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'Tis natur', 'tis natur', and 'tis wiser to give way a
little before its feelings, than to try to stop a current that will
have its course."
Ellen advanced to the side of the beast, and seizing Inez by the hand,
she said, with heartfelt warmth, after struggling to suppress an
emotion that nearly choked her--
"God bless you, sweet lady! I hope you will forget and forgive the
wrongs you have received from my uncle--"
The humbled and sorrowful girl could say no more, her voice becoming
entirely inaudible in an ungovernable burst of grief.
"How is this?" cried Middleton; "did you not say, Inez, that this
excellent young woman was to accompany us, and to live with us for the
remainder of her life; or, at least, until she found some more
agreeable residence for herself?"
"I did; and I still hope it. She has always given me reason to
believe, that after having shown so much commiseration and friendship
in my misery, she would not desert me, should happier times return."
"I cannot--I ought not," continued Ellen, getting the better of her
momentary weakness.


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