A Novel. BY ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY. AUTHOR OF 'NELLIE'S MEMORIES,' 'BARBARA HEATHCOTE'S TRIAL,' RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON, UMAN nature is weak, and we are told there are mixed motives to be found even in the holiest actions. Mr. Drummond never could be brought to acknowledge even to himself the reason why he took so much pains to compose his sermon for that Sunday. Without possessing any special claim to eloquence, he had always been earnest and painstaking, bestowing much labour on the construction and finish of his sentences, which were in consequence more elaborate than original. At times, when he VOL. II. 21 |