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"Ever your sincere and attached friend, "MARTHA SLINGSBY." The vile hypocrisy which characterised this letter enhanced, if possible, the blackness of that crime towards the consummation of which it was so material a step; and Mr. Torrens stood gazing upon the document until all its characters seemed to move and agitate on the surface of the paper like a legion of hideous reptiles swarming together. EVER YOUR SINCERE AND ATTACHED FRIEND MARTHA SLINGSBY THE VILE HYPOCRISY WHICH CHARACTERIZED THIS LETTER ENHANCED IF POSSIBLE THE BLACKNESS OF THAT CRIME TOWARD THE CONSUMMATION OF WHICH IT WAS SO MATERIAL A STEP AND MISTER TORRANCE STOOD GAZING UPON THE DOCUMENT UNTIL ALL ITS CHARACTERS SEEMED TO MOVE AND AGITATE ON THE SURFACE OF THE PAPER LIKE A LEGION OF HIDEOUS REPTILES SWARMING TOGETHER
 this; although Dr. Wagtail, with a levity unbecoming a professional man of his age and standing, declares that if I keep my feet well swathed in flannel and take mustard baths on going to bed, I shall triumph over the ailment. But, oh! my dearest young friend, what is flannel without the blessing of heaven? what is mustard without the aid of the Most High? I am very lonely, sweet Rosamond; and I am fearful that you must miss your dear sister much. I know that Mr. Torrens' occupations take him much from home; and thus you cannot always enjoy the presence and the consolations of your excellent father, whom, I regret to say, I only as yet know by good report, but whose hand I hope to press some day in friendship. Will you, my love, come and pass a week or two with me? It will be a perfect charity on your part; and I am convinced also that change of scene will cheer your spirits. Come to me, my dearest Rosamond, early to-morrow morning (God willing)—if your good kind father can spare you. THAT I AM THUS CHASTENED IN THIS ALTHOUGH DOCTOR WAGTAIL WITH A LEVITY UNBECOMING A PROFESSIONAL MAN OF HIS AGE AND STANDING DECLARES THAT IF I KEEP MY FEET WELL SWATHED IN FLANNEL AND TAKE MUSTARD BATHS ON GOING TO BED I SHALL TRIUMPH OVER THE ELEMENT BUT OH MY DEAREST FRIEND WHAT IS FLANNEL WITHOUT THE BLESSING OF HEAVEN WHAT IS MUSTARD WITHOUT THE AID OF THE MOST HIGH I AM VERY LONELY SWEET ROSAMOND AND I AM FEARFUL THAT YOU MUST MISS YOUR DEAR SISTER MUCH I KNOW THAT MISTER TORRANCE'S OCCUPATIONS TAKE HIM MUCH FROM HOME AND THUS YOU CANNOT ALWAYS ENJOY THE PRESENCE AND THE CONSOLATIONS OF YOUR EXCELLENT FATHER WHOM I REGRET TO SAY I ONLY AS YET KNOW BY GOOD REPORT BUT WHOSE HAND I HOPE TO PRESS SOME DAY IN FRIENDSHIP WILL YOU MY LOVE COME AND PASS A WEEK OR TWO WITH ME IT WILL BE A PERFECT CHARITY ON YOUR PART AND I AM CONVINCED ALSO THAT CHANGE OF SCENE WILL CHEER YOUR SPIRITS COME TO ME MY DEAREST ROSAMOND EARLY TO MORROW MORNING GOD WILLING IF YOUR GOOD KIND FATHER CAN SPARE YOU
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