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"How silly of you to affect horror at such an event!" exclaimed the baronet. "Yes—it _is_ silly on my part!" cried Mrs. Slingsby, bitterly; "silly, because I ought to have played a different part when first you touched upon the subject a few weeks ago. HOW SILLY OF YOU TO AFFECT HORROR AT SUCH AN EVENT EXCLAIMED THE BARONET YES IT IS SILLY ON MY PART CRIED MISSUS SLINGSBY BITTERLY SILLY BECAUSE I OUGHT TO HAVE PLAYED A DIFFERENT PART WHEN FIRST YOU TOUCHED UPON THE SUBJECT A FEW WEEKS AGO
he that I contemplated. A sheriff's officer entered and arrested Mr. Torrens for a considerable amount—seven hundred pounds. The execution levied on the property in the house was for three hundred and forty; and thus he required an immediate advance of upwards of a thousand pounds to save himself from a prison, and his furniture from a public sale in due course. I requested the officer to withdraw from the room for a few minutes, stating who I was, and pledging myself that Mr. Torrens should not attempt to escape. I will not tell you all that then took place between me and the father of those girls: let it suffice for you to learn, that at the expiration of nearly an hour's discourse—varied on his part by appeals, threats, prayers, and imprecations—_he agreed to sell his daughter Rosamond_!" "As your wife?" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby, in a hoarse, hollow tone. "No: as my mistress—as any thing I choose," returned Sir Henry Courtenay, emphatically. Mrs. Slingsby shuddered from head to foot. FAIR TO THE CATASTROPHE THAT I CONTEMPLATED A SHERIFF'S OFFICER ENTERED AND ARRESTED MISTER TORRANCE FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS THE EXECUTION LEVIED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE HOUSE WAS FOR THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY AND THUS HE REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE OF UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND POUNDS TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM A PRISON AND HIS FURNITURE FROM A PUBLIC SALE IN DUE COURSE I REQUESTED THE OFFICER TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES STATING WHO I WAS AND PLEDGING MYSELF THAT MISTER TORRANCE SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE I WILL NOT TELL YOU ALL THAT THEN TOOK PLACE BETWEEN ME AND THE FATHER OF THOSE GIRLS LET IT SUFFICE FOR YOU TO LEARN THAT AT THE EXPIRATION OF NEARLY AN HOUR'S DISCOURSE VARIED ON HIS PART BY APPEALS THREATS PRAYERS AND IMPRECATIONS HE AGREED TO SELL HIS DAUGHTER ROSAMOND AS YOUR WIFE EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY IN A HOARSE HOLLOW TONE NO AS MY MISTRESS HAS ANYTHING I CHOOSE RETURNED SIR HENRY CORNEY EMPHATICALLY MISSUS SLINGSBY SHUDDERED FROM HEAD TO FOOT
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