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The First Offence.
There is a large party at the " table d'hote " in the prin » eipal hotel . Mrs . Wilmot and her child are there ; but Mabel is so weak that they are to dine for the future in their own room . " Have you heard of this terrible business which is exciting all the town ? " asks an old gentleman of his neighbour . " What , the accident to the Englishman ?—the fall from the rocks . Yes . Awful 1 "
" The worst of the story is , that his pupil is supposed to have done it . " "Done it ? What—pushed him off on purpose . " " Yes , in a passion ; he is quite delirious ; but in his ravings he says so . " " Good heavens ! how shocking . What is his name ?"
" Frederick Osbome , I believe . " A loud scream !—the party start up in horror . Oh I it is only a lady fainting . She is carried from table , and they finish their dinner . Poor Mabel I
Years have passed away ; it is early spring , the country is looking lovely . A woman is seated at work beneath the porch of a pretty cottage in one of Surrey ' s lovely villages i a gentleman stops before the gate , and gazes with a look of intense interest at the house and garden . " I beg your pardon" at length he said ; " this cottage is letI e ?**"
, , presum " Oh , yes , sir , " said the woman , rising and advancing . " Maj * I ask the name ofthe present occupant ?" "Davis , sir . " He paused a moment . " I am afraid you will think me very impertinent , hut may I be permitted just to walk through the garden . Some dear friends of mine once lived
here ; " and a look of deep pain passed over his face . " Many _ years of my earl y life were passed here , and I should like to see it once again . I came down positively with the hope that it might be unlet , that I might take it . " " Oh yes , pray walk in , Sir ; the family are not at home , but I ' m sure they'd make you welcome ; " and he entered . The woman returned to the porch , and he sauntered through the well-kept walks , and entered an arbour at the end of one of them .
He sat down , and covered his face with his hands . Memory carries him back many years . A bri ght , lovelychild is there beside him—a broken doll is at his feet , and .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The First Offence.
There is a large party at the " table d'hote " in the prin » eipal hotel . Mrs . Wilmot and her child are there ; but Mabel is so weak that they are to dine for the future in their own room . " Have you heard of this terrible business which is exciting all the town ? " asks an old gentleman of his neighbour . " What , the accident to the Englishman ?—the fall from the rocks . Yes . Awful 1 "
" The worst of the story is , that his pupil is supposed to have done it . " "Done it ? What—pushed him off on purpose . " " Yes , in a passion ; he is quite delirious ; but in his ravings he says so . " " Good heavens ! how shocking . What is his name ?"
" Frederick Osbome , I believe . " A loud scream !—the party start up in horror . Oh I it is only a lady fainting . She is carried from table , and they finish their dinner . Poor Mabel I
Years have passed away ; it is early spring , the country is looking lovely . A woman is seated at work beneath the porch of a pretty cottage in one of Surrey ' s lovely villages i a gentleman stops before the gate , and gazes with a look of intense interest at the house and garden . " I beg your pardon" at length he said ; " this cottage is letI e ?**"
, , presum " Oh , yes , sir , " said the woman , rising and advancing . " Maj * I ask the name ofthe present occupant ?" "Davis , sir . " He paused a moment . " I am afraid you will think me very impertinent , hut may I be permitted just to walk through the garden . Some dear friends of mine once lived
here ; " and a look of deep pain passed over his face . " Many _ years of my earl y life were passed here , and I should like to see it once again . I came down positively with the hope that it might be unlet , that I might take it . " " Oh yes , pray walk in , Sir ; the family are not at home , but I ' m sure they'd make you welcome ; " and he entered . The woman returned to the porch , and he sauntered through the well-kept walks , and entered an arbour at the end of one of them .
He sat down , and covered his face with his hands . Memory carries him back many years . A bri ght , lovelychild is there beside him—a broken doll is at his feet , and .