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"Sometimes I was enabled, when I called," continued the baronet, "to obtain a few minutes' conversation with Rosamond alone; for Adelais, the elder sister, usually remains in her own chamber, a prey to the deepest melancholy. But Rosamond never appeared to comprehend any of the significant though well wrapt up hints which I dropped relative to my feelings concerning her. It is evident that you proved either a bad tutoress, Martha, or she a dull pupil." SOMETIMES I WAS ENABLED WHEN I CALLED CONTINUED THE BARONET TO OBTAIN A FEW MINUTES CONVERSATION WITH ROSAMOND ALONE FOR ADELACE THE ELDER SISTER USUALLY REMAINS IN HER OWN CHAMBER A PREY TO THE DEEPEST MELANCHOLY BUT ROSAMOND NEVER APPEARED TO COMPREHEND ANY OF THE SIGNIFICANT THOUGH WELL WRAPPED UP HINTS WHICH I DROPPED RELATIVE TO MY FEELINGS CONCERNING HER IT IS EVIDENT THAT YOU PROVED EITHER A BAD TUTOROUS MARTHA OR SHE A DULL PUPIL
 become the means of producing him money. Such is the person on whom I have had to work—and I have not worked ineffectually." "Then you have formed an acquaintance with him?" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby. "An acquaintance!" cried the baronet, chuckling; "I have formed an intimate friendship." "What! in four or five weeks!" said Mrs. Slingsby. "Exactly so. I obtained an introduction to him through his surveyor, who also happens to be mine; and under pretence of bargaining with him for the purchase of some of his houses, I wormed myself into his confidence. He at length informed me that there were heavy mortgages on all his buildings, and that he was anxious to sell some in order to be able to proceed with others. When I encountered the young ladies, I affected to be greatly surprised that they should prove to be the daughters of the very Mr. Torrens to whom my surveyor had recommended me." "You have worked systematically indeed!" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby, with pouting lips. "But pray proceed.  HE SCARCELY CARES SO THAT THEY BECOME THE MEANS OF PRODUCING HIM MONEY SUCH IS THE PERSON ON WHOM I'VE HAD TO WORK AND I HAVE NOT WORKED INEFFECTUALLY THEN YOU HAVE FORMED AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIM EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY AN ACQUAINTANCE CRIED THE BARONET CHUCKLING I HAVE FORMED AN INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WHAT IN FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY EXACTLY SO I OBTAINED AN INTRODUCTION TO HIM THROUGH HIS SURVEYOR WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE MINE AND UNDER PRETENCE OF BARGAINING WITH HIM FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOME OF HIS HOUSES I WORMED MYSELF INTO HIS CONFIDENCE HE AT LENGTH INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE HEAVY MORTGAGES ON ALL HIS BUILDINGS AND THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS TO SELL SOME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH OTHERS WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THE VERY LADIES I AFFECTED TO BE GREATLY SURPRISED THAT THEY SHOULD PROVE TO BE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE VERY MISTER TORRANCE TO WHOM MY SURVEYOR HAD RECOMMENDED ME YOU HAVE WORKED SYSTEMATICALLY INDEED EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY WITH POUTING LIPS BUT PRAY PROCEED
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