Should She Have Left Him? — page 144: what you’re looking at

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LAW SUPPORTS THE CHURCH. 131 assurance that there would be no rupture of family ties. She had foreseen such rupture, and while de- termined to endure it rather than part from Tres- cotte, yet she had grieved over it in secret. Tres- cotte suspected that this was the reason for the shade of melancholy he had seen flit over her face when her father’s or mother’s name was mentioned, and he was highly pleased with Mrs. Courtenay’s hews, assurances, and change of temper. “T was much distressed,” said Mrs. Courtenay very affably, “when I first heard the story. The only thing I hold against Mr. Magrane is that be- fore making us all so uncomfortable he did not ex- amine the case in all its bearings. You see it is only because of my persistent efforts in your interest, my dear children, that the truth was forced to the sur- face. Surely you have had evidence of my affection for you.” And Trescotte, anxious to believe anything which would increase the happiness of his beloved Dorothy, assured his mother-in-law that he had never been in any doubt of that affection. “Ts it not singular,” asked Mrs. Courtenay, swell- ing with pride and really believing that she had tescued the pair from some calamity, “‘is it not singular that it should have been the bishop who Suggested this happy solution? You should both hold him in great esteem and affection.” “We do,” responded Trescotte, very grateful, now that he saw the old happy light dancing in the dark eyesof Dorothy. ‘We'll have him to dinner. His Pm GOMMGIOO cS (GO)