The things we do!

Clive's little affair, over which they would have such deep
confabulations that even when the master of the house appeared, Pater
Familias, the man whom, in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Portman, Mrs.
Laura had sworn to love and honour these two guilty ones would be silent, or
change the subject of conversation, not caring to admit such an
unsympathising person as myself into their conspiracy.
From many a talk which they have had together since the Colonel and his
son embraced at Malta, Clive's father had been led to see how strongly
the passion which our friend had once fought and mastered, had now taken
possession of the young man. The unsatisfied longing left him indifferent
to all other objects of previous desire or ambition. The misfortune
darkened the sunshine of his spirit, and clouded the world before his
eyes. He passed hours in his painting-room, though he tore up what he did
there. He forsook his usual haunts, or appeared amongst his old comrades
moody and silent.


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