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"One moment, dear father," said Rosamond, detaining him by the arm: "you must read this beautiful letter which Mrs. Slingsby has written to me; and though I cannot think of accepting the kind invitation which it conveys——" "What does Mrs. Slingsby say in her letter, then?" demanded Mr. Torrens, all his ill humour returning as this further step in the hideous plot re awakened his most poignant reflections; "what does she say, that you speak in such enthusiastic terms of a mere letter?" ONE MOMENT DEAR FATHER SAID ROSAMOND DETAINING HIM BY THE ARM YOU MUST READ THIS BEAUTIFUL LETTER WHICH MISSUS SLINGSBY HAS WRITTEN TO ME AND THOUGH I CANNOT THINK OF ACCEPTING THE KIND INVITATION WHICH IT CONVEYS WHAT DOES MISSUS SLINGSBY SAY IN HER LETTER THEN DEMANDED MISTER TORRANCE ALL HIS ILL HUMOUR RETURNING AS HIS FURTHER STEP IN THE HIDEOUS PLOT REAWAKENED HIS MOST POIGNANT REFLECTIONS WHAT DOES SHE SAY THAT YOU SPEAK IN SUCH ENTHUSIASTIC TERMS OF A MERE LETTER
l I beseech your forgiveness." "No, Rosamond," said Mr. Torrens, crushing the better feelings of his soul as he thought of the ruin that would envelop him were he to retract his engagements with the baronet: "you have not offended me—and I believe I spoke harshly to you just now without a cause. But let us talk no more on that subject. Compose yourself—wipe away those tears. I shall now retire to my study—for I have letters of importance to write." But at that moment the well-known knock of the postman resounded through the house; and almost immediately afterwards a servant entered the room, handed a letter to Rosamond, and then withdrew. "A note for _me_!" exclaimed the young lady, in surprise, while Mr. Torrens' blood ran cold and his brain whirled. "Oh! it is from dear Mrs. Slingsby—I recognise the handwriting." And hastily opening it, she glanced over the contents. Mr. Torrens was about to leave the room, as if the arrival of the letter were a matter of perfect indifference to him. Y MOST SINCERELY SHALL I BESEECH YOUR FORGIVENESS NO ROSAMOND SAID MISTER TORRANCE CRUSHING THE BETTER FEELINGS OF HIS SOUL AS HE THOUGHT OF THE RUIN THAT WOULD ENVELOP HIM WERE HE TO RETRACT HIS ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE BARONET YOU HAVE NOT OFFENDED ME AND I BELIEVE I SPOKE HARSHLY TO YOU JUST NOW WITHOUT A CAUSE BUT LET US TALK NO MORE ON THAT SUBJECT COMPOSE YOURSELF WIPE AWAY THOSE TEARS I SHALL NOW RETIRE TO MY STUDY FOR I HAVE LETTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO WRITE BUT AT THAT MOMENT THE WELL KNOWN KNOCK OF THE POSTMAN RESOUNDED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS A SERVANT ENTERED THE ROOM HANDED A LETTER TO ROSAMOND AND THEN WITHDREW A NOTE FOR ME EXCLAIMED THE YOUNG LADY IN SURPRISE WHILE MISTER TORRANCE BLOOD RAN COLD AND HIS BRAIN WHIRLED OH IT IS FROM DEAR MISSUS SLINGSBY I RECOGNIZE THE HANDWRITING AND HASTILY OPENING IT SHE GLANCED OVER THE CONTENTS MISTER TORRANCE WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE ROOM AS IF THE ARRIVAL OF THE LETTER WERE A MATTER OF PERFECT INDIFFERENCE TO HIM
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