Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875Various
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Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875
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Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals
Oh, green is forsaken,
And yellow's forsworn;
And blue is thesweetest
Color that's worn.
You can't tell what mischief that emerald ring might not have
done. But the sapphires that Wenna is wearing now are perfectly
beautiful; and Wenna is not so heartbroken that she isn't very
proud of them. I never saw such a beautiful ring. Yours
sincerely,
MABYN ROSEWARNE.
P.S.--Are you never coming back to Eglosilyan any more?"
So the days went by, and Mabyn waited with a secret hope to see what
answer Mr. Roscorla would send to that letter of confession and
contrition Wenna had written to him at Penzance. The letter had been
written as an act of duty, and posted too; but there was no mail going
out for ten days thereafter, so that a considerable time had to elapse
before the answer came.
During that time Wenna went about her ordinary duties just as if there
was no hidden fire of pain consuming her heart; there was no word spoken
by her or to her of all that had recently occurred; her mother and
sister were glad to see her so continuously busy. At first she shrank
from going up to Trelyon Hall, and would rather have corresponded with
Mrs. Trelyon about their joint work of charity, but she conquered the
feeling, and went and saw the gentle lady, who perceived nothing altered
or strange in her demeanor. At last the letter from Jamaica came; and
Mabyn, having sent it up to her sister's room, waited for a few minutes,
and then followed it. She was a little afraid, despite her belief in the
virtues of the sapphire ring.
When she entered the room she uttered a slight cry of alarm and ran
forward to her sister. Wenna was seated on a chair by the side of the
bed, but she had thrown her arms out on the bed, her head was between
them, and she was sobbing as if her heart would break.
"Wenna, what is the matter? what has he said to you?"
Mabyn's eyes were all afire now. Wenna would not answer. She would not
even raise her head.
"Wenna, I want to see that letter."
"Oh no, no!" the girl moaned. "I deserve it: he says what is true. I
want you to leave me alone, Mabyn: you--you can't do anything to
help this."
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