Hubert Tracy was to a certain degree trying to make amends for the
wrong he had done towards himself and towards his fellow man.
When the face and form of Phillip Lawson rose before him with
such vividness that he many times closed his eyes to shut out the
sight remorse would seize upon him and hold him in galling chains,
shewing us that the Divine impress was not entirely obliterated from
his nature and that some day one might expect a complete change.
But of this young man's kindness to Mrs. Arnold.
The latter had been accustomed to a lavish expenditure of money and
now that her husband's means had been squandered what was she to do?
Appearances must be kept up at any sacrifice and without any
apparent struggle. Mrs. Montague Arnold received from her sister's
betrothed a sufficient amount of money to meet her daily wants.
Every beauty has her reign and so with the beautiful Evelyn.
Another queen succeeded and with many a bitter feeling the former is
a thing of the past. Men have ceased to rave over the dark-eyed
syren and now behold her as a being of a secondary order.
Mrs. Arnold attributed such slights to her husband's altered
position and loud angry words were of daily occurrence until at last
matters grew worse and they were completely alienated.
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