All day long they revelled in the
delightful emotions which warmed their hearts. Their intercourse was now
burdened by no painful reflections on the misery which had so lately
environed Emily. The means of her restoration to home and society were
at hand. The only difficulty now was to discover the best method of
establishing her rights. Against Jaspar and Maxwell they cherished no
ill-will,--they had no desire to punish them for their wicked designs.
Uncle Nathan, too, was in the "full enjoyment of his mind." The relief
he had "providentially" been able to afford to Emily's mind was the
medium of an abundant satisfaction. As the darkness began to gather, he
found an opportunity of conversing with Henry, whose entire devotion to
Emily during the day had rendered him a stranger in the gentlemen's
cabin. The plot which Hatchie had revealed to him had caused him but
little anxiety. Maxwell's wounded arm, he concluded, would delay its
execution. But he gave the particulars to Henry, who was not at all
satisfied that it would not be undertaken.
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