"'Oh, yes!' I responded, laughing; 'and, to make every thing certain, I
am going to draw up my will this very day, leaving you every thing
which I possess in the world.'
"Her face suddenly flushed.
"'How can you think of such a thing!' she said. 'I did not know how
much you loved me!'
"You will understand, my dear Surry, that those words did not change my
resolution. When I left her I went home, and wrote the will in due
form, and on my next visit she asked, laughing, if I had carried out my
absurd resolution.
"'Yes,' I said, 'and now let us talk of a more interesting affair--our
marriage!'
"She blushed, then turned pale, and again I saw the strange lurid
glance. It disappeared, however, in an instant, and she was all smiles
and fascinations throughout the remainder of the day. Never had I been
so happy."
XVIII.
THE MARRIAGE.
"As the day of our marriage approached," continued Mohun, "I saw more
than once the same singular expression in the lady's eyes, and I
confess it chilled me.
"She seemed to be the prey to singular moods, and fits of silence. She
took more frequent and longer walks with Mortimer than before. When
they returned from these walks and found me awaiting them at the
parsonage, both would look at me in the strangest way, only to quickly
withdraw their eyes when they caught my own fixed upon them.
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