2 ELECTIVE AFFINITIES. TRANSLATED fSOXTBB OEBXAK OT OOBTHS. j chapter xiv. (Continued.) Under some other pretext, Edward had the ground underneath the plane-trees cleared of bushes and grass and moss. And now first could be seen the beauty of their forms, together with tlieir lull heiguth and spread, right up from the earth., J|e was delighted with them. It was just this very time of the year that he had planted them. How long ago could it have been? be said to himself. As soon as he got home, he turned over the old diary boohs, which bis father, es. pecially when in the country, was very careful in keeping. He might not find an entry of this particular planting, but an* other important domestic matter, which Edward well remembered, and which had occurred on the same day, would surely be mentioned. He turned over a few volumes/ The circumstance he was look* ing for was there. Hqw amazed, how overjoyed he was, when he discovered the strangest coincidence! The day and the year on which be bad planted those trees, was the very day, the very year, when Ottilie was born. CHAPTER XV. The long-wished-for morning dawned at last on Edward; and very soon a num ber of guests arrived. They bad sent out a large, number of invitations, and many who had missed the laying of the founda tion-stone, which was reported to have been so charming, were the more careful not to be absent on the second festivity. Before dinner the carpenter’s people appeared, with music, in the court of the castle. They bore an immense garland of flowers, composed of a number of sin* gte wreathes, winding in and out, one above the other; saluting the company, they made request, according to custom, for silk bapdkerchiefs and ribbons, at the bands of the fair sex, with which to dress themselves out. When the. castle party went into the dining-hall, they marched offsinging and shouting, and after amus ing tbemselvea awhile in the village, and coaxing many a ribbon out of the women there, old and yhung, they came at last, with crowds behind themand crowds ex pecting them, out upon the height where the park-house was now After dinner, Charlotte rather held back_J»er guests. She did not wish that there should be any solemn or formal proces sion, and they found their way in little parties, broken up, as they pleased, with out rule or order, to the scene of action. Charlotte staid behind with Ottilie, and -did not improve matters by doing so. For Ottilie being really the last that .appear ed, it seemed as if the trumpets and the clarionets bad only been waiting for her, and as if the gayeties had been ordered to commence directly on her arrival. appearance of the house, it had been hung with green boughs and flowers. They had dressed it out in an architectural fashion, according to a design of the Captain’s; only that, without his knowledge, Edward had desir ed the Architect to work in the date upon the cornice in flowers, acd this was nec- esaarily permitted to remain. The Cap tain ;bad only arrived in time to prevent Ottilia’s name from figuring in splendor on the gable. The beginning, which bad been made for this, he contrived to turn skillfully to some other use, and to get rid of such of the letters as had beeu al ready finished. The garland was set up, and was to be seen far and wile about the country. The flags and the ribbons fluttered gay ly in the air; and a short oration was, the greater-part of it, dispersed by the wind. The solemnity was at end. There was now to be a dance on the sm >oth lawn in front of the building, which hai been enclosed with boughs and branches. A gayly-dressed working mason took Ed ward up to a smart-looking girl of the village, and called himself upon Ottilie, who stood out with him. two couples speedily fonnd others to follow them, and Edward contrived pretty soon to change partners, catching Ottilie, and making the round with her. The young er part of the company joined merrily in the dance with the people, while the cid er among them stood and looked on. Then, before they broke up and walked about, an order was given that they should all collect at sunset under the plane-trees. Edward was the first upon the spot, ordering everything, and mak ing bis arrangements with his valet, who was to be on the other side, in company with the firework-maker, managing his exhibition of the spectacle. The Captain was far from satisfied at some of the preparations which be saw made; and be endeavored to get a word with Edward about the crush of specta tors which was to be expected. But the latter, somewhat hastily, begged that he might be allowed .to manage this part of the day's amusement himself. The upper end of the embankment having been recently raised, was still far l from compact. Is .bad been staked, but there was no upon it, and the earth was uneven and I isecure. The crowd pressed on, however, in great numbers, i The sun went down, and the castle party j 1 was served with refreshments under the j , plant -:iees, l*' [ass the time till it should ] become sufficiently dark. The place was approved of ueydnJ measure, and they A Novel. PART I. looked