Dunallan or Know what you judge Author:Grace Kennedy Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. For the first fortnight Catharine scarcely ever left her father's room. He seemed revived by the presence of his beloved child, and to grudge losi... more »ng sight of her for a moment. Dunallan's society soon also became almost as necessary to him as Catharine's. He constantly desired to have them both near him. Catharine was now, therefore, constantly seeing Dunallan, and, in such circumstances as to do away every feeling but that of gratitude. His gentleness to her father—his affectionate kindness, and feeling attentions, increased in proportion as Lord Dunallan's esteem and affection increased for him. His manner to herself—mild, gentle, and polite, but again reserved, made her very unhappy; yet she could not at times help thinking, that his coldness was in some degree assumed. Often, while employed in those tender cares which her father's situation required, she met Dunallan's eyes, fixed upon her with looks of interest and admiration; but in vain did she attempt to conjecture what could be the cause of his coldness, real or assumed. He was ever on the watch, also, lest she should suffer from fatigue, and to bear it for her. One evening, Lord Dunallan had fallen asleep, while Catharine, who stood behind his chair, supported his head on her bosom. Lord Dunallan's complaint prevented his sleeping but in a sitting posture ; he now seemed to find his attitude an easy one, for his sleep was unusually calm and tranquil. Catharine became pale from fatigue, but refused to resign her place to Dunallan. "I would not disturb him for the world," whispered she to him. when he in the same tone of voice entreated her to resign her charge to him. He stood near her in evident uneasiness. " You will kill yourself, Catharine; I entreat you, suffer me. I shall not disturb your pati...« less