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                    MALBONE�此    �AN   OLDPORT ROMANCE。 



              MALBONE�此�AN 

OLDPORT ROMANCE。 



     by THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON。 



   ;What is Nature unless there is an eventful human life passing 

                               within her�拭�

 Many joys and many sorrows are the lights and shadows in which 

      she shows most beautiful。;THOREAU�察�MS。                Diary。 



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                                 CHAPTER I。 



                                       AN ARRIVAL。 

     IT  was   one   of   the   changing   days   of   our   Oldport   midsummer。   In   the 

morning it had rained in rather a dismal way�察�and Aunt Jane had said she 

should   put   it   in   her  diary。 It   was   a  very  serious thing   for  the   elements 

when they got into Aunt Jane's diary。 By noon the sun came out as clear 

and sultry as if there had never been a cloud�察�the northeast wind died away�察�

the bay  was   motionless�察�the   first locust of   the summer   shrilled   from  the 

elms�察  �and   the   robins   seemed   to   be   serving   up   butterflies   hot   for   their 

insatiable     second    brood�察  �while    nothing    seemed    desirable    for  a  human 

luncheon except ice´cream and fans。 In the afternoon the southwest wind 

came up the bay�察�with its line of dark´blue ripple and its delicious coolness�察�

while the hue of the water grew more and more intense�察�till we seemed to 

be living in the heart of a sapphire。 

     The    household      sat  beneath    the  large   western    doorway      of  the   old 

Maxwell House��he rear door�察�which looks on the water。                   The house had 

just been reoccupied by my Aunt Jane�察�whose great´grandfather had built 

it�察�though it had for several generations been out of the family。 I know no 

finer specimen of those large colonial dwellings in which the genius of Sir 

Christopher   Wren   bequeathed   traditions   of   stateliness   to   our   democratic 

days。     Its   central   hall   has   a   carved   archway�察  �most   of   the   rooms   have 

painted tiles and are wainscoted to the ceiling�察�the sashes are red´cedar�察�the 

great    staircase   mahogany�察      �there   are  pilasters   with   delicate   Corinthian 

capitals�察   �there   are   cherubs'   heads    and   wings    that   go  astray   and    lose 

themselves in closets and behind glass doors�察�there are curling acanthus´ 

leaves   that   cluster   over   shelves   and   ledges�察  �and   there   are   those   graceful 

shell´patterns which one often sees on old furniture�察�but rarely in houses。 

The high front door still retains its Ionic cornice�察�and the western entrance�察�

looking   on   the   bay�察  �is   surmounted   by   carved   fruit   and   flowers�察  �and   is 

crowned�察�as is the roof�察�with that pineapple in whose symbolic wealth the 

rich merchants of the last century delighted。 



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     Like most of the statelier houses in that region of Oldport�察�this abode 

had   its   rumors   of   a   ghost   and   of   secret   chambers。   The   ghost   had   never 

been properly lionized nor laid�察�for Aunt Jane�察�the neatest of housekeepers�察�

had   discouraged   all   silly   explorations�察  �had   at   once   required   all   barred 

windows   to   be   opened�察  �all   superfluous   partitions   to   be   taken   down�察  �and 

several highly eligible dark´closets to be nailed up。 If there was anything 

she hated�察�it was nooks and odd corners。 Yet there had been times that year�察�

when the household would have been glad to find a few more such hiding´ 

places�察�for during the first few weeks the house had been crammed with 

guests     so  closely   that   the  very   mice    had   been    ill´accommodated        and 

obliged to sit up all night�察�which had caused them much discomfort and 

many audible disagreements。 

     But this   first   tumult   had   passed   away�察  �and   now  there   remained   only 

the various nephews and nieces of the house�察�including a due proportion of 

small   children。      Two   final   guests   were   to   arrive   that   day�察  �bringing   the 

latest breath of Europe on their wings��Philip Malbone�察�Hope's betrothed�察�

and little Emilia�察�Hope's half´sister。 

     None of the family had seen Emilia since her wandering mother had 

taken   her   abroad�察  �a   fascinating   spoiled   child   of   four�察  �and   they   were   all 

eager     to  see   in   how    many     ways    the   succeeding      twelve    years    had 

completed or corrected the spoiling。             As for Philip�察�he had been spoiled�察�

as Aunt Jane declared�察�from the day of his birth�察�by the joint effort of all 

friends   and neighbors。  Everybody  had   conspired to   carry  on   the   process 

except   Aunt   Jane   herself�察  �who   directed   toward   him   one   of   her   honest�察�

steady�察�immovable dislikes�察�which may be said to have dated back to the 

time   when   his   father   and   mother   were   married�察  �some   years   before   he 

personally entered on the scene。 

     The New York steamer�察�detained by the heavy fog of the night before�察�

now came in unwonted daylight up the bay。                  At the first glimpse�察�Harry 

and the boys pushed off in the row´boat�察�for�察�as one of the children said�察�

anybody who had been to Venice would naturally wish to come to the very 

house in a gondola。 In another half´hour there was a great entanglement of 

embraces at the water´side�察�for the guests had landed。 



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     Malbone's self´poised easy grace was the same as ever�察�his chestnut´ 

brown eyes were as winning�察 �his features as handsome�察�his   complexion�察�

too   clearly   pink   for   a   man�察  �had   a   sea   bronze   upon   it�此  �he   was   the   same 

Philip who had left home�察�though with some added lines of care。                      But in 

the brilliant little fairy beside him all looked in vain for the Emilia they 

remembered        as  a  child。   Her   eyes   were    more    beautiful   than   ever��the 

darkest   violet   eyes�察  �that   grew   luminous   with   thought   and   almost   black 

with   sorrow。   Her   gypsy   taste�察  �as   everybody   used   to   call   it�察  �still   showed 

itself in the scarlet and dark blue of her dress�察�but the clouded gypsy tint 

had gone from her cheek�察�and in its place shone a deep carnation�察�so hard 

and brilliant that it appeared to be enamelled on the surface�察�yet so firm 

and   deep´dyed   that   it   seemed   as   if   not   even   death   could   ever   blanch   it。 

There is a kind of beauty that seems made to be painted on ivory�察�and such 

was     hers。   Only     the  microscopic      pencil   of   a
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