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The immense wealth of that corrupt and detestable monster, the late Marquis of Hertford,[29] enabled him to purchase the favours not only of Lady S——, but also induced that profligate woman to sell to him every one of her daughters! THE IMMENSE WEALTH OF THAT CORRUPT AND DETESTABLE MONSTER THE LATE MARQUESS OF HERTFORD ENABLED HIM TO PURCHASE THE FAVOURS OF NOT ONLY LADY S BUT ALSO INDUCED THAT PROFLIGATE WOMAN TO SELL HIM EVERY ONE OF HER DAUGHTERS
of the family;—and of the persons thus enumerated consisted the bridal party. The sisters had naturally invited Mrs. Slingsby; but that lady, aware that her presence would not be agreeable to her nephew, had sent to plead indisposition as the excuse for her absence. And Mr. Torrens—what was the nature of his feelings now? Forced by his necessities—or rather by that indomitable pride which urged him to make every sacrifice rather than boldly meet his embarrassments in the Bankruptcy Court—he had assented to bestow his elder daughter on a young man whom he disliked, and to sell his younger child to an atrocious villain, who had not even manifested the delicacy of hinting at marriage! Reader! think not that when we record the dreadful fact of _a father consenting to sell his own daughter for gold_, we are fabricating for a romance an incident which never occurred in real life! Such things have been done often—are done often—and will be done often, so long as the human species shall exist.  ACQUAINTANCES IN THE FAMILY AND OF THE PERSONS THUS ENUMERATED CONSISTED THE BRIDAL PARTY THE SISTERS HAD NATURALLY INVITED MISSUS SLINGSBY BUT THAT LADY AWARE THAT HER PRESENCE WOULD NOT BE AGREEABLE TO HER NEPHEW HAD SENT TO PLEAD INDISPOSITION AS THE EXCUSE FOR HER ABSENCE AND MISTER TORRANCE WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF HIS FEELINGS NOW FORCED BY NECESSITIES OR RATHER BY THAT INDOMITABLE PRIDE WHICH URGED HIM TO TAKE EVERY SACRIFICE RATHER THAN BOLDLY MEET HIS EMBARRASSMENTS IN THE BANKRUPTCY COURT HE HAD ASSENTED TO BESTOW HIS ELDER DAUGHTER ON A YOUNG MAN WHOM HE DISLIKED AND TO SELL HIS YOUNGER CHILD TO AN ATROCIOUS VILLAIN WHO HAD NOT EVEN MANIFESTED THE DELICACY OF HINTING AT MARRIAGE READER THINK NOT THAT WHEN WE RECORD THE DREADFUL FACT OF A FATHER CONSENTING TO SELL HIS OWN DAUGHTER FOR GOLD WE ARE FABRICATING FOR A ROMANCE AN INCIDENT WHICH NEVER OCCURRED IN REAL LIFE SUCH THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE OFTEN ARE DONE OFTEN AND WILL BE DONE OFTEN SO LONG AS THE HUMAN SPECIES SHALL EXIST
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