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But at that moment the well known knock of the postman resounded through the house; and almost immediately afterwards a servant entered the room, handed a letter to Rosamond, and then withdrew. BUT AT THAT MOMENT THE WELL KNOWN KNOCK OF THE POSTMAN RESOUNDED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS A SERVANT ENTERED THE ROOM HANDED A LETTER TO ROSAMOND AND THEN WITHDREW
 despair: "my thoughts are intent on the daughter who is left behind!" "Am I a source of affliction to you, father?" asked Rosamond, contemplating her sire in so plaintive, melancholy, and yet tender a manner that his vile heart was for a moment touched, and he felt ready to throw himself at her feet and implore her pardon for the ill he meditated towards her. "Tell me, my beloved parent," she said, "have I given you offence in any way—by word or deed? Oh! if I have, bitter will be the tears that I shall shed; and sincerely—most sincerely shall I beseech your forgiveness." "No, Rosamond," said Mr. Torrens, crushing the better feelings of his soul as he thought of the ruin that would envelop him were he to retract his engagements with the baronet: "you have not offended me—and I believe I spoke harshly to you just now without a cause. But let us talk no more on that subject. Compose yourself—wipe away those tears. I shall now retire to my study—for I have letters of importance to write. GER HARSH BUT POSITIVELY WILD WITH DESPAIR MY THOUGHTS ARE INTENT ON THE DAUGHTER WHO IS LEFT BEHIND AM I SOURCE OF AFFLICTION TO YOU FATHER ASKED ROSAMOND CONTEMPLATING HER SIGH IN SO PLAINTIVE MELANCHOLY AND YET TENDER A MANNER THAT HIS VILE HEART WAS FOR A MOMENT TOUCHED AND HE FELT READY TO THROW HIMSELF AT HER FEET AND IMPLORE HER PARDON FOR THE ILL HE MEDITATED TOWARDS HER TELL ME MY BELOVED PARENT SHE SAID HAVE I GIVEN YOU OFFENCE IN ANY WAY BY WORD OR DEED OH IF I HAVE BETTER WILL BE THE TEARS THAT I SHALL SHED AND SINCERELY MOST SINCERELY SHALL I BESEECH YOUR FORGIVENESS NO ROSAMOND SAID MISTER TORRANCE CRUSHING THE BETTER FEELINGS OF HIS SOUL AS HE THOUGHT OF THE RUIN THAT WOULD ENVELOP HIM WERE HE TO RETRACT HIS ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE BARONET YOU HAVE NOT OFFENDED ME AND I BELIEVE I SPOKE HARSHLY TO YOU JUST NOW WITHOUT A CAUSE BUT LET US TALK NO MORE ON THAT SUBJECT COMPOSE YOURSELF WIPE AWAY THOSE TEARS I SHALL NOW RETIRE TO MY STUDY FOR I HAVE LETTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO WRITE
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