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"He is much better than he was a few days ago," returned Mrs. Slingsby; "but when he first awoke to consciousness, after a month's duration of alarming illness and almost constant delirium, he received a severe shock, which produced a partial relapse. HE IS MUCH BETTER THAN HE WAS A FEW DAYS AGO RETURNED MISSUS SLINGSBY BUT WHEN HE FIRST AWOKE TO CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER A MONTH'S DURATION OF ALARMING ILLNESS AND ALMOST CONSTANT DELIRIUM HE RECEIVED A SEVERE SHOCK WHICH PRODUCED A PARTIAL RELAPSE
ronet; and he proceeded to argue his hellish project in a manner which showed how fully he had considered it in all its details, and how artfully he had devised the means to render an exposure improbable. [Illustration] But we cannot place on record all that was urged by him, or objected to by his mistress, on this particular point; suffice it to say that, influenced by the menaces more than by the reasoning which came from his lips, the pious lady at last consented to become the pander to his damnable machinations. "Mr. Torrens shall this day write a letter to your nephew and invite him to the Cottage," said the baronet, when the whole plan was fully agreed upon. "Clarence will not of course be suffered to know that any interference on my part has brought about a reconciliation between him and the father of his beloved. The marriage will be hurried on as much as possible, and then Rosamond will become mine! But is Clarence sufficiently recovered from his illness to leave his dwelling? ULD RUIN ME RIDICULOUS CRIED THE BARONET AND HE PROCEEDED TO ARGUE HIS HELLISH PROJECT IN A MANNER WHICH SHOWED HOW FULLY HE HAD CONSIDERED IT IN ALL ITS DETAILS AND HOW ARTFULLY HE HAD DEVISED THE MEANS TO RENDER AN EXPOSURE IMPROBABLE BUT WE CANNOT PLACE ON RECORD ALL THAT WAS URGED BY HIM OR OBJECTED TO BY HIS MISTRESS IN THIS PARTICULAR POINT SUFFICE IT TO SAY INFLUENCED BY THE MENACES MORE THAN BY THE REASONING WHICH CAME FROM HIS LIPS THE PIOUS LADY AT LAST CONSENTED TO BECOME THE PANDAR TO HIS DAMNABLE MACHINATIONS MISTER TORRANCE SHALL THIS DAY WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR NEPHEW AND INVITE HIM TO THE COTTAGE SAID THE BARONET WHEN THE WHOLE PLAN WAS FULLY AGREED UPON CLARENCE WILL NOT OF COURSE BE SUFFERED TO KNOW THAT ANY INTERFERENCE ON MY PART HAS BROUGHT ABOUT A RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HIM AND THE FATHER OF HIS BELOVED THE MARRIAGE WILL BE HURRIED ON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND THEN ROSAMOND WILL BECOME MINE BUT IS CLARENCE SUFFICIENTLY RECOVERED FROM HIS ILLNESS TO LEAVE HIS DWELLING
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