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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 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
horror at such an event!" exclaimed the baronet. "Yes—it _is_ silly on my part!" cried Mrs. Slingsby, bitterly; "silly, because I ought to have played a different part when first you touched upon the subject a few weeks ago. But, my God! Henry—you cannot mean—you will not, surely—surely——" "Martha, this passes all endurance," said the baronet sternly. "If you do not choose to listen to me, I can retire: if you will not assist me, there is an end to every thing between you and me—and then, how will you live?" "What assistance do you require?" asked the widow, in a low and tremulous tone—for she was shocked at all she had heard, and she was terrified by the menace which the baronet had just uttered. "You shall learn," answered the latter. "I advanced the sums necessary to save Mr. Torrens from a prison and his furniture from the effects of the levy, taking his note of hand, payable on demand, for the amount—so that should he wish to retract from his bargain, he is completely in my power. HEAD TO FOOT HOW SILLY OF YOU TO AFFECT HORROR AT SUCH AN EVENT EXCLAIMED THE BARONET YES IT IS SILLY ON MY PART CRIED MISSUS SLINGSBY BITTERLY SILLY BECAUSE I OUGHT TO HAVE PLAYED A DIFFERENT PART WHEN FIRST YOU TOUCHED UPON THE SUBJECT A FEW WEEKS AGO BUT MY GOD HENRY YOU CANNOT MEAN YOU WILL NOT SURELY SURELY MARTHA THIS PASSES ALL ENDURANCE SAID THE BARONET STERNLY IF YOU DO NOT CHOOSE TO LISTEN TO ME I CAN RETIRE IF YOU WILL NOT ASSIST ME THERE IS AN END TO EVERYTHING BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THEN HOW WILL YOU LIVE WHAT ASSISTANCE DO YOU REQUIRE ASKED THE WIDOW IN A LOW AND TREMULOUS TONE FOR SHE WAS SHOCKED AT ALL SHE HAD HEARD AND SHE WAS TERRIFIED BY THE MENACE WHICH THE BARONET HAD JUST UTTERED YOU SHALL LEARN ANSWERED THE LATTER I ADVANCE THE SUMS NECESSARY TO SAVE MISTER TORRANCE FROM A PRISON AND HIS FURNITURE FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE LEVEE TAKING HIS NOTE OF HAND PAYABLE AND COMMAND FOR THE AMOUNT SO THAT SHOULD HE WISH TO RETRACT FROM HIS BARGAIN HE IS COMPLETELY IN MY POWER
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