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"Oh! it is from dear Mrs. Slingsby—I recognise the handwriting." And hastily opening it, she glanced over the contents. OH IT IS FROM DEAR MISSUS SLINGSBY I RECOGNIZE THE HANDWRITING AND HASTILY OPENING IT SHE GLANCED OVER THE CONTENTS
ore her pardon for the ill he meditated towards her. "Tell me, my beloved parent," she said, "have I given you offence in any way—by word or deed? Oh! if I have, bitter will be the tears that I shall shed; and sincerely—most sincerely shall 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. W HIMSELF AT HER FEET AND IMPLORE HER PARDON FOR THE ILL HE MEDITATED TOWARDS HER TELL ME MY BELOVED PARENT SHE SAID HAVE I GIVEN YOU OFFENCE IN ANY WAY BY WORD OR DEED OH IF I HAVE BETTER WILL BE THE TEARS THAT I SHALL SHED AND SINCERELY 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
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