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asked Rosamond, bursting into an agony of tears. "Shall not the past be forgotten? will you ever continue, my dear father, to recall those events which are naturally so painful——" "Well, well—let us say no more about it, Rosamond," cried Mr. Torrens, ashamed of having vented his ill humour upon his daughter. ASKED ROSAMOND BURSTING INTO AN AGONY OF TEARS SHALL NOT THE PAST BE FORGOTTEN WILL YOU EVER CONTINUE MY DEAR FATHER TO RECALL THOSE EVENTS WHICH ARE NATURALLY SO PAINFUL WELL WELL LET US SAY NO MORE ABOUT IT ROSAMOND CRIED MISTER TORRANCE ASHAMED OF HAVING VENTED HIS ILL HUMOUR UPON HIS DAUGHTER
 gone—and Rosamond remained alone with her father. "God grant that my dearest sister may be happy!" said the maiden, her voice almost completely lost in sobs. "If she is not, it will be her own fault," observed Mr. Torrens harshly, as he paced the room. "She would have the young man—she set her heart upon him—and I have yielded. I suppose you are now sorry that she is gone; and yet I dare swear you thought me a brutal tyrant for separating the love-sick pair a few weeks ago." "My dearest, dearest father!" exclaimed Rosamond, profoundly afflicted and even annoyed at the manner in which she was addressed,—"wherefore speak to me thus! Have I ever given you any reason to suppose that I was so undutiful as——" "As to run away from the house with your sister—eh?" interrupted Mr. Torrens in a biting, satirical tone. "A young lady who could take such a step, would not be very particular in her observations on her father's conduct." "Heavens! how have I deserved these reproaches—at least to-day?  AN HOUR AFTERWARDS THE GUESTS WERE GONE AND ROSAMOND REMAINED ALONE WITH HER FATHER GOD GRANT THAT MY DEAREST SISTER MAY BE HAPPY SAID THE MAIDEN HER VOICE ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST IN SOBS IF SHE IS NOT IT WILL BE HER OWN FAULT OBSERVED MISTER TORRANCE HARSHLY AS HE PACED THE ROOM SHE WOULD HAVE THE YOUNG MAN SHE SET HER HEART UPON HIM AND I HAVE YIELDED I SUPPOSE YOU ARE NOW SORRY THAT SHE IS GONE AND YET I DARE SWEAR YOU THOUGHT ME A BRUTAL TYRANT FOR SEPARATING THE LOVE SICK PAIR A FEW WEEKS AGO MY DEAREST DEAREST FATHER EXCLAIMED ROSAMOND PROFOUNDLY AFFLICTED AND EVEN ANNOYED AT THE MANNER IN WHICH SHE WAS ADDRESSED WHEREFORE SPEAK TO ME THUS HAVE I EVER GIVEN YOU ANY REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT I WAS SO UNDUTIFUL AS TO RUN AWAY FROM THE HOUSE WITH YOUR SISTER EH INTERRUPTED MISTER TORRANCE IN A BITING SATIRICAL TONE A YOUNG LADY WHO COULD TAKE SUCH A STEP WOULD NOT BE VERY PARTICULAR IN HER OBSERVATIONS ON HER FATHER'S CONDUCT HEAVENS HOW HAVE I DESERVED THESE REPROACHES AT LEAST TO DAY
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