After a little further discourse the old man took his departure. Gin is the poor man's friend,—his sole set-off against the rich man's luxury. It seemed at this moment, however, that there was not going to be any “fun”, and Captain Roding said so. “What happened to your parents, Lucy? Is it all right if I ask?” Lucy looked at her with a soft gaze. Fortescue is an actor, and your father does not approve of the profession. His eyes looked a little bloodshot to her; his face had lost something of its ruddy freshness. She had fallen asleep. Chapter Eleven Melusine’s limbs nearly gave way beneath her. ’ ‘You say—what?’ gasped Melusine. Dare we look back upon the darkened vista, and, in imagination retrace the path we have trod? With how many vain hopes is it shaded! with how many good resolutions, never fulfilled, is it paved! Where are the dreams of ambition in which, twelve years ago, we indulged? Where are the aspirations that fired us—the passions that consumed us then? Has our success in life been commensurate with our own desires—with the anticipations formed of us by others? Or, are we not blighted in heart, as in ambition? Has not the loved one been estranged by doubt, or snatched from us by the cold hand of death? Is not the goal, towards which we pressed, further off than ever—the prospect before us cheerless as the blank behind?—Enough of this. There was still the pity of understanding in Ruth's eyes. Never mind. Any one less courageous than himself would have abandoned the attempt from a conviction of its utter hopelessness; but, though it might for a moment damp his ardour, it could not deter him. Ruth came to him directly. For a moment she thought of saying yes, and then filled with shame.
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