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* * * * * The plan which Mrs. Slingsby had conceived, would never for one moment have obtained any degree of consistency in her imagination, had she not been well aware that there were thousands and tens of thousands of credulous gulls—superstitious dolts and idiots—miserable and contemptible fanatics, who would have greedily swallowed the impious, blasphemous, and atrocious lie. THE PLAN WHICH MISSUS SLINGSBY HAD CONCEIVED WOULD NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT HAVE OBTAINED ANY DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY IN HER IMAGINATION HAD SHE NOT BEEN WELL AWARE THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CREDULOUS GULLS SUPERSTITIOUS DOLTS AND IDIOTS MISERABLE AND CONTEMPTIBLE FANATICS WHO WOULD HAVE GREEDILY SWALLOWED THE IMPIOUS BLASPHEMOUS AND ATROCIOUS LIE
, and the real nature of our intimacy must in that case be inevitably discovered. No—it shall not be done! I will give you money to go abroad, if you choose, when your situation may render necessary a temporary disappearance from London; but to consent to this insane project——" "Well, well, Henry," interrupted the lady, terrified by the vehemence of the baronet's manner, "you shall have your own way." "Now you are reasonable," said Sir Henry, drawing his chair closer to that in which she was seated, and beginning to toy with her. But we need not prolong our description of this interview. Suffice it to say, that Mrs. Slingsby consented to abandon her atrocious scheme of representing herself as a second Johanna Southcott, and on the other hand promised to lend her aid to the no less infamous conspiracy formed against the honour of the unsuspecting Rosamond Torrens—for which concessions the pious and excellent lady received a cheque for a considerable sum on Sir Henry Courtenay's bankers.  OF PRYING INQUIRIES WILL BE MADE AND THE REAL NATURE OF OUR INTIMACY MUST IN THAT CASE BE INEVITABLY DISCOVERED NO IT SHALL NOT BE DONE I WILL GIVE YOU MONEY TO GO ABROAD IF YOU CHOOSE WHEN YOUR SITUATION MAY RENDER NECESSARY A TEMPORARY DISAPPEARANCE FROM LONDON BUT TO CONSENT TO THIS INSANE PROJECT WELL WELL HENRY INTERRUPTED THE LADY TERRIFIED BY THE VEHEMENCE IN THE BARONET'S MANNER YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR OWN WAY NOW YOU ARE REASONABLE SAID SIR HENRY DRAWING HIS CHAIR CLOSER TO THAT IN WHICH HE WAS SEATED AND BEGINNING TO TOY WITH HER BUT WE NEED NOT PROLONG A DESCRIPTION OF THIS INTERVIEW SUFFICE TO SAY THAT MISSUS SLINGSBY CONSENTED TO ABANDON HER ATROCIOUS SCHEME OF REPRESENTING HERSELF AS THE SECOND JOANNA SOUTHCOTT AND ON THE OTHER HAND PROMISED TO LEND HER AID TO THE NO LESS INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY FORMED AGAINST THE HONOUR OF THE UNSUSPECTING ROSAMOND TORRANCE FOR WHICH CONCESSIONS THE PIOUS AND EXCELLENT LADY RECEIVED A CHECK FOR A CONSIDERABLE SUM ON SIR HENRY CORTENAY'S BANKERS
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