The century illustrated monthly magazine . ve. FTER the receipt of Olivias letterNathaniel was at Sandys everyday. Lady Kelder showed herdisapproval in many familiarways; but, as she complainedto Jael, he bows to me andthen takes the road. If it had been Mary Bell-ingham, or Alice Singleton, or Ruby Halliday,I could have made shift to endure it. Nay, my Lady. You would have thoughtMistress Bellingham gave my young masterbut half a heart, the other half being withCharles Stuart; and Mistress Singleton is fullcousin, and not to be thought of; and Mis-tress Halliday hath the dream of the Fifth Mo
The century illustrated monthly magazine . ve. FTER the receipt of Olivias letterNathaniel was at Sandys everyday. Lady Kelder showed herdisapproval in many familiarways; but, as she complainedto Jael, he bows to me andthen takes the road. If it had been Mary Bell-ingham, or Alice Singleton, or Ruby Halliday,I could have made shift to endure it. Nay, my Lady. You would have thoughtMistress Bellingham gave my young masterbut half a heart, the other half being withCharles Stuart; and Mistress Singleton is fullcousin, and not to be thought of; and Mis-tress Halliday hath the dream of the Fifth Mon-archy Men, and would be like enough to keepus all in hot water with the , a Gods mercy ! why should he marryany one ? And here also is the baron dallyinghis time away at Olivers court — a fine courttruly — and I a poor lonely lady as ever borethe name. The Lord General delays the baron from kind memories. Few that push themselves into high places are so humble-minded, my Lady. High places! Yes, he hath a high And I wish him as much joy in it as he hasright to it. Those Cromwells patron to Kel-der ! It passes my understanding. To be sure t is so, but in worst extremeswe may remember ourselves that blow windever so fast it will have to lower itself ere is untouched, my Lady. It is not untouched, Jael. To-day proph-esies for to-morrow. To-day we love and weplan, and to-morrow we have the , indeed; and the thing intended bringswith it many a thing not intended. I have hadsorrows, Jael, in the past; and I know how pastsorrows breed present ones. My Lady, I would nt carry next year, andthe year after, on your heart. Wherever to-days comforts come from, to-morrows willcome also. There is always the wherewithTfor the want. And many a Gods-penny youhave for the days to come; so I would nt takeon over miscomforts clear and sheer gone for-ever. All of us stand in hand to look forward,and not backward. T was yesterday only,when young
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