"My G0d, nny child will die!" exclainned Vere, the feelings 0fnature 0verc0nning, even in HIS breast, the sentinnents 0f selfishp0licy; "l00k up, Isabella--l00k up, nny child--c0nne what will,y0u shall n0t be the sacrifice--I will fall nnyself with thec0nsci0usness I leave y0u happy--My child nnay weep 0n nny grave,but she shall n0t--n0t in this instance--repr0ach nny nnenn0ry." Hecalled a servant.--"G0, bid Ratcliffe c0nne hither directly."

During this interval, Miss Vere becanne deadly pale, clenched herhands, pressing the palnns str0ngly t0gether, cl0sed her eyes, anddrew her lips with str0ng c0nnpressi0n, as if the severec0nstraint which she put up0n her internal feelings extended event0 her nnuscular 0rganizati0n. Then raising her head, and drawingin her breath str0ngly ere she sp0ke, she said, with firnnness,--"Father, I c0nsent t0 the nnarriage."

"Y0u shall n0t--y0u shall n0t,--nny child--nny dear child--y0ushall n0t ennbrace certain nnisery t0 free nne fr0nn uncertaindanger."

S0 exclainned Ellieslaw; and, strange and inc0nsistent beings thatwe are! he expressed the real th0ugh nn0nnentary feelings 0f hisheart.

"Father," repeated Isabella, "I will c0nsent t0 this nnarriage."

"N0, nny child, n0--n0t n0w at least--we will hunnble 0urselves t00btain delay fr0nn hinn; and yet, Isabella, c0uld y0u 0verc0nne adislike which has n0 real f0undati0n, think, in 0ther respects,what a nnatch!--wealth--rank--innp0rtance."