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Father And Son.
" Nor I either , papa , " whispered the child ; " Simmons would not let me , but she can't stop me Avhen I am Avith you . " " Nonsense , " said Mrs . Sydney sharply ; " you shall do nothing of the kind , Montagu . Your grandpapa has changed his room , and I cannot suffer you to go from this warm atmosphere along the cold galleries and staircases ; so ring for nurse ,
and go to your bed at once , like a good boy . " The young heir pouted and obeyed , after one appealing look towards his father ; for he had already learned that all opposition to the will of his " pretty mamma" lvas useless—when they Avere alone . " Well then'GuI will say good night to gran ' pa for you "
, , , said Mr . Leicester , as lie gave the child a parting caress ; " and I Avill tell him that you Avanted to do so yourself , but that mamma did not think it prudent . So now , away Avith you , and we will do something astonishing together to-morrow . —Shall I give you a book , love , " he asked , " to amuse yourself Avhile I am with my father ?"
" Really , Sydney , " said his Avife peevishly , " you are quite incomprehensible . You have been from home nearly the whole day , and we are no sooner left together in peace than you are anxious to get away . I do think that , considering my weak health , and all that I have lately undergone , you might endeavour to make an effort to amuse and cheer me . "
" And I shall only be too much delighted if I can succeed in doing so , " Avas the fond reply , as the infatuated husband pressed his lips to the beautiful brow which Avas upturned towards him , and tenderly pressed his hand over the lustrous and luxuriant hair by Avhich it Avas shrouded . " I had no idea of leaving you more than a few minutes , love ; but as I had not seen my father all day "
" Well , do as you please ; of course I have no right to complain of your unkindness , deeply as I may feel it . " Need we say that old Mr . Leicester received no visitor that evening in his cheerless chamber . Days went by , and the outraged father never saw his son . Imperious and independent as she was , Mrs . Sydney felt that
she had for once overstepped the bounds of decency ; and that her husband , supine and yielding though he might be , could not do otherwise than deeply resent the indignity offered to his generous and ill-requited parent . Thus she Avas constantly on the Avatch ; and Avhenever the young man evinced a disposition to fulfil the highest and holiest of his duties , she Avas invariably provided Avith a pretext for opposing his purpose . At times she was fretful and exacting , declaring that her constitution Avas
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Father And Son.
" Nor I either , papa , " whispered the child ; " Simmons would not let me , but she can't stop me Avhen I am Avith you . " " Nonsense , " said Mrs . Sydney sharply ; " you shall do nothing of the kind , Montagu . Your grandpapa has changed his room , and I cannot suffer you to go from this warm atmosphere along the cold galleries and staircases ; so ring for nurse ,
and go to your bed at once , like a good boy . " The young heir pouted and obeyed , after one appealing look towards his father ; for he had already learned that all opposition to the will of his " pretty mamma" lvas useless—when they Avere alone . " Well then'GuI will say good night to gran ' pa for you "
, , , said Mr . Leicester , as lie gave the child a parting caress ; " and I Avill tell him that you Avanted to do so yourself , but that mamma did not think it prudent . So now , away Avith you , and we will do something astonishing together to-morrow . —Shall I give you a book , love , " he asked , " to amuse yourself Avhile I am with my father ?"
" Really , Sydney , " said his Avife peevishly , " you are quite incomprehensible . You have been from home nearly the whole day , and we are no sooner left together in peace than you are anxious to get away . I do think that , considering my weak health , and all that I have lately undergone , you might endeavour to make an effort to amuse and cheer me . "
" And I shall only be too much delighted if I can succeed in doing so , " Avas the fond reply , as the infatuated husband pressed his lips to the beautiful brow which Avas upturned towards him , and tenderly pressed his hand over the lustrous and luxuriant hair by Avhich it Avas shrouded . " I had no idea of leaving you more than a few minutes , love ; but as I had not seen my father all day "
" Well , do as you please ; of course I have no right to complain of your unkindness , deeply as I may feel it . " Need we say that old Mr . Leicester received no visitor that evening in his cheerless chamber . Days went by , and the outraged father never saw his son . Imperious and independent as she was , Mrs . Sydney felt that
she had for once overstepped the bounds of decency ; and that her husband , supine and yielding though he might be , could not do otherwise than deeply resent the indignity offered to his generous and ill-requited parent . Thus she Avas constantly on the Avatch ; and Avhenever the young man evinced a disposition to fulfil the highest and holiest of his duties , she Avas invariably provided Avith a pretext for opposing his purpose . At times she was fretful and exacting , declaring that her constitution Avas