forward to frequently enjoying the view over so lovely a sheet of water, on future occasions. ! . A calm evening, ft perfect absence of wind, promised everything in -Jfavor of the spectacle, when suddenly loud and violent shrieks waa heard. Large masses of the earth bad. given away on the edge of the embankment, and a number of peo* pie were precipitated in the water., The pressure from the throng bad gone on in creasing till at last it had become more than the newly-laid soil would bear, and the bank had fallen iu; Everybody want* ed to obtain the beat place, and now there was no getting either backwards or forwards. People ran this apd that way, more to see what was going on than to render as sistance. What could be done when no one could reach the place ? The Captain, with a few .determined persons, hurried down hud drove the crowd off the embankment back upon the shore, and in order that those who were really of service might have free room to move. One way or another they contriv ed to seize hold of such as were sinking ; and with or without assistance all who bad teen m the water were got out safe upon the bank, with the exception of one boy, whose.struggles In bis fright, instead of bringing him nearer the embankment, had only carried him further away from it. His strength seemed to be failing—now on iy a hand was seen above tbs surface, and now a foot. By an unlucky chance the boat was on the opposite shore filled with firewoaks—it was a long business to unload it, and help was slow in coming. The Captain’s resolution was taken ; he flung off bis coat; all eyes were directed towards him, and bis sturdy vigorous fig* ure gave every one hope and confidence ; but a cry of surprise rose out of the crowd as they saw him fling himself into the wa ter—every eye watched him as the strong swimmer swiftly reached the boy, and bore him, although to appearance dead, to the embankment. Ijfow came up the boat. The Captain stepped inland examined whether there were any still missing, or whether they were all safe. The surgeon was speedily on the spot, and took charge of the inan imate boy. Charlotte joined them, and entreated the Captain to go now and take care of himself, to harry back to the castle and change his clothes. He would not. go, however, till persons on whose sense he could rely, who had been cl ise to the spot at the time of the accident, and who had assisted la saving those who bad fallen in, assured him that all were safe. Charlotte saw him on his way to the house, aud she remembered that the wine and the tea, and everything else which he could want, had been locked up, for fear any of the servants should take advan tage of the disorder of the holiday, as on such occasions they are apt to do. ' She hurried through the scattered groups of her company, which were loitering about the plane trees. Edward, was thnie, talk ing to every oner—beseeching every one to say; He would give the signal direct ly, and the fireworks should begin. Char lotte went up to him and entreated him to put off au amusement which was do longer in place, and which at the present moment no one could enjoy. She remind ed him of what ought to be douq for the boy who bad been saved, and for his pre server. “The surgeon will do whatever is right, no doubt," replied Edward. “He is pro vided with everything which he can want, and. we should ojnly be in the way if we crowded about him with our anxie ties." Charlotte persisted in her opinion, and made a sign to Ottiiie, Who at once pre pared to retire with her. Edward seized her band, and cried, “We wiil not end this day in a lazaret to. She is 100 good for a sister of mercy. Without us, I think, the half-dead may wake, and the living dry themselves.” Charlotte did not answer, bat went. Some followed her others followed these; in the end, no ofae wished to be last, and all followed. Edward and Ol tilie found themselves al me under the plane-trees. He insisted that stay he would, earnestly, passionately, as she en treated him tp go back with her to the castle. “No, Ottiiie!" be cried ; ‘ the exlraordi nary is not brought to pass in the smooth common way—the wonderful accident of this evening brings u# more speedily to gether. You are mine—l have often said it to you, and sworn it to you. We will not say it and swear it any more—we will make it be." The boat came over from the other side. The valet was in it—he asked, with some embarrassment, what his master wished to have done with the fireworks. “Let them off!” cried Edward to him ; “let them off—it was only lor you that they were provided, Ottiiie, and you shall be the only one to see them. Lei me tit beside you, and enjoy them with jou.” Tenderly, timidly he sat down at her side, without touching her. Rockets went hissing up—cannon thun dered—Roman candles shot out their blazing balls—squibs flsshed and darted— wheels spun round, first singly, then in pairs, then all at once, faster and faster, one after the other, and !more and more together. Edward, whose bosom was cn I fire, watched the blazing spectacle with I eyes gleaming with delight; but Ottiiie, j