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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 65
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A. Life For A Life. By The Author Of " J...
u Her father and sister were both so astounded , that at first they did not int " errup 'I belonged t her , but to let Max her speak before on . all this happenedIf it had hapx _3 ened
. a year hence , when I was his wife , it would not have broken our what marriage we . are It , they ought are not as good now . as "When married any , and two they peop have le are no to rig one ht to another part ,
change n'o more . than I never man mean and to wife part have from , Max unless Urquh either art . ' grows wicked , or both " She spoke meekly , standing witli hands folded and head ! drooping , but After as
say still ing and all steadfast he well could as a say rock , Mrs . M Johnston y darling asked , my her darling how she * dared * * to think of _" me She —me turned , laden deadl with pale her brother but never ' s blood faltered and her ' The father curse ' s curse causeless . shall
not come , ' she said . , y ' for the , blood upon his hand . , whether it were Harry ' s or to long lead a ago stranger the . life If ' God s he , makes has has led forg no all iven difference these him , ; and it wh is hel washed ped shall him I out not to . be forg He what ive has him he repented is ? , And and
if I forgive , why not love him ? and years if I , love y him , why break my promise , and refuse to marry him ?' " ' Do you mean , then , to marry "him ? ' said her sister time . hardl
remember " ' Some what day , passed if he wishes ; I Gan it onl ; yes y see ! ' her _From standing this there , I , her myself sweet face y that white "were as death heaped , making upon her no , moan except , and when answering she was nothing commanded to any to g accusations ive me up
entirely and for ever ' and ever * . " * I cannot , father . I have no right to do it . I belong to him ; he is my "At husband last Miss . ' Johnston said to merather gently than notfor her'I
think . " M , y Dr love . Urquhart looked towards , you had me , better and , afterwards go . ' at her poor father , ; she , too said' YesMax . ' And then they wanted her to promise she would
never , see me , , nor , write go to me , but she refused . forsake " Father him . , I I will must not write marry to him him for . I ever am so his long , if you own choose and , he "but has I cannot onl very y
, me . Oh , papa ! think of yourself and my mother . ' And she sobbed at his knee .
tion "He onl must hardened have him thoug . ht of Harry ' s mother , not her's , for this exclamay you been " will Then all the find Theodora same . You _JSTo rose have love , and my is promise worth gave me having . her But little th whether at could hand or not : no 'It with , can it would or hold without have nrm ,
a promise , keep true . till death . You may trust me . Now , , good bye , good fond bye ,- , my faithful Max . eyes ' With , we parted that . one " clasp of the hand , that one look into her
. How Max Urquhart lived through , his great sorrow , with , the great joy and comfort , the " pearl beyond all price / ' which was
his in the love of Theodora , " God ' s gift" indeed ; how nobly and . unselfishly lie labored for the good of others , sinking Ms personal grief in deeds of public usefulness and benevolence ; how lie was .
driven , in spite of his pledged word to Theodora ' s father , to confess publicly tae misfortune of his youth , and to stand his trial for that _it lo self ng- . ago A t gem aken of life a book we which shall leave takes our its readers lace by to the seek side in of the John book
, , p Halifax , Gentleman , " a worthy candidate for as loving a niche in its reader ' s affection as all the world knows that novel to hold .
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Notices Of Books. 65
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 65
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1859, page 65, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091859/page/65/
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