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"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. 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
ll that then took place between me and the father of those girls: let it suffice for you to learn, that at the expiration of nearly an hour's discourse—varied on his part by appeals, threats, prayers, and imprecations—_he agreed to sell his daughter Rosamond_!" "As your wife?" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby, in a hoarse, hollow tone. "No: as my mistress—as any thing I choose," returned Sir Henry Courtenay, emphatically. Mrs. Slingsby shuddered from 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 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?  SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE I WILL NOT TELL YOU ALL THAT THEN TOOK PLACE BETWEEN ME AND THE FATHER OF THOSE GIRLS LET IT SUFFICE FOR YOU TO LEARN THAT AT THE EXPIRATION OF NEARLY AN HOUR'S DISCOURSE VARIED ON HIS PART BY APPEALS THREATS PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS HE AGREED TO SELL HIS DAUGHTER ROSAMOND AS YOUR WIFE EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY IN A HOARSE HOLLOW TONE NO AS MY MISTRESS HAS ANYTHING I CHOOSE RETURNED SIR HENRY CORNEY EMPHATICALLY MISSUS SLINGSBY SHUDDERED FROM 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
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