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"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. 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
 me that there were heavy mortgages on all his buildings, and that he was anxious to sell some in order to be able to proceed with others. When I encountered the young ladies, I affected to be greatly surprised that they should prove to be the daughters of the very Mr. Torrens to whom my surveyor had recommended me." "You have worked systematically indeed!" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby, with pouting lips. "But pray proceed." "Sometimes I was enabled, when I called," continued the baronet, "to obtain a few minutes' conversation with Rosamond alone; for Adelais, the elder sister, usually remains in her own chamber, a prey to the deepest melancholy. But Rosamond never appeared to comprehend any of the significant though well wrapt up hints which I dropped relative to my feelings concerning her. It is evident that you proved either a bad tutoress, Martha, or she a dull pupil." "I presume you are coming to a crisis, Henry," said Mrs. Slingsby; "for your narrative is somewhat of the most tedious. IDENCE HE AT LENGTH INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE HEAVY MORTGAGES ON ALL HIS BUILDINGS AND THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS TO SELL SOME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH OTHERS WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THE VERY LADIES I AFFECTED TO BE GREATLY SURPRISED THAT THEY SHOULD PROVE TO BE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE VERY MISTER TORRANCE TO WHOM MY SURVEYOR HAD RECOMMENDED ME YOU HAVE WORKED SYSTEMATICALLY INDEED EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY WITH POUTING LIPS BUT PRAY PROCEED SOMETIMES I WAS ENABLED WHEN I CALLED CONTINUED THE BARONET TO OBTAIN A FEW MINUTES CONVERSATION WITH ROSAMOND ALONE FOR ADELACE THE ELDER SISTER USUALLY REMAINS IN HER OWN CHAMBER A PREY TO THE DEEPEST MELANCHOLY BUT ROSAMOND NEVER APPEARED TO COMPREHEND ANY OF THE SIGNIFICANT THOUGH WELL WRAPPED UP HINTS WHICH I DROPPED RELATIVE TO MY FEELINGS CONCERNING HER IT IS EVIDENT THAT YOU PROVED EITHER A BAD TUTOROUS MARTHA OR SHE A DULL PUPIL I PRESUME YOU ARE COMING TO A CRISIS HENRY SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY FOR YOUR NARRATIVE IS SOMEWHAT OF THE MOST TEDIOUS
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