‘But the instrument- the instrument! God, who does the work, ordains the instrument. I have myself- I tell it you without parable- been a worldly, dissipated, restless man; and I believe I have found the instrument for my cure in-’
He paused: the birds went on carolling, the leaves lightly rustling. I almost wondered they did not check their songs and whispers to catch the suspended revelation; but they would have had to wait many minutes- so long was the silence protracted. At last I looked up at the tardy speaker: he was looking eagerly at me.
‘Little friend,’ said he, in quite a changed tone- while his face changed too, losing all its softness and gravity, and becoming harsh and sarcastic- ‘you have noticed my tender penchant for Miss Ingram: don’t you think if I married her she would regenerate me with a vengeance?’
He got up instantly, went quite to the other end of the walk, and when he came back he was humming a tune.
‘Jane, Jane,’ said he, stopping before me, ‘you are quite pale with your vigils: don’t you curse me for disturbing your rest?’
‘Curse you? No, sir.’
‘Shake hands in confirmation of the word. What cold fingers! They were warmer last night when I touched them at the door of the mysterious chamber. Jane, when will you watch with me again?’
‘Whenever I can be useful, sir.’
‘For instance, the night before I am married! I am sure I shall not be able to sleep. Will you promise to sit up with me to bear me company? To you I can talk of my lovely one: for now you have seen her and know her.’
‘Yes, sir.’
‘She’s a rare one, is she not, Jane?’
‘Yes, sir.’
‘A strapper- a real strapper, Jane: big, brown, and buxom; with hair just such as the ladies of Carthage must have had. Bless me! there’s Dent and Lynn in the stables! Go in by the shrubbery, through that wicket.’
As I went one way, he went another, and I heard him in the yard, saying cheerfully-
‘Mason got the start of you all this morning; he was gone before sunrise: I rose at four to see him off.’
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