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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! 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
nt her an invitation to Old Burlington Street, for fear that Clarence might throw some obstacle in the way of its being accepted. Thus stood matters on the bridal morning,—when Adelais appeared pre-eminently beautiful in her garb of virgin white—emblematical of the innocence of her own heart,—and when Clarence Villiers could scarcely persuade himself that he was actually touching on the threshold of complete felicity. Rosamond—poor Rosamond smiled amidst the tears that flowed fast down her pale cheeks; for she felt as if she were losing her best—her only friend in the approaching departure of Adelais. There was a young lady—a friend—who acted as joint bridesmaid with Rosamond; and there were two or three other acquaintances 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. ING AS YET SENT HER INVITATION TO OLD BURLINGTON STREET FOR FEAR THAT CLARENCE MIGHT THROW SOME OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF ITS BEING ACCEPTED THUS STOOD MATTERS ON THE BRIDAL MORNING WHEN ADELACE APPEARED PRE EMINENTLY BEAUTIFUL IN HER GARB OF VIRGIN WHITE EMBLEMATICALLY OF THE INNOCENCE OF HER OWN HEART AND WHEN CLARENCE VILLIERS COULD SCARCELY PERSUADE HIMSELF THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY TOUCHING ON THE THRESHOLD OF COMPLETE FELICITY ROSAMOND POOR ROSAMOND SMILED AMIDST THE TEARS THAT FLOWED FAST DOWN HER PALE CHEEKS FOR SHE FELT AS IF SHE WERE LOSING HER BEST HER ONLY FRIEND IN THE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF ADELACE THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY A FRIEND WHO ACTED AS JOINT BRIDESMAID WITH ROSAMOND AND THERE WERE TWO OR THREE OTHER 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
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