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"Am I a source of affliction to you, father?" AM I SOURCE OF AFFLICTION TO YOU FATHER
he immolation of his daughter. Rosamond was already deeply afflicted at parting with her sister—that sister from whom she had never been separated until now:—but she was doomed to experience additional sources of grief in the harsh manner and alarming agitation of her father. At length, unable any longer to endure the state of suspense and uncertainty in which she was suddenly plunged concerning him, she rose from her seat—advanced timidly towards him—and, throwing one of her snowy arms over his shoulder, murmured in a plaintive tone, "Father—dearest father, what dreadful cause of sorrow oppresses you now? Are you fearful that Adelais will not be happy—that Clarence will not always be good and kind to her? Oh! yes, dearest father—I am sure he will——" "I am not thinking of the daughter who is gone," exclaimed Mr. Torrens, suddenly interrupting the maiden, and speaking in a tone no longer harsh, but positively wild with despair: "my thoughts are intent on the daughter who is left behind! TER ONE WHICH INVOLVED THE EMOLATION OF HIS DAUGHTER ROSAMOND WAS ALREADY DEEPLY AFFLICTED AT PARTING WITH HER SISTER THAT SISTER FROM WHOM SHE HAD NEVER BEEN SEPARATED UNTIL NOW BUT SHE WAS DOOMED TO EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF GRIEF IN THE HARSH MANNER AND ALARMING AGITATION OF HER FATHER AT LENGTH UNABLE ANY LONGER TO ENDURE THE STATE OF SUSPENSE AND UNCERTAINTY IN WHICH SHE WAS SUDDENLY PLUNGED CONCERNING HIM SHE ROSE FROM HER SEAT ADVANCED TIMIDLY TOWARD HIM AND THROWING ONE OF HER SNOWY ARMS OVER HIS SHOULDER MURMURED IN A PLAINTIVE TONE FATHER DEAREST FATHER WHAT DREADFUL CAUSE OF SORROW OPPRESSES YOU NOW ARE YOU FEARFUL THAT ADELACE WILL NOT BE HAPPY THAT CLARENCE WILL NOT ALWAYS BE GOOD AND KIND TO HER OH YES DEAREST FATHER I AM SURE HE WILL I AM NOT THINKING OF THE DAUGHTER WHO IS GONE EXCLAIMED MISTER TORRANCE SUDDENLY INTERRUPTING THE MAIDEN AND SPEAKING IN A TONE NO LONGER HARSH BUT POSITIVELY WILD WITH DESPAIR MY THOUGHTS ARE INTENT ON THE DAUGHTER WHO IS LEFT BEHIND
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