr. Mandlebert’s without making a little struggle for it. You don’t know how many pretty things you may do with it. So let us shew her we don’t want for spirit, and speak to her at once.’
These words, reviving in the mind of Indiana her wedding clothes, the train of servants, and the new equipage, gave fresh pique39 to her provocation40: but finding some difficulty to overtake the fleet Camilla, whose pace kept measure with her wish to avoid them, she called after her, to desire she would not walk so fast.
Camilla reluctantly loitered, but without stopping or turning to meet them, that she might still regale41 herself with the perfume of the geranium presented her by Edgar.
‘You’re in great haste, ma’am,’ said Miss Margland, ‘which I own I did not observe to be the case just now!’
Camilla, in much surprize, asked, what she meant.
‘My meaning is pretty plain, I believe, to any body that chose to understand it. However, though Miss Lynmere scorns to be her own champion, I cannot, as a friend, be quite so passive, nor help hinting to you, how little you would like such a proceeding42 to yourself, from any other person.’
‘What proceeding?’ cried Camilla, blushing, from a dawning comprehension of the subject, though resenting the manner of the complaint.
‘Nay, only ask yourself, ma’am, only ask yourself, Miss Camilla, how you should like to be so supplanted43, if such an establishment were forming for yourself, and every thing were fixt, and every body else refused, and nobody to hinder its all taking place, but a near relation of your own, who ought to be the first to help it forward. I should like to know, I say, Miss Camilla, how you would feel, if it were your own case?’
Astonished and indignant at so sudden and violent an assault, Camilla stood suspended, whether to deign44 any vindication45, or to walk silently away: yet its implications involuntarily filled her with a thousand other, and less offending emotions than those of anger, and a general confusion crimsoned46 her cheeks.
‘You cannot but be sensible, ma’am,’ resumed Miss Margland, ‘for sense is not what you want, that you have seduced47 Mr. Mandlebert from your cousin; you cannot but see he takes hardly the smallest notice of her, from the pains you are at to make him admire nobody but yourself.’
The spirit of Camilla now rose high to her aid, at a charge thus impertinent and unjust. ‘Miss Margland,’ she cried, ‘you shock and amaze me! I am at a loss for any motive48 to so cruel an accusation: but you, I hope at least, my dear Indiana, are convinced how much it injures me.’ She would then have taken the hand of Indiana, but disdainfully drawing it back, ‘I shan’t break my heart about it, I assure you,’ she cried, ‘you are vastly welcome to him for me; I hope I am not quite so odious51, but I may find other people in the world besides Mr. Mandlebert!’
‘O, as to that,’ said Miss Margland, ‘I am sure you have only to look in order to chuse; but since this affair has been settled by your uncle, I can’t say I think it very grateful in any person to try to overset his particular wishes. Poor old gentleman! I’m sure I pity him! It will go hard enough with him, when he comes to hear it! Such a requital52!-and from his own niece!’
This was an attack the most offensive that Camilla could receive; nothing could so nearly touch her as an idea of ingratitude53 to her uncle, and resting upon that, the whole tide of those feelings which were, in fact, divided and subdivided54 into many crossing channels, she broke forth55, with great eagerness, into exclaiming, ‘Miss Margland, this is quite barbarous! You know, and you, Indiana, cannot but know, I would not give my uncle the smallest pain, to be mistress of a thousand universes!’
‘Why, then,’ said Miss Margland, ‘should you break up a scheme which he has so much set his heart upon? Why are you always winning over Mr. Mandlebert to yourself, by all that flattery? Why are you always consulting him? always obliging him? always of his opinion? always ready to take his advice?’
‘Miss Margland,’ replied Camilla, with the extremest agitation56, ‘this is so unexpected-so undeserved an interpretation,-my consultation57, or my acquiescence58 have been merely from respect; no other thought, no other motive–Good God! what is it you imagine?-what guilt59 would you impute60 to me?’
‘O dear,’ cried Indiana, ‘pray don’t suppose it signifies. If you like to make compliments in that manner to gentlemen, pray do it. I hope I shall always hold myself above it. I think it’s their place to make compliments to me.’
A resentful answer was rising to the tongue of Camilla, when she perceived her two little sprigs, which in her recent disorder61 she had dropt, were demolishing62 under the feet of Indiana, who, with apparent unmeaningness, but internal suspicion of their giver, had trampled63 upon them both. Hastily stooping she picked them up, and, with evident vexation, was blowing from them the dust and dirt, when Indiana scoffingly64 said, ‘I wonder where you got that geranium?’
‘I don’t wonder at all,’ said Miss Margland, ‘for Sir Hugh has none of that species; so one may easily guess.’
Camilla felt herself blush, and letting the flowers fall, turned to Indiana-and said, ‘Cousin, if on my account, it is possible you can suffer the smallest uneasiness, tell me but what I shall do-you shall dictate65 to me-you shall command me.’
Indiana disclaimed66 all interest in her behaviour; but Miss Margland cried, ‘What you can do, ma’am, is this, and nothing can be easier, nor fairer: leave off paying all that court to Mr. Mandlebert, of asking his advice, and follow your own whether he likes it or not, and go to see Mrs. Arlbery, and Mrs. every body else, when you have a mind, without waiting for permission, or troubling yourself about what he thinks of it.’
