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"Impossible!" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby: "if the deed were done here—beneath this roof—it would ruin me!" IMPOSSIBLE EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY IF THE DEED WERE DONE HERE BENEATH THIS ROOF IT WOULD RUIN ME
to retract from his bargain, he is completely in my power. I have agreed to give him five thousand pounds in all—_as the price of his daughter_. But he represented to me that the project can never be carried into execution, until Adelais and Rosamond shall have been separated. I was not unprepared for such an objection; and I accordingly proposed that he should permit Clarence Villiers to marry Adelais without delay—her drooping health serving as the plea for this relenting disposition on his part. I moreover promised my special protection on behalf of Clarence, for whom I can speedily obtain a government situation of far greater emolument than the paltry clerkship which he now holds. Then, when the wedding is over, and the young couple have quitted London, to pass the honeymoon somewhere in the country, _you will request Rosamond to spend a few days at your house_." And the baronet fixed a significant look upon his mistress as he uttered these words, so pregnant with terrible meaning. NT SO THAT SHOULD HE WISH TO RETRACT FROM HIS BARGAIN HE IS COMPLETELY IN MY POWER I HAVE AGREED WITH HIM FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS IN ALL AS THE PRICE OF HIS DAUGHTER BUT HE REPRESENTED TO ME THAT THE PROJECT CAN NEVER BE CARRIED INTO EXECUTION UNTIL ADALE AND ROSAMOND SHALL HAVE BEEN SEPARATED I WAS NOT UNPREPARED FOR SUCH AN OBJECTION AND I ACCORDINGLY PROPOSED THAT HE SHOULD PERMIT CLARENCE VILLIERS TO MARRY ADALECE WITHOUT DELAY HER DROOPING HEALTH SERVING AS THE PLEA FOR THIS RELENTING DISPOSITION ON HIS PART I MOREOVER PROMISED MY SPECIAL PROTECTION ON BEHALF OF CLARENCE FOR WHOM I CAN SPEEDILY OBTAIN A GOVERNMENT SITUATION OF FAR GREATER EMULUMENT THAN THE PALTRY CLERKSHIP WHICH HE NOW HOLDS THEN WHEN THE WEDDING IS OVER AND THE YOUNG COUPLE HAVE QUITTED LONDON TO PASS THE HONEYMOON SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY YOU WILL REQUEST ROSAMOND TO SPEND A FEW DAYS AT YOUR HOUSE AND THE BARONET FIXED A SIGNIFICANT LOOK UPON HIS MISTRESS AS HE UTTERED THESE WORDS SO PREGNANT WITH TERRIBLE MEANING
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