Waugh.
Thurston gravely promised that he would not--if he could help it. And
so, with mutual good feeling, they shook hands and separated.
On Monday evening, at his farewell lecture, Thurston met Marian again,
and joyfully announced to her the invitation that Mrs. Waugh had
extended to him. And the maiden's delightful smile assured him of her
full sympathy with his gladness.
And on Tuesday evening, the whole party for Washington was assembled
around the tea-table at Locust Hill. The evening passed very cheerily.
The commodore, Mrs. Waugh, Marian and Thurston, were all in excellent
spirits. And Thurston, out of pure good nature, sought to cheer and
enliven the pretty, peevish bride, Jacquelina, who, out of caprice,
affected a pleasure in his attentions that she was very far from
feeling. This gave so much umbrage to Dr. Grimshaw that Mrs. Waugh
really feared some unpleasant demonstration from the grim bridegroom,
and seized the first quiet opportunity of saying to the young gentleman:
"Do, Thurston, leave Lapwing alone! Don't you see that that maniac is as
jealous as a Turk?"
"Oh! he is!" thought Thurston, benevolently. "Very well! in that case
his jealousy shall not starve for want of ailment;" and he devoted
himself to the capricious bride with more _impressement_ than
before--consoling himself for his discreet neglect of Marian by
reflecting on the blessed morrow that should place her at his side for
the whole day.
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