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"_The man who deliberates, is lost_," said Mrs. Slingsby, quoting the hackneyed proverb, and shuddering—bad, criminal, worthless as she was—at the tremendous amount of guilt which she now more than half suspected to be already perpetrated, or at all events to be approaching its consummation. THE MAN WHO DELIBERATES IS LOST SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY QUOTING THE HACKNEYED PROVERB AND SHUDDERING BAD CRIMINAL WORTHLESS AS SHE WAS AT THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GUILT WHICH SHE NOW MORE THAN HALF SUSPECTED TO BE ALREADY PERPETRATED OR AT ALL EVENTS TO BE APPROACHING ITS CONSUMMATION
. Slingsby; "for your narrative is somewhat of the most tedious." "I will endeavour to render it a little more interesting," observed the baronet complacently. "A few days ago I called at Torrens Cottage, and found the house in the greatest confusion. An execution had been levied in the morning, and the broker was there, putting a value upon the property. Mr. Torrens was in a state of dark and sombre despair; the young ladies were in their own apartment. I had a long private conversation with the father. He made me acquainted with the entire position of his affairs; and I discovered that five thousand pounds would be required to redeem him from utter ruin. It was then that I gradually unveiled my purposes—it was then that I dropped mysterious hints of my objects and views. At first he was astounded when the light began to dawn upon him, and he caught a glimpse of my meaning; but as I carelessly displayed a roll of notes before him, he grew attentive, and appeared to reflect profoundly. SIS HENRY SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY FOR YOUR NARRATIVE IS SOMEWHAT OF THE MOST TEDIOUS I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO RENDER IT A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING OBSERVED THE BARONET COMPLACENTLY A FEW DAYS AGO I CALLED AT TORRANCE COTTAGE AND FOUND THE HOUSE IN THE GREATEST CONFUSION AN EXECUTION HAD BEEN LEVIED IN THE MORNING AND THE BROKER WAS THERE PUTTING A VALUE UPON THE PROPERTY MISTER TORRANCE WAS IN A STATE OF DARK AND SOMBRE DESPAIR THE YOUNG LADIES WERE IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT I HAD A LONG PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH THE FATHER HE MADE ME ACQUAINTED WITH THE ENTIRE POSITION OF HIS AFFAIRS AND I DISCOVERED THAT FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REDEEM HIM FROM UTTER RUIN IT WAS THEN THAT I GRADUALLY UNVEILED MY PURPOSES IT WAS THEN THAT I DROPPED MYSTERIOUS HINTS OF MY OBJECTS AND VIEWS AT FIRST HE WAS ASTOUNDED WHEN THE LIGHT BEGAN TO DAWN UPON HIM AND HE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF MY MEANING BUT AS I CARELESSLY DISPLAYED A ROLL OF NOTES BEFORE HIM HE GREW ATTENTIVE AND APPEARED TO REFLECT PROFOUNDLY
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