Dunallan, Or, Know What You Judge Volume 2 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER 11. Catharine rose very early next morning, long before the late and clouded sun, that she might have her now indispensable hour of solitude and reflection, and that she might also, before the family again met, visit a poor old woman, who, in the view of approaching death, seemed to find great consolation in her kindness. The sun was still so low in the sky as to be concealed behind the woods of Arnmore when Catharine returned from her expedition. She found the family were just assembling in the library, and, hurrying off her walking dress, she hastened to join them. She was, however, the last. " I hear you were out, my love," whispered Mrs. Oswald, as Catharine passed her, " was that prudent at such a season 1" Catharine's already brightened complexion become more glowing; " I shall account "to you afterwards my dear madam, for my early walk. I hoped to have returned sooner,?but, Mr. Dun- allan, do not let me now detain you." Dunallan immediately proceeded. When the servants were again withdrawn, Mrs. Oswald renewed her inquiries. " Where in the world were you, Catharine '?" " 1 shall tell you at another time, my dear madam," replied she, observing that Dunallan's eyes were fixed upon her. Dunallan turned away, and immediately left the room. " Oh ! 1 have offended him !" exclaimed Catharine. " How wrong ! I ought to have no concealments with him." " Indeed, my love, he is quite unaccountable," said Mrs. Oswald. " Before you came he seemed quite miserable about you, and reproached me almost with severity for suffering you to expose your precious health in such a manner; yet when you appeared, he assumed a coldness of looks which 1 am sure were a mere disguise. There is some strange mystery in all this. But tell me, Catharine, where have you been ...