15/45 He gave up the letter with a certain dignity of manner, and left the tent. He turned pale as he read it; crumpled it in his hand, and threw it down on the table. "By G--d! it's a lie!" he exclaimed furiously. Mrs.Drumblade, finding the letter within her reach, coolly possessed herself of it; recognized her mother's handwriting; and read these lines: "I have only now succeeded in persuading your father to let me write to you. |