w th her d* licate and nervous feelings, in 1 all this noise and fitf d blazing and flash : iair. found more to distress her than to please. She leant shrinking agiinst Ed- THE RADICAL: ward, and he, as she drew to him ' .and clang to him, felt the deUghtfalsense: that she bebngedentirely; jtbJiK/,' the sight had scarcely rPwumcd its rights, when the mops their path as ure, with his hat Is h a ad.stepped across their wav, and begged is alma of them*- in the general holiday he saidttiaihe had been forgotten. The moon shone upon bis lace, and Edward recognized the feat* urea of thn importune, teggar: bat. hap* py as he then was, it Was impossible for him to be angry with any one: He could not recollect that, especially-for that par ticular day, begging had been forbidden under the heaviest penalties—he thrust his hand into his pocket; took the first coin which tie found, anti gave the fellow a piece nf gold. His own happiness was so unbounded that he would bare liked to have shared it with every one. In the meantime all had gone well at the castle. The skill Of the surgeon, eve rything which was required being ready at hand, Charlotte’s assistance-fell had worked together, and the boy was brought to life again. The guests dis persed, wishing to catch a glimpse or two of what was to be seen of the fireworks from the distance; and, after a scene of such confusion, were glad to get back to their own quiet homes. - The Captain also, after having rapidly changed bis dress, bad taken an active part in what required to be done. It was now all quiet again, and he found himself alone with Charlotte, gently and affection* ately he now told her that his time for "leaving them approached. She had gone through so much that evening, that this discovery made but a slight impression upon her—she bad seen how her friend could sacrifice himself; how he had saved another, and bad himself been saved. These strange incilents seemed to fore* lell an important future to her—but not an unhappy one. Edward, who now tutored with Ottilie, waa informed at once of the impending departure of the Captain: He suspected that Charlotte bad known longer bow near it was; but he was far too much oc cupied with himself and his own plans to take it amiss, or care about it. On the contrary, he listened attentive ly, and with signs of pleasure, to the ac count of the excellent and honorable po sition in which the Captain was to be placed. The course of the future was hurried impetuously forward by bis own secret wishes. Already he saw the Cap tain married to Charlotte, and himself married to Ottilie. It would, have been the richest present which any one could bav^made him, on the occasion of the day’s festival! But how surprised, was Ottilie, when, on going to her room, she found upon the table the beautiful box; Instantly, she opened it; inside, all the things were so nicely packed sod arranged, that she did not. venture to take them out,shc scarce ly even ventured to lift them; , There were muslin, cambric, silk, shawls and lace, hll rivalling each other in delicacy, beauty and. costliness; —nor were orna ments forgotten. The intention had been, as she saw well, to furnish her with more than one complete suit of clothes: but it waa all so costly, so ; little like what she bad been accustomed;to, that she scarcely dared, even in thought, to believe it could be really for her. CHAPTER XVI. The next morning the Captain bad dis appeared, having left a grateful letter ad dressed to his friends upon the table. He and Charlotte had already'taken a half leave of each other the evening before — she felt that the parting was forever, and ahe resigned .herself to it; for in the Count’s second letter, which the Captain had at last shown to her, there was a hint of prospect of an advantageous mar riage, and though he paid no attention to it at all, she accepted it for as good as certain, and gave him up fully and firmly. Now, therefore, she thought that she had a,right to Require of others the same control over themselves which she had exercised herself; it had not been impos sible to her, and It ought not to be impos sible to them. With this feeling she be* gan the conversation with her husband ; and she entered upon it the more openly and easily, from a sense that the question must now, once lor all, be decidedly set at rest. “Our friend has left us,” she said; “we are now once more together as we were — and it depends upon ourjely/ea whether we choose to return together into our old position.” Edward, who hearl nothing except what flattered his own passion, believed that Charlotte, in these words, was allud ing to her previous wi lowed state, and, in a roundabout way, was making a sug gestion for a separation; so that be an swered with a laugh, “Why not ? all we „want is to come to an understanding." But be found himself sorely undeceiv ed, as Charlotte answered: “And we have now a choice of oppor tunities for placing Ottilie in another situation. Two openings Lave offered themselves to her, either of which will do very well. 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