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He knew that Evelyn loved him It was understood of all their acquaintance

that he was her suitor; o he had formally craved her father's

permission to pay his addresses There were tih to yielding, to believing that he loved

her; he was certain that with time he would have his way But the room,

the closed room, in which now he sat!

He buried his face in his hands, and was suddenly back in spirit in his

garden at Fair View The cherries were ripe; the birds were singing: great

butterflies went by The sunshine beat on the dial, on the walks, and the

s as wine His senses sith the wared itself, and blazed in beauty Never was

sunshine so golden as that; never were roses so large, never odors so

potent-sweet A spirit walked in the garden paths: its na words of passion and of woe Its naered slightly, and put his hand to

his head Recovering himself in athe ordinary, turned his face toward the Palace A garrulous

fellow Councilor, also bidden to his Excellency's dinner party, overtook

hian to speak first of the pirates' trial,

and then of the weather A hot and feverish su in the country since spring had died of

their seasoning The slaver lying in the York had thrown thirty blacks

overboard in the ran froe sickness or other

Adsbud! He would not buy from the lot the master landed; had they been

white, they had showed like spectres! September was the worst month of