Camilla now trembled in every joint67, and with difficulty restrained from tears, while, timidly, she said–‘And do you, dear Indiana, demand of me this conduct? and will it, at least, satisfy you?’
‘Me? O dear no! I demand nothing, I assure you. The whole matter is quite indifferent to me, and you may ask his leave for every thing in the world, if you chuse it. There are people enough ready to take my part, I hope, if you set him against me ever so much.’
‘Indeed, indeed, Indiana,’ said Camilla, overpowered with conflicting sensations, ‘this is using me very unkindly!’ And without waiting to hear another word, she hurried into the house and flew to hide herself in her own room.
This was the first bitter moment she had ever known. Peace, gay though uniform, had been the constant inmate68 of her breast, enjoyed without thought, possessed69 without struggle; not the subdued70 gift of accommodating philosophy, but the inborn71 and genial72 produce of youthful felicity’s best aliment, the energy of own animal spirits.
She had, indeed, for some time past, thought Edgar, of too refined and too susceptible73 a character for the unthinking and undistinguishing Indiana; and for the last day or two, her regret at his fate had strengthened itself into an averseness of his supposed destination, that made the idea of it painful, and the subject repugnant to her; but she had never, till this very morning, distrusted the innoxiousness either of her pity or her regard; and, startled at the first surmise74 of danger, she had wished to fly even from herself, rather than venture to investigate feelings so unwelcome; yet still and invariably, she had concluded Edgar the future husband of Indiana.
To hear there were any doubts of the intended marriage, filled her with emotions indefinable; to hear herself named as the cause of those doubts, was alarming both to her integrity and her delicacy75. She felt the extremest anger at the unprovoked and unwarrantable harshness of Miss Margland, and a resentment nearly equal at the determined petulance76, and unjustifiable aspersions of Indiana.
Satisfied of the innocence77 of her intentions, she knew, not what alteration78 she could make in her behaviour; and, after various plans, concluded, that to make none would best manifest her freedom from self-reproach. At the summons therefore to dinner, she was the first to appear, eager to shew herself unmoved by the injustice79 of her accusers, and desirous to convince them she was fearless of examination.
Yet, too much discomposed to talk in her usual manner, she seized upon a book till the party was seated. Answering then to the call of her uncle, with as easy an air as she could assume, she took her accustomed place by his side, and began, for mere33 employment, filling a plate from the dish that was nearest to her; which she gave to the footman, without any direction whither to carry, or enquiry if any body chose to eat it.
It was taken round the table, and, though refused by all, she heaped up another plate, with the same diligence and speed as if it had been accepted.
Edgar, who had been accidentally detained, only now entered, apologizing for being so late.
Engrossed80 by the pride of self-defence, and the indignancy of unmerited unkindness, the disturbed mind of Camilla had not yet formed one separate reflexion, nor even admitted a distinct idea of Edgar himself, disengaged from the accusation in which he stood involved. But he had now amply his turn. The moment he appeared, the deepest blushes covered her face; and an emotion so powerful beat in her breast, that the immediate81 impulse of her impetuous feelings, was to declare herself ill, and run out of the room.
With this view she rose; but ashamed of her plan, seated herself the next moment, though she had first overturned her plate and a sauce-boat in the vehemence82 of her haste.
This accident rather recovered than disconcerted her, by affording an unaffected occupation, in begging pardon of Sir Hugh, who was the chief sufferer, changing the napkins, and restoring the table to order.
‘What upon earth can be the matter with Miss Camilla, I can’t guess!’ exclaimed Miss Margland, though with an expression of spite that fully50 contradicted her difficulty of conjecture84.
‘I hope,’ said Edgar surprized, ‘Miss Camilla is not ill?’
‘I can’t say I think my cousin looks very bad!’ said Indiana.
Camilla, who was rubbing a part of her gown upon which nothing had fallen, affected83 to be too busy to hear them: which Sir Hugh, concluding her silent from shame, entreated85 her not to think of his cloaths, which were worth no great matter, not being his best by two or three suits. Her thoughts had not waited this injunction; yet it was in vain she strove to behave as if nothing had happened. Her spirit instigated86, but it would not support her; her voice grew husky, she stammered87, forgot, as she went on, what she designed to say when she began speaking, and frequently was forced to stop short, with a faint laugh at herself, and with a colour every moment encreasing. And the very instant the cloth was removed, she rose, unable to constrain88 herself any longer, and ran up stairs to her own room.
There all her efforts evaporated in tears. ‘Cruel, cruel, Miss Margland,’ she cried, ‘unjust, unkind Indiana! how have I merited this treatment! What can Edgar think of my disturbance89? What can I devise to keep from his knowledge the barbarous accusation which has caused it?’
In a few minutes she heard the step of Eugenia.
Ashamed, she hastily wiped her eyes; and before the door could be opened, was at the further end of the room, looking into one of her drawers.
‘What is it that has vexed my dearest Camilla?’ cried her kind sister, ‘something I am sure has grieved her.’
‘I cannot guess what I have done with–I can no where find–’ stammered Camilla, engaged in some apparent search, but too much confused to name anything of which she might probably be in want.
Eugenia desired to assist her, but a servant came to the door, to tell them that the company was going to the summer-house, whither Sir Hugh begged they would follow.
Camilla besought90 Eugenia to join them, and make her excuses: but, fearing Miss Margland would attribute her absconding91 to guilt, or cowardice92, she bathed her eyes in cold water, and overtook her sister at the stairs of the little building.
In ascending93 them, she heard Miss Margland say, ‘I dare believe nothing’s the matter but some whim94; for to be sure as to whims95, Miss Camilla has the most of any creature I ever saw, and Miss Lynmere the least; for you may imagine, Mr. Mandlebert, I have pretty good opportunity to see all these young people in their real colours.’
Overset by this malignancy, she was again flying to the refuge of her own room, and the relief of tears, when the conviction of such positive ill-will in Miss Margland, for which she could assign no reason, but her unjust and exclusive partiality to Indiana, checked her precipitancy. She feared she would construe96 to still another whim her non-appearance, and resuming a little fresh strength from fresh resentment, turned back; but the various keen sensations she experienced as she entered the summer-house, rendered this little action the most severe stretch of fortitude97, her short and happy life had yet called upon her to make.
Sir Hugh addressed her some kind enquiries, which she hastily answered, while she pretended to be busy in preparing to wind some sewing silk upon cards.
She could have chosen no employment less adapted to display the cool indifference98 she wished to manifest to Miss Margland and Indiana. She pulled the silk the wrong way, twisted, twirled, and entangled99 it continually; and while she talked volubly of what she was about, as if it were the sole subject of her thoughts, her shaking hands shewed her whole frame disordered, and her high colour betrayed her strong internal emotion.
Edgar looked at her with surprize and concern. What had dropt from Miss Margland of her whims, he had heard with disdain49; for, without suspecting her of malice100 to Camilla, he concluded her warped101 by her prejudice in favour of Indiana. Dr. Marchmont, however, had bid him judge by proof, not appearance; and he resolved therefore to investigate the cause of this disquiet102, before he acted upon his belief in its blamelessness.
Having completely spoilt one skein, she threw it aside, and saying ‘the weather’s so fine, I cannot bear to stay within,’-left her silk, her winders, and her work-bag, on the first chair, and skipt down the stairs.
Sir Hugh declined walking, but would let nobody remain with him. Edgar, as if studying the clouds, glided103 down first. Camilla, perceiving him, bent104 her head, and began gathering105 some flowers. He stood by her a moment in silence, and then said: ‘To-morrow morning, without fail, I will wait upon Mrs. Needham.’
‘Pray take your own time. I am not in any haste.’
‘You are very good, and I am more obliged to you than I can express, for suffering my officious interference with such patience.’
A rustling106 of silk made Camilla now look up, and she perceived Miss Margland leaning half out of the window of the summerhouse, from earnestness to catch what she said.
Angry thus to be watched, and persuaded that both innocence and dignity called upon her to make no change in her open consideration for Edgar, she answered, in a voice that strove to be more audible, but that irresistibly107 trembled, ‘I beg you will impartially108 consult your own judgment109, and decide as you think right.’
Edgar, now, became as little composed as herself: the power with which she invested him, possessed a charm to dissolve every hesitating doubt; and when, upon her raising her head, he perceived the redness of her eyes, and found that the perturbation which had perplexed110 him was mingled with some affliction, the most tender anxiety filled his mind, and though somewhat checked by the vicinity of Miss Margland, his voice expressed the warmest solicitude, as he said, ‘I know not how to thank you for this sweetness; but I fear something disturbs you?–I fear you are not well, or are not happy?’
Camilla again bent over the flowers; but it was not to scent111 their fragrance; she sought only a hiding place for her eyes, which were gushing112 with tears; and though she wished to fly a thousand miles off, she had not courage to take a single step, nor force to trust her voice with the shortest reply.
‘You will not speak? yet you do not deny that you have some uneasiness?–Could I give it but the smallest relief, how fortunate I should think myself!–And is it quite impossible?–Do you forbid me to ask what it is?-forbid me the indulgence even to suggest–’
‘Ask nothing! suggest nothing! and think of it no more!’ interrupted Camilla, ‘if you would not make me quite–’
She stopt suddenly, not to utter the word unhappy, of which she felt the improper strength at the moment it was quivering on her lips, and leaving her sentence unfinished, abruptly113 walked away.
Edgar could not presume to follow, yet felt her conquest irresistible114. Her self-denial with regard to Mrs. Arlbery won his highest approbation; her compliance115 with his wishes convinced him of her esteem; and her distress116, so new and so unaccountable, centered every wish of his heart in a desire to solace117, and to revive her.
To obtain this privilege hastened at once and determined his measures; he excused himself, therefore, from walking, and went instantly to his chamber118, to reclaim119, by a hasty letter to Dr. Marchmont, his procrastinating120 promise.
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