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With streaming eyes did Rosamond take leave of her father; and as she stepped into the chaise, a presentiment of evil flashed across her imagination. WITH STREAMING EYES DID ROSAMOND TAKE LEAVE OF HER FATHER AND AS SHE STEPPED INTO THE CHAISE A PRESENTIMENT OF EVIL FLASHED ACROSS HER IMAGINATION
 subject of that letter," he added, after a few moments' pause, "I think you cannot do better than accept the invitation:—indeed, it would appear unkind were you to refuse it. Mrs. Slingsby is suffering from indisposition—and she is evidently anxious to have a companion. Therefore, Rosamond, I must beg you to commence your preparations for the visit." The young lady urged various remonstrances against this resolution; but her father over-ruled them all—and it was accordingly determined at length that she should repair to Old Burlington Street on the following morning. But when the morning came, and the vehicle which was to convey her to London drove up to the door, how appalling were the feelings which agitated,—nay, absolutely raged in the breast of Mr. Torrens! Acute—intensely acute was the pain which he endured in endeavouring to subdue those emotions,—or rather in composing his features in such a way that his countenance might not indicate the awful warring that disturbed his soul. TO RETURN TO THE SUBJECT OF THAT LETTER HE ADDED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS PAUSE I THINK YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN ACCEPT THE INVITATION INDEED IT WOULD APPEAR UNKIND WERE YOU TO REFUSE IT MISSUS LINGSBY IS SUFFERING FROM INDISPOSITION AND SHE IS EVIDENTLY ANXIOUS TO HAVE A COMPANION THEREFORE ROSAMOND I MUST BEG YOU TO COMMENCE YOUR PREPARATIONS FOR THE VISIT THE YOUNG LADY URGED VARIOUS REMONSTRANCES AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION BUT HER FATHER OVER RULED THEM ALL AND IT WAS ACCORDINGLY DETERMINED AT LENGTH THAT SHE SHOULD REPAIR TO OLD BURLINGTON STREET ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING BUT WHEN THE MORNING CAME AND THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS TO CONVEY HER TO LONDON DROVE UP TO THE DOOR HOW APPALLING WERE THE FEELINGS WHICH AGITATED NAY ABSOLUTELY ENRAGED IN THE BREAST OF MISTER TORRANCE ACUTE INTENSELY ACUTE WAS THE PAIN WHICH HE ENDURED IN ENDEAVOURING TO SUBDUE THOSE EMOTIONS OR RATHER BY COMPOSING HIS FEATURES IN SUCH A WAY THAT HIS COUNTENANCE MIGHT NOT INDICATE THE AWFUL WARRING THAT DISTURBED HIS SOUL
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