. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . poetical ? but, to be sure, theres a * Shakspeare in the surgerylibrary; Ill take it away and put Johnsons Dictionary comfort is the conviction of her perfect innocence—ignorance, Ishould rather say—for it is easy to see its the first confession ofhis love, as he calls it. But its an awful worry—to begin withlovers so early. Why, shes only just seventeen,—not seventeen,indeed, till July; not for six weeks yet. Sixteen and three-quarters !Why, shes quite a baby. To be sure—poor Jeanie was not so old,and how I did love her! (Mrs. Gibsons n
. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . poetical ? but, to be sure, theres a * Shakspeare in the surgerylibrary; Ill take it away and put Johnsons Dictionary comfort is the conviction of her perfect innocence—ignorance, Ishould rather say—for it is easy to see its the first confession ofhis love, as he calls it. But its an awful worry—to begin withlovers so early. Why, shes only just seventeen,—not seventeen,indeed, till July; not for six weeks yet. Sixteen and three-quarters !Why, shes quite a baby. To be sure—poor Jeanie was not so old,and how I did love her! (Mrs. Gibsons name was Mary, so hemust have been referring to some one else.) Then his thoughtswandered back to other days, though he still held the open note inhis hand. By-and-by his eyes fell upon it again, and his mind cameback to bear upon the present time. Ill not be hard upon give him a hint; he is quite sharp enough to take it. Poorladdie! if I send him away, which would be the wisest couise, I dobelieve hes got no home to go A Lots LsriKK. CALP-LOVE. 47 After a littlo moro consulcnitiou in tho samo straiu, Mr. Gibsonwont ami Put down at tho writiug-tablc auJ wroto tho followingformula :— ^faster Coxe. (That master will touch him to tho quick, naid Mr. Gibsonto himself as ho wrote tho word.) 9). ,^i. iitlilitatis Domcsticio i^T. iij. M. Cai)iat hiinc dosiiu tor dio iu aquu pura. E. Gibson, Ch. Mr. Gibson smiled a littlo sadly as ho rc-rcad bis words. PoorJeauie, he said aloud. And then ho choso out an envelope, enclosedthe fervid love-letter, and tho above prescription ; sealed it with hisown sharply-cut seal-ring, 1\. G., in old English letters, and thenpaused over tho address. ** Hell not like Mtiftcr Coxc outside; no need to put him touuneccssary shame. So tho direction on the envelope was— Edudid Ciur, Es(j. Then Jilr. Gibson applied himself, to the professional businesswhich had brought him homo so opportunely and unexpectedl
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