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 *member she is my child, and bound to me by still dearer ties—she is my only one." His voice faultered, as he said this:—he thought of the son who had once divided his affections, and of whom he seldom made mention since his loss.

Lord Avondale, touched by his manner and by his kindness, accepted his hand, and struggling with pride—with love,—"I will obey your commands," he at length said, "and fly from her presence, if it be for her happiness:—her happiness is the dearest object of my life. Yet let me see her before I leave her."—"No," said the Duke, "it is too dangerous." "If this must not be," said Lord Avondale, "at least tell her, that for her sake, I have conquered even my own nature in relinquishing her hand, and, with it every hope, but too strongly cherished by me. Tell her, that if I do this, it is not because I do not feel for her the most passionate and most unalterable attachment. I renounce her only, as I