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Rosamond placed the note in his hand; and Mr. Torrens, turning aside towards the window, read the contents, as follow:— "It has greatly distressed me, my beloved young friend, to have been unable to attend at the solemnization of the holy and yet deeply affecting ceremony, which, by the time this reaches you, will have united my excellent nephew and your sweet sister. ROSAMOND PLACED THE NOTE IN HIS HAND AND MISTER TORRANCE TURNING ASIDE TOWARD THE WINDOW READ THE CONTENTS AS FOLLOW IT HAS GREATLY DISTRESSED ME MY BELOVED YOUNG FRIEND TO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ATTEND AT THE SOLEMNIZATION OF THE HOLY AND YET DEEPLY AFFECTING CEREMONY WHICH BY THE TIME THIS REACHES YOU WILL HAVE UNITED MY EXCELLENT NEPHEW AND YOUR SWEET SISTER
ock 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. "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?  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 